Smirking_Saint

So was I, there must be more though

You said Wigan were world beaters and we would be relegated.

I said that earlier, and they all ignored that too I think

He cant be on about either you or bear guys, you are definately up there with the best posters on the forum, along with myself obviously.

Parker ? Ba ?

Exactly this

I always thought he looked ok TBF I must admit I think I said that Id rather have him the Sharp at the time of Billy's signing but glad to be proven wrong on that one

Isnt he somewhere else now ? NPC ? Cardiff maybe ?

You shoot for the moon and miss your in the stars, shoot for the roof and miss you'll probably not get very far That was definately one of the gayest things I have ever said

Your good bestie, your good.....

Exactly, plus got him in early to make a judgement of what he needs next year, which I suggest to be a whole new spine and a decent LB to sub onto the pitch for your starting left back at 60 minutes or so

He really wasnt that bad and will improve, he wasnt the man for us going forward, and poch was available. I personally think it was shrewd, Reading were down anyway and I think Adkins can bring them back up

I think too many people are ignoring the fact he set this target long ago, he never achieved it, in reality, should QPR be sat on 37 points now they could well be in with a shot of survival. But they are not so we will never know

He isnt really struggling with spurs though is he ? He spent a part of the season without any strikers, and then a lot of it with just the useless Adebeyor. He still has managed to push them to within a CL spot which is, and always has been a massive achievement, such is the top fours dominance on those four positions. Harry, despite the criticism he gets on here done an equally good job with Spurs so you cant rake tgat away from either of them. He did v well at Porto and I thought was doing ok at Chelsea until they decided his face didnt fit, ok, he tried too much too soon but he was asked to breathe fresh life inti the squad and then was hung, drawn and quartered for doing it. Given time he woud have been ok and was it not for RDM's CL win it woukd have been a poor season for Chelsea, as it will be this year for me even if the win the Uefa Cup. As per Mata, Hazard etc we played well and beat them, we also lost to QPR and Sunderland, thats football. Chelseas front line is still for me the best in the PL despite Rafa doing his best to make them look average. Regardless though, it was sarcasm aimed at the constant din that eminates from this place from time to time, words in the media are skewed dependant on your agenda and then we get nonsense like Welbeck is crap, carrick is crap, AVB is a poor manager etc etc only for them to be proven wrong after a few months and then completely ignore that fact that they wrote them off in the first place. Anyway, rant over, it was Sarcasm get over it

Cant see them grabbing anything from spurs anyway but I was talking about his potential threat to us. I just cant see where their threat is coming from

I'd say you missed a deal of irony in the first quote Marco and I cant really disagree with the second quote despite the fact that Rafa tries he best to play the most boring football on the planet. Or are tou just being a tad OTT as usual ?

Beat me to the punch, doesnt look like my prediction of a low to mid championship player at best was all that far away then ??!? Can he still just run ? And is he still technically not good enough ? Other players Elliot Ward ?

Yup, they are thr two IMO, I have faith in Shaw, Clyne and Morgan to keep then quiet between them though

True but I suppose with Poch coming in there has been a bit of a transition, Adkins sort of started to get us to press and work hard, in fact, he tried it against as with Reading and it sort of worked for 20 minutes. Poch has taken it to a new level though, but right now he doesnt have all of the positions filled with players that can do it. Ramirez can do it, with the right men infront and beside him. Rickie cant though, and problem being we can press effectively with him playing within the forward midfielders, nor do we really attack properly with him there as the wide men have to work harder to press and so are out of position. Itll always be susceptable to long ball yes, but those things can be worked on over time. No way of playing will ever be impenetrable.

Jesus, if larsson and Johnson are out or carrying knocks then I really fear for Sunderlands top flight survival

Barry you never fail to reveal how little you actually understand the game at any level. Keep it up, its amusing

Well, thats sort of my point, who the hell is the striker !? I suppose J Rod sort of, but we seem to play a fluid front 3 with the focal point (RL) sitting deeper, for me we really need someone in the box. I like you like Rickie but find him v limited, if he gets dominated by a CB and the players around him are crowded out then he, along with our attack are snuffed out. In those situations Id much prefer to see him get further forward where he has a chance of nicking a goal from a cross etc In short, next year we need a real forward to lead the line.

Im pretty sure that the club isnt about to rest on its luarels, certainly not from what I have heard and also what I have read in the press. To say that Survival is anywhere near underachieving with a team that is pretty much a relic of League 1 and NPC football with a spattering of additions, in our first season is laughable. Yes we spent money, we had to, but IMO we have done well. Stick a solid defender next to Maya and itll be a lot more solid (jos isnt the answer) then some pace, a forward that can lead the line and some more depth centrally and we will be ok. 39 points had us safe weeks ago for all etc a mammoth bottom 6 upturn in form and our own capitulation. How anyone can think that anywhere between 17th and 11th is mot good enough is deluded.

Therr really is no point in me quoting the original post as you have already hit the edit button but it was pretty obvious that Turks was discussing wingers and the fact ours rarely beat a man outside to deliver a cross the same as a winger would. Saints simply dont, Mayuka doesnt play (and when he does is v dissapointing) and J Rod isnt a bloody winger, yeah he can beat a man out wide but he more often then not drives inside. I have rarely seen any real crosses come in either from our wide midfielders, this is usually done by the fullbacks and the wide men drift inside. Lallana isnt a winger wither, nor is punch, more inside forwards and neither have the pace of Lennon or bale. Basically you have jumped two feet into an arguement without actually comprehending what was being said. I do hope you give your kids a little bit more of your time to think about things before jumping up and down with the Im the teacher Im right crap

As a man that supposedly rates our players etc for a v popular footballing simulation I do often worry (and change some of the attributes I find incorrect) How can you say that JRod and Mayuka are wingers ? Unless your trying to support some arguement that isnt there ?