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Why the hell would the man be under threat. He has produced a good young side that can get better. If he can get a few results in the next couple of months, attendances should rise.

Why the hell would the man be under threat. He has produced a good young side that can get better. If he can get a few results in the next couple of months, attendances should rise.

The question didn't need answering. As long as he carries out Lowe's instructions, retains his confidence, continues to have a team playing well, even with roller coaster results, and avoids relegation he will not be under threat. If Wotte and the coaches provide and introduce successfully more academy first team players, to replace any sold, then JP and MW will retain Lowe's confidence.

The question didn't need answering. As long as he carries out Lowe's instructions, retains his confidence, continues to have a team playing well, even with roller coaster results, and avoids relegation he will not be under threat. If Wotte and the coaches provide and introduce successfully more academy first team players, to replace any sold, then JP and MW will retain Lowe's confidence.

It seems some people prefer to watch highly paid, high transfer fee, names, underperforming and playing dross, instead of a young team playing attractive, if result wise, rather rollercoaster football.

James is a lot quicker than Surman and probably quicker than Holmes, he has demonstrated the ability to get forward and his crosses have provided several goals. If it is ok for Surman to play wide left with his lack of pace, then James would have no problem.

Only if he stops coming inside and plays along the touchline. JP criticised Dyer and White for coming inside and making it difficult to stretch the defence.

He looked quite good at LM for Hertha, however they were not prepared to pay our price, even though they were keen to sign him. Maybe another loan when he is fit. That is if the loan window applies to Europe.

Cork at right back and move James into right midfield. James is quite quick, has put in some decent crosses for goals, and with Cork behind would make a very solid right side.

As of last Saturday neither wanted to leave.

Dead right, except that White then Dyer kept coming inside, giving no useable width. JP emphasised that point, so I think it will be dealt with.

James has been a midfielder and is reasonably quick. He has put in crosses which ended up as goals. I can see a possible change, with Cork at right back, with James in front at right midfield. That looks pretty solid to me.

Cork was good on the ground but didn't win a header v Birmingham, he would have been murdered by Burgess in the air.

Wouldn't you like to play 11?

IMO ---------------------Davis ----James--------Svennson--Perry-------Cork ----------Schneiderlin-------Gillett Lallana----------------------------------Holmes ------------------McGoldrick ---------------------Pekart

I think so many players are now waiting to see which way the keeper goes it is worth giving them a problem, Davis has a poor record with us at penalties. I haven't seen him save any. I think it looks worse to go the wrong way early.

It will help to get Pekart/Cork integrated.

I just wish goalkeepers would stand up for penalties and try and save the shot rather than going early. Penalty takers in the main are anticipating the keeper moving first. It seems more penalties are saved by waiting, as it seems to throw the penalty taker, unless they have picked a side beforehand and drive the ball in irrespective what the goalkeeper does. Yesterday after Kelvin went early, Burgess just placed it centre left. He made some cracking reaction saves and that is his strength, he should use that in penalties.

Good post, what an apt name for the idiot.

Wing backs not wingers, nowhere as good, I prefer the way it is.

Talking rigid numbers makes no sense. JP is trying to attack in numbers and defend in numbers. As soon as the ball is lost everybody gets behind it and pressurizes to get it back, that happened in previous matches but not yesterday. The team play anything from 2-8 to 9-1 when adhering to the game plan. Playing with width and depth. As for John I can see him only being on the fringe, with Pekart, should he be successful, play in front of McGoldrick with Lallana wide right. There has to be a place for Cork whether midfield or fullback.

I think it's a bit unfair to criticise Svennson. He was up against a streetwise, physical, tall striker. He had no help from either fullback or Perry dropping off to deal with the flick ons. When it was obvious what was happening, the forward players didn't pressurize the ball, one of the fullbacks needed to drop in whilst one of the midfield players needed to get in front of Burgess, but they didn't and gave him a clear run at the ball. Because of his physique, short of going through the back of Burgess, there was no way Svennson was going to get to the ball first. We can accept their pace provided we aren't square and the full backs are there to defend. For the penalty James was missing whilst Gillett made a mess of his tackle leaving White to dive in and clip the attacker.

I don't get wound up by them which makes it easy to retaliate, they in the main have no trouble dishing it out, they however are vulnerable when rattled. Especially when the last thing they do is go to the matches. Their posts are meaningless, because they have no idea, and only select posts that support their prejudices as the theme.

Don't talk about Euell passing the ball, all last season he was just about the worst passer, apart from Viafara.

Kelvin did it in the last 20 mins, bombing balls into a penalty area occupied by close on 21 player and every time it gave the ball to Blackpool. We were beaten by a penalty, so BPL caused us problems, so what, close calls at times, but disallowed goals for fouling the goalkeper and offside don't count. Davis made some saves, that's what he is there for. One of the things JP said, was, we didn't pressurise the ball like we did in the other games, he put that down to tiredness. White yesterday was totally ineffective and by coming inside all the time stopped us from passing wide right. The surprise for me was he wasn't taken off sooner. I think they expected to win yesterday, that caused them to take their foot off the pedal. A lesson hopefully learnt. I bet they wil be giving it a go again v QPR. I expect Pekart to give them an alternative with McGoldrick behind and Lallana wide right. IMO he will find a place for Cork in midfield or fullback.