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Post by jezzascfc on Apr 8, 2008 7:33:24 GMT
1. Those who know me know I have never liked, and never will like, Tony Pulis. That is consistent.
2. Nevertheless, I doff my cap to his achievements, especially before the big money loanees came, in getting us into a position where we could go up.
3. After Coates stumped up some serious wedge in the second half of this season, we should be challenging for the top two.
4. For whatever reason, since mid-February, we have been very poor, despite bringing in supposedly better quality players. We have become negative, have scored few goals and have underperformed at a time when the title was really there for the taking. Pulis picks the team, he dictates tactics - ergo, he must take some of the blame for our dip in form just as he can take some of the credit for our march into the top two before that.
5. It looks like we face an uphill struggle to remain in the top two now (we could drop to 4th after Wednesday's games, with Hull a point below us and with a game in hand). With the squad we now have, that is verging on the unacceptable.
6. Unless we get some kind of form going now, we may even get pipped for the play-offs, or at least go into them with little confidence of progressing on the back of a sorry run of form and with a manager whose knee jerk reaction to any tough game is to revert to negative long ball football and is stubborn to excess in sticking with his favourite players despite clear evidence that there are better options in the squad.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2008 8:22:58 GMT
My thoughts Was gutted at no lawrence and fuller in the starting line up. Could not and still can not believe the team and formation TP chose to put out. Disappointing crowd of 15k - where were all the "SUPPORTERS" - you should be ashamed  Nash - I can't see how he gets in the team ahead of simmo Griffin - he needs dropping or moving to left back - partially at fault for the first goal Pugh - better 2nd half but partially at fault for 1st goal Riggott - offers us nothing offensively and I'd have shawcross back in the side Cresswell - works his bollox off but why play him on the right when he has played all season on the left? Sidibe - could not even hold the ball up like he usually does Ameobi - poor home debut Fuller - wasted the best chance of the game by not squaring it to ameobi - in fact, I don't think he passed to ameobi all game  All I hope for now is one more win and some decent performances to pretty much ensure we get a play off place. I've got my coventry ticket but I'm not looking forward to the game one bit - I'm too hacked off. P.s. Pleased that Clint Hill got a good response from the crowd last night and hats off to him for bowing to the boothen after the game. |
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Apr 8, 2008 8:48:26 GMT
I said before the match 11 points from the last 5 games could get us up, and that was as many as i expected us to get on current form, and would rely on a few other teams carrying on wobbling. I guess if we win four from four now we have an equally good chance, but then last night was all about getting the confidence going again.
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Post by NassauDave on Apr 8, 2008 12:03:47 GMT
Spot on youth.
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Post by StoKeith on Apr 8, 2008 12:08:58 GMT
True, the only way we'll get automatic promotion now is with 4 wins out of 4, IMHO.
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