benjii

He's an excellent player but not a natural winger. Hopefully we can, at some point accommodate him as one of the central 3 in the 4-5-1 system. He might get a chance there soon what with injuries and cup-ties n'all that. Still can't really complain with 10 goals by this stage, can we? Maybe AP should just give him a rest for a couple of matches now Holmes is back.

I agree. Overall though, he is improving. I was very impressed with him last night. He definitely benefits from being given a defined role in a central 3, rather than a flat 4. I still don't think he has the influence on games that many on here credit him with but he has the potential to keep developing. If he can gain some confidence in front of goal he could become a really good player.

Everyone knows that what you do in that instance is get your mate to come down to the ring and give the other guy a kick. Then, when the ref's trying to get rid of your mate and is distracted, you smack matey round the head with a chair.

Some of them really are a bit thick. Many of them are ok though. I feel sorry for them but frankly never did any club deserve this more than PFC.

It's an interesting question!

No one's "blaming" him; we won FFS! Some people are just pointing out that, in their opinion, he wasn't very good. It's part of the fun of watching football!

So you're telling me I've been cheated out of 4 Fantasy League points!!?? FFS, I'm fuming :mad:

Yes; if the appeal is completely without merit they can increase the ban. This was a clear case of a red card. If an MK Dons player had done it and not been sent off we would all be wailing about "raising his hands" etc... On another day a ref could have booked him, or sent them both off. IMO he was wrong not to send the MK Dons man off. I see no point whatsoever in an appeal though.

What happened?

I was going to pick him up on that but couldn't be bothered.

It's possible. It's also possible we'll be bought by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, the Dalai Lama and Craig David. Who cares? The fact is, Pompey are paying, quite, quite hilariously for being the most disgusting football team in the history of the modern game.

Would rather leave him where he is... he's class!

James showed today that he can be an excellent midfielder in League One. I would not be concerned with a midfield of Wotton, James and Lallana at all for the 2 league matches that Schneiderlin will miss. Or, in a 4 with two proper wingers, just James and Wotton in the middle.

Unlike you to overreact. What's up?

Absoluely not. He pushed him, reasonably firmly in the face/neck. That's a red card. End of. If we appeal we will probably see it increased. He's become quite dirty and petulant recently anyway; about time he was taught a lesson.

No IMO!

He pushed him hard around the throat/face. Can't be surprised to get a red and I hope we don't appeal as it will probably be increased for wasting their time. That said, I think their player deserved a red too. He grabbed him aggressively round the collar - that is likely to cause a reaction and is violent conduct. The guy who kicked Thomas in the chest with the ball nowhere near also should have got a red.

He was. Fantastic. In fact, the midfield three were all very good although Wotton got a bit too deep at the end.

Yes, some silly stuff from Schneiderlin. Although I don't personally see why what he did is deemed worse than what their player did (grab him round the collar aggressively; that's violent conduct). They should both have gone or neither. James and Davis didn't need a yellow though. Ref overreacted. They should've got a red for the stamp in the chest of Thomas. Wasn't surprised to see him clatter someone after that!

With his eyes. HAAAA. LOL. WOOO. Sorry. He's been good. Covered well for Thomas on one occasion. Solid in the air, well positioned.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=19429

Good individual performances by everyone so far. Keep up the discipline and the effort lads. Don't panic. Don't rush. Don't get disrupted. Just play, play, play. Calm and confident.

The man is a legend. Give him some Golden Balls or an MBE or something.

Legend. Cheers mate

Bugger. If it was going to work it prob would by now.