Window Cleaner

Why are we not using Mellis at all? Anyone know that. I mean the lad must be really hacked off, he was in the England U21s last time but didn't get called up this time,not surprising really because we don't play him, might as well send him back to Chelsea.Is it because he's on probation ? Is that right? Never heard that before.

the Irish played 4-4-2 against the French the other night. It was like rope a dope or a small child swinging wildly at an adult who's hand was on the childs forehead.4-4-2 works if you're playing 2 brick sh*t house strikers against 2 4 foot centre halves. If not it doesn't.Unless of course you have full backs like James on both sides and a keeper who doesn't come for crosses.

At the end of the day the underlying reasons for yesterday's loss come down to gifting 2 goals at one end and missing or 4 fairly(straightforward) chances at the other. No team can be expected to score 3 or 4 goals every game because they give away softies at the other end. We got relegated for it last season and won't reach the expected heights this season because of it. Our defence isn't up to scratch yet and valiant though our strikers may be we just can't expect them to come up with get out of jail cards week in week out. The defence is better but it's still too slack.

and who can blame him really? His life is back up there and Preston are doing fairly well, in sight of the play-offs (for now). I'm not a fan of loans and think they should be abolished along with the "transfer window".Most players who have a successful loan in lower leagues end up back at their parent clubs or sold to the highest bidder.

I don't know, a couple of weeks back. There was a link on this very forum to an interview by Irvine which said that Trotman would definitely be going back to Preston in January,probably as a result of some query or other about his non-eligibility for the FA Cup game against Bristol.Try looking for a thread marked "Trotman" or something like that.

We really need to get a grip people.We lost because we were ****ged out because although we have a largish squad 40% is just not up to scratch. We played 2 hard games in 4 days and the regulars are knackered. As the play-offs are just a mirage in the desert, it has obviously been decided that we're "up for the cups" and are prioritorising in that direction. Trotman?? not interested cos he's probably homesick and just waiting to move back "oop north" with his partner and family.That's the trouble with loans, especially when the parent club's manager sticks his oar in where it isn"t necessary.

yep, you sometimes wish they'd keep their smart-ass reflections to themselves.

Perhaps we'd identfied that as a weakness in their game, trouble is Poyet probably changed it around in a few days, he's a pretty forceful character-or so I've heard.I was once told you don't want to be on the receiving end of a bollicking from him.

How many times did we say that last season? Probably just a glitch because of Wednesday but we really needed the points today.

2 at least,gonna be another crisis meeting at SMS this week. This loss will not sit well with the "board".21932 at SMS and we're abysmal,questions will be asked.

They're not a bunch of jokers, Wednesday was probably a hard game, now they have to do it all again.We have few realistic options, that's our trouble.Look at Liverpool, great 1st 11 but not much else.

Or if we score from one of our multiple chances which all seem to be resulting in near misses.Déjà vu here.Have we re-signed BWP and Euell?

Irvine said he is

Ever since the Preston manager said Trotman would be going back there Trots has lost the plot

no real alternative options and two games in 4 days is taking it's toll.

too many matches

In the words of Carole King-It's too late

Still a bit sceptical about any play-off talk just now. We are too far behind at the moment for it to be considered as a definite possibility this season.Quite honestly I can't see us getting 12 more points than Norwich,Huddersfield orMK Dons in the 3O games left after tomorrow. Colchester is a possibilty on an outside bet but I wouldn't count on it personally.We could improve our chances by beating Norwich twice but it still may not be enough.At the end of the day I believe that our slow start to the season will cost us a play-off place by 3 or 4 points.

dunno, you could always try the "Brighton Ticket Sales" thread.

In fact badger was considered as quite a delicacy by 19th century Dorset poachers.Don't know about beaver though,appealed more to country gents I think,not so many beavers in Dorset and the kind that are there you wouldn't want to know about.

dunno, he may be looking a box domination, but then again as it's Bart..............

nope

neither have we any more, did he get banned or just change user name?

high up in the Massif Central,about 3000 ft I suppose.

haven't missed much