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Walker is still a quality player but really impressed with Clyne. Needs more time at this level to prove himself to those beyond soton though most likely.

Oh not you. Wrong end of the stick, I meant the usual forum doom mongers who've predicted our demise for the last three years week in week out

I was among them but im just saying there's no point me banging that drum. It's happened. Unless we suddenly get offered the chance of being a fans trust without having to pay a penny to buy the club Cortese runs the show and his decisions are his decisions. Either way I hope Poch takes three points from our sunderland trip and gets the chance to start thinking about next season, honestly not among the few on here who take glee in us failing, mentioning no names ...

Crikey you wont last long around here, I dont think anybody said anything too harsh in comparison with what the forum usually descends into Seriously thanks for posting. As for the turning up, as a student with a part time job football is an expensive hobby but i've made about one in five this season and failed to get tickets for a couple of the away games due to the lovely points system which is about as effective as Ramirez's set peice delivery. Cant speak for other forum regulars though

That was after your comment he was referring too. Lets not be misleading folks Either way I still stick with my opinion i'd be more comfortable with NA in the situation we're in, I didn't say a word about the quality of the football or committment against spurs. My point was, just so we're clear, two games we need a couple of big performances the decisions timing is looking more and more risky. Hindsight being twenty twenty and all that

Fair play. Nice to have something, albeit slightly nicked, new to sing and good that Poch finally has a proper song. Still grates that every other team in the league sings oh when the "quiet day trippers" go marching in.

Dont know, could suggest come as your favourite historical fascist

Nope you'r right I didnt go, couldn't get a ticket in our end and didn't much want to sit in the home end with my spurs supporting friends, though I did watch the entirety of the game, thanks. I think we showed plenty today, agreed, but feel we should have had more from a few of our recent games with last week being abysmal. My opnion remains that i'd prefer to have Adkins giving the teamtalks. It's his team and he's proven he had it in him to get the lads going for important games. Pochettino may well become world class but the risk is, albeit a slim one for sure, we lose out before he gets a chance to make his mark.

Errr we're a newly promoted side, what did you expect?!? Besides Swansea, Norwich and Spurs today we were v unlucky not to come away with more than we got dont you think? I know points make prizes but we've shown enough this season to think we'l take a point from either sunderland or stoke, or do you diasgree?

House on fire. Sitting on the maginot line. Everyones asleep. Or we had a bad day at the office against wba and were unlucky today and are only one win from safety ... worry, of course, but jesus some people ...!

Bit of context on this one. Pochettino was asked about quotes for us challenging for european places in the future, say three years i think, he said no reason not to aim there next season. No harm in that being our aim. Wouldn't be happy with him saying "17th" next year, that's the aim." even if he thinks it. Provided we stay up anywhere around mid table and not having such a end of season panic would be considered progress really but top half of the table, not too unrealistic ..

Football easier on the eye, sure. Long term does he look the man to take us forward, perhaps. No harm though in speculating Adkins may have had us a little more up for the fight. Im not going off on a deluded rant but I just would have been more comfortable going into our last two games knowing it was Adkins giving the team talks.

Would we have begged for it after Chelsea? Ok im playing devils advocate here becuase its all whats ifs, we genuinely dont know IF Adkins would have done better. But I think its fair the decision isnt looking like a master stroke in the short term at least.

He has missed the odd chance and im still not sure how much longer i'd like to see him on the team sheet but, for the rest of this season at least, he certainly can still do a job and surely has a point to prove

I wont go into the MP or NA debate, love NA but it is what it is. I think Poch has been a little unlucky, think swansea or today. It's how we respond that counts. I thought we looked much better then against wba and hopefully, up at sunderland, we can put in a similar performance and get a result.

I think it's different if its at sms and he runs to celebrate in front of our fans, thats a bit tasteless or if it was last the of the season and it sent us down etc. But WHL ok, he's their player now, much as we may wish otherwise. Cant be too bitter

Agree, hope he's fit for sunderland. If he plays like that he'l be a real asset.

Puncheon had been up all night awaiting the birth of his baby daughter hence not starting, albeit it would've likely been Guly on the bench had Poch thought Puncheon was ready to play a full ninety.

Wow, good to see you'r calm and balanced on this one ... Let's not let facts get in the way of a good opinion I dont think we're likely to agree much on this but will you not concede the chance he created for himself with the clever flick over Vertonghen was rather good ...?

Im not complacent just realistic. If you've seen my posts i've said its not over till its over. Maginot line, really? Are you suggesting Stoke are going to invade via a neutral country ...? Bizarre.

Change your tune lad. A broken clock is right twice a day. I dont think anybody delcared we had stayed up and could stop turning up to game. The odds were with us, and still are. There is only one spot and plenty of teams who will be more concerned than us!

Keep banging that drum ... Lallana actually was one of the most creative players on the pitch today. Commentators said it, my spurs supporting mate at the game said it ... had the ball have dropped kindly for him after his flick over Vertonghen it would have been a fantastic goal.

Agree for the most part though i'd be tempted to give lallana a six, caused some problems and offered something just still needs to find his shooting boots, his touch over vertonghen was genuinely le tiss esque the finish however was far from. Davis, Fonte or Clyne for motm. All played their part and looked positive apart from Clyne's miss. Sentiment says Fonte as it was great to see him back and proving the doubters but I think it has to be Davis for stepping into a midfield without Morgan. Special mention to Guly, looked lively, few good ideas and touches almost created ur best chances and was not afraid to get stuck in. Would love to see him get another crack against sunderland if im honest with Punch out of favour and ramirez out.

Steve Mac said it on espn and im inclined to agree, shaw was inevitably going to be beaten for pace at least once by bale, he made it difficult for him but there was no second man. Mayuka was close by but stopped running whereas Rodriguez HAD been getting back and getting a foot in. Am I worried? Damned right! However if we play like that against sunderland and stoke with morgan back to pick out a few more of the runs we should be ok!

I'd fancy the london mob are about as close by train as well