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That was an incredible goal. Worthy of winning a Champs League final.

 

I agree. The ground was buzzing for 5 minutes afterwards.

 

A pity we didn't capitalise on it. We came close but should have got the third immediately afterwards.

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I agree. The ground was buzzing for 5 minutes afterwards.

 

A pity we didn't capitalise on it. We came close but should have got the third immediately afterwards.

 

We should NEVER HAVE NEEDED A THIRD GOAL!!!!!

AP & WD need to seriously sort out our defence.

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a group of us had saints 2-1 and bournmouth to win 2-1 double which would of won us1800!!!!!!!!

 

I had that as well. Fecking saints. Last season I had a fiver on saints 2-1 reading 2-1 and reading scored for 3-1 in something like the 93rd minute. Would have won me an absolute packet.

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If I were conelley I would be well ****ed off......that goal should have won us the game, until KD.............oh whaatever :(

 

If you were Connolly you'd be able to spell his name correctly :rolleyes:

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I you were Connolly you'd be able to spell his name correctly :rolleyes:

 

If you had an 'f' on your keyboard, you could take the **** out of other posters, without leaving yourself open to attack.

:rolleyes:

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If you had an 'f' on your keyboard, you could take the **** out of other posters, without leaving yourself open to attack.

:rolleyes:

 

What are you talking about? ;)

Posted
you are right, i had £2 on saints to win 2-1. Not only did we not need a goal, neither did they, **** ****s.

Two of my neighbours had Saints to win 3-2 so I wasn't worried.

 

Until the final whistle, that is.

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He's a class player.

 

If you watch him all game you can see his movement, his touches, his flicks - it all deserves a higher level.

 

He's still not 100% fit...but it's just his quickness of thought which seems to bamboozle most defenders.

Posted
quality goal and ALs wasnt bad either. Overshadowed by 2 bad goals and a couple of odd decisions from AP

 

Yeah spot on.

 

Can't understand why AP took Lambert off for Papa with 6 minutes to go - yeah Lambert had a poor game but he was the only one with a bit of height and strength and it was pointless just pounding balls up to Connolly and Papa in the last 6 or 7 minutes. Neither of them were going to win anything in the air and Papa managed to rank up his 1,587,458th and 1,587,459th offsides of his career in those crucial last 5 minutes. Work it out, Papa you plank

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Yeah spot on.

 

Can't understand why AP took Lambert off for Papa with 6 minutes to go - yeah Lambert had a poor game but he was the only one with a bit of height and strength and it was pointless just pounding balls up to Connolly and Papa in the last 6 or 7 minutes. Neither of them were going to win anything in the air and Papa managed to rank up his 1,587,458th and 1,587,459th offsides of his career in those crucial last 5 minutes. Work it out, Papa you plank

 

TBF, I don't think you can say it was pointless. We had two very good chances after Mellis and Papa came on which materialised largely due to surging running off the ball but unfortunately they were squandered.

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TBF, I don't think you can say it was pointless. We had two very good chances after Mellis and Papa came on which materialised largely due to surging running off the ball but unfortunately they were squandered.

 

Yeah I agree with bringing Mellis on for a bit more energy and height - Lallana had worked his socks off - I just didn't understand taking off our striker who, although he had a bad game, can score in a flash and also provided the only height up front for when we knocked long balls forwards.

 

Maybe it's just that I don't rate Papa! He got himself offside yet again on two good occasions, one of them being that time that he rounded the goalie. Never mind, AP knows a lot more than me!

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And now we know why he ran to Pardew. He was called in mid week to discuss dropping him to the bench to accomodate 4 5 1 formation as Pardew does not think we are strong enough to play 4 4 2 against a team that passes it about. Connolly appears to have given him the hair dryer treatment

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And now we know why he ran to Pardew. He was called in mid week to discuss dropping him to the bench to accomodate 4 5 1 formation as Pardew does not think we are strong enough to play 4 4 2 against a team that passes it about. Connolly appears to have given him the hair dryer treatment

 

Should threaten to drop him every game, if that performance is his reaction.

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And now we know why he ran to Pardew. He was called in mid week to discuss dropping him to the bench to accomodate 4 5 1 formation as Pardew does not think we are strong enough to play 4 4 2 against a team that passes it about. Connolly appears to have given him the hair dryer treatment

 

I'm with Connolly, seems crazy to use someone like Paul Wotton in a 4-5-1 rather than Connolly in a 4-4-2.

 

AP needs to be braver with his team selections IMHO.

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And now we know why he ran to Pardew. He was called in mid week to discuss dropping him to the bench to accomodate 4 5 1 formation as Pardew does not think we are strong enough to play 4 4 2 against a team that passes it about. Connolly appears to have given him the hair dryer treatment

 

Yet maybe Connolly's presence and the subsequent formation to 'accomodate' him is having a negative impacct on Lambert? He may well be still suffering the after-effects of 'flu and his presence drew the attention of the defenders leaving Connolly free but he looks a shadow of his formerself playing the deeper role behind DC.

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Yet maybe Connolly's presence and the subsequent formation to 'accomodate' him is having a negative impacct on Lambert? He may well be still suffering the after-effects of 'flu and his presence drew the attention of the defenders leaving Connolly free but he looks a shadow of his formerself playing the deeper role behind DC.

 

He just looked like he was still suffering from the flu or some other type of injury. Well done to him for playing as well as he did in those circumstances.

 

Lambo and Connoly fully fit are the best strike pairing in league 1.

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Maybe he said I can play wide left in a 4-5-1, as at the time had we not switched to this formation with Lallana moving inside and James sitting??

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I don't really understand why playing 4-4-2 means that Lambert has to play any deeper than normal? Surely he can play in exactly the same position, but he just has someone up there with him? If either of the two has to play deeper I'd expect it to be Conolly.

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Connolly is a class act - it really is a complete coup to get him in for nothing and it would be a crime not to play him frankly. As far as Lambert goes, he's an experienced pro and should be capable of finding his feet with Connolly TBH.

Posted
Connolly is a class act - it really is a complete coup to get him in for nothing and it would be a crime not to play him frankly. As far as Lambert goes, he's an experienced pro and should be capable of finding his feet with Connolly TBH.

 

Lambert's fine, it's the rest of the team that's the problem.

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