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Beattie & Ormorod rolling back the years

Robben played out wide not as a striker. I am all for quicker wide players, who can run from deeper and utilise the space with their speed, but I was talking about strikers. Third tier of English football should not matter, if played correctly that style of football can be used at any level of football. If we could pass other teams into submission we would win, as we have a forwards who can take the chances that come their way. I think with Puncheon on one wing, the addition of another quick skillful left winger & a proper box to box midfielder it would be enough to have two strikers who hold the ball up and bring those players into play. Unfortunately the only quick players you will get in league 1 up front will not have the technique required and will be raw, like Antonio, all the top teams take the quick players with good technique at a young age and don't let them go unless their technique does not improve.

Why does everyone demand a player up front who is quick. Spain won the world cup generally without Torres, and their next quickest player was Navas, who was also a bit part player. None of the starting 11 for Spain are that speedy, Villa must be the quickest and he is hardly rapid at all. Holland also had no speedster in their front line, again neither did Germany. A player that can control the ball and hold onto it, is usually better than someone who is quick but with the touch of a rapist with less end product.

I thought he looked very ordinary when we beat them in the fa cup.

Its apparent that you get harshly treated if you commit any violent act near a football ground on match day, rightly or wrongly. Thing is everyone knows that, so they should expect to be dealt with harshly and not moan like women about it, expecting no punishment.

I would put a cheeky 1 million pound bid in for Darren Ambrose, he would be quality for us.

Has been in talks with two div 1 teams

Nope in the Kingsland, to say they are excited is an understatement, just a shame about the 3 hour car drive to get there.

Well I am taking both sons, 10 & 7, for their first visit to St Marys, it better be a good un.

who is your money on? Im going for Stock...

But we need a new centre back now. If that amount gets us promoted it would be well spent, if we don't then we have a good centre back for next season who will have already bedded in.

20,000 average X £5 = 1 million???? Think you need to recalculate that one.

The problem with the ball boys was that they were about 15, and looked like youth team players being made to do it, and to be honest looked like they didn't want to be there. My 99 year old gran could have got the ball quicker. The ball boy in question didn't make his life any easier by bouncing it and taking the **** though. We lost as we were shat first half, should have played 2 up top, once Connolly came on we actually had some movement. With 5 in midfield we didn't pass the ball about and use the width enough, but even we they did, Antonio spooned it out. No-one supported Lambert enough first half who had an ineffective game, but he had a lot to do with no support. Their first goal was right in front of me, which in my view was Jaidi's fault, and even my missus asked why no-one went with the runner. Thomas sat off too much first half and didn't get the tackle in. Once we took the game too them at 442 we looked better, but if we are playing 451 Lallana has got to be given a free role and support Lambert more.

Come on Adam, make it three and take the ball home.

I have Saints 4-0 with Trottman to open the scoring. Be nice if they could sort that out for me.

yeah yeah