Thedelldays

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although poor....he set up two or three golden chances for them...one especially when he crossed it from the by line and for some reason, their player at the back stick appeared to be stuck in two minds, shoot or pull it back...he did neither.. I think that highlights how bad we were at the back more so than how good hammill was..

does ess have a TV in his car, that comes out where a car stereo would go??? bald, about 40ish and a gob shiiite??

of course we have...but, then again exeter are not in our league are they and we did not pick up any points...the league is where it matters in all honesty...... the trouble in playing perry and killer deep is that it makes huge gaps in the park for the opposition to expliot and for our own players to cover... seeing as we are not that good at the back, that is a dangerous game to play really....inviting pressure on you and hope to hit them on the counter.. look, im sure we will be fine this year but IMO, cork should partner killer at the back or we will see what we did at the back against blackpool again and again this season.... of course, it might not be an issue if/when we actually learn to convert chances on a more regular basis...

I think that was the point I was making

ok, if it sounds better....but the crux of the matter is, we have played 4 lost 3......i know we have missed chances but the defence so far, is poor..

what the hell are you on about?

um....it was all last ditch from perry and killer...they have no pace what so ever and we will get beat like that again and again if something is not changed at the back...

that is fine as long as every team we play just hoofs it up in the air.. I was more alarmed at the horrendous lack of pace at the back when their players ran through at ease so many times..

so, you are not worried as he had only played 3 games before... glad that is sorted then

people are cursing english football on here and the so called demise of it and the role of the coach/manager...then you read a thread like this and wonder why (or realise this helps) the demise is happening... fans unwillingness to give a coach time and judge him without bias, the country over is also part of the problem

trouble is, in the prem, in London, people pay it... how many london teams do you see with large gaps in the home sections on telly? eeerr, maybe Fulham...that is about it.... supply and demand..... feck me, arsenal sell out for every game, even pre season friendlies on most parts and that is 60k every other week with high prices

I know, this is a harsh world...ONE of them will need to be dropped.. the pace at the back, or lack of it .......was horrible to watch..

I think the fans are part of the issue too... you dont have to look no further than this place to see what the choice of sandwich the chairman has that causes such up roar and claims of "spin".....the fans are the customers and the people in charge are quicker to act more so... all one vicious circle..

he had the turning circle of the super tanker....we need to have Cork at CB , as I have never seen a pair of CB's look that slow for saints perhaps, killer and Cork at CBs

I notice the "english brand" and the demise of it was not an issue when fans thought Paul Allen was going to buy us...NO ONE had an issue with mega bucks and foreigners then!!! fickle or what

Keegan is a poor manager!!! he signes crap players...it is reported that he wanted 200m to bring in beckham and henry and he got told to f-off...WHAT SANE PERSON WOULD DO THAT??? what kind of "great" manager blows a 12 point lead in the prem and bring in fancy foreign players (asprillia)?? he walks from every job? and curbishley....pure crap for what his reputation is... I cant think that there is a demise of english managers, just that the shiiit ones are being "moved" on.....

but you said, how many are english/british.. if we are counting british, then add giggs and fletcher to the list.. the two best teams in the country and the two champions league finalists could almost field the england team.. dont forget, terry and lampard were voted top defender and top midfielder in europe too... also, it is not about what will happen in 5 years, the problem is now, and putting a pool of very good players into an efficient england team when you look at the standard of the U21's you cant help but think that the future of the pull through of england players will be OK!! as for mercenaries kissing the badge?? apart from THIS SEASON, arent we all guilty of cheering such players????

and of course...if england won the world cup then we all would give a damn and would be doing our part in going mental.... same as for saints...the stay awayers would be back las quick as a rat up a drain pipe should saints be in the promotion hunt come easter....

of course the recession (or what ever we are supposed to call it) has an effect...the way prices are going up I would be amazed if we had the same crowds as last year...everthing is just more expensive... still, easier to blame lowe etc

jesus...if anyone remembered how many games they saw when branflake was in charge right now, i would eat my own arms....how many years ago was that???????

ok...take the two best teams in england..man utd and chelsea....the two finalists of the champions league, which is regarded as the biggest prize in club football... then count how many regularly play in those two team who are english.. wes brown rio ferdinand owen hargreaves michael carrick paul scholes wayne rooney gary neville (when fit) ashley cole john terry wayne bridge frank lampard joe cole we do have very good players..probably too many and manager after manager for england seem to be obsessed in trying to play them all... now, whether the players care if they play for england is a whole different arguement...

the term 'cycle' isand was used loads on here when we went down...football is all about cycles we were told time and time again.. we (as in english football) ruled the roost in the late 70's early 80's domestically until the european ban....whilst serving that ban the Italian league took over and money ruled..they smashed the world record transfer fees time and time again, signed the very best players in the world and won...err, everything...how the hell was a domestic league going to compete with that when the ban was up??? the english game had no chance unless it got some serious money behind it, which it did and it took 7 seasons for an english team to win the big one in europe...7 seasons of sky and the multi million pound business to achieve something.. will it last, who knows!!! I doubt the bubble will burst anytime soon as unlike the Italian league, the premiership is a million miles more exciting and we are far better (as a country) in marketing our game abroad.... one thing I also doubt is the idea of a european break away league happening anytime soon...this idea has been debated for years and we are no closer...should it happen, it would not be long before we have ANOTHER top 2-4, and then what???? as soon as 10 years ago, you only had to be a very good team to win the league and beat (pretty much) one team, Man UTD...NOW, to win anything major in this country or europe you have to have an unbelievable season home and in europe and not only be a very good team but be a great team... all that has change is the bar has risen massively.......but teams do have a chance, Everton blew it in the CL qualifiers...Spurs blew it in that famous last game of the season, leeds blew it (big time) and newcastle blew it... it wont be long before (imo) villa or in the top 4....they will do it without breaking the bank too.....look at pompey, they have not broken the bank in premiership terms really...... just as we are not there anymore, it hardly means the prem is dying on its arse...nor english football for that matter

1000-1 - barrack obama..lol