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We played well in the first half. Really? The team selection was poor, at least one more striker needed, back to the early season keeping possession going nowhere. The goal if I remember was Boruc to Cork, ball forward won by Puncheon immediately swept into the left channel and finished by Rodriguez. Totally in contrast to the rest of the play. The three central midfielders just played negatively, closed down but when in possession boringly negative. Has Davis ever made a tackle in his career? The three midfielders seem obsessed with possession, sideways and backwards, then in the second half lost the tempo, stopped closing down and were pulled all over the place by Chelsea. We brought on DeRidder, for Gods sake why? He is a quick runner, every time he started a run, the midfielders, especially Davis just took two or three touches, two or three looks around then played a square ball to somebody. It was the same with Puncheon and Rodriguez, they made runs but had to check out when the ball wasn't put through. If DR is brought on, the ball has to be delivered early to give him the opportunity to run the full back. I felt sorry for the lad, he is trying but getting no help or service. We improved immeasurably by getting the ball forward quicker in recent games, which is the way we will stay up, not playing count the passes. Chelsea did this but with a quality we can't match as long as we just stand off and watch. If Boruc is the answer, I'd love to know what the question is.

I bet you would, never mind you can go to Aldershot next year if they get relegated you still might get there.

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**** me a bleeding match thread for Cheaters FC.

Good tackler, fearless decent header, poor distribution, no left foot. needs to join a club at a level where he can play regularly.

All this talk of Boruc being much better in the second half v Arsenal is nonsense. He made a decent save from a shot straight at him from Walcott which an academy keeper would be expected to make, caught a couple of non contested balls, kicked poorly, threw well and otherwise had little to do. Against WHU he made an absolute nonsense of the first goal losing the flight of the ball which went in. Gazzaniga has been castigated for his misjudgement in trying to pass to Yoshida v Swansea and the free kick v Norwich other than that he has been good including the terrific save v Fulham when we were one down and the nearpost stop v QPR. Boruc has to step up to the plate and be a bloody sight better than he has been to date in the four matches he has played for the club and conceded 10 goals. The Sky commentators described him v WHU as nervous, indecisive, a bad day at the office, glad when it's over, and V Arsenal like trying to catch a bar of soap. Gazzaniga has played 11 games and conceded 13 goals and we have gained 12 points in 9 games hardly worthy of the criticism heaped on him. I still think he is Adkins No 1 choice and unless Boruc finds the form he is maybe capable of, Gazzaniga will probably be back in as soon as he is 100% fit.

It could well be that he wasn't fit for Tuesday but fit for Saturday.

I suppose with PFCs failure to pay bills it makes sense to stay at the best hotels. Might as well not pay the bill at a 5 star as a 1 star, a lot more comfortable.

I thought he was fit and was surprised to be told he wasn't fit when I got to the ground on Tuesday. Maybe not allowed to play as not completely healed. I don't know what sort of shoulder injury it is.

He was definitely injured on Tuesday. From a senior player.

Gazzaniga has an injury at the moment so was only replaced by Davis as a necessity, now replaced by Boruc the only alternative left. I still think that unless Boruc produces the class (not much evidence yet) he is supposed to possess, Gazzaniga will be back in as soon as he is fit. I just think he is Adkin's first choice unless Boruc changes things with outstanding performances. I will be delighted if he is outstanding.

I think they have owned it since early 70s. I'm not sure they don't also own the airfield. I got the impression they were a couple of wealthy farmers.

I did Gatwick for ten years sometimes 6 days in a row. I found both routes from Fontwell to A24 sometimes a nuisance if busy and mostly used A27 past Arundel to Patching then across the downs to Findon up the A24 then either through Crawley for the South or the Crawley link to the M23 at Pease Pottage then off at the LGW junction to the Car Park or through to the North Terminal. If you are aiming for 0800 there may be congestion at Crawley. If it was me I'd leave about 0530 and probably get a clear run through. Speed cameras on A27 east of Chichester and on the A24 South of the A272 traffic lights, where there used to be a traffic camera for red light runners.

