sadoldgit

Apparently we are going to be the new Emerson, Lake & Palmer. We are Grandad, Tender & Git.

So Fonte and Targett commit 5 fouls which should have been penalties but are not given in a season and we have 5 nailed on penalties for us denied in a season? It really doesn't work like that.

maths

We aren't taking offence at the word "Limey" that is why I wonder why you keep using it so much. We just find it quaint. As for the flag. Of course no one bothers you about it if you really are flying it in America because loads of people fly it outside their houses. Probably those without passports but hey, knock yourselves out. I don't need to fly a flag to know which country I was born in and which I am living in. I also don't need help understanding the song Born In The USA which y'all seem to think is a pro American anthem.

Yep, there was a "riot." A few people arrested but no one shot dead. Clearly a failure in policing on our part. You see we can protest here and not worry about being shot at. Y'all.

pie

Agreed. Some players adapt very quickly and others take a bit of time. Ron clearly thinks that Clasie is a quality player and will do the business for us. That is good enough for me.

I don't think that poor decisions necessarily even themselves out and obviously it is very frustrating to be on the end of a wrong one. But there is no excuse to harangue the officials and any manager doing so should be heavily disciplined. More use should be made of the 4th official - perhaps put him behind a screen so that he has a better view and review facility. It is often used as an argument against using technology that it cant be used on the pitches on Hackney Marshes. So what? The highest level of the sport deserves the highest level of refereeing and decision making.

It would appear that the students (not Lefties) are saying that the violence was caused by Black Bloc anarchists.

I don't get why Tadic is supposed to be brilliant all of the time. Plenty of quality players "go missing" at times during matches and for a variety of reasons. George Best wasn't on fire every game for 90 mins. He is there to add that bit of extra quality that will lead to a goal, not to chase all over the pitch trying to win the ball back. He and Pelle have been quality this season.

Now you come to mention it........I can think of a few places around Ashford where that would be seen as the norm!

Is that the case though? Were "The Left" responsible for the Poll Tax riots for example? A bit of a generalisation there I think. Arranged protests are supposed to be peaceful affairs but you cant legislate for some idiots who pitch up intent on causing trouble. Bit like football matches really. Are all football crowds "Lefties?"

desert

There is a difference between "dropping" a player due to poor form and changing the team due to tactical reasons. You say that Ron is unpredictable as if being predictable is a good thing. He will have his reasons when making team selections and tactical decisions and with a deeper squad he has more of an opportunity to change things if he thinks it will work better. With regards to Cedric, now he is playing more consistently and the defence seem more stable I would be very surprised to see a different back four than Cedric VvD Fonte & Bertrand unless there is a good reason.

sh*t

I have not commented any further on the subject of this thread so not sure what your point is. I have commented about yet more abuse from you and the fact that you have followed me to another thread to have another rather childish pop at me.

Apparently I also have a "disease."

It makes you wonder, although when I was with the CPS they were talking about giving a manager responsibility for "diversity." There was a standing joke in our office that the only people being discriminated against in the organisation were middle aged WASP males!

These are things that you can coach out of players though and I am surprised that either they haven't tried or that they haven't picked this stuff up. He does have a good attitude and wants to improve and you would like to think, if they have talked to him about this, he would have changed by now.

Multiply that by virtually every thread on here and you are spot on! It is particularly fun when certain posters follow you on to other threads to keep their childish affronts going. Still, it keeps them off the streets, which can only be a good thing!

Now he is more up to Premiership standards do you still think he will be dropped for Yoshi?

Oh dear Hypo, you really need to get out more mate. As for IS. Where is your evidence that they brought the plane down? Here's a thought for you - wouldn't it be good if all of IS move into the same area so that they could feel more comfortable together, then we could bomb them all to hell and the problem would go away. By the way, my original point was that we would end up sitting around the table with Muslim Extremists (and I wasn't just talking of IS) in order to find a way forward at some point. You seem to think the only solution will be to kill them all. Good luck with that.

We can speculate all day long (and hasn't there been a statement to say it came from an external force?) but until someone officially comes out and says it was a structural fault, a bomb or a missile we wont know what caused it.

Is it better to have a stronger 1st X1 than a stronger squad? Personally I would go for a stronger squad. Having a weak bench cost us a few league places last year. We have better options now which should prove positive over the season. Still weak at keeper level and need JRod to pick up the pace, but overall, cant complain about depth this year.