A wonderfull day

[bendylegs]

this is my day, get me coat , down to pub, few beers, on to bookies, tenner on 3-0 to blades, on to lane, collect my winnings after game. some tea , out tonight on the piss with my winnings . job done .

 

[beightonblade]

get thisen to kinross market an buy sum rieght clobber !

 

[bendylegs]

primark for me mate

 

[DuncDisorderly]

Anyone getting a sense of deja vu..?

 

[Pinchy]

Indeed I am. More Comedie Noir from Montgomery, guaranteed.

 

[blade too long]

a WIN , NO LATE SLIP UP, 5 POINTS ABOVE 7TH
Solid defensive display , sorted out the problems
Simonsen on a clean sheets run
Ched Evans on a run

 

[stannyblade]

but how is doyle getting a shirt?

 

[Pinchy]

Indeed. But he was better than the wretched Montgomery! Shadow chasing, ball-losing, free-kick conceding, talentless liability. Not far off his incomparable worst today. His obscenely lucrative contract clearly includes a "must 'play' and can't be subbed" clause.

The joke has worn thin and is no longer funny.

 

[sitwell]

As well as Doyle and Montgomery have a look at Quinn ,if you can find him.

 

[Foxy]

Indeed. But he was better than the wretched Montgomery!

He really, really wasn't.

As usual, he was fairly lucky not to have been red carded within the first few minutes as well.

 

[blade too long]

we did really well with 8 men , then

 

[Pinchy]

Thank the Lord that teams will be queuing up for our 'best' players in January.

Use Willo in CM (if fit - Yes, a big if) or give the two Macs a run together. I've never known a player perform so consistently ineptly and yet keep a shirt week-in, week-out.

 

[Foxy]

Use Willo in CM (if fit - Yes, a big if) or give the two Macs a run together. I've never known a player perform so consistently ineptly and yet keep a shirt week-in, week-out.

I'd shift Matty Lowton into the middle myself. Alongside either Monty or McDonald if he can ever stay fit over 45 minutes.

 

[SwissBlade]

I think its a little early for lowton to go centre mid, give him a go down the right mid first

 

[Pinchy]

He really, really wasn't.

As usual, he was fairly lucky not to have been red carded within the first few minutes as well.

He really really really was Foxy. Just watch your blue-eyed, golden boy with a bit of objectivity for once. He offers nothing. Not even in terms of that rather unique non-football 'job' that you Ploddyphiles have devised for him. He is utter, utter garbage. A complete embarrassment. You cling as desperately as you want to your failed local hero. Happily he'll be giving away penalties, free-kicks and the ball for some other club before long.

I watched him very carefully today. He did not win clean possession once, not once (Doyle did). His ball control was non-existent (I seriously wonder whether he has a club foot) and his 'passing' pure comedy, except the laugh is on us. Oh, and that shot! Did you miss that?

 

[Foxy]

I watched him very carefully today. He did not win clean possession once, not once (Doyle did).

Complete contradiction, if you really think he didn't win clean possession once you clearly cannot have watched him anywhere near carefully.

Oh, and that shot! Did you miss that?

The one from our limited midfielder that went a few feet over the bar? or were you watching that carefully that you assumed Porter's attempt at hitting the corner flag was Monty?

I, without a doubt, wouldn't play Monty & Doyle together. But Doyle is a snidey, horrible, poor mans Monty.

 

[beechblade]

He really, really wasn't.

As usual, he was fairly lucky not to have been red carded within the first few minutes as well.

Who Doyle was lucky not to be red carded? What for?

 

[Foxy]

Who Doyle was lucky not to be red carded? What for?

The first time he weakly fell to the floor whilst trying to foul an opponent, he proceeded to kick out at his shins.

Within minutes of doing this he'd also managed to attempt a lunge taking someones legs after the ball and then failed to connect with one of his trademark forearm smashes when dragging the player to one side failed.

Along with many other snidey little wind ups and pieces of foul play throughout the rest of the game.

 

[sitwell]

Can you be red carded for not touching the ball ,if so he should have got one ,or hiding ? Quinn should have got one. Montgomery wasn't as bad as those 2 but not much better. Back 4 and keeper were excellent today ,Lowton and Maguire back to early season form ,Simmonsen and Williams more than adequate and Collins was very good. Macallister or the missing Macdonald (who seems to have been scapegoated for the Bradford game) would have been ideal to bring on for the last half hour today.

