Ratings v Northampton

[hans kraay fan club]

1??

If your using the same scale as everyone else you only need to be able to stand up and run around to get at least 3.

He wasn't even shit - he just missed the two great chances at the end and that's what people inevitable remember and highlight. His movement is excellent, he got into good positions, and he set up Revell who should have scored with the keeper beaten.

If Forster had taken those two chances, then the same people on here would be raving about him. NO-ONE would be saying "he was shit, until the last 5 mins when he scored two goals".

 

[Scoffers]

Sad though it is to be seen to agree, in part, with good old Uncle S, the first half on Saturday was woeful in the extreme. As I queued up for my half-time burger, I was telling BarrelOfFun that, on this evidence, we'd really struggle this season.

BoF then said we'd probably win 2-1 - I bow to thee BoF !!!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

My mind has gone blank here. The second chance you mention here I remember. What was the build up to the first one? When was it?

Long ball out of defence [from Elphick], Forster ran onto it it the box, but the ball bounced up and hit his knee, and went out for a goal kick.

 

[The Large One]

Long ball out of defence [from Elphick], Forster ran onto it it the box, but the ball bounced up and hit his knee, and went out for a goal kick.

I remember that. I didn't think anyone put it down as a 'chance'.

 

[Les Biehn]

Les, he was woeful, I tell it as I see it

The finish might not have been there but he gave us something I haven't seen in a long time, a striker who actually plays off the opposition defence an dgets in behind them.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

people are also deluding themselves if they think Saturday was a good performance, the last 20 minutes we raised it but the 70 minutes before we extremely poor, more of the same, judging on the last 20 we could hold our own in mid table this season, based on the first 70 we will go down without a doubt. Good points, great team spirit especiaaly in the last 20 minutes, Revell and particularly Elphich were good

After 70 minutes of being 'poor' we were already 2-1 up


Revell who you say was 'good' you've marked 6.

This is where it all falls down - its almost as though you play to the facade of being this miserable bloke and actually do it on purpose because you enjoy it.

 

[Les Biehn]

I remember that. I didn't think anyone put it down as a 'chance'.

I did, mainly because of Forsters excellent movement and anticipation to be in that position in the first place.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I will take issue with TLO's " I want the club to fail ". This is beneath contempt and I should not really dignify the statement with an answer but here we go, TLO and certain others adopt a 3 many party whip whereby of if a person ever criticises anything about the club they are riducled and bullied into towing the partyline, I can only assume this is because they have interests within the club they need to protect. I have always been a massive supporter of Dick Knight and continue to be so, but I do think he made a mistake with sacking McGhee and made a mistake appointing Wilkins, He also made a mistake with Hinshelwood on the upside he has done 10 times as many things right than he has got wrong and is the best Albion chairman ever with Bamber. I have supported the club for 35 years and have renewed 2 season tickets for 9 years running at Withdean , gave a lot of money to the fighting fund and loads of money in the club shop. I reckon I have given the club around £ 10000 in the last 8 years. If Al wants to think I have a plan and get great joy in Albion failing thats fine. I want Albion to be the best club they possible can be, I want them to win the premiership and fa cup and champions league but thats not going to happen, I do not want to see us in the 4th division and I have real concerns that is the way we are going, how is that wanting the club to fail ?. It seems the is one rule for all the people that got McGhee sacked as somehow being Albion hero's and another rule for people who criticise the present set up as wanting the club to fail, most odd. I will continue to live and breath BHAFC and support them but I am not an Albion or Wilkins or Knight pscophant or a*se licker.

Also people need to realsise there is a real problem, look at all the empty seats Saturday, that is because of piss poor results at home and piss poor entertainment value. I lay that at Wilkins door.

I truely hope Wilkins can prove me wrong.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I remember that. I didn't think anyone put it down as a 'chance'.

It was certainly a chance as he was in behind the defence.

Whether it was his fault that it went begging or he was unlucky with the bounce probably just depends on which side of your up/down cycle you're on.

 

[Silent Bob]

I remember that. I didn't think anyone put it down as a 'chance'.

Well he was in behind the defence, I thought his touch could have been better.

 

[The Large One]

I did, mainly because of Forsters excellent movement and anticipation to be in that position in the first place.

I suppose - sort of. It's just that he never got the shot away.

FWIW, and I said this earlier, I though Forster didn't really try hard enough to lose his marker, and was often on his heels rather than his toes, so to speak. Revell won an awful lot of aerial stuff, which, as a general rule will not go more than 20 yards. Forster would be 30 yards away. I'm generalising, but you get my drift. For me, he needed to be a tad more pro-active rather than re-active, because when he was alert, he caused problems.

Which, of course, is vastly different from saying he was 'dire'.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I will take issue with TLO's " I want the club to fail ". This is beneath contempt and I should not really dignify the statement with an answer but here we go, TLO and certain others adopt a 3 many party whip whereby of if a person ever criticises anything about the club they are riducled and bullied into towing the partyline, I can only assume this is because they have interests within the club they need to protect. I have always been a massive supporter of Dick Knight and continue to be so, but I do think he made a mistake with sacking McGhee and made a mistake appointing Wilkins, He also made a mistake with Hinshelwood on the upside he has done 10 times as many things right than he has got wrong and is the best Albion chairman ever with Bamber. I have supported the club for 35 years and have renewed 2 season tickets for 9 years running at Withdean , gave a lot of money to the fighting fund and loads of money in the club shop. I reckon I have given the club around £ 10000 in the last 8 years. If Al wants to think I have a plan and get great joy in Albion failing thats fine. I want Albion to be the best club they possible can be, I want them to win the premiership and fa cup and champions league but thats not going to happen, I do not want to see us in the 4th division and I have real concerns that is the way we are going, how is that wanting the club to fail ?. It seems the is one rule for all the people that got McGhee sacked as somehow being Albion hero's and another rule for people who criticise the present set up as wanting the club to fail, most odd. I will continue to live and breath BHAFC and support them but I am not an Albion or Wilkins or Knight pscophant or a*se licker.

Also people need to realsise there is a real problem, look at all the empty seats Saturday, that is because of piss poor results at home and piss poor entertainment value. I lay that at Wilkins door.

I truely hope Wilkins can prove me wrong.

Now the things is, I read all of that and it is all perfectly reasonable views that you are more than entitled to hold. People would take it more seriously though if you didn't post silly things like your nonsense ratings.

 

[The Large One]

Gareth, you said you were going to give a 'rationale'.

All you have done is state that you have supported the club for 35 years, that you're not a Dick Knight arse-licker, and want us to do well. We can all do that.

You lay the blame for our problems at Wilkins' door. That's not very rational. You don't say WHY the re-building of the team and squad is Wilkins' fault. You don't say WHY so many problems are Wilkins' fault - you just say they are. What are your reasons behind this, apart 'I don't rate him'. That's not a reason.

In highlighting so many times the things you perceive as being wrong with Wilkins (and constantly mentioning them ad nauseum does NOT make them more relevant or pertinent), you offer no alternatives, and suggestions of a solution, aside from your long and highly thought-out 'sack him' mantra, you merely wish him ill. And in so doing, you, by definition, wish the team ill. You can't have it both ways.

So, can we have that rationale, please?