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The problem at the moment is that our possession stands at about 40% which means we aren't starving the opposition, furthermore we don't pressure well enough to either get it back quickly or force the opposition to play back into it's own half. We also give the ball away regularly. IMO too many of the midfielders/forwards dive in and sell themselves, consequently are easily beaten opening up gaps in our defence. They don't seem to have much idea about closing up and holding, delaying the play and enabling others to get goalside and cover the attackers. As most teams pass sideways and backwards rather than risk losing possession it allows the team to tighten up. Against Fulham both goals were from initial passes from the halfway line into the corner exploiting our lack of compactness and loose covering, despite plenty of our players defending.

Basically a front sweeper, we have probably only one that could play that role, Yoshida would be the only one with the defensive nous and mobility.

He wants to be chancellor.

What I remember was our company took a contribution holiday and we negotiated improvements to the scheme. Better inflation proofing and the calculator was increased from 1/80 per year to 1/50 per year which was a cracking increase. The company then contributed when the fund went out of surplus. What did destroy the pension funds was Gordon Brown removing the tax relief on pension funds which damaged them beyond repair, causing companies to ditch the final salary pensions that most had and replacing them with money purchase schemes initially for new entrants but eventually many final salary schemes were closed to everybody. It was a criminal act to knowingly destroy the pension system just so he could waste the money on the public sector which retained it's pension system. The Labour government from 1997 to 2010 was a disaster that this country will probably never recover from. This coalition isn't doing much to make things better.

I may be putting my foot in my mouth but I think we will get 40+ points maybe 44ish, just a ball park guess.

Do you mean a midfielder playing deep or a midfielder that is also a competent defender to protect the main back line by either getting to the point of attack first covered by a defender or alternatively dropping into the back four to restore it's balance if the main defenders are committed?

Boruc looked good, made some good saves, good distribution, good throw, dropped a couple but recovered all in all a decent keeper. Gazzaniga will take some shifting but IMO Davis is behind both. The thing that really gets up my nose is the criticism of players from people that one knows from their pronouncements, that the pinnacle of their football achievements was playing junior league, kicking a ball against a wall or computer games. Never in their wildest dreams did they ever achieve the fitness, speed or ability of the players that they are trying to attack. I think for example that SDR and Guly are really good players in many areas but have limitations in other areas but that in itself isn't a reason to try and undermine the player. The coaches should be helping these players to strengthen their weaknesses. If Schneiderlin had played the part DeRidder played in the three goals he would be hailed as a passing genius, because it was DeRidder, it is ignored.

There appears to be plenty of jobs, even apprenticeships are coming back. We have to clear out the competition and make a job better than no benefits. To that end we have to get out of the EU. Even parents presented with the problem of a workshy child will also apply the pressure. The welfare solutions don't work, now it's time to ditch the bleeding heart, look after the real victims and make the rest work. It will also free up NHS treatment if non contributors have to be insured or pay up front. My mother was a nurse she paid for a private education for my sister and rode a bike, I won a scholarship. It was a case of priorities rather than must have luxuries that others pay for.

I think they would go of their own accord. We'd have to leave the EU/ECHR.

Pm The Gaffer (check exact spelling) he has a roofing company,

That's what parents are for. This is the must have everything now society, both my parents worked, rented a house, we had no car and no tv, The last Labour government destroyed pensions, jobs through stupidity (unlimited immigration), the economy through stupidity (ridiculous borrowing), unlimited welfare through stupidity. I will probably vote them in next time because I'm voting UKIP unless Mr Slippery is ousted or has to back an in/out referendum. In which case the Conservatives will get in by a landslide. Get out of Europe, get out of ECHR, restrict foreigner's jobs to work permits, then those that have no citizenship have no choice/money but leave. That should free up a few jobs. Either way if parents are working and paying in that should cover dependents. Nobody ever working in maybe three generations living in paid for housing is a scandal that needs sorting now.

Knows the game inside out, a great player and what a playmaker in the days that Scotland produced great players.

Spot on. I think KD in real terms is behind these two.

In my childhood, parents had the responsibility and most accepted it. Children having babies, with parents or shotgun and lived with parents anyway. No job, live with parents. It's the breakdown of family responsibility that has ********ed everything. The backstops were never meant to be anything but temporary help. Another way would be a finite limit say 26 weeks then no more until contributions are up to date.

Pay in - get looked after, pay nothing in - get nothing out.

