John B

What is the point of Chris Wood?

What a Fuck up

Yes Brexit did appeal to some racists but the £350m hour or whatever it was for the NHS appealed too and there is no evidence the NHS is getting extra funding because of Brexit If you think otherwise do not hesitate to show me

Did it not rain for about 5 days at the end of the 1974 season to rob us of the Championship I remember going to Portsmouth in that season and we comprehensively beat Worcestershire the eventual champions making us odds on to be champions

Any idea why Crane was not picked on a Spinner friendly pitch

Not neccessarily as a draw maybe alright depending on results elsewhere But unlikely

Before or after we win Notts 105-8 Next week at Lancs will be interesting Any News on Abbott?

Last time I looked we were nearly 100 with no wickets down after bowling Notts out for 155 Must have a decent chance of winning I would have thought

Other people could well be better than you at spotting a good player they do exist you know

He is obviously a class above Adams and Armstrong and should be playing regularly providing he is fully fit for the PL

It will only look brightr if we start winning games and clubs like Palace Watford Burnley Norwich Brentford do not

What issue ? He is just fullfilling his contract is he not he had a horrible injury and some mental health issues and I believe his contract was amended but when he signed his contract he was a decent keeper was he not

Well of course somebody has to be the worst link in a team like somebody has to be the best McArthy is far from being a liabilty but playing the system which Ralph is playing he is going to have more activity than say in a team managed by Puel I agree the GK position is not good but that was caused by the ridiculous decision to buy Gunn some years ago and the problems encountered by Forster but we have to live with the situation this season I do not agree that giving Mcarthy an extension to his contract is mind boggling if he is No 2 next season when we get in another keeper to replace Forster

They are not shit especially McArthy who is one of the best goalkeepers in England as most PL keepers are foreign They are good but not outstanding in one of the most competive leagues in the world They play in a team which sometimes does well but usually finishes nearer the bottom than the top. That is the way it has been ever since we have been in the top division I accept this fact and over the last fifty years and lived with it We are just not going to be a really successful team because we do not have enough fans or money

I thought it was a really good game and a decent result it woulfd be a funny old game if defenders made no mistakes and there were hardly any goals

Not sure that Hart was a long serving member of the squad unlike Forster who has been here for ages and is the designated Number 2 and is coming to the end of his contract

Your comments regarding man management do not seem to be helpful and could be counter productive with other squad members In fact to many they may well be considered to be a load of Old Pony

You do not seem to understand that club has to plan for the future as well as trying to stay in the PL in order to have a competitive squad when illness injuries and suspensions occur

Southampton were the first club to be relegated from Div 1 to finish third from bottom This happen in 1974 when three clubs were relegated

I agree not only both results Went out to lunch for the first time with my three week old grandson and had a beer with my brother for the first time for ages

Why do we continue to play Chris Wood? Great win though

Probably true but all down to Pardew who I felt was a great judge of a footballer Puncheon Fonte and Lambert were his choices I believe

Mane and VVD came here to play under decent managers and progress to higher things we were a better club in those days with better players and able to get into Europe We were unable to recruit decent players after they and others left I can only think of PEH and Ings as being really good signings in recent years and they have moved on. Only Carillo who I think was the worst signing in the last 60 was complete rubbish the others were just not PL players We are where are like we have been since being promoted to the top flight in 1966 in relegation fights sometimes pushing for Europe an occasional cup run but mostly finishing in the bottom half of the table . This no doubt will continue to happen especially as no one special seems to come up from the Academy but I am proud of our record with limited resources and friends and relatives who support QPR Ipswich Portsmouth Fulham and Bolton think we are doing well And so we are compared to them and other similar sized clubs like Birmingham Middleborough Sheff Wed Sunderland Nottm Forest Derby and Coventry

£20m to £30 m players are unlikely to want to come here in the first place And those we have had want to leave like PEH Ings and Vestigard

Have we got any easy games coming up?