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Here I go again, but we have done it again. McGoldrick must be left out, in the first half he had three attempted shots, once missed the ball completely, twice just managed to make contact then backheeled a through ball to the only defender. He was APPALLING. Lallana did it again today, picked wide right, hardly ever there, in the first half Euell went out there and covered for him. He was HOPELESS. quick feet, good ball control, absolutely no end product, and completely buggered the teams shape in both attack and defence. Attack:- By having nobody wide right, we were lopsided, allowed the defence to be narrow and get loads of players goalside. Our attacks were slow and ponderous, no penetration whatsoever. Defence:- Because James had to try and get forward into the empty right. there was a massive gap on our right behind him. As soon as the move broke down we were short at the back, the two centre backs pulled over, the nearest defenders trying to get back and nobody defending our left side. This stretching of our defence makes us extremely vulnerable to counterattack. Lallana needs dropping. Dyer didn't play badly for Sheff Utd and scored a good goal. We don't need Robertson or Pekart, get him back for starters. Maybe consider Skacel as support striker.

Surely two forwards anywhere but on the wings, who can't pass, cross, shoot, head, tackle but can run in ever decreasing circles.

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What? like a thoroughbread always winning a donkey derby and a donkey never winning the Derby. There is a difference in class. Beattie in comparison to the Premier and the present players performing in the CCC. It is not comparing like with like. I can't see any of our present players even remotely ready to play in the Premier.

If applied to last Saturday no team was affected. In the Premier only Liverpool who had three would have been affected.

Looks like the rule is very wishy washy. Players can be registered with any club domestically for three years. That means though that if young players haven't been registered for three years they don't count. For example Joe Mills, or any player under 20 by the looks of it. But probably Euell, Wotton etc would.

As a matter of interest it was the Premier. Our lot are a long way short of that at present.

Certainly workable then, MU and Arsenal would be fine but a lot of the others would struggle.

I think the squad size is getting larger now, 18 in FA Cup and I think Europe.

You are surely joking, I've see about 17 games this season and there was never a game where we looked solid and weren't hanging on, with Davis making vital save after save, especially in the last quarter.

Not until they have been registered three seasons prior to 21 with Arsenal or Tottenham. This rule applies to the football league. If EUFA/FIFA get Euro approval a similar rule will be imposed. Clubs have signed a declaration which is binding, allowing them to be incorporated, that they cannot take legal action.

I understand it is registered for three seasons prior to 21 with the club. Not a number of clubs.

It doesn't matter the numbers laid out in any particular formation, if some of the players just wander all over the place. This is what is blunting our ability to attack quickly and defend in depth.

Must have been registered with the CLUB for at least 3 years before 21st birthday.

If you are a member it gave preference after season tickets if NF ticket bought.

McGoldrick one on one with the keeper 9 out of 10 gets blocked. Never tries to lift it over, like Owen v Pompey.

The way our players shoot a lot of the time, scuffing low power, the shots are on target but don't trouble the goalkeeper.

Approx £8 - £10 a game. Depends when the ticket was bought. It isn't going to happen, how many games are going to have a Man Utd ticket incentive.

If they want to do that they are going have to give £1m back to the 9500 season ticket holders or have the ST holders redeem their tickets and risk paying out £2m approx. I'd hand my two back, and I expect most would, a) not to be taken as a patsy by Lowe and b) save £250.

There may be a system. The one we play is pack the left side, and leave the right side open for the opponents to attack. Then stroll back, it's the four defenders job to pick up the six attackers breaking that have got goalside. As James is the only right side attacker and defender it's now only three. Don't have anybody on the far post, never get behind the opponents defence. Make sure we pass it around long enough to allow the opposition to get behind the ball, then attack on a narrow front, getting as many players forward as possible, so that we are easy to counterattack. Don't make any runs into the box on the offchance of a breaking ball. Chasing the ball is the system. Lallana and McGoldrick play for themselves and almost never in their assigned positions, wandering all over the place. Most of all make sure we have run out of defenders when the ball reaches the two unmarked attackers on our back post allowing them to score.

Tactically naive, can't win at home, publishes a system that the players aren't playing. Lopsided, no width or effective attacking down the right side, no forward right sided player, consequently our right side defence is wide open, because of that we are vulnerable on our left far post when outnumbered. No he isn't doing a good job.

Davis is out of contract at the end of the season, to save his high wages I would suspect a free transfer. Surman is the most ready to leave, but his fee would depend on the terms. If it was money up front that would considerably lower the fee, if appearance related etc could be considerably more. I would think we would require the former. Lallana is not ready and I suspect knows it. He would be looking at reserve football for the forseeable future whilst he learns how to make the best of what he has got. A fee for potential only. I doubt he will want to go.

Manchester Utd tickets and lots of kids and friends. The price of tickets can't be cut often or maybe again, or there would be a lot of season tickets handed back, especially over 60's and under 16's at a fiver on the day. If it was a regular occurrence my two would go back today.

I think even the President of Ecuador got involved.

Maybe it's because he want's to go forward not across the field. We have much bigger problems than Euell and JP isn't seeing them.