Whitey Grandad

Didn't he insist on taking one in Jason Dodd's testimonial, and then miss it? (I wasn't there )

You're right. Somehow, no matter how big the tonking, just getting that one goal can make all the difference.

What I couldn't understand was that when they brought Pekhart on with 8 minutes left they were showing him a bit of paper and giving him tactical instructions. ffs with 8 minutes and 3-0 down wtf do you need to explain to him???

What?????? Surely no-one could be that stupid?

What do you mean 'still back Jan Poortvliet'? What really worries me is that I know that if he went we are in such a mess that it is unikely to get any better. Once the confidence has been punctured all that's left is a very poor shadow of a once-great club.

For the second time this season I was bored stiff watching us try to play, and that has never happened to me before, win draw or lose.

That's very perceptive of you, especially now that there are only 4 clubs below us and 19 above...

I find it difficult to see where the next win is coming from! I have just looked at the schedule and I make it: Watford Home Sheffield United Away Swansea Away Coventry Home Preston Away Bristol City Home Wolves Home Reading Away Plymouth Home Charlton Away I can't realistically see more than two wins and a couple of draws in that lot.

Good for whom?

Don't be silly - you know they'd be sold at the first hint of any talent.

Good football? Does that mean letting in more goals than we score? I agree completely! It's no fun watching amateurish defending, I've done enough of that myself so I know it when I see it. Despite that, I still think that it is much too soon to talk about changing the manager (make that 'coach') but I would like to see an acknowledgement that our defensive problems are the top priority.

I thought that he improved as the game went on, once the other players got him to stop hoofing it.

Shouldn't that be spelt 'in-patient'?

I think you may have started something there.

If I keep watching it it really would make me miserable! - and who on earth do you think was offside?

There was absolutely nothing offside about the first goal - it was abject defending, nothing less. Pretty much the same comment applies to the rest of the game and no amount of confidence could ever cover up for that. Look again at their second goal and see how McGoldrick 'marks' their scorer. We were wide open on both flanks and we posed very little threat going forward. There was a short spell where we passed it around prettily in the middle but apart from that we were soundly beaten and to pretend otherwise is to be living in a fantasy world - hence my comment.

Well said that man! This has been my view too. We shall never know what might have happened had Pearson stayed, but we certainly would not have thrown away several vital months of familiarisation with the club and players, both young and old.

If you think that was fantastic, then you are living in a fantasy world.

No, the club is worse off without him. We can't afford to alienate anybody. We need all the support that we can get and it's attitudes like this that drive them away.

I have become apathetic and I couldn't care less.

Chris Perry, home v Birmingham. I agree, the defence was awful.

There were several cameras there so the pictures must be sitting around somewhere.

It was a great reaction save. From my seat in the Kingsland at the half-way line I could see that he reacted by raising his right arm and palmed the ball up and away. It was certainly the turning-point of the game. A great result directly resulting from the brilliance of KD and all the key decisions going our way for once. I came away feeling that I had got my money's worth for a change. Can we play against 10 men every week please?

It must have been something he said. It couldn't have been for the foul and there was no indication that the referee was going to take any action until he suddenly brought the card out.

Too old for us then! I must be thinking about someone else.