Smirking_Saint

Elton John

Well 'ya know me' sweetie

Because it is true Alps, and TBF, i generally give you the benefit of the doubt, but sorry you cannot categorically state that any player is completely 'crap' for us without having been there and watching them play, Highlights don't cut it and listening to big dave certainly doesn't I think it may have something to do with the fact he is left footed and at Millwall he plays on the left. I summed up my take on his particular predicament here.

Funding issues i believe. I'll ask about at work tommorrow and see if i can find anything for you.

No team is too bad to go down, and the Leeds team that got relegated was probably better than this Liverpool team. Make no mistake though, it was primarily Rafa that did the damage at the reds, and it seems to me are the only people that don't see this are the Liverpool fans. Hodgson has not done a good job, i accept that, but its not really his team and it seems to be the players just aren't playing for him. No surprise either, the team is so disjointed, they have no width, no real strikers other than Torres (when fit!), and no one that is able to really win the ball for them. I haven't got much faith in their defence either TBH. They only look half decent when Gerrard is playing, and they have become far too reliant on him. Will they go down ?? No. Will they sack Hodgson ? Yes.

TBH i would agree with that. Its pretty much how i would have responded to Joensuu's post in a similar manner if i had seen it earlier, Walcott never really grabbed any games by the scruff of the neck and definately didn't run any games. How many did he start ? I really don't know TBF. But if i remember rightly he didn't start every game and certainly was not relied upon as much as AOC seems to be this season. The boy for me anyways, seems to have more about him then the slap dash play that Walcott had. For instance, when i saw Waclott for the first time i remember thinking 'Jesus, this boy is quick' but i remember thinking he was raw. With Chambo though i remember thinking 'This boy can play' and thats the difference for me, Walcott is first and foremost an athlete, take away away his pace and he is half the player. Chambo is better on the ball, has a better brain and better technique, all IMO anyways. Bale was something else, the fact that he genuinely ran games for us and from left back, LEFT BACK. Bale in my mind at the time i thought would always go on to bigger and better things.

It was quite lucky mind, and we now have the most on-form manager in the league. Pardew had to go, it will only be a matter of time at Newcastle

Best wasn't that bad TBF, i thought he looked quite a good player.

7m ??????? Jesus h christ

Mills is 21 and Dickson is 24, ideally i would love to keep all three of them but i just can't see Mills breaking into the team above Dickson or Harding and we are pretty well stocked with left sided players. Its not for the money, its just for Mills really.

Its hard, he is a good player but IMO Dickson is a lot better a both are young. I would let Mills go, for a decent fee and let him carry on his footballing career.

You get a lot of coaches trying to pull it off these days, Messi isn't really one of them IMO, Barcelona play too fluid and he is given much more of a free reign then to call him an inside forward as Puncheon was extensively used as. One player that does sum it up is Robben, he plays primarily as an inside forward, and yes it deos put him in dangerous situations at times but dependant on the players you have in the box it could also nullify one of the main threats. IMO crossing the ball into the box with decent variety (I.E Long, short, low, high, hard, soft) is enough to upset any defence, especially when you have the likes of Lambert in there who is no mug on the ground or in the air. So IMO it is much better having a player such as Punch's ability really driving at players, beating the full back and getting crosses in. Unfortunately we do have (for this level) and very good player who plays very well as an inside forward as he is two footed, Lallana. We have all seen how dangerous he in on both feet, both cutting in and swinging in crosses and before AOC really grabbed the bulls by the horn the only other real winger we had was the left footed Puncheon, unfortunately this made us far too narrow and so he lost his place. If he was playing consistently on the left he would have probably kept it. But what with Lallana on one flank and an effective winger on the right it nullified his need as he was never going to oust Lallana for the left berth and cutting in isn't his game. All IMO anyways.

I gather it says that Cesena don't need him back as he doesn't play as a solid striker and more of a second striker, which many on here see him as, so are looking to sell however it depends whether or not his wife agrees the move. Women eh ?

F*ck it, play Punch and rest AOC, it is not us that needs to sell is it ?? I would rotate a few players, give Bart a run out and perhaps Martin. I reckon that Ormarod will start.

Had a dream we signed Danns, Le Fondre and David Stockdale of all people last night. Hey ho.

Except he played LM and put in some fantastic crosses in that i was screaming we should be putting in the back of the net. If i recall we had a problem that we had two little men upfront and were playing long balls and getting crosses into the box, something the commander and chief should have changed and sadly didn't. Low and behold Plymouths unit of a front man nodded down one of their only long balls and goal. C'est La Vie. Oh BTW, Hardings fault for that goal too.

Why shouldn't other teams supporters post on the main board ? Thats a bit harsh. Unless your a fruit loop obviously.

As far as the Barca connection Rory i understand your point but at this point in time we probably have the best youth set up by a long way on the south coast and perhaps only bettered by Arsenal/Chelsea for that reason we stand in good stead to get the best youth talent in the south anyways as well as being a good location to live (south coast in general) Of course it means that in the whole country it makes it a tad harder but then travel,accomodation etc etc comes into in then. I think we have put ourselves in a good position and TBF considering we seem to consistantly bring players into the game at decent levels (blackstock, Mills, Walcott, Bridge, Surman etc etc) it only helps to improve the reputation and this will always help to secure youth targets.

Out of interest ? What makes them think they will be the new south coast uber team ?? This isn't a dig, just genuinely asking a question ?? Its only a 22.5k stadium (quite a nice one TBF) and Tony Bloom is only reportably worth about 100m ??

Jesus christ that was cringeworthy.

Dickson, i like Harding, i really do and feel a bit sorry for him that he has fallen into this position, but Dickson is the better all round player and IMO fits our game plan a lot better as he is better on the ball. I really wouldn't say there was a lot in the defending department either TBF, Dickson doesn't seem to be beaten that often if at all which i would also say was Hardings great strength, but the difference is when we are breaking you get Dickson marauding up the left with good dribbling ability and a great cross.

If anything he is a better defender then he is going forward, he could make the step up IMO. But Dickson is the future.

Exeter are pretty good at home and Notts county are mounting a mini revival ATM, there are no really easy games.

I think connolly may have had his day, and it may be worth, if we can get a new young exciting striker in, allowing him to move on to play football, or hang around and do some coaching ?

We need to go up to stand a chance of keeping him IMO, and reckon that we might if we did get promoted.