Gambol2K9

Yeah the away goal rule does apply

I didn't think of it that way, it could well be the other way round. Saying that though, out of the players we'd be willing to sell, I can't see any of them being of interest to Coventry!

I saw this on the Mirror's website just now, it was from an article published two days ago about the fallout of the Elliot Ward deal: Now the Mirror's hardly renowned as the most reliable source, but it's got me thinking all the same. Who at Coventry would we potentially be interested in?

Same old Saints, FFS boys how hard is it to hold onto a lead for just 1 minute?! As soon as we score we just switch off at the back! At least we've got the rest of this season to put a winning team together for next year, looking at the table now I fear our play off dreams have had it!

Expanding on the concept, if you could have one of either Brian Stock or Simeon Jackson, which do you think could add more to the team?

Seems like an intelligent signing, I'd say our defence is looking pretty solid. Nice one Pardew

I get the impression that Ward was first choice, clearly something threw a spanner in the works. I trust that Pardew wouldn't have called this deal off unless there was good reason to. At the end of the day, all that matters to me is that we managed to snag Fonte.

According to the Coventry Telegraph the deal has collapsed, Pardew pulled the plug on it: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2010/01/14/elliott-ward-move-to-southampton-collapses-92746-25599126/?

Spot on, only Pardew knows the complete picture right now, we can only speculate. Let's wait and see, for all we know there could be another big signing announced any day now!

If Perry and/or Thomas are off then Seaborne will be a good replacement as a squad player. I'd be concerned if Pardew had him lined up as a first choice CB though. No idea how much we paid for him, but Pardew's signings have all been top notch so far, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one!

I'm guessing that means no Ward

My heart says Ward, my head says Trotman. As much as I'd love the window to open with a big marquee signing, it does seem a bit too soon. At least we haven't got long to wait.....

Yeah I'm the same watch all my football online now, sod paying £40 a month to Sky. The quality of Sopcast feeds is usually decent enough, plus the £40 saving means I can afford to go to more Saints games.

I haven't been impressed with James at RB, he's far too lightweight for this league. He can put it the odd decent cross but nearly every other element of his game is poor. Call him a scapegoat but I've gotta question the lads desire after seeing him out on the **** last Saturday, the night before the Brighton game. New RB in January please Mr Pardew!

Your spot on with that, I want to see all of them gone in January, we've got a large enough squad without them and they all add nothing to the team. I'd be happy if come the end of the transfer window we have signed Antonio and Trotman on permanent deals and signed a reasonable third string striker to cover for Lambert and Connolly. With the teams current form I can imagine the owner will be more than happy to make the funds available.

Hereford at home, I wouldn't mind an easy path through to the southern final. I just want a day out at wembley!

I think you'd be mad to get rid of the offside rule and I don't think video refs are the solution either, as when it comes to offside (a frequent call) it would hold up play far too much. Personally I just wish they would be a bit looser when it comes to offside, the current rule is that 'when in doubt give the advantage to the attacking team'. It's simple, if the linesmen or ref think it's too close to call then wave play on. When it's pretty touch and go whether someone is on or off then you shouldn't see the attacking team penalised. In regard to the video technology debate in general, I think it's mad that we don't have a video referee for penalty shouts and disallowed goals. There are some awful referees out there but to be fair it's impossible for one man on the pitch to get it right all the time, ref's need to feel confident that in situations where they are unsure they have a backup to call upon. Too many big games get ruined by poor decisions from the officials and with the amount of money in football at the moment it just isn't acceptable.