Window Cleaner

A very small bird told me,and I have been ridiculed for it already, that AP got his arse kicked into next week after we lost at home to Brizzle, there was no public statement after that,just some really decent results, this time it looks like a sort of public warning.

Bolleau:Dx, that's 1-0 to the moaning minnies then. I really do think AP is on quicksand over this, as I indicated in the not an AP out thread.If there's one thing that people who have made stacks of cash hate it's wasting money with no end result.

I'm not quite sure that Nick's stats are quite accurate for the last 19 league games, perhaps we've only won 10 and drawn 1 more. Anyway,that aside' it seems to me that some of our better results have been obtained with James at right back,perhaps he gives us a little something extra from there,as he has a natural penchant for getting forward.Not at all sure he brings much contribution to midfield at all.On the other hand keeping Mills at LB on Saturday wasn't really productive as he was given James role on corners etc.Not sure that AP likes his CM players taking set pieces.

Some managers who do a great job with no money do a very poor one with loads of it.Burley, the classic example of this, probably Paul Ince as well.

Herefordshire surely

I really couldn't say whether I'd be surprised or not. I just have no idea about whether the top management really took the play-offs as a serious target this season . If (and only if) Pardew obtained funds for the 5 new players signed this window on the pretence that we would make the play-offs,then I could see NC giving him the shove if we don't make them..which we won't.

that's what the bloke said, ask him.

we don't have a League 1 capable side and it's beginning to be a problem away from home. We have a great side with good players but they just can't handle this league on bad pitches, the ball doesn't run and we don't have the arsenal necessary for the Route 1 game.

Pompey bloke saying you might as well write off games between bottom sides and top 4 in the Premier League, can't compete.

well that was my interpretation of what he has just said on Solent.

Pardew virtually admitting we can't play league 1 football on bad pitches.

Pardew--it was the pitch, players can't be faulted.

Wait and see, we will be fabulous on Tuesday and then again next Saturday. It's where the players are at. They don't believe in the play-offs any more and quite rightly so;

It's probably because we are relying too heavily on Lambert, I mean he scores goals but in the last few there have been a lot of free-kicks, penalties and last week's just bounced off . We are Lambert dependant, if he doesn't score we don't win.

corner for us

Exeter hit post, get corner

saving it for Tuesday.Even if we win we'll still be 15 (virtual) points from the play-offs,it is a major factor;

I get the feeling that we have a good side, but that it's just not suited to League 1 football.We have brought in a lot of players capable of playing at the next level, but they aren't too apt at this one, well not capable of overcoming the -10 penalty anyway.

Thomas on James off going to 3-5-2

Puncheon long range shot, easy one for the keeper,

corner wasted by us, big men on the back post, Mills puts it to the front post.

but you need the right kind of player, you can usually find them driving fork-lifts in warehouses and stuff. I do wonder if we've bought suitable players for the League we're in ...well the away games anyway.

Cos they play Route 1 football on a spud patch.

Still even whispering Dave can see we've spent a lot of money to be not better than Exeter.

Lambert isn't in the game anyway, we were playing 4-5-0