beatlesaint

Ridiculous statement.

I agree 100%. I just hope those at the club who make these decisions agree too. NC hasn't let us down so far and I dont expect him to let us down over this.

I think we are, very lacking in decent cover for central midfield, especially if one of the current two gets injured or suspended. I will be very disappointed if we dont bring someone into the building before Thursday's deadline.

I agree. It was dodgy to say the least when it was called off as it was surrounded by Ifs, Buts and maybes but now there is no problem it should be played...and for the reason you state !

Central midfield much more important. We have Guly, Lallana, Chamberlain, Forte, N'Gassen and if ever fit Connolly can all fill one of the two places up front.

Well unless NA goes out and gets a decent central midfielder in on loan before Thursday instead of just a covering player who can sit on the bench then Chaplow out of form or not is the best we are going to get along with Hammond who can also slip in and out of form fairly regularly. I wouldn't be surprised if Chaplow isnt carrying a slight injury, he doesn't seem as quick as he was a few weeks ago.

That explains a lot......one of the worst displays I have seen this season, and we have had some prize pillocks as competition for him. Funniest thing was when he booked their no. 7 right at the end for a nothing foul after everything their back four had gotten away with against Barnard and Lambert.

No wonder we have the reputation with Bournemouth and others of being arrogant.

No we shouldn't but even though Adkins has been saying since late October/early November that we have to look after him and not overplay him he hasnt exactly been pulled out of many league games has he ? And, unless he gets injured - God forbid - the last 12 games of the season would not be a good time to start IMHO.

The only place we haven't got depth is central midfield. We have three good ones and little else. One is injured, possibly for the majority or rest of the saeson so we have two. Gobern even before the red card is ok to come on for 15-20 minutes but I wouldn't prefer to see him than Chaplow or Hammond. We desperately need someone who can come in and do a job in that position because with just Chaplow and Hammond available for selection we are playing Russian roulette and if we are to make the automatic promotion place we cannot afford to do that.

Indeed.

Its not a case of dropping anyone, its a case of having quality in depth so, with the number of games we have coming up, we can keep players fresh and not have to play them for every minute of every game.....and thats not even considering injuries.

Totally agree. We must wait and see what happens but i will be very annoyed if we get some no mark that nobody has ever heard of just to sit on the bench and act as cover when, for a not considerable sum of money, we could have gotten a quality player in on loan. A quality player who could be the difference between staying in this league or getting out of it.

Well if the loan window closes tomorrow we wont have long to wait to find out either way......thankfully. Will be well ****ed off if we dont bring a decent midfield player in.

Steve Baker A very poor right back Played far far too many games in what was a pretty good side under Lawrie Mac and then Chris Nicholl Was largely responsible for Poopey beating us 2-0 at The Dell in the mid eighties.

Such as the last hour of the transfer window when we were talking to Mackail Smith and Lewis the Peterbro keeper you mean ? Oh yes, pat is a large pinch of salt sort of poster :-)

Oh I can see that yeah, but all the backing in the world isnt going to help if the players are knackered or carrying injuries from 48 hours earlier.

Absolutely - who dictates who we sign, regardless of leaks - Cortese or The Echo ?

yeah exactly, so as both teams are playing on Saturday why isnt this a Tuesday night - 3 May ?

So if he is on £15k and thats what he wants to come here for 10 weeks that would see us through to the play offs (if needed) that would cost £150k.............surely if it gives us a better chance of promotion that is a bargain. Dont see the point in negotiating for next season. If we dont go up he wont come and any haggling over a permanent deal's terms becomes irrelevant so could wait until the season's end.

Although its great from a non [playing side for it to be a Bank Holiday Monday, given both terams have a game on the Saturday why isnt this a Tuesday night game - 3rd May ? Where is the intelligence ffs ?

Thats exactly what I thought when I read it. I have a little more faith reading the Reading local paper however.

we dont have to......just win 2 of the 3 over Huddersfield and 4 points out of the 2 over Peterbro........hey I'm trying to be optimistic !!

Oh FFS, wont one of these teams stop bloody winning !

altho I'm kinda hoping for Hartlepool to equalise....