Fair point.
How many more chances is Jennings going to be given? He is stiff, lacks foot movement and keeps ' nibbling ' outside off-stump. He gets into double figures but can't go beyond 20-30. Bowlers have worked him out and know its just a matter of time. Cook is a shadow of the player he...
Uneasy with that suggestion.
Murray is a superb header of the ball, strong and clever. Has good positional sense and a proven goalscorer in English football. As yet, most of us don't really know the strengths of Locadia and remain unconvinced that he could be a direct replacement. He is yet to...
The player has been with us for a little while now and although he hasn't had a run in the league side, he has made some sub appearances and played in cup games. Frankly, I still haven't a clue what he is capable of. I have seen two close range tap-ins. I hear reports that he doesn't rate...
I admire the optimism of certain posters suggesting that we need to wait until we are established in the PL before having a crack at winning a cup. We will never be truly established in the PL. There are only a handful of clubs guaranteed to be in the top flight for the foreseeable future. For...
Only 7 clubs ( the Big Six + Everton ) are safe in the PL.
We have seen the likes of Blackburn, Bolton, Stoke and Swansea all appear relatively comfortable but eventually time runs out for them as it will for Burnley, Leicester, Bournemouth, Watford etc. If we are lucky, we may get 4-5 seasons...
Anfield and Etihad by the end of September. Still, they will be out of the way then and it won't get any tougher than these. Only a supreme optimist could give us a chance of anything so its realistic to consider the scale of defeat.
1) Single goal defeat....will feel like a result and a real...
Class is permanent.
Murray has always had that speed of thought and lightness of touch that all good goalscorers possess. He is well balanced and reads the game well. From his earliest days with us, you could see that he was a natural. He would glide into positions to deftly flick the ball...
Murray standing over Fred is reminiscent of that iconic picture of Ali standing over Liston. The disdain at the feigned effort at injury. The expression says it all...." get up you...... you're not kidding anybody " ( or words to that effect )
Yes he was and fair play to him but we play the same number of games away as at home and that level of performance needs to be produced on the road as well.
I stand by what I said last week after the Watford game. March and Knockaert are ' home players ' They are totally different away from the comfort of the Amex. Last week, they were lightweight, ineffective and liabilities. Yesterday, they were both terrific but if they are going to hold down...