How much are we going to miss Delap?

[Sparkiee]

^^

[Ghostface]

If Lawrence replaces him and can recapture anything like the form of last season, then it may well be a pivotal moment in our survival

[s8to]

Personally not a great deal. Strangely I think it will help us and confuse opposition as we will have to change our game plan. As long as it doesnt involve Cressy!!

[Sparkiee]

Feb 4, 2009 18:36:32 GMT Ghostface said:

If Lawrence replaces him and can recapture anything like the form of last season, then it may well be a pivotal moment in our survival

Yeah, I'd love to see him play Saturday. Think he will?

[Carrot]

Feb 4, 2009 18:38:21 GMT Sparkiee said:

Feb 4, 2009 18:36:32 GMT Ghostface said:

If Lawrence replaces him and can recapture anything like the form of last season, then it may well be a pivotal moment in our survival

Yeah, I'd love to see him play Saturday. Think he will?

Unfortunately, I don't think Pulis will start him, especially away from home and his loyal little bumboy Cresswell will probably get the nod over Lawrence.

Obviously, I hope Lawrence starts instead of Cresswell as I just don't understand what Cressie brings to the team tbh

[crimesy]

not much, we havent scored from his throws since arsenal (?) and i think Lawrence will add more of a threat going forward than Rory.

[patobanton]

I think if Lawrence comes in it will take him a game or two to find his feet to be honest. I want him to play but I don't think we'll get much out of him.

[Ghostface]

Feb 4, 2009 18:38:21 GMT Sparkiee said:

Feb 4, 2009 18:36:32 GMT Ghostface said:

If Lawrence replaces him and can recapture anything like the form of last season, then it may well be a pivotal moment in our survival

Yeah, I'd love to see him play Saturday. Think he will?

There is no excuse for him not too. If he doesn't then surely he's on his way when the loan window opens

[twinedwitherlangen]

Of all the players we could have suspended, personally, i'd rather it be him than a lot of others we have

[LDE76]

Well, he hasn't been on his game of late and we haven't scored from a throw-in for three months, so it's probably fair to say that we're hardly up the proverbial creek.

Having said that, when fully fit and on form, he's a very useful member of the team and his throw-ins are a potent weapon.

[Sparkiee]

Feb 4, 2009 18:40:21 GMT Carrot said:

Feb 4, 2009 18:38:21 GMT Sparkiee said:

Yeah, I'd love to see him play Saturday. Think he will?

Unfortunately, I don't think Pulis will start him, especially away from home and his loyal little bumboy Cresswell will probably get the nod over Lawrence.

Obviously, I hope Lawrence starts instead of Cresswell as I just don't understand what Cressie brings to the team tbh

Hm, I don't mind Cressie (obviously would prefer Liam), he runs his socks off and always gets stuck in.

[Somebody_Told_Me]

We will miss the thrill of the throws but no, other than that, other players to come in are just as good.

[trend.......]

not at all.

[georgeberrysafro]

I think we'll be alright, with the arrival of Beattie, Matty and Camara...as well as Fuller coming back from suspension we have people who can create and score goals. Add to that Lawrence and I think we wont miss Delap. Mama is back for Portsmouth as well so things are looking good.

[Ron Jeremy]

Hopefully we arent

Especially with the chance of lawrence being played now hes fit again

[fortbrittania]

He's not that great tbh, we won't miss him too much and his throwins have been sussed by ther clubs

[Ghostface]

Oh Christ, just thought! What price in Sonko starting now Rory is out?! Please God no!

[LDE76]

Feb 4, 2009 18:51:44 GMT Ghostface said:

Oh Christ, just thought! What price in Sonko starting now Rory is out?! Please God no!

I know Tone sometimes makes some odd team selections, but I doubt he'll go as far as to stick Sonko on the right wing.

[stokie25]

The Mackems seem to be more worried about our Rory...let em think it! Maybe they'll forget about Camara, Fuller, Beattie, Ethers, Abdy........i could go on

[Pretty Little Boother]

We'll be fine.

[kingdeano]

i think he will be a big loss, ive never been his biggest fan but just lately i think hes done well, and the goal at chelsea was simply class. ok we aint scored of his throws lately but it still causes mayhem, defenders hate defending it, and you ask any team in the prem they rather he wasnt playing. however, if liam comes back as good as we know he can be, then it could well be a big moment in our season, a fit liam lawrence is priceless to us. but............. if pulis plays cressy then he really can go and fuck off for me im afraid

[Sparkiee]

Feb 4, 2009 19:06:20 GMT @kingdeano said:

i think he will be a big loss, ive never been his biggest fan but just lately i think hes done well, and the goal at chelsea was simply class. ok we aint scored of his throws lately but it still causes mayhem, defenders hate defending it, and you ask any team in the prem they rather he wasnt playing. however, if liam comes back as good as we know he can be, then it could well be a big moment in our season, a fit liam lawrence is priceless to us. but............. if pulis plays cressy then he really can go and fuck off for me im afraid

Personally I like him as a player, though I would disagree with him playing well lately. I think he has played worse after his shoulder injury (Although he has been improving).

[Deleted]

We'll miss delaps work rate and tracking back imo.

Bring lawrence back into the team against his old club and he will be extra fired up for it. Should be a cracker and I can't wait

[evans1863]

Is there enough time for Lawrence to learn how to produce a long throw?

[arniepieinthesky]

I think we'll cope, tbh I'd prefer see Rory in the middle of the park with Whelan now Lawrence is back...but that aint gonna happen..is it? Nah

[mermaidsal]

Coming up to Christmas when he shouldn't have been playing at all through injury tbh we'd have been better off without, but now I think we'll miss more than just his throws. Having said that though he's not one of our vital spine players like Soro and Ab Faye so we'll be fine I reckon.

[stoke624]

"cresswell gets stuck in" my arse !!!

[mark71]

Rory's done extremely well for us this season but in the last few games he's looked a bit jaded, it could give him the rest he deserves

[StatesideStokie]

Regardless of the fact that we have not scored from a Rory throw for quite some time, I think he will still be missed. The fear of giving away throw ins around the edge of their own area must add pressure to opposition defences and just the threat created by Rory gives us a psychological edge. Having said that, I think we have far more to our game than just the long throw and Saturday will be a good chance to prove it.

Tony should invite Liam to take a look at Sunderlands message board and see what the Mackem's think of him before handing him a starting place on the right and telling him to just go out and ram their opinions straight back down their fucking throats.

[clippo]

Feb 4, 2009 20:20:23 GMT @pjnottj said:

We'll miss delaps work rate and tracking back imo.

Bring lawrence back into the team against his old club and he will be extra fired up for it. Should be a cracker and I can't wait

Agreed, people on here seem to have the same attitude towards Delap that Match Of The Day have. He works his bollocks off