OldNick

Do you mean on Facebook etc .

I agree ,as long as it was not finishing in the relegation places aka Wigan

it's not a case of not liking it,it is a case of who would be available and better? As for multiple teams with better, would Stockdale at Fulham or the keeper from Birmingham who went to Stoke and now on loan at Barnsley, both lauded on here. I have seen many keepers who fans on here have said get rid of our longstanding keeper only to fade away. It has been a comical ride, we had Paul. Smith and Blaney who would do better than Niemi lol Bart ,Gazza and others who would replace KD Only now have we a keeper who is better suited to be first choice

ever since KD joined the club he has a section of fans who have waited in the shadows waiting to pounce on any mistake he made. His plaudits by his peers and player of the season awards are swept aside at his first error, and the told you he was no good posts came on here at any perceived mistake. Iam not saying he is a first choice PL keeper but he is a superb stand in. Yes he was shaky a at the start of last season but so was the whole defence, some would argue it was down to him, others could counter it was due to those in front not dominating etc etc etc. if he had let in the goal aka stoke and his distribution to Wanyama had cost a goal he would have been slaughtered on here. The man is loyal to our club and so should be given a little slack by people who always can't what to get their knives out for him

he was behind a defence that is completely different to the one now. I can't recall what game he came on as sub but made a match winning/point saving save on the day. I don't think he is first choice but we are lucky to have a keeper that is better than A lot of clubs stand in keepers. No first choice keeper is going to sit on the bench in case Boruc gets injured.

i haven't seen the goals at Sunderland but would Boruc saved them? It is pretty sad how KD is constantly disrespected on here. He never let us down and where we are due to him,And RL.

Silly little things stick in the mind from those days. It was quite a thing when we had goalnets that were red and white instead of the all black that had the way for ever. That was very modern and progressive lol. the Albion band ,the RAF dog displays, the little club shop in the car park that only sold the odd badge, rosettes and scarves. What a revelation when the bright new shop opened in the Milton road in the 80s ?

I was wondering more,if only very English team would gain us a bit more support or goodwill ,which in turn may gain us more supporters. I find it refreshing to see bright homegrown players pulling on our shirt.something that is reversing the erosion of the last 20 or so years

From the age of 8 It was the most magical place for me. The dream of playing there was engulfing. Sadly my talent was overlooked. The excitement walking to a night game is something that is impossible to describe.

We have an English nucleus to our team, will that reflect on how we are viewed by the neutral fans? I suspect more people will wish us well now we have a more home based team and many will want their own teams to go that way

thanks for your info. Iam not trying to defend murder but I can see why sometimes hideous offences do happen in war

tommy from WWI also would have done some war crimes. Sometimes prisoners taken in combat by men behind the lines would have been killed as they would have been impossible to bring back. This is just one example. I have met many veterans over the years from both wars and 1 particular crime relayed to me about the Japanese made a real impression on me.

As long as he fights under certain specified conditions, do we know what those conditions are?

it Gray and his sycophant sidekick, they are still smarting from being kicked off Sky

there should be certain civilised rules in war,for decency and the assassination of wounded person doesn't sit well, but if I had been subjected to the stress and anguish that the troops have we may also do some pretty awful things.

If anyone doubts his enthusiasm for the team,watch his joy when we score

is that your number plate as I'm sure I've seen that on a car near SMS in the past

It did get stuck in my throat

I was under the impression that in the wars of the past anyone not wearing uniform and fighting against you were not part of the Geneva convention. The Taleban do not fight in uniform and so one minute look like an innocent farmer the next shoot you in the back. War brings out the worst in men.it is easy sitting back in our cosy world and judging but those soldiers face stress 24/7

Thanks for putting that up

I wear my poppy in remembrance of the people who sacrificed their lives (willingly or not) for us to enjoy our modern freedoms. Having a poppy is one of the best ways of showing that I will not forget. The author of the piece seems to be politically motivated himself and so is a tad hypocritical IMO. The more people his actions stop giving to the appeal the less his comrades have to relieve their hardship.

It's strange how a modern photo looks good in sepia but how the old photos come to life when computer generated with colour. Now that would be a great app to have.

The CL thing at present is a dream (although this season may be the best chance for a long time to come) due to the lack of depth if / when our better players are not available. For us at this moment staying up is no.1 priority, then Europa league and if we somehow string a lot of good results together the impossible dream may come true. The league cup IMO is not worth the trouble

your position that people who are being realistic are happy clappers is arrogant but also quite childish. We are not the new Fulham but a progressive club that has a pragmatic approach to this season. You are the happy clapper if we are going to that level having the mindset that we had a hope of winning the cup considering the hurdles we needed to overcome to win it. Sunderland away was the easiest part of it. A few seasons ago Birmingham won the cup, Blackpool were riding high and just last sdeason Wigan won the FA Cup do you see the pattern? Watching Soccer Sunday it was interesting and also a tad worrying to hear TonyAdams say that under George Graham Arsenal also played the high pressing game and were quickly burnt out. he felt we would plummet around Christmas. Now of course that is his opinion, but we should take that on board. Yes we have 19 points at present but if we did get a string of injuries to our prime players we could be in difficultly, remember how Killers injury and BT going cost us? Therefore please excuse the people who are being realistic from holding the view that at this time in the clubs progression the hunger for a qtr final against Chelsea is not the priority.

his OP is valid, he got the usual sneers from certain posters who only ever see one side of a point. As he has only been on here from Jan he may get riled and snap back. I don't blame him the trolls don't like someone else taking their territory