The Man Utd commentators on last night's U21 game were really complimentary about us. Apart from the compliments about how well we played and how good the passing was, Paddy Crerand in particular pinpointed how we had played, Man City, Arsenal and Everton away and Utd at home and looked pretty good. He thought the start with w1 d1 l1 was not bad at all. In the last three games, 4 points was a decent return. We scored 7 and conceded 6 which shows a decent trend. Adkins deserves the season at least to manage us he deserves that.

Isn't that a fact!

37 on the poll.

Your choice Duncan but he would get in my squad every time. I thought he was good against Sheff Wed and they had to double team him, he still caused them problems and won the penalty. Either way he had a hand in all three goals tonight.

What is evident, a lot of supporters are out of their depth.

It would have been better if he had checked behind him, not totally his fault but guilty of ball watching.

So the useless DeRidder can't play. Goal1 De Ridder puts in Reeves free cross to far post, Goal2 DeRidder puts in Shaw free cross to far post, Goal3 all but over DeRidder out wide puts in a nice ball to Curtis (Chambers) for a shot in off the post from 20 yds. Reeves was excellent, Sinclair took his goals well, Curtis (Chambers) grew into the game, the passing was excellent but we looked vulnerable when Utd attacked at pace. DeRidder had a good game tonight and deserves a place on the bench, certainly better than Chaplow.

The Manager- has to think on his feet, we weren't compact enough and left openings which were along with a large slice of luck exploited. The managers problem was that he wanted to tighten things up but any player he brought on from the bench was a compromise. Both Guly and Chaplow tried hard and put in plenty of effort but neither did the job they were brought on to do, tighten it up across the midfield and close out the game. Who could have done that job? Certainly nobody on the bench. The two central midfielders were positive in the first half but conceded space in the second, neither were positive enough for me until we went behind and we pressed up the field and had Fulham hanging on. There has been a lot of unfair criticism of a few players on here. Hooiveld let one ball bounce which Rodellega couldn't get to, he shouldn't have let it bounce but I think he was looking for Gazzaniga to take it. He was done twice by the quicker Rodellega but none of these caused problems. Overall he had a solid game and did little wrong. The two deflections for the own goals, the first there was a Fulham player behind him that may/may not have got to the ball but he didn't know that and Richardson's close range shot just came at him. There is no way on this earth he had time to do anything but react, I defy anybody who has played the game to say they would have left either shot because everybody would have stuck a foot out. The Arsenal own goal was Davis letting the ball through him and hitting Hooiveld goalside on the line, he had no chance. My criticism for the first goal is nobody closed Riise down and the defence didn't come out and press but sat back. The second Lallana was wide but their runner got the drop on Fox and Lallana as they were holding a line and the cross was good. Lallana worked hard all afternoon and on many occasions supported Fox who had a good game and caused Fulham all sorts of problems with his dead ball delivery. Yoshida did his best and his unfamiliarity was evident. I think Gazzaniga is a cracking keeper and probably would have saved the second goal, it's great to have a goalkeeper catching the ball at last. Fonte had his best game to date apart from a couple of desperate sliced clearances. He's been much better since Davis dropped. Puncheon worked hard but we need more than just checking inside and back. Rodriguez looked much better in the middle whilst Lambert had four good chances, the far post header, the shot at the near post, the far post sidefoot and the lofted shot over from Schneiderlin's pass inexplicably he missed the target with three. I fear Ramirez may be out for a while, in the meantime the team set up looked quite good even if the execution sometimes less than ideal. Davis and Schneiderlin have to be more positive as I feel we lose opportunities to cut through defences by playing too safe at times. If the midfield don't deliver the ball, the front men will stop making the runs and we will end up dropping deep like the second half yesterday. I'd like to see Mayuka brought on or started for Puncheon, we could do with the extra pace/goal threat.

This sounds realistic. Architect agrees- ok, Architect disagrees- sack, client thinks he can do what he likes,( but only if he pays ), Contractor piggy in the middle wants to be paid, QS can only cost changes, in the end the client will have to pay only still doesn't realise yet he can't do what he likes without paying. It's how contractors make money.

I'm 70, as well as books I use a kindle, I've read 57 e books since purchase and have another 68 in the Kindle to read. I use an iphone and link it to the Kindle site with an app as another Kindle. My car is full of computerised modes. Not bothered by MP3 but my wife uses iphone, MP3, laptop online etc. Age means nothing nowadays, I'm thinking of getting an ipad but I don't really need one. I suppose flying computerised aircraft from the eighties onwards helped, including the technical courses and simulator checks.