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don’t panic soft pap they brought on as subs £60 million up against a defence that cost 2 bob chill out[/quo
best post I have seen so far at least our club has a soul -something City lost a few years ago in my opinion.
They can belt out that Blue moon rubbish and get nostalgic about Helen the bell but we all know that without that Middle east money they would still be struggling to avoid relegation every year.
At least we don’t have to worry about a trophy that has become so devalued even small clubs play weakened sides.Di Matteo favourite for the job -no smoke without fire.
Lennon has a good job possibly for life at a far bigger club who are in the champions league .
so compare that to life at a club with fickle deluded fans and probably the one of worst teams in the premier league when you weigh it all up against the othersgrim stuff yesterday but lets take the positives from this game and the season so far.
we are averaging about 1.5 points a game so on current ratio we will hit around 69 points which was enough to reach the play offs last season.
Unbeaten at home-when could we last say that by late September?
Clean sheet
Superb defensive performance -shotton and Barnett the shining lights
Carson-must have saved a few points alreadythe game wasnt pretty but I too celebrated with a nice pint of lager that also tasted sweet knowing we had ground out a win and will have to do this many times over to have a chance .
Should start with ‘ how long before top four bob’ because it has taken just over 4 weeks.
Absolutely made up for him despite the fact his teams drove me mad at times I have to say I am genuinely pleased for him.if you got bt broadband and are a customer of sky…..all it takes is quick phone call to bt and tell them your sky viewing card number and hey presto free bt sport for 1 year just in time for the match!!!
But if the wife knows that, she’ll expect me to watch it at home. Where’s the fun in that?!
I’ll sort out that deal tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up ;)[/quote]
Watched it gratis online which was fair enough especially having had a fraught day trying to arrange it.
rang the company this aft on and they wanted £15 connection fee and £15 per month as I couldn’t book it through my provider sky.Solid performance and a great point in poor conditions.A clean sheet speaks for itself and it would be churlish to critisise anyone tonite after that battling performance.
The fans were brilliant throughout.
Onwards and upwards !!!!
Loads of effort and hard graft although a little short on quality from both teams but who cares a solid hard won point.
another bit of history made!On another point I had to laugh today when a national newspaper said that the 2500 we are taking over to Belgium is one of our biggest ever away followings?????
Nearly choked on my muffin man pie at that -we used to take twice that in the old division 4 and could anything beat the 25000 who travelled to Everton in January 1980?You forget that we didn’t exist until 2005 though so 2500 is one of our biggest followings considering the poor away followings since our maiden PL season.
No doubt the thousands of empty seats there tonight will be our fault should we win. I’m expecting comments such as “feeling at home in a half empty stadium” should we win and “well out of their depth” should we lose.
Swansea of course will be brutally unlucky to lose 5-0.[/quote]
ah I forgot about how you do not exist unless you are a member of the Premier league – so true ,pick up any national newspaper and try to find stories about lower division clubs -we don’t exist anymore in their eyes.
Swansea are starting to remind me of Latics ,on a dreadful run over the past 15 games although very pleasing on the eye.
I have a feeling this season could be very tough for them as every club will show them complete respect like they did to us last year.
Still the media darlings so I wonder who will be the new whipping boys-my money is in StokeWhat about Fulham’s abysmal away following anywhere in the country they get 22000 minimun at home and if it aint in London they take at most 400 away on a good day fook all said by the mediaFulham or Dulham (my pet name for them) are probably the most pointless club in the country.
Never ever won a trophy of any note, home gates made up of tourists and yes naff away support so yes good post and again,isn’t it strange how nobody ever brings up their rubbish support.?????
On another point I had to laugh today when a national newspaper said that the 2500 we are taking over to Belgium is one of our biggest ever away followings?????
Nearly choked on my muffin man pie at that -we used to take twice that in the old division 4 and could anything beat the 25000 who travelled to Everton in January 1980?Ah I just felt that I should point out that I didn’t see the point of you making the point that a crowd of 28,000 was a cause for complaint.Just seemed petty and pointless.If you see my point?? ;)
Not a complaint more an observation that the press and media rubbished our crowds and cited the reason as the rugby club when we had an average of nearly 20,000 last season in a town with a population of 80000.We are also surrounded by some of the biggest clubs in the country and have the highest density of football clubs in the country to compete with.
They on the other hand have a massive catchment area compete with a nothing club like Bournemouth and a sinking one in Portsmouth in one of the most affluent areas of the country.
it never ever gets mentioned in the media that’s my point and I think it is a valid point especially when I still hear the rubbishing of our attendances from various quarters even now.
Pointless point ?Martinez has taken them up a notch if you ask me on the evidence last night -I’m pleased for him. Our relegation last season was due to the lack of strengthening last January when we needed it most.
We can’t lay the blame for that at his door -he worked miracles here and I’d have him back tomorrow!No way will that Everton side hit the bottom four -deffo top ten after what I saw last night and not an ex Latics player in sight.
we will NEVER have a manager as good as Bobby , end of. you all know that but won’t admit it. james mc bought for 1.5 sold for 13m, maybe 15m eventually.
kone. bought for 3 sold for 6
thats 21m at least off everton.
maloney, cheap
macarther. cheap
gomez. cheap
ali. cheap
alcaraz.cheap.
moses 9m bought for 3( i think)
mcmanaman) cheapS
probably a few moremicro mesh
big frame
bivvy
1.5 tc
Good post-Martinez had an eye for hidden talent and I bet a few more scouts are up in Scotland after the fee received for .
Coyle seems very shrewd though and has gone up in my estimation with his tough stance and to only lose one player on deadline day says a lot about his man management.
