Lord Duckhunter

It wasn't just the West Ham result that was dissapointing,but Leicester's on Sat. They were coming with a late run and if they were still in with a shout of play offs, it would be a tougher game for West Ham. I do think we'll need 7 points, with the Boro game being the biggie.We really could do with them losing on Tuesday, and their play off hopes pretty much gone when we kick off

I maybe clutching at straws, but at least our goal difference is still higher than Reading. Forest can be tough and maybe Reading's luck may run out and they have an off day on Tuesday. A slip for them will really pile the pressure on because of their poor goal difference and Brum away on the last day.

****ing hell, what sort of bloke goes to a funeral and then starts moaning about it? If it brings comfort to the family, then who are you to complain about the service. I'm sure they are really sorry that they took up 4 hours of your valuable time, perhaps you should bill them for it.

I cant see anything other than a win at Peterboro. I’m just hoping that Bristol C do us a favour, big time. West Ham will beat Leicester & Hull, so if they also win Tuesday, it really will get anxious. I can just see it now, win at Peterboro, lose to Middlesboro and beat Cov. However West Ham batter Hull and we fall out of the top 2 for the first time all season on the final day. I have a real real bad feeling that is what will happen if West Ham beat Bristol.

Sorry mate, I was going to get it for the Mrs but came home from the game last night and she's got her sisters old one.

After last sat's result I thought we needed to win 3 games. The ones that looked most winnable were Palace, Peterboro and Cov, with the hope that me may pinch a point or 3 in the other 2 games. Nothing really has changed, beat Peterboro and Cov and barring some freak results that will be enough. I thought we played pretty well last night,but Reading did a number on us, just like they did to West Ham, Brighton and countless other sides this season. They executed their game plan to perfection and only looked rattled at 1-1. That's when we lost it, not managing to go on and punish them in the 20 mins after we scored. All 3 of their goals were errors. Fox gave a poor ball, but we didn't defend correctly after that. The thing I hate about the modern game is full backs letting wingers get crosses in too easily, it seems to be a modern trend that they dont want to close down too tightly in case they get skinned. Kebe was given too much space to pick his cross and Roberts was not put under enough pressure with the header. The second one, I thought Hammond was at fault and the 3rd was a bit of a joke. Going forward we were ok until we were 2-1 down, then I was dissapointed. As someone earlier said RL started to tire, I didn't see the point in bringing Guly on and then playing him deep in a stright swap and I didn't think we pressured Harte enough. I dont know why SDR didn't keep roasting him, but my gut feeling is we dont give him the ball early enough and we always give it to his feet. Slow build up meant that they could double up and protect Harte, and when was the last time we knocked an earlier ball into the space behind the full back for SDR to run onto? I still think we'll go up, but a favour off Brighton would be most welcome.

I would be interested if I can use a Virgin sim in it. Virgin use the T Mobile network, so I would think a locked T Mobile phone will work with a Virgin sim. Does anyone know if that's correct?

When the book is written about the takeover thread, that pic and the old lady with the scooter have to be included. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that the "comedy" has ran for longer than a year, the picture of Skate Hawkins and his gang should be the front cover.

I struggled to get a hotel near the ground, ended up with one about 20 mins away. They told me they were filling up that weekend, but the women didn't know if it was because of the game or not.

As a Tory, surely you should applaud this maximising of profits. Or do you only approve of the free market supply and demand, only in certain circumstances?

No comparison to now. We have a far better side. I like Baird, particulary at Centre half, but I would have him as a squad man now. Wouldn't want Surman anywhere near this side. Obviously Bale, would be in. Saga, when fighting for a contract would walk into our side, he was on fire. But, the Saga once he got a contract, would not touch with a barge pole. Same with Raisak, and Jones. I would not have played Claus again after the relegation season. My mixture of the side (just comparing form from the particular season) would be. Kelvin Frazier Jos Fonte Fox Lallana Cork MS Bale Lambert Saga Bench Bart (from that season) Baird Jones Sharp Viafara Do disagree with the "nearly got to the Premiership" tag around the 06/07 team. We scrapped into the play offs and lost to the worst team in Premiership history.

Just spoke to the Ticket office, because my son hasn't got his Reading ticket yet. They told me that they are behind due to the Pompey game and the Bank Holidays and that all outstanding tickets that anyone has ordered are going out today.

I just bought tickets for Peterboro, so they're not sold out. Strange thing was it let me buy Middlesb over the weekend, but I'm not a season ticket holder.

at the start of the season i thought we would finish about 10th . As a mid table team i would have marked down wins at palace & pboro and a home win against cov . Those are 3 we must win , couple that with 1 point from reading or middlesboro will mean west ham have to win all 5 . Although every game is tough at this stage of the season , our next 2 away are certainly amongst the easiest , in fact barnsley aside we could not have hand picked them better .

we have scored 4 in the last 3 games and one blokes scored all of them . I know .... Lets drop him , because he doesnt play "the saints way ". I do wonder about some people . Simple fact is sharp scores goals at this level, has scored our last 4 goals and must start .

Those that went onto the pitch were ****s, particulary the one waving the corner flag about. If they get banned they only have themselves to blame. That said, it's hardly their fault we conceded, it's 4 minutes of playing time and we let it in during that time. Had it taken 10 mins to clear the pitch, there still would have been 4 minutes left. Trying to rewrite history and saying if xy & z would have happened we'd have won, is as pathetic as running onto the pitch.

