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Not sure I agree with those saying they wouldn't pay £1m for him and comparing him to Thomas. Surely we should be buying a player for an amount that is sensible, but an amount that reflects the players worth TO US....i.e. if he gels with Jaidi and they contribute to a near clean sheet for the rest of the season, he's got to be worth at least £1m - perhaps more?

Really enjoyed that thanks. In the favs.

You mean both goals will be subsequently disallowed by the officials? Can they do that now??? I blame Markus!

LOL - its early in the day, we'll forgive you that one!

I wonder whether some of the problem is the inconsistency of approach too. What I mean by this is that it seems that either not enough attacking players are actually in a position to score (i.e. too slow) OR too many attacking players have run too far and see the ball zip behind or over them. I take this to mean that the attacking players don't know what to expect. Lallana's quote last week about his goal was very interesting and related to this. He said he KNEW where and how Thomas was going to cross the ball (lol - albeit he was intimating he would fluff the cross!).

Seem to remember a guy being put through a window there late 70's...

Perhaps Alpine (like me) thought that hiring SCW was not exactly the type of 'ambition' that was needed at that time. Some decent investment in decent players to improve the team might have been a good idea, rather than trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear? Perhaps some might not even consider SCW as the "biggest name in sports psychology"? This surely is just someones opinion - don't see any inconsistency in Alpines position atall TBF.

Far, far too sensible a post Wes I'm afraid. Oh and watch out for the incoming because you've called us all 'customers'. lol

Yep - that's my feeling too. It will either be a draw or we'll win 3-0

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lol - I think the less I say about that, the better!

You see - just as I was saying - sloppy journalism at its worst!

Watch out - Scudamore's about.

Tell you what, let's meet up on Saturday - you can buy me a beer and tell me your bestest joke. OK?

I wasn't having a pop at you BTF - I think I must have got out the wrong side of bed and stayed there today ...so, err, sorry about that... :confused: :oops:

Err, where pray tell is the humour in that article??? If it's there, I'm afraid I don't see it...all I see is another cheap jibe.

Strange one indeed if only for one month - presumably we're not playing 'em during this time. Can't be bothered to check their games, but perhaps MKDons are playing the teams at the bottom of the table and agent Gobern is there to score loads to effectively assist our struggle upwards?

So Markus played hockey at Uni - so what? Hardly a 'background' in the sport really is it!?! Pathetic, mud-stirring journalism IMHO.

As I said above, when a manager picks a team, he does not pick 11 individual players...he picks players that will compliment each other particularly in specific areas of the park. I would imagine therefore that Gillet does not match with another CM player as well as others. Also, the following might apply when considering players ahead of Gillet... a. Schneiderlin - cost more, therefore 1st pick b. Hammond - better leader, bigger presence c. Mellis - has played mostly on wing, but possibly a loan condition that he sees a minimum amount of time on the pitch. I wonder actually whether Gillet could be well suited to right wing role if he worked on his crossing. He has the motor and tenacity IMO to give it go.

Who exactly got that money - The player? The club? Who? Wonder who would get the vote now if it was re-cast - I expect it would be Papa as he seems to be getting the limelight at the moment.

My take on it is that the CM pairing is crucial and AP is finding the best pairing which perhaps does not include Gillet at the moment. Trying to explain the different permutations at a reserves match might not be the most enthralling issue that AP has on his mind, so he gives TFC the easy short answer, which nevertheless has an element of truth to it.

Chance would be a very fine thing...

Nah - £25 for centre stand is good for non-ST's. Keeps out the riff-raff and yobbos.

I would like to confirm The Fat Controllers OP. AP was available for anyone bothered to go to the match to have a discussion. He was stood not 6 feet from us in the bar watching SSN. Very approachable - nice, normal guy and clearly into his football in general. It's amazing how many different aspects of the club, its officials and the players you pick up from being a few feet (or less) from them, rather than watching on a TV screen, listening on the radio or indeed even watching from the stands at SMS. A completely different perspetive TBF.

Good summary above...my five-penny worth to add to this would be... Stand-out players would be Jaidi, Gillet, Mellis and Holmes. Papa was OK - hard working and wants the ball, but to me he seems a bit of a raw talent. Other players were OK but nothing to write home about - even Pulis put in an OK shift, although the game largely seems to pass him by. Paterson is a weird one - flashes of a good player about him, but I cannot see him making it as a top L1 striker let alone someone capable of pushing on to the CCC. I noticed sometimes when challenging for an aerial ball he doesn't even bother to jump. IMO he will end up missing more than he scores - IF he ever gets into a position to score....in fact I will go as far as suggest that Lallana is a better strike option up front with big Ricky. Anyhow, nice to meet with Sad Saints Fan and The Fat Controller. Must've been mad driving up in that rain (although it was reasonably pleasant in Hungerford). Oh yes, apparently AP told The Fat Controller that he is looking at two more signings - Camara will not be one of them!