jimmyc

Phil, as much as I like you, yes he has split the fans into two, but it’s not like this is a new thing.

There are those that no what’s going on and accept it, whether they like it or not, and contiunue to support the club (me and the other clever lads)

And then there are those who know what’s going on and can’t be arsed to support the club but can be arsed to log on a Saturday night to moan (you, Melt-down Dave and the others)

I notice on an earlier thread that you questioned who would be going to the replay. Bit rich from someone who couldn’t be arsed to go to the first game and someone barely sees out the full 90 minutes of a home game when you can be arsed to turn up.[/quote]

Bit unfair that comment Griff.. I, like others have mentioned stayed away today cos i suspected this would happen. Would have been pretty miffed had i av gone today. No brainer for me as football is supposed to be an entertainment thing that excites you, not an endurance test!

Got to listen to second half on radio and the one thing that stood out was the lack of chances we created. Even against a lower league club we still can’t create chances…[/quote]

steady on jimmyc …. we had our 1st shot on goal today after a mere 40 mins. :dry:[/quote]

:lol: And there was me at 5 past 3 thinking i could be missing something .

After the Bradford match i was adamant i wasn’t going to the FA cups games… But i’m in two minds now cos if i don’t i might miss a pon full of goals. If i do go then they’ll play sh !t e and get beat??
Pay on the gate you say!

You are not wrong there TL. Agree with Boyce, Di Santo? worked hard but produced little, Maloney, i’ll take your phrase anonymous.. His passing is a bit like the chuckle brothers sometimes, to you to me to you to me… Not quite at where he was at the back end of last season.
Beausejour – Tried hard but he just isn’t at the races. We channelled a lot of play down that left side on Tuesday and very little came off. Boyce was in acres of space at times and can’t understand why we didn’t pass it out wide to him.

Glad to see though we dinked a couple balls from midfield over the top of the defence for Kone to run onto and it worked. He’s a strong bloke and samlling? Was lucky to stay on the pitch for hauling him down[/quote]

Like I say, all about opinions. I’d agree Maloney hasn’t quite hit the heights of last season but he isn’t the only one

And on Smalling’s challenge – I’ve deleted the game off my sky plus without watching it so I haven’t seen it since I was at the game (& pretty much bang on line in the east stand with where the foul took place). My initial reaction was that it was a caution.
The only way it could have been a sending off was if the challenge was dangerous (which it wasn’t) or if it denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity against a player moving towards goal – Like I say I haven’t seen it since, but whilst it was a foul I thought the ball was already running through to the keeper & so it wasn’t a goal scoring opportunity. At best it seemed 50/50 as to whether Kone would have got to the ball before the keeper which again prevents a red being shown[/quote]

Likewise, i have not seen it back and being in the south stand didn’t have the best of views. To me it looked like he was through on goal and if your the last man then it can be classed as a red card offence in some instances?

Yep but looking at the highlights tonight they created a few chances and were unlucky to lose…. bloody glad though :P

I’m struggling to understand how anybody can argue for todays performance. In short we were poor today. And i’m not wearing this comment of “if Kones goal had stood it might have ended differently”
Correct me if i’m wrong but that was our first attempt on goal!

I expected this today and got the score bang on (not hard as it always happens) We were fortunate against Villa cos they were really poor and i said if we play like that against UTD we’ll get tonked cos we gave the ball away loads.

Bob needs to play football with a purpose cos we have plenty of needless passing going on but nawt in the final third. We need to create more chances.

Indeed.

If SAF can have both the main stand named after himself and a statue erected outside OT (likewise a certain M Jackson down at the Cottage), then someone ought to see to it that DW has a statue erected in his LIFETIME down at the ground.

On the subject of finances, the cynic in me wonder’s whether he’d have preferred, in hindsight, to have held off on the debt /equity swap for a little longer.

On the basis we stick around in the MONEY league and with SKY pumping some serious cash / ridiculous money into the game, coupled with the club’s responsible financial management (operating costs), then he may have been in a better position to recoup part his investment, the club being profitable /cash positive and able to reduce its DW debt.

We ain’t ever going to be the hottest investment prospect (DW sell-out) due to geographic s, etc.

Hindsight, a wonderful thing !

D Whelan goodpost[/quote]

I’d agree with the statue thing JPC. Not really a lover of senseless erections (no rude puns gents) like the Fulham one??? But Sir Dave defo deserves something sorting in his honour.

Maybe CL could approach the club to gain their thoughts?

All the best to you too Cockney Latic.