Fuming at Oscar!!!

[WhingForPresident]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

*realiSed

 

[Bold Seagull]

For me mate, it's about our defensive changes, the attacking ones I can live with but to change 4 of the back 5 was suicide.

Bres played well I thought, distribution was good, was decisive on crosses, and commanded his area. Didn't think that weakened us at all. I'd rather have a no.2 that's valued and trusted to come in, then one that never plays then when called upon has no confidence or form.

Dunk excelled, was arguably motm, his passing was excellent and set us up at times. He showed real composure at the back - definitely didn't weaken us.

Calderon played against Leeds instead of Bruno, so had his place on merit. Not one of his better performances to be fair, but it's a toss of a coin between him and Bruno at the moment.

Chicksen. This was the one selection that weakened us in my opinion. He wasn't helped by Lua Lua's erratic display, but he didn't get tight enough, ball watched occasionally and in attacking positions lacked composure. Ward was missed I think.

Hardly suicide.

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

Mistakenly replied above without realising you were Andy Gray...

 

[greyseagull]

Borderline close to a ban in my book.

Edna is indeed a lady, or a woman, but she often expresses football knowledge that you clearly can only dream of. I don't always agree with her, but she knows her football, and is therefore far more worthy of posting her opinions on here than you are currently.

This, with a million bells on.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

Can someone arrange that we stop reading your posts permanently? Perhaps Edna would like to do the honours.

 

[dougdeep]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

I stopped reading yours when I realised you know nothing.

 

[shaolinpunk]

Apologies but 'few clear chances'? Hit the bar twice and clearance off the line. Could have been totally different.

Those are clear chances, yes, there's no disputing that. You've listed three, which in my book is a few. Beyond those did they threaten the goal much?

I'm very aware that on another day it could have been different; it could have been 4-1 to Hull. Then again, we should have gone in at half time 2-0 up.

 

[backson]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

Ah, I realise now the needle has broken on my takeyouseriously-o-meter

 

[LamieRobertson]

In the way that we conceded one goal late in the game and otherwise reduced the Premier League opposition to few clear chances... SUICIDE.

well this is what i was thinking....still the poster is having his moment of fame...soon be over

 

[JBenno]

In the way that we conceded one goal late in the game and otherwise reduced the Premier League opposition to few clear chances... SUICIDE.

Exactly.
If Greer and Ward had played and and got injured, not been able to play against Wigan resulting in us losing 0-6..... then who's fault would that have been?

In my opinion the manager struck the right balance, the team perfromed well and were unlucky not to hold on.

We should also be fit and raring to go against Wigan.

 

[Monkey Man]

I actually thought the line-up was stronger than I expected it to be. I didn't think Ulloa would start. The fact that Oscar was prepared to risk him in this game, and also Ince and Upson, hardly suggests he was taking the game lightly. Buckley is a first-teamer when fit. Calderon and Dunk are easily good enough for a start in any game. LuaLua normally features in league games. Andrews is a regular. March has proved he is good enough to start games. Brezovan isn't as good as PIG but he's still a decent keeper. JFC and Chicksen wouldn't be in most people's starting 11 but if you don't have faith in them playing at home in a cup game against Hull, you might as well release them.

I thought our starting 11 were good enough to win the game, and they very nearly did.

 

[Mowgli37]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

Wow

 

[Albumen]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

You should be ashamed of yourself for that. Reported.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I think it depends on what you think is important. An outside shout at a play off with 16 games to get to that or a great chance to progress to the semi final at Wembley in the " greatest cup competition in the World ". I come from an age where the whole World stopped for cup final day and was there in 1983 and I can assure you Melia nor any other manager would have fielded anything other than our strongest possible team in the past so I sympathise with the OP and think the abuse and piss taking is more a sign of the times than any outrageous comment he has made. The fact is NO ONE gives a toss about the FA Cup anymore and for me that is very sad.

 

[brightonmark1234]

why are people moaning we all knew oscar was going to make changes to the team

 

[Hamilton]

I stopped reading when I realized you were female, apologies.

Do you want to apologise for that blatant sexism?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Actually thought the youngsters all did ok.....

 

[dougdeep]

*realiSed

Picking on spelling mistakes is so last year.

 

[Everest]

I stopped reading yours when I realised you know nothing.

Where was that, the thread title?

 

[Mowgli37]

I actually thought the line-up was stronger than I expected it to be. I didn't think Ulloa would start. The fact that Oscar was prepared to risk him in this game, and also Ince and Upson, hardly suggests he was taking the game lightly. Buckley is a first-teamer when fit. Calderon and Dunk are easily good enough for a start in any game. LuaLua normally features in league games. Andrews is a regular. March has proved he is good enough to start games. Brezovan isn't as good as PIG but he's still a decent keeper. JFC and Chicksen wouldn't be in most people's starting 11 but if you don't have faith in them playing at home in a cup game against Hull, you might as well release them.

I thought our starting 11 were good enough to win the game, and they very nearly did.

100% this, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the team. Every one of the youngsters proved themselves yesterday. In particular Dunk was superb, great defensively with much more varied distribution than Greer and was unlucky with the goal. Greer and Upson should remain the first choice partnership though for the time being.

 

[byf1]

I think it depends on what you think is important. An outside shout at a play off with 16 games to get to that or a great chance to progress to the semi final at Wembley in the " greatest cup competition in the World ". I come from an age where the whole World stopped for cup final day and was there in 1983 and I can assure you Melia nor any other manager would have fielded anything other than our strongest possible team in the past so I sympathise with the OP and think the abuse and piss taking is more a sign of the times than any outrageous comment he has made. The fact is NO ONE gives a toss about the FA Cup anymore and for me that is very sad.

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