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His father said it was his good knee, not the one he had the operation on eighteen months ago. He has been going in every day but until it heals properly, he regains fitness, breaks himself in, he won't be back until it is perfect. The club know coming back too early could damage his career.

Those that keep on about leaving Fiorentina to play in the Premier are missing the point. If that's the case why didn't he keep/get himself fit because even an idiot would know no Premier club in their right mind would employ an unfit, unproven in the Premier goalkeeper. He wasn't just unfit he was grossly overweight and now three months later the same experts are banging on about 'when he gets fit', if he isn't fit now he is never going to be. As far as I am concerned the man is a joke. We need a goalkeeper and Gazzaniga is better than the other two.

The Echo had a bit of information that he tried to jog in a straight line but couldn't turn because of the pain. If that is true we can close this tread until the beginning of March at the earliest.

The same people that are defending the indefensible in Boruc are ruthlessly pinpointing a few mistakes by Gazzaniga who has let in far fewer goals per game in which we have won most of our points this season. I wanted Boruc to do well but he hasn't. Great goalkeepers look great even letting in goals against sides that are completely dominant. It is more of an opportunity for them, we have often seen great displays in those circumstances, apart from the obvious neither Davis or Boruc have made a save that mean't moving in all their games. Gazzaniga is better than either of the other two.

If Davis plays regularly we will get relegated, he is a waste of space. Yoshida for me.

Because we know that we concede goals at those times so we defend deep and let the opponents attack us. Against Chelsea early on we kept the ball, playing meaningless count the passes going nowhere football, why didn't we do that in the last 10 mins v Stoke and many others, thats what frustrates teams, kills the momentum, frustrates the crowd and uses up time. It would help if players were more streetwise, eg. Richardson crossing into the box when it was crying out to go into the corner and win a throw in/corner and keep it there as long as possible.

He can't be recalled. He insisted on that when he agreed to go. There is really no reason for NF to pay out until next summer.

If Abramovitch gets bored Chelsea could well follow Pompey. Unless he is willing to put in £1/2Billion to pull out they won't survive. If he gets bored they are unsellable without that.

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.