kpturner

Come to think of it, it does remind me a little of that time.....but at least this time the opposition is half decent.

What? Is this a "look at me" thread or have I missed something?

Mr X is a first class attention seeker.

Of course, but that is stating the obvious. Not sure what the relevance is to whether or not Lambert was present.

They were not smiling at half time though were they. It was suicide city in the in the lounge Phil Parkes was hosting. The game plan was working up until that point. So we certainly did not lose the match at 2pm - we lost it two minutes into the 2nd half following two calamitous defensive errors.

Who said he shouldn't be questioned? From my perspective, I think I clearly stated that I was dismayed to see him left out. I also said I would rather see him playing than not. However, I was just prepared to cut Adkins some slack until I had seen how the game panned out. As it turned out, and there are others on the dissection thread how concur, the omission of Lambert was not the reason we lost this game. We looked pretty good in the 1st half without him to honest, and did not look any more effective when he came on. If I thought that his omission was the reason we got stuffed, then I would be moaning like hell about it. I wasn't lauding Adkins for taking Lambert off against Man Utd for example - quite the opposite. You are stating as fact that Adkins has left him out of the starting line-up because they have fallen out. Why? Does Pardew leave Demba Ba out because they have fallen out, or because he has a different game plan for different opposition?

Are we really that bad? Maybe so, although the Villa game suggests that we can win games against the lesser teams in this league. Sad to say it, but the entire set-up from top to bottom (including fans like me) seems to have been caught out by the levels required in this league.

Oh the irony!

Well you clearly haven't risen above it, or you wouldn't have written that. I don't agree with you, therefore I am a c*nt. Nice one. Which part of the ground were you in yesterday by the way? What was your opinion of Rodriguez in the first half? Did we lose that game because Lambert started on the bench? If so, why?

Yes it is pure and utter baseless speculation....and it was fish and chips thanks. Now go and collect your toys and get back in your pram.

How the hell do you know that? Pure and utter baseless speculation. When I see your qualifications in football coaching, then I will respect your opinion over what Adkins should and should not do. Before the game they handed the team sheet around the tables in the hospitality suite. I was surprised to see his name on the bench, and a bit dismayed. However, I was prepared to see how the first half panned out before judging it. We played well, and so did Rodriguez. We didn't lose because Lamber did not start. We lost because of defensive calamities. When Lambert came on, he was less effective that Rodriguez (who did at least set up our only goal).

From the man who wrote a long tome explaining why he wasn't going to contribute to this forum any more. Classic.

Now you are at it FFS. How do you know what most fans are thinking? How many of the (insert large number) fans have you canvassed for an opinion? Lambert has started every game apart from Man City and West Ham as far as I know - maybe Adkins feels that Lambert will have more of an impact when Rodriguez has run the legs out of some of the defenders. Who knows. Not everyone thinks that he must start every single game. Demba Ba scores goals for fun, but does he start every single Newcastle game? No. Why is that? Because the manager has formulated a plan for a particular game and it does not involve a certain player from the outset. We didn't lose the game yesterday because Lambert was on the bench, did we?

Fortunately, that was not the case - so he doesn't have to contact his shrink just yet.

I guess we should be grateful you didn't start using colour, as well as random changes to bold text and larger font sizes!

Roge, you have got to get over this constant assertion that the majority of the planet agree with you, and the rest are clueless muppets. It just isn't true - sorry.

It would be a useful debate if RL wasn't playing - but he is (albeit not always starting). In fact, yesterday, I wouldn't say he made much of a difference when he replaced Rodriguez. Don't get me wrong, I would rather see him play than not, but if the manager sees things in training from other players that he wants to try instead, then who am I to second guess him.

I guess you must have been one of the many who walked out when we conceded against Fulham then?

Could you rephrase that in something resembling English? That aside, you were clearly trying to imply that as soon as we concede "it's all over" because there is no spirit in the dressing room. This is clearly not "a fact".

You are right, we have lots of attention seekers who would rather start a new thread than add their observations to an existing thread on the same subject.

Rodriguez wasn't playing on the wing!

I was there and I didn't see that. We were the better team at 0-2 and 1-2 - it certainly wasn't all over as soon as we conceded. It was the penalty that was the killer. It wasn't "all over" when we conceded late on to Fulham either. So I cannot see your point at all.

He seemed to make an honest assessment. Were you expecting him to lie about how good we are just because he is an ex-player?

We don't need umpteen threads on the same subject - i.e. Adkins and his future.

Time to log out of this place for a few months I think. Endless threads on the same theme.