Don Roper for Saints at the Dell in the late fifties, leather ball, volley from centre circle under the diving goalkeeper hit the stanchion and came back out under the still airborne goalkeeper like a bullet. I've never seen a shot hit so hard before or since.

Yes, he could teach the goalkeepers not to catch crosses, stay on the line, bat the ball back out to the strikers, panic in possession and yell "away" that'll work.

Adkins said last night there will be changes along with the usual select a team to win.

Gazzaniga is still out with an injury so unless he recovers Boruc will play. He certainly doesn't play like an experienced international goalkeeper. His kicking was just adequate, his coolness and throwing was good, very nervous to start with but got better, one save that didn't come back off him, a couple of important catches but has a long way to go to justify the confidence in him from some on here. He certainly hasn't improved on his first three games but lucky for him the defence is much better.

On most aircraft the auto deployment of spoilers have to be armed prior to landing. We had a 146 go off the end at ABZ with plenty of runway, just floated, pilots never twigged the spoilers weren't deployed. Manually just a simple pull on a lever if they don't deploy. I suspect not brake failure because of alternative and emergency brakes. We had an A320 where the brakes failed and the auto changeover failed due to corrosion. It was a temporary leased from Airbus waiting for new A320/321s so they picked up the bill. Pilots did well to stop it, nearly ended up in the sea.

Thanks Ian, boy, did that bring back memories. I flew that aircraft a fair bit, we had twenty of them at one time. Noisy but so much nicer to fly than the Fokker F27. Last flew one early 1986 before moving on to the BAC 1-11.

I think the more direct approach could be the way except if we do that I think we need Rodriguez and Lambert up front. Interestingly the mail may have an inside track, they are saying Clyne with an ankle injury and forecasting a team with two changes from Saturday, Ramirez for Guly and Gazzaniga in goal. That is really out of left field as there is nothing to indicate Gazzaniga, because whilst there may be nothing in it, on the logic front a goalkeeping change wouldn't be a surprise, but the money would be on Boruc replacing Davis, however last week Adkins said he rates Gazzaniga highly. Personally from what I've seen of Boruc in the three games he has played I prefer Gazzaniga despite the errors.

On the face of it looks like a right mess up by the pilots. Landing on snow is no big deal if R/W is long enough. I will say there was a recent crash in Siberia with a similar Tu 204 (Boeing 757 - 200 look alike) where the reversers and the brakes were supposed to have failed. Mind you brakes and icy R/W don't go together and reversers in a crosswind can cause weather cocking. I once landed a full Herald on a snow covered icy R/W at Jersey downhill and stopped easily. The atc asked what the braking was like and my reply was "I don't know I didn't use them". I just touched down on the very end of the R/W and let it roll. Amazing how quickly we stopped just with the props in ground fine pitch. The Tu 204 was empty so the approach speeds should have been pretty slow making it look like maybe they didn't get it down or maybe didn't deploy the spoilers.

Surely all Portpin have to do is offer to take the ground and/or assets in return for reducing the secured debt by more than the PST/ Robinson offer?

I welcomed Boruc's signing, I just couldn't believe his performance v MU, then his poor display v WHU and not much better v Spurs. If you think he is the answer on what we've seen to date, we will see him in v Arsenal. I hope he is and plays well, if he isn't he won't play much. I think Adkins may well bring back Gazzaniga, he has by far the best record this season.

I believe Adkins rates Gazzaniga above the others from his recent remarks about how highly he rates him. Davis seems to have been given a final chance after Gazzaniga injured his shoulder, but has made more mistakes than saves. Nobody knows how he rates Boruc because he has never discussed him, but Davis warts and all was preferred to him. I think if he isn't in v Arsenal he is just a backup. Adkins may well bring back Gazzaniga who has played better than the other two for the club. Boruc was described by the Sky commentators at WHU as being nervous, having a bad day at the office, indecisive and glad when it's over. Against Spurs he wasn't impressive and in his game for the U21s v MU didn't show the class being claimed on here. The PL records show Davis conceded 19 in 8, Boruc 6 in 2 and Gazzaniga 12 in 9. I personally prefer Gazzaniga.

As if we are going to let the nearly bankrupt WHU relegate us.