captainchris

Ahhhhh there lies the crux of the matter - ( I assume you are Ronald Koeman?) modern high quality football has moved since the big 'Target' man' hold up player . This is old hat and is no longer viable .... Good teams have much more mobile forwards who make runs, drop deep and are free and able to join in with creating..oh and scoring!

Well said Wade. Thousands can see it but Koaman can't which is worrying really ...

L Quote of the day and very true! Pelle really is woaful ..... Mr Back to Goal Pelle..... The coaches too should take some blame for not recognising how his lack of movement is strangling the team. Wake up Koeman can you not see for Gods sake?????

Sorry but completely wrong. Couldn't be more wrong if you tried I'm afraid. Here is the problem. Pelle is imobile! He relies on every one else to make the runs whilst he stands still with back to goal. Ok he sometimes lays the ball off but then again doesn't bust a gut to move defenders around or get into scoring positions. Mane up the middle with Long has looked better. This continuous Pelle ****fest with Koeman is holding us back..... Koeman is not learning the lessons...... Mr back to goal Pelle - time is up....

If a player has been woeful or out of form, how ever you want to describe it - for weeks then he deserves to be dropped and or criticised. That is not anything to do with lack of support for your team or disloyalty. For the record - Pelle has been pretty poor since Christmas for us and two goals for Italy against a makeshift defence and a minor football nation do not change that fact.

Increased capacity would automatically increase attendances whilst we are getting results. The reason is that many assume they will not be able to buy a ticket if they decide to attend only a few days before kickoff. People just don't bother to try and do something else. Also when tickets are left they are usually within the Chapel end. There is a reason for this - no one want to sit in a mortuary at a football match... Well obviously a few people do but lots don't.... If our ambitions are to remain near the top of this league we need a bigger stadium. Our attendances are effectively full houses. The bigger the stadium the more people who don't have season tickets can plan to go at relatively short notice.... If we had a capacity of 35,000 now the average attendance would be at 2000 higher...

F Good accurate summary

Well where were you first half yesterday? Pelle is not scoring goals and not mobile enough. Too much of a luxury away from home in particular.

Well done Kelv... Our defence is superb and makes Forster look better than he is. Personally I think Kelvin will be an improvement.

Completely unbalanced with Pelle in the team and this formation.... Really odd .... Burnley are loving this

No-just rubbish

Obsession with a poor Pelle will not help us one bit.

Personally thought the hint was that Pelle wouldn't start ....

Very good apart from Tadic

Come on guys lets give Pelle a rest and run at them!

Might be easier to leave Pelle out !

So many chickens being counted on here!

F 'Ashamed' lol slightly too strong a word wouldn't you say .....!

Errrrr when? Also when did it last help us to play well???? Get unhooked from the old, big, lumbering, slow, lazy, no runs centre forward that is Pelle and move with the times. Slick,fast moving, dynamic football.

Just how has Pelle deserved to be picked in the team based on performances over the last two months....????

This is true Window. People get very emotional and protective on here about players particularly younge lads but they have to be a cut above or you have to be honest and admit that actually they are not good enough at this stage.... Bringing players through is wonderful if they earn their place, they cannot however expect special treatment...

Koeman is mad persevering with a spent poor Pelle... Losses respect from me for picking him yet again! Why? FFs Why??? He really is very poor indeed and doesn't contribute... Come on Koeman think outside the box a tiny little bit.....

H We need to coach players, in particular Pelle and for entirely different reasons Forster.... We are not coaching Pelle at all ! If we are our coaches are truly shocking..... Pelle needs to make runs, come deeper to help make an extra midfielder. Lambert was superb at this, Lambert also pulled defenders out wide slowing midfielders space to run into.... Pelle basically stands still, he is crying out to be coached....

Just as I said then - low expectations!

Where is excitement in low expectations? Aiming to finish 17th will get you relegated. I want to watch an ambitious team thank you....