Truely sickening ending, I dont think I've been so down since Bent smacked that one in after Crouch should have headed for the corner. It was a typical Derby, passionate and 100 miles an hour. They battled and battled, but to be fair I thought we stood up for ourselves and matched them. Couple of unbelivable hits from them, together with 2 pretty decent saves won the game for them. Dont understand why Lallana tried to go round the keeper, and then made a fool of himself with that dive. Lucky not to get booked. Had it been Guly, some posters would be in melt down. Have to win Monday, simple as that. They have nothing to play for and we need to put the pressure on West Ham. Birmingham's a tough game, that'll be made tougher if they're 7 points off us. We need to regroup and go again. We're top of the League, with a 4 point cushion. A position every single one of us would have taken in Aug. Palace is a very winnable game,then lets see how the table looks comes Weds morning.

They'll win today, they've then got 2 home games, followed by Bristol C away. They then have Leicester (who will have nothing to play for) and Hull. I can see them winning 5 of them, if not all of them. Had Reading lost to them, they then had a run of Leeds, Brighton away and us. Tough games.The win at West Ham, will have boosted their confidence. Going into the last 10 mins today, they were confident and went on to win.

I thought all along that West Ham will win 5 if not all of their remaining games. I just have a real nasty feeling about them and their fixtures are easy imo. I really wanted them to batter Reading, yes there would have been a point less of a gap, but had Reading lost to West Ham, would they have been so patient today. I really think we're going to have to win 4 remaining games, and 2 wins this weekend, will ease my tension.

What sums it up is that half the press and even one of our own players think we won the league last year. I thought the Brighton fans singing "championies" was a bit embarrassing. I look at it like the JPT, might as well win it if we're in it, but not really too bothered. Certainly wont be emailing my Scouse mates bragging about it.

Last time we were promoted from this League we finished 2nd and Spurs were 3rd. We stayed up 27 years, they've yet to be relegated since. Bolton who won it went down after 2 seasons. Do Spurs fans care they didn't win the League, did we ever think about it in the following 27 years? Was it a comfort for Bolton that they won the second tier, when they were relegated to spend god knows how long in the lower leagues? The competition this season is for 3 places into the Premiership, other than that I couldn't care less.

I gave up ciggies some 23 years ago. Was finding it harder and harder to get round the football pitch so just gave up. Was never too much of a problem until I had a pint. I then started to smoke cigars,Hamlet's or Slim Panatella's that they used to sel in pubs,lovely.I ended up smoking one per pint, and it was getting out of hand. Had a real real job giving them up. Used to suck and bite straws, but it was really reall hard. Still struggle even after 15 years, particulary at Weddings or special occasions. I really miss a cigar with a pint, but I guess the smoking ban has helped because you dont get the smell of someone elses now. I also dont really want the kids smoking, so that keeps me going.

If you drum behaviours into them at an early age then you're half way there. It's about respect, my 4 have so much respect for their Mum that they wouldn't dream of upsetting her. With me, it's more a question of boundries, they know not to push it too far, but know I would never hit them (well 2 of them are taller than me, so good luck with that). We're not some sort of trendy modern parents, but it seems to work. I dont sit down and discuss anything with them, they do wrong and they're punished. Grounded, no mobile phone, no PC, no TV, whatever it takes. The first thing I ask at parents evening is "how are they behaving", before I find out about their work. I also tell the teachers "any issues call me". It seems to work, the older 2 have decent jobs and the next one's just got into grammar school

Bit too Victorian for my liking. As I said I've got 4, and they are all pretty decent, well behaved normal kids/adults. Your approach reminds me of an old guy who does some work for me. He told me that back in the 50's when he was a teenager, his Dad was on his case all the time. One day he said to his dad "if I had the bus fare, I'd go to Torquay and sign up for the Army" (he lived in Devon somewhere). His Dad asked how much it was, when he was told the amount, Dad reached into his pocket, got the exact money out and said "**** off then" as he handed it to him. He told me he never set eyes on his Dad again and he didn't die for another 40 years. My approach is more like an older brother than a Dad, and if that's wrong, then it's wrong. There are no books or manuels with being a Dad, you just do the best you can, and hope they turn out ok (which touch wood, mine seem to have)

Interesting views on here. As a father of 4, I've found that I lose my temper a lot less with my younger 2 (which I had in my 30's) than the older 2 (in my 20's). I did find it hard restraining myself sometimes, and I dont seem to have that problem now. I always tried to behave like my Dad did, and I honsetly can not remember a time he ever raised his hand to me.My Mum used to dish out the slaps, and I did use to resent her for it. Once I got older that option had gone, and she couldn't control me, whereas my Dad could still make me fill bad even at 16/17 just by saying "you've let me down". He had a way with him, that made me feel bad and want to behave. Sometimes I would think, "just hit me" and lets move on. It was strange because he frightened me, but I knew he would never touch me. The main difference when it comes to schooling was my Mum and Dad backed the Teachers. I remember getting sent off playing for the school for throwing the ball into another boys face, when a throw in went against us. I received the slipper for it. I didn't dare tell my Mum and Dad because they would have grounded me. Nowadays the Dad would be up the school complaining about the teacher. I'm not saying it is right to slipper children, but teachers should be backed. I've always followed the theory that they treat all kids equal and if mine have got a detention, then they deserved it. Provided they are not physical towards them, they can punish them as they see fit. I think it's quite easy to jump to the defence of your kids, it's very much like supporting saints. I watched Sat games and thought "what a load of shiete", went up the pub that night and some bloke said "you lot were rubbish". I found myself getting annoyed and argueing with him, saying we were unlucky, it wasn't a peno ect. It was like, I can critise my team, but you cant. I think parents are like that with kids. They know little Johhnys a nightmare, but if the teacher punishs him, they're stright on the defensive. I try to take the emotion out of it and think for a while. I tell my Mrs I'll deal with it, because she'd be up the school raring up with the head.That's the thing I feel sorry for teachers about, their hand are tied by Mum's and Dad's who together with the modern thinking wont let them punish children.