The very best (Man City) v The Worse (West Ham)

but seriously...

I'm not going to be negative.

That was a good all round performance - first decent team turn out of the season I'd go as far as to say.

We lost... and that does us no good and we need to run that around or the Championship is a dead cert.

But we played well, played as a team and hopefully that will be translated into victories before too long.

We scored a reasonable goal from a set piece. We defended with 10 men and just about held on. We lost 2-1 to the best team in tbe league. 
We offered nothing in midfield or attack, we will be relegated by march onthese type of performances.  We have the best fans inthe country. 
Nothing more to say 

Oh sorry, play Adrian next week

You wouldn't Adam and Eve it would ya.  They actually grew some bollix since last Wednesday night and stuck to a game plan.  We were unlucky not to get the draw after Sakho missed what looked like a nailed on goal.

Antonio was taken off because he was knackered.  It was his first start for a while and the change should have happened sooner imo.

From Wednesday to Sunday though, it begs the question don't it.

Onwards and probably sideways or backwards for the next two games    

Jiggs wrote:You wouldn't Adam and Eve it would ya.  They actually grew some bollix since last Wednesday night and stuck to a game plan.  We were unlucky not to get the draw after Sakho missed what looked like a nailed on goal.

Antonio was taken off because he was knackered.  It was his first start for a while and the change should have happened sooner imo.

From Wednesday to Sunday though, it begs the question don't it.

Onwards and probably sideways or backwards for the next two games    

yeah... we'll see when Chelsea visit...

we're a much better team with Antonio in it

westhamonkey wrote:

Jiggs wrote:You wouldn't Adam and Eve it would ya.  They actually grew some bollix since last Wednesday night and stuck to a game plan.  We were unlucky not to get the draw after Sakho missed what looked like a nailed on goal.

Antonio was taken off because he was knackered.  It was his first start for a while and the change should have happened sooner imo.

From Wednesday to Sunday though, it begs the question don't it.

Onwards and probably sideways or backwards for the next two games    

yeah... we'll see when Chelsea visit...

we're a much better team with Antonio in it

But not as a striker. He cannot control the ball or hold it up !!

Tony P wrote:

westhamonkey wrote:

Jiggs wrote:You wouldn't Adam and Eve it would ya.  They actually grew some bollix since last Wednesday night and stuck to a game plan.  We were unlucky not to get the draw after Sakho missed what looked like a nailed on goal.

Antonio was taken off because he was knackered.  It was his first start for a while and the change should have happened sooner imo.

From Wednesday to Sunday though, it begs the question don't it.

Onwards and probably sideways or backwards for the next two games    

yeah... we'll see when Chelsea visit...

we're a much better team with Antonio in it

But not as a striker. He cannot control the ball or hold it up !!

Carlton Cole Mk2

Blakey wrote:

Tony P wrote:

westhamonkey wrote:

Jiggs wrote:You wouldn't Adam and Eve it would ya.  They actually grew some bollix since last Wednesday night and stuck to a game plan.  We were unlucky not to get the draw after Sakho missed what looked like a nailed on goal.

Antonio was taken off because he was knackered.  It was his first start for a while and the change should have happened sooner imo.

From Wednesday to Sunday though, it begs the question don't it.

Onwards and probably sideways or backwards for the next two games    

yeah... we'll see when Chelsea visit...

we're a much better team with Antonio in it

But not as a striker. He cannot control the ball or hold it up !!

Carlton Cole Mk2

 he is so poor technically. We should just get the ball to him out wide and tell him to power his way to the byline and cross it, or play it over the top for him to race onto. Anything more technical - like tracking a runner, controlling the ball etc is just too much for him !

Bless him....He's not completely useless at scoring and nothing like the lumbering Carlton Cole!