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I don't have any sympathy for Saga, he's had his chances but hasn't taken them. When he first joined he was excellent and if he had managed to maintain anywhere near that form then he'd be in our first 11 now. The guy has a questionable attitude IMO.

As Claridge said on the BBC - if he can stay fit then he's going to be a handfull. As for the super sub option - if he (with Lambert) is our best striker then I'd play him from the off. Got to pick the strongest 11 for every league game.

He's definately our worst ever chairman. As far as I know relegating SFC down 2 divisions is a record that no other chairman has accomplished. However he'd still have a way to go to match up with these meddling chairmen: Flavio Briatore who often picked QPR teams and once ordered a substitution from Malaysia. Vladimir Romanov who sacked George Burley after an 8 match winning run because he refused to obey Romanov's team selections faxed over every week from the Baltics. Dmitry Pietrman (Racing Santander) who when told he would need to complete a six-year coaching course in order to manage the Spanish team he had just bought appointed old friend Chuchi Cos as manager and named himself as official club photographer. Donning a snapper's bib, he would then sit on a chair adjacent to the Racing bench, take a few pictures and regularly shout orders to players. When asked about this unusual state of affairs Pieterman referred to George W Bush saying: "There's a dork out there running the most powerful country in the world without a qualification to his name. And you want me to have a diploma to run a football team?" You couldn't make it up.

1-1 (Lambert)

At the moment 6th place is taken by Norwich on 19 points after 12 games, that's a point scoring record of 1.583 per game. Assuming that this rate is maintained then their final total would be 73 points. To overcome that we would have to amass another 68 points from 34 games or exactly 2 points per game. In other words we'd have to do something along the lines of winning all our home games and drawing all our away games. Not impossible I suppose but looking at our form so far I personally think we've left it too late now to get into the playoffs. However if we were to put a very strong run together - maybe 6-8 wins on the trot - then it may start to look possible. My money is on mid table which TBH I'd consider an adequate conclusion to this season.

Brilliant. Was getting concerned about our lack of wins but the last few games have really taken the pressure off. The team have to now take the confidence that is building and run with it.

That team might just avoid relegation but it would have to score quite a lot as the defence and midfield look fairly porous. I'd also get BT up front and put Jones just behind the front two.

Couldn't agree more. Pardew has thrown away points through his needless negativity so far this season. AP - stop fretting about losing and start thinking about winning! We have the strikers to do the damage - play them!

Great win and a huge relief. Great to see that the goals are now starting to go in too. Got to keep this going now as there's still a long way to go till safety.

Assessment So Far: Last year's safety mark was 50 points. Current form will produce 31-32 point at seasons end. Result? Relegation with 6-7 games to go. No more draws for the rest of the season? Would have to win 17 games out of 36 or 48%. 10 more draws throughout the season? We would have to win 14 out of the remaining 26 or 54%. Assuming our current draw rate is maintained? Would end up drawing 28 games. We've already lost 3. Would have to win 11 games out of the remaining 15 or 74%. Current win rate is 10%. Conclusion: SFC is underperforming. Currently on a relegation trajectory. AP must improve win rates and pronto else survival target will accelerate away from us. To use the analogy of a game of 1 day cricket...... We are the chasing team needing 50 runs and the run rate is getting steeper all the time. We need a decent partnership to blast out some quick runs else things will spiral out of control quite quickly.

Cortese will act if AP doesn't produce the goods - there's no way he will tolerate us in lge 2. Let's just take a look at the numbers: Last year's safety mark was 50 points. On current form we are headed for a final points total of 31-32. That would relegate us with 6-7 games to go. To reach the safety mark from our current position: Assuming no more draws for the rest of the season: We must win 17 games out of 36. That's a 47-48% win rate. Assuming say 10 more draws throughout the season: We would have to win 14 out of the 26 remaining games. That's a 53-54% win rate. Assuming our current draw rate is maintained: We'd end up drawing 28 games. We have already lost 3. We would then have to win 11 games out of 15. That's a 73-74% win rate. Our current win rate is 10%. AP had better start getting wins or he'll be out.

