S-Clarke

I think Pardew came into this game to contain Millwall, that was the way our midfield seemed to be setup for this game (inc. bringing on Wotton for Hammond) - we were never too adventurous. We setup in a way to ''nick'' a result, rather than try to control the match. Was that the right thing to do? Personally I think we still lack the real quality in midfield to go and dominate a game against a top team in this league, so for now a more cautious approach is probably sensible. If the plan was to contain millwall today, you have to say it worked - they did have a few chances (as you'd expect) but surprisingly we had more possession than them in the game and we should have won it, ''good'' teams would have - and that would have been the sort of result that can win you a league title (scrappy 1-0's when you don't deserve it etc...) Today kind of summed up where we are, in the middle somewhere - not that bad and not quite good enough at times. I'm sure by the end of the window we'll be stronger but I don't think we'll see the complete benefit of this until next season. This season should be viewed upon as a building season - any success achieved should be seen as a bonus. I expect us (if we're still in this league next year) to dominate it and win it, if we're still stuttering along next season, that's when I think questions should be asked – not yet.

His (almost) exact words were... ''Stock is a player i like, a very good midfielder. But our valuation is different than the valuation that doncaster have for their captain. It's a bit of a longshot at the moment''

more of an enquiry rather than a formal bid IMO - but now with hammond out with an Achilles injury, i guess we'll find out one way or another next week.

Thomas, Pulis, Saganowski, Molly, Olly, Oscar, Forecast, Gillett - question marks over Holmes and Mills.

For me, the playoffs would always have been a bonus, i'd have taken top half of the table (8th - 10th) before the start of the season, and we're there or thereabouts. We're not far off in terms of competing with the best, but we're not quite at the level of Leeds or Norwich yet. This season was always a rebuilding season and anything else achieved would have been a bonus. The playoffs are still not out of the question either, but i'll admit it's starting to drift away from us.

possibly - first time that pardew has said he's interested in him specifically.

Pard's just said on solent that ''Stock is a bit of a longshot for us'' - as we cannot meet doncasters valuation.

pardew out

Jesus, i feel as crap as anyone, but some of the reactions here are mental. How the hell has pardew ''ruined'' our season? What on earth are you on about? we would be in the top 6 without the -10, and seeing what we started with (i.e a bunch of kids) that's not a bad effort at all really. so i don't agree that he has ''ruined'' our season.

nope, draw is still a decent result - but not in the way it came about!

i feel crap enough today without having to read the same monotonous **** from you, ignored.

seriously unprofessional from us, we didn't deserve to win - but a decent team would tie that up with 1min to go FFS but we still cannot keep a clean sheet, it's becoming ridiculous. 3 mins ago this was going to be a great night, now i just feel defeated and numb.

lol

Goal!!!1 lambert oooooooooooooooooooooh yes

they're a class side tbh, best i've seen this season.

Waigo looks like he's poised to come on, probably too late though.

only taking the views of the exter fans, they're probably clueless tbf.

he wasn't their best defender tbf, more of a squad player for them according to their fans.

that's a **** result for us...

i think it's quite a good move from pardew to play antonio through the middle, he should be more involved in the game from there.

they sound like they've gelled ok tbf. it's the ''current'' players (i.e the midfield) which hasn't worked today. (it hasn't worked for a while...)

great play from antonio he's a great sub - still believe he shouldn't start though.

fonte booked

ooh chance. that's the difference that antonio makes.

oh i wish this would stop ****ing breaking up