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We have lost one match this year, to a Premiership team. They might be poor by Premiership standards but they can afford to bring in quality players like O'Hara. Pardew has a tough job and very few managers turn teams round quickly. I'd be very surprsied if we weren't a better team this time next season.

It is not difficult, you should aim to get as high as you can every season. To reach the play offs now would mean teams above us dropping points which is unlikely. I doubt very much if they sit around thinking, hmmm, let's take our foot of the gas and finish just above the relegation zone. If you don't go into every match trying to get something from the game there really is no point in bothering is there? Every game is about getting a result and learning how to get results from the forthcoming games from the way you have been playing recently. This is true whether you are rooted to the bottom, flying high at the top or midtable. You do your best and you finish where you finish.

If you want to be picky every goal should be stopped at some point. Davis didn't have a chance with the first and was left badly exposed for the others. He has saved us on many occasions and is a decent keeper. Not his fault that he is not Peter Shilton. James stopped those because they were near to him. Had the efforts been wider or lower, as was Lambert's header, he would have conceded too. We lost yesterday because we lost our shape and disipline and were done on the counter. No doubt the legs went to after all that effort too. Very harsh to lay any blame at the keepers door IMHO.

So he bought a dummy when he was one on one. His fault or a quality finish from a Prem player?

Unfortunately it is the nature opposition that generated that atmosphere. It is hard to see people geting so worked up by a mid week, mid winter game against the likes of Tranmere.

Simples Alpine, the Mods have decided to give me infraction points even though you have been your usual abusive self, and you simply aren't worth getting into bother over. If you can't find anything to feel good about by supporting a football club that is your issue. I feel sorry for you.

So Mods, I get infraction points for a tame dig at our resident Emo but he calls me a "TIT" and that is okay is it? Perhaps I should just call him names rather than pick up on his inane negativity and that would be okay? To quote dear departed Um Pahars, you couldn't make it up.

You are quite right. He has a good footballing brain and reminds me of the way that he ghosts into great positions of Martin Peters, but his finishing is weak and he needs to get more on the ball when he makes contact.

Couldn't fault Davis for any of the goals yesterday as he was left exposed by the lack of defenders. Made a really good save from O'Hara and is still a decent enough keeper for our purposes.

Didn't take you long to start having a pop at our manager again did it? Change the record Alps for goodness sakes.

When you say "we" Alpine were you talking about England or Austria??? And to be fair, you get the p*ss taken out of you for most things you say.

Dear Alps, don't flatter yourself. Why would I run a search? Your unwelcome posts pop up like a turd in a swimming pool in most threads I read. As for going to a match....once again the words pot, kettle, black spring to mind. Unlike you Alps, I only comment on matches that I see. I note that you form your analysis on other people's opinions then rehash them, so your views don't even form in your own arse but from collective other arses spread around this forum. Managed to get even slightly excited about a Cup Final yet? Just think of all the fun ways you can pop the bubble if we actually win it...I bet you are dreaming up some dreary comment even now....

Easy to be critical from afar but he put it too close to James. In the corner and James has no chance.

Funny that, "powder puff" was exactly what was going through my head about all of his efforts today. Good footballing brain and gets into the right positions but then it usually goes pear shaped.

All the more reason why we should rise above it and be magnanimous.

I feel the same, very conflicting emotions. We had so many good chances I can't believe that we only put one of the away. Still, televised matches usually spell doom for us!!! At leats the impartial viewer would have seen a very spirited performance - vastly different from the last time they turned us over 4-1.

Indeed. Personally, afer all the grief we have had over the last few years I am delighted with the way things are going and in the conduct of our manager. There is still much to do but we can be proud of what we have already achieved this season and look forward to the future with some optismism at last...until we draw away from home again!

Trouble is he always finds a negative comment, even when we beat the Dons he couldn't find anything positive to say. Not so much half empty, more completely empty!!! It is not often we get stuffed 1-4 and I feel proud of the team. I still feel gutted at the result after all of the good chances we carved out but Pards is right, we were niave when we went behind again and hopefully we shall learn from that. It would be nice to see one of the regular posters leaving his agenda behind for once and being complemenatry about a tremendous match.

Talking of which, am I the only one that thinks that our new owner looks like a bit part player from Dad's Army???

Mr Happy strikes again. Football is all about the fans and we were in the same boat not so long ago. I hope they stay in business so we can beat them next time. If you have any feeling for football in this country you should not wat to see any club go out of business (apart from Moan United of course!!).

Spot on. I just hope that he gets the support he deserves for the rest of the season (and as long as he is our manager).

James did well today apart from one major howler. But I wish we had finished better, we gave him the chances to make the saves.

How do you know it doesn't Alps??? Instead of having a pop again why don't you enjoy the fact that the team has done themselves proud.

Absolutely gutted at the result but very proud of SFC today. The support looked amazing and those red and white stripes in the stands before the start were awesome. As others have said, I thought we were the better team for most of the game but were undone but some very good counter attacks and soem great keeping. Shame we couldn't finish as well as them, but if you don't take your chances when you are top you end up paying for it. My only gripe was that Lambert should have been on the end of the free kicks rather than taking them. We he did go into the box he scored. Apart from Thomas who looked very average I though everyone did well. The scoreline flattered them but it was a really good game of football and we did ourselves proud.

Adrian Durham on Talksport has been given the job of backing them against the Premiership tonight. He is basically saying that they got into this mess because of the way the Prem is structured so the Prem should bail them out...what rubbish. They got into this mess because the club was very badly run. They have themselves to blame. No one came in from the league to bail us or Leeds out. Such is life, you reap what you sow, as Mr Redknapp will find out shortly!