Whilst I sympathise with the continuity view Pardew has to be judged on results and 1 win in 10 is simply unacceptable. If this continues we are looking at around 4-5 wins across the whole season. That is relegation form even without the 10 point deduction. Relegation would be a total disaster considering the money spent. I think he'll be given till Xmas and if form hasn't picked up he'll be offloaded. I also think that he's been round the block enough times to know and understand this.

No one wants to see the back of Pardew and our managerial merry go round under Lowe was terrible for the club but at some point he has to be held to task for our terrible form. If we continue like this till Xmas we'll have 2-3 wins which will IMO be unnaceptable given the superior resources we have been given relative to our rivals. We will also be in big danger of a 2nd successive relegation. Personally I think he is going into games looking to not lose rather than win. I think 6 points could have been taken at Charlton and Carlisle if he had grown a pair and put 2 up front. It certainly would have taken the pressure off him now. He knows that he can't expect to manage a team with this form and be our manager beyond Xmas. The clock is ticking.

I was up for AP to be given the whole season but if the results stay like this then I think by Xmas he will be on his way. 1 win out of 10 really is poor poor form - especially when good money has been spent on playing staff. Weren't KK\Shearer interested in running the show?

Difficult game and less confident of 3 points than I was for Carlisle. Rather than falling apart Rovers seem to have become tighter since losing Lambert. 2-2.

4-5-1 can be effective if you have a good powerful centre forward and 2 good wide men. It allows you to take control of midfield whilst still offering a potent threat up front. We have the front man (Lambert) but we don't have wingers of sufficient quality to play this formation. As a result Lambert is starved of decent opportunities. He needs a partner up there to feed off his flicks and knock ons. 4-5-1 has cost us valuable points on the road IMO.

Exactly the same problem as Charlton - AP is not being brave enough. Is he learning anything?

TBH I'm dissapointed with this result. We should be winning games like this. Need to get moving now.

1. Hammond 2. Jaidi 3. Lambert All come across as leaders.

Interesting site. Just took a look at our top shooter this season (Ricky Lambert). His League 1 shooting stats for the last 2 seasons are: 2008/9 (Bristol Rovers) On target=82 Off target=71 Hit woodwork=14 Total Shots=167 Games played=43 (sub 2) Avg shots p.game = 3.88 2009/10 (Saints) On target=7 Off target=8 Hit woodwork=1 Total Shots=16 Games played=7 Avg shots p.game = 2.29 Now although I think Saga has been disappointing maybe stats like these point to a misfiring midfield service rather than Saga's ability to shoot?

Agree with most of the sentiments on here, he's the type of player we've been crying out for. A real leader on the pitch. Lets hope his influence rubs off on those around him.

It may not have been pretty but a win will do confidence no end of good. Lets not forget that a lot of our players have yet to taste anything other than defeat at this club. Next week also looks winnable as long as the defence stays strong and AP selects 2 up front.

1-0 Saints (Lambert)

If Lambert is given a regular partner and decent service from the wings he'll score and also provide a steady stream of chances for his partner. Personally I think we could have won yesterday if AP had selected a team that was prepared to take it to Charlton rather than try to negate them. That in itself is a good sign.

Good point at a difficult venue, however make no mistake we got very lucky in the 2nd half. Can't help but think if Pardew had been braver we could have had 3 in the bag. Some questions for me are: 1) Wago: We'd been crying out for real width all game to finally get it on 90 mins - what was the point? 2) Jaidi: On after 78 mins - a full 30 mins after our defence had started to creak badly. Looks a decent player and once he came on things calmed down again. Question is why did AP keep a 37 yr old Perry on for 78 mins in a creaking defence when there was a younger international with recent prem experience sitting on the bench? AP got away with his indecision but very easily might not have. 3) Lambert: I like him, reminds me of Steve Howard. A good old fashioned target man that will give you flick ons and a physical presence in the box. Does what it says on the tin. Question is why didn't AP give him support in the form of Saga? I reckon Saga could have bagged at least 1 of his lay offs in the first half. At the very least it would have given the Charlton defence a lot more to think about. 4) Schneiderlin: Did some nice things but pretty lightweight in all honesty. To be fair not the only lightweight in the team. Pleased with a point but we could have taken a mediocre Charlton to the cleaners before half time had AP had been braver. Just my honest opinion. Jaidi, Wago & Saga to start against Yeovil. Fingers crossed for 3 points.