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No but I have had on hand information from someone who was. Plus Pardew spoke on Solent a few minutes after the game.

But we're only 10 points adrift because 2 or 3 teams have games in hand. We might be as many as 13 behind (but Swindon probably won't beat Leeds). Making up 13 points in 22 games over sides who are playing well and winning consistently is very very improbable. It mean we have to get over a point more than them every 2 games.Swindon have taken 4 points from 2 games over Christmas,including one away to Charlton.We've only taken 3 points from our last 3 games. We will probably match them point for point but making up the -10 took too long and we are out of it.

A 5 man defence then, or 4 and a half, but Boothroyd got wind of our plans and switched strikers on us.Also with Ifill getting well forward all the time we had our hands full everywhere. AP said in his interview that he was really disappointed by the goals (which means he was really hacked off).

Because he's aggressive and puts himself about. He puts in a decent cross from time to time as well. James has his good points but he is also too slow and probably doesn't read the game all that well.Still he'll be here next month and others might not be so might as well have a bit of consistency.When you have Antonio wide right and Thomas at RB you have some liability issues, James as a natural right sided player was supposed to have compensated for them. Whether he did or not is to be seen. He did a decent job at RB on Saturday, why change that? I just don't understand.

You're probably one of 3 then,along with myself and Arizona who do not believe that reaching the play-offs is a mere formality because we have Ricky Lambert who scores goals.Our bad start will cost us accession to the P-Os but nobody will believe it. We will put in a decent challenge but 4 points from 6 games will eventually sound the knoll for us.

According to who? The poll here had him just behind Morgan. Perhaps he was MoM in your opinion or Radio Solent or whatever, but not on this forum--which of course means nothing.James is good going forward but he is neither a central midfielder nor a real right back,although he would have probably done a better job than Thomas..

we are not 10 points from a play-off place.When will you people understand this.we are a minimum 10 and a maximum 13 points behind 3 sides vying for the 6th and last play-off place.On current form at least 1 of them will get more points than us.AP has just said that we do not yet have a play off side, because of our poor defence..

It means their clubs are asking for either the players back or money for them. Simple

Doubt it....really, they just won't want to be at this level any longer than necessary,not without a guarantee of moving up with the club next season. Both goners as far as I can see.They're getting sh*t kicked out of them every week,twice a week, they just won't want to put up with it for much longer. Morgan got taken out viciously again today,same as Saturday, Lallana too, dead leg and all. These lads will be thinking of the future sooner than later. AP asked them to stay but from where we are now there's no point. We're not going anywhere this season due to our tea-strainer defence.They'll be wanting out,if only not to get the crap kicked out of them every week.

I bet Preston are asking a fair bit, they've been turning up the wick for 2 months now. They want cash or cash + a player for him.He's not yet the finished article and I don't see us paying what they're asking.

We don't have to sell to be sure but some players will want to leave now-in January- because they know that we will not gain promotion this season. I can well see Lallana and Morgan gone before our next league game.

Pardew blaming shipping goals for our failings all season. Will be sorted in January.Says we are not a play-off side yet.Loans-Mellis gone,Trotman yet to be decided next week, Antonio to be seen.,

On target for what? Oh right being Champions in League next season.

Anyway. I don't want to hear anything about play-offs today.

Yes but we have defensive problems, plus APs insistence on finding Lloyd James a place somewhere or other for every game, plus his suicidal penchant for starting Antonio who can run around all day against old heads like U's and produce f*ck all.I don't know what he has against Papa starting but it's becoming a problem,especially when Connolly doesn't start either.

+ 5 minutes

penalty for us, won't make any difference except to Lambert's goal numbers

exactly, if I don't even use capitals at the start of the sentence then when I do use them it's for a reason :smt083:smt083:smt083l

But in the cups, where it matters not in terms of promotion and play-offs.

but if I had meant us I wouldn't have used a capital U

You sound very sure, have you seen the script?

Thomas, French kid came on for Us

Us sub nearly scores. We need 2 (TWO) central defenders before Huddersfield

Trotman off, Gobern on, all change. James RB (where he should have been at the start) Thomas CD

So you have to pack midfield to protect them, then you don't score. Should have started as we did but with Papa, would have made all the difference. Great save Us keeper.