07 Mar 2017 22:24:26
Have to start taking chances, much the better team tonight but for the chances made no matter how easy we just couldn't finish them. As usual our Achilles heel kicks in, concentration, not alert quick enough on a corner, they manage to put it to the edge of the box and bang 1-0 down despite our dominance. 8 first team regulars out, playing away at 3rd in the league and lose narrowly, definitely need to improve in some areas but so many positive signs compared to 4/5 games ago.
07 Mar 2017 23:16:27
Jonathan kodjia - loves a goal or two, if its a screamer even better, just a shame he got owned tonight by michael hefele; if he was that good he would have busted a gut to show us he's the main man and to trust in him, well he's fallen short yet again tonight, this is his level, that's what i'm seeing, when power doesn't work, what should you do, clearly he hasn't got a scooby doo, and that's why i'd go for berbatov or keane.
even if they only play half an hour each game, they think out of the box and can do something different, yes hourihane missed a sitter, and lansbury tested the woodwork, but really, we need cunning and craftiness in our locker too, on the bright side, they never really troubled us, seems we need to buy lady luck another drink for good luck! all in all loads of positives, but we do need another experienced striker, why not look into the free agents available-nothing to lose, all to gain.
UTV!
08 Mar 2017 09:41:09
Talking out your back side, Kodjia had four men around him every time he got it and did well to hold it up and help create those chances, and you think two washed up strikers looking for a pay day will do better? No logic in it, if they was any good someone would have taken them by now.
Keane was on the bench 5/6 years ago when he came to us and Berbatov was awful 4/5 years ago in the championship with Fulham. It's like you want to go backwards, signing washed up players like Kieran Richardson. Learn from our mistakes of the past and move forward, very good performance last night considering our situation.
08 Mar 2017 18:36:03
Why go for Berbatov and Keane, or any over the hill striker for that matter?
We are not going to be relegated and we are not going to reach the playoffs
So, we have the perfect opportunity too let all our new players bed in and see what we need as a priority for next year. If we are short up front we can play one of the kids.
Berbatov had lost his mojo years ago. He won't have got it back now.
08 Mar 2017 21:36:15
Fair enough chaps, i won't bore you all with why because i've done that before, but if kodija is to improve even more with timing of his runs and when wait for second faze when an attack breaks down, an experienced striker i think would help influence him and teach him more than letting a couple of seasons' football experience ingrain his brain, as for washed up, you don't always win a game with power and pace, being able to unlock a defence and playing a ball at the right time i think is just as important, so if i had the chance to sign keane or berbatov and knew i could put them on for the last half an hour or so and they played at full tilt (pay as you go contract), then i think its worth the punt, even though its just me, myself and i in agreement here!
09 Mar 2017 18:05:31
Yes you are mate. But we won't hold it against you.
09 Mar 2017 19:39:38
Break it to me gently why don't you!
09 Mar 2017 23:25:53
Sorry mate, but you can only sugar the pill so much.
10 Mar 2017 11:41:22
Fair play, i shall slink off into the shadows. Just remember Mendax, we've had Brexit, we've had The Donald become U.S. President, is it so crazy to think i could get something right?
yeah okay, i'll get me coat and do the off, enough said!
10 Mar 2017 13:58:34
Ha ha ha.
Believe me mate, I've not forgot Brexit or The Donald (politics is another interest)