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I didn't go to the match but listened to the commentary. It sounded like loads of crosses from deep into the goalkeeper or two big centre backs. We reall aren't very cute. Two ways of dealing with the big centre backs is to move the strikers out wide of the back post, the centre backs then have to follow them or let them go, either way, feed the midfielders, McGoldrick and Surman into the gap or hit the crosses deep and miss out the centre backs with the blind side loaded and the midfielders coming into the box for the crosses. Either way as soon as the crosses are going over the centrebacks they naturally attack the threat and leave the middle. We don't do this at at all.

I think the issue is not Euell or Raziak but whether Raziak or Saganowski play with Euell as the big robust forward. For me Saganowski is the best all round team player. Interestingly for me with Raziak and Euell up front, Saganowski could play at the head of the diamond midfield and probably give us more than McGoldrick.

It's probable that Lowe has been stopped from interfering in the football side. Hardly his success, more the success of those reining him in.

Ironic that Andrew Davies gifted Notts Forest their winner, he messed up a backpass instead of belting it clear.

If Chelsea released him and terminated his contract he would be free to sign.

The broken bone in his foot was pinned, he is getting discomfort from the pin, they are trying to sort it.

It doesn't necessarily mean that changing an attacking player for a more defensive player makes the defence more secure. What nearly always happens with the withdrawal of an attacking player, is it allows more freedom for the opponents to attack and put the defence under greater pressure, forcing them to defend more deeply with little outlet to relieve that pressure. Far better to continue to use the three attacking players to defend from the front and buy time for the rest of the team to get goalside. We are doing that really well now.

I don't waste time on the prat usually, but a bit of background for the Cardiff poster.

If you bothered to read the posts, the point was made by Macen that the locals couldn't be fans as they weren't at the game. Not necessarily true. It wouldn't make you look so stupid if you refrained from the use of WTF.

Coventry in the black, enough capital to operate without an overdraft.

A lot of 'Saints fans' are boycotting the games in protest. They quite rightly want Lowe out and are making this point.

Team spirit plus a decent bunch of players and a natural blend is the recipe for success, even if success this season is avoiding relegation. Next season, the obvious thought, No Davis, Euell, Saganowski?, maybe Skacel, if we go down Saeijs. That would need good experienced free transfers and loans to fill the gap. Or another go at total football. I'm not holding my breath.

Having seen the later quotes it sounds like he found the trouble he was looking for.

Whilst we played predominately the young players and that side of the experiment continued, we stopped the total football experiment probably after the Blackpool game, certainly after the QPR game. We were from then just an inexperienced side playing British reserve team football with no width and one up front against CCC first teams. The total football was good but we never gave it a real chance, a few defeats and it was dumped.

Not a fan, just a cowardly yob in a pub, takes advantage of a drunk. He'll probably get a few years in jail for his stupidity.

Wotte said the only injury was Lallana's ankle, McGoldrick change was tactical.

When we started with the diamond midfield it made us very narrow and vulnerable down the flanks. We seem, as each week goes by to be improving the formation and the way the players are using it. Yesterday was the best yet for me, especially so, that on a number of occasions we got to the byeline and crossed from there. Euell did it both sides, Surman and Skacel did it on the left. The penalty came from Euell's cross. This is almost the first time this season we have done it. Defensively, and I know Cardiff's main tactic was to launch the ball forward, we seemed to be more aware at the front and closed down the ball early. Lallana tried hard but seems unaware that he could drift outside the last defender, then attack the cross from the blindside. He is sucked into the near post leaving the far post uncovered.

The only thing I would criticise Simon Gillett for is sometimes playing 30yd passes without looking when he is pressurized. Once yesterday it got us into real trouble when he passed straight to an opponent.

If Lowe had been such a bloody genius he would have stayed in banking. What sort of idiot is it that walks out on the biggest shareout in history.

Skacel, Euell, and Saganowski weren't, they were ignored along with John, Thomas, Raziak and Dyer. That was the big problem in the first place.

Only JP Saeijs of the yesterday's team was not at the club at the start of the season. It was the Lowe experiment that stopped this team being picked from day one. It was sheer incompetence and arrogance on Lowe's part to tell Dave Jones (Cardiff manager), before the season started, that the youngsters would carry all before them playing fantastic football. Wotte has been expediant, picked the experienced quality, picked a simple compact system, and is developing the tactics as each week goes by. Lowe buggered it up, Wotte at the moment is digging him out of the hole he dug, I just hope it isn't too late.

Were you there?

Socialism-one man one vote, we have a socialist dictatorship government, how does that work?

Just disband. The pontifications in it's name does it no credit. What is really needed is a body to represent the the 4000 shareholders who own 20% of the club. But if they can't be bothered what chance does a talking shop have. Bit like the fluoride consultation sham, ask, then do as they wanted anyway.

Tame talking shops are useless. Might as well use the ticket/members numbers and get the ERS to draw them, that would ensure totally random selection.