 

[beechblade]

The first time he weakly fell to the floor whilst trying to foul an opponent, he proceeded to kick out at his shins.

Within minutes of doing this he'd also managed to attempt a lunge taking someones legs after the ball and then failed to connect with one of his trademark forearm smashes when dragging the player to one side failed.

Along with many other snidey little wind ups and pieces of foul play throughout the rest of the game.

I generally wasn't watching him closely enough and thought you meant the bit were he won the ball and their player went down clutching his back when Doyle was a good 2 yard away.

 

[Pinchy]

Foxy, I watched him very carefully in the last two matches. Your veiled implication that you see things I don't and have some mystical insight into the game that I lack is unattractive and does you no credit I'm afraid.

For some inexplicable reason you seem to regard this scuffling, ragamuffin shadow-chaser as beyond criticism. For sure, you are always first to take up arms against anyone who dares to expose his countless limitations. Do you belong to the same Lodge? Perhaps I should take my uneducated views elsewhere. After all, I've only been watching and playing the game for fifty years.

Is there a vacancy on TILD?

 

[beechblade]

Can you be red carded for not touching the ball ,if so he should have got one ,or hiding ? Quinn should have got one. Montgomery wasn't as bad as those 2 but not much better. Back 4 and keeper were excellent today ,Lowton and Maguire back to early season form ,Simmonsen and Williams more than adequate and Collins was very good. Macallister or the missing Macdonald (who seems to have been scapegoated for the Bradford game) would have been ideal to bring on for the last half hour today.

Doyle was a bit better second half than his completely missing performance of the first half.

I wouldn't say Lowton was back to his best but he was improved. Maguire did well and Collins but there were a few occassions of worry still today when they allowed the ball to bounce in the box that a better team could have punished us for, but much much better than recent weeks.

I thought McAllister would have helped us keep possession far better in the last 20 minutes as well. We went into panic stations for the last ten minutes, but in the end still had a good few breaks. Quinn infuriates me at the moment the ammount of times we were in real good positions where he'd pull the ball back and totally take the sting out of the attack was silly.

 

[Foxy]

Foxy, I watched him very carefully in the last two matches. Your veiled implication that you see things I don't and have some mystical insight into the game that I lack is unattractive and does you no credit I'm afraid.

It's not am implication and I don't like to critise anyones opinion. However, what you stated was simply untrue, not matter where your opinions sit.

For some inexplicable reason you seem to regard this scuffling, ragamuffin shadow-chaser as beyond criticism. For sure, you are always first to take up arms against anyone who dares to expose his countless limitations. Do you belong to the same Lodge? Perhaps I should take my uneducated views elsewhere. After all, I've only been watching and playing the game for fifty years.

Is there a vacancy on TILD?

I'm not and for the record, I thought he, along with a number of others were poor today. That doesn't make it true that he didn't win one clean ball all game though does it?

Don't flounce just because I bit and responded to you That's unattractive.

 

[Willie Carlin]

Foxy, I watched him very carefully in the last two matches. Your veiled implication that you see things I don't and have some mystical insight into the game that I lack is unattractive and does you no credit I'm afraid.

For some inexplicable reason you seem to regard this scuffling, ragamuffin shadow-chaser as beyond criticism. For sure, you are always first to take up arms against anyone who dares to expose his countless limitations. Do you belong to the same Lodge? Perhaps I should take my uneducated views elsewhere. After all, I've only been watching and playing the game for fifty years.

Is there a vacancy on TILD?

In your 50 years of playing and watching did you make as much money as he's done in his career

 

[LSF]

Foxy, I watched him very carefully in the last two matches. Your veiled implication that you see things I don't and have some mystical insight into the game that I lack is unattractive and does you no credit I'm afraid.

For some inexplicable reason you seem to regard this scuffling, ragamuffin shadow-chaser as beyond criticism. For sure, you are always first to take up arms against anyone who dares to expose his countless limitations. Do you belong to the same Lodge? Perhaps I should take my uneducated views elsewhere. After all, I've only been watching and playing the game for fifty years.

Is there a vacancy on TILD?

