Whitey Grandad

I have always understood that 'Arry did it to prove a point to Lowe. (did you mean Mansfield?). I agree that you should only introduce inexperienced players into a settled, established team. It used to be done in the end-of-season games, when we were safe (oh, happy days!)

One game would be enough to get the basics right. Look at what Rednapp achieved at Tottenham.

These are all basic errors that should have been coached out of them before letting them play. I don't see players from other teams making them. And another thing... why is it that our players keep slipping over at St. Mary's? It happens once or twice every home game and could have cost us a goal against Sheff Weds. It's rare for an opposition player to do it.

This exhibition football is the fundamental problem. The build-up is ponderously slow and there's nobody to support the lone striker. Incidentally, we're not the only ones playing 'tippy-tappy' apparently... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article5321718.ece

It is absolutely the coach's fault. It is fundamental that you don't let the ball bounce! If you can't remember that then you shouldn't be playing.

But the really big contracts were handed out by Lowe?

'Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?'

Sign him up! He's got to be better than this useless shower.

It's going to take someone special to turn this shower around. I'm not sure that Davies is that person but any manager who knows what he's doing would be very welcome.

I agree with you but it's not a fair analogy - Bligh was a very good seaman who knew his stuff.

This is just what I and many others expected. I cannot see this getting any better and who knows where the next goal is coming from? It's very sad but there's no pleasure in saying 'we told you so'.

It was absolutely freezing, I have never been so cold. I can still picture Kevin Moore scoring, he was rather pleased.

Born in Cork, he's played a couple of times for the Republic of Ireland.

I'm sure it would. We seem to have used an awful lot of players this season. Does anybody have the figures?

If he could play for Bournemouth then he could play for us. I'll never forget his reaction when Stern John scored the third against Sheffiel United. He was jumping up and down like a three-year old.

probably a modelling contract

On a point of order! Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the team for the first game picked by Dodd & Gorman and wasn't Pearson only appointed a few hours before kick-off?

We would only have won if points had been awarded for artistic impression.

I call it 'crabby' football.

Well said! (or written, anyway) This should be engraved in stone at the top of every internet forum.

I said at the time that it wouldn't last...

But they were all highly successful in other countries, whereas Jan....

I'd settle for mid-table security - in the Premier League of course.

That was never a foul, it was a sliding block to cover a possible shot to the keeper's left and the referee quite rightly saw it that way too. Rudi was one of the few players who did very little wrong, it's a shame we shall be losing him in January (allegedly).

How about: 'make sure that we don't have to pay any win bonuses'?