Round 115 of the great Monty debate - Pinchy, I too have watched United for 51 seasons now and also played the game at a reasonable level (just to match you up on credentials of course) and we've crossed swords on Sir Nick on many an occasion over this past 10 years.
Today, Monty was sort of shit, sort of comedy and also did some of his usual necessary dirty work that goes unseen even by the discerning eye of yourself and his many other heavy critics. He was generally poor by his own standards imo, but he was far from alone. Doyle was certainly lucky to stay on and as Foxy says, he has a nasty streak that he uses cunningly, but he will pay soon and leave us short handed if continues some of the awful fouls he commits (usually on the blind side of the officials).
Quinn, as Sitwell says was, AWOL today and when he did appear, it usually led to poor decision making with his touch (usually one or two too many) his passing, (badly timed), his runs,(into the wrong areas and was then left gasping as if a tad unfit?).
The front two also left a lot to be desired today - Cressy, missed pen (that can happen to best of players), plenty of his usual effort, but generally his runs and partnership understanding with Ched was dire. Ched, how frustrating a player is he! Has some talent but no idea how to harness it and if he had another brain cell, he may well be dangerous, I really can't work this kid out?
The defence was generally sound, though I'm not sure if that was more Carlisle being rather clueless in the last third, but we withstood the ariel barrage in the final phase better than we have previously.
Generally, I thought we were piss poor today and if we play like that against an obviously floundering Chesterfield next week, they could still quite possibly turn us over.
I'd like to see Flynn start next week - He is a tidy little player and rarely gives the ball away plus he uses it rather astutely. He has no obvious turn of blistering pace but is 'nippy' over a short distance and once he has made a yard on an opponent, he generally uses this to the full advantage, more to come from this lad I think.

Should we complain too much after today? Clean sheet, fifth in table, 5 points clear of 7th place - but i still left Bramall Lane today shaking my head at the mediocrity of it all....

 

[Pinchy]

Trust Foxy to send for the cavalry!

As we've found over the years LSF we agree on most things but the average takes a knock when we get to Monty, doesn't it?

Let me make it clear, I'm no fan of Mrs. Doyle but. I genuinely think he played better than Monty today. No big deal that, of course, and akin to debating who should be voted off X-Factor!

Far be it from me (once his fiercest critic) but I thought that Quinn, along with Willo, Ched and Matt Lowton, was involved in anything creative we did today.

Anyway, we kept a clean sheet and won. There's a long way to go and all to play for. We need a good January. If we're clever, brave and lucky we could well go close by the end of the season.

 

[Micalijo]

Very, very impressive stuff Pinch.

 

[Worksop II]

If we're clever, brave and lucky

Bwaaaahhaha

 

[LSF]

Trust Foxy to send for the cavalry!

As we've found over the years LSF we agree on most things but the average takes a knock when we get to Monty, doesn't it?

Let me make it clear, I'm no fan of Mrs. Doyle but. I genuinely think he played better than Monty today. No big deal that, of course, and akin to debating who should be voted off X-Factor!

Far be it from me (once his fiercest critic) but I thought that Quinn, along with Willo, Ched and Matt Lowton, was involved in anything creative we did today.

Anyway, we kept a clean sheet and won. There's a long way to go and all to play for. We need a good January. If we're clever, brave and lucky we could well go close by the end of the season.

Yeh Sometimes I'm too loyal to Nick, just as you are too scathing

I lost count today the number of times I buried my head in frustration at some of the simple straightforward things we failed to do, especially the short corner routine that caught Quinny offside when Willo played it back to him, such basic stuff, even for a lad playing in the parks leagues!
And while I'm on, when James Beattie signs (Tuesday according to my sources), will he give us any more qualities than the current incumbents available for the front two positions? (other than relaiabilty from the spot). Mr McCabe is in a quandry over this one, should he make funds available and risk Beats becoming the 2011-12 version of Marcus Bent?

Save your cash for a better bet is my stance on this one Mr McC!

 

[diplomat]

Our midfield being unable to string three passes together is one reason we seem to invite teams (shit teams lets not forget) on to us for at least the last twenty minutes of a game and offer them the opportunity to pin us back. I think the ball retention seen in early games is missing. We seem to look like a team who are told to play football but aren't trained to do it/aren't capable/aren't confident enough to do it.

I think with slightly different circumstances we could have been three up before we invited them to have a go and won at a canter. Their keeper looked pretty good, made a great save from willo and saved a pen.

Not a criticism of the blades. We won. We'll be in the play offs. I'm not confident of putting a run together that will threaten the top two as they are. They've been able to build a squad the manager wants. Let's not forget we are a rag tag of four different managers. A bit of a dirty dozen.

I don't feel any excitement of a promotion drive if that makes sense but we will be in the mix so let's not be mad we aren't going to get 100 points.