So was it really that bad?

[Renton 21606]

I don't want to start a thread for nothing, but, well, this board is pretty quiet anyways....

 

I missed yesterday because I was having a great break in the South of France. After we signed Owen, I kind of considered spending a small fortune by rebooking my flight home a day earlier, and begging my brother to have my ticket back, but decided against it because I thought I'd just jinx the team anyway. I listened to the results on Sky on Saturday and have to admit I was not surpised by the result, in fact I nearly put a 1-1 bet on the bookies.

 

However, reading the match report in the Sunday Sun this afternoon I must admit we sounded dire. I was looking at the line up and just couldn't understand it:

 

Taylor as right back - what a predictable waste of his talent, Souness will wreck him.

 

Carr in midfield - WTF? Also see above.

 

Faye starting - he should never kick another ball for us.

 

Faye playing in front of Parker - WTF???? I would have Souness killed for this, let alone sacked.

 

Then the predicatable things - too negative (see formation), Boumsong fucks up, Taylor plays badly, we have a player sent off (doesn't seem to be disputed). Oh yes, and we have another hamstring injury.

 

So is that a fair reflection of the match? Because if it is, for God's sake, surely we all agree Souness simply HAS to go NOW. After spending 40 odd million quid, we are still very much relegation contenders.

 

Blackburn is going to be tricky - given we have only won 5 away games in over 2 seasons, we'll be lucky to get a point. Then Man Citeh at home, once an expected win, but no more under Pearce (we haven't won at home since my last holiday - early March I think). One point maximum from them I fear. So realistically, we might, at best, have 4 points from 7 games, or even less.

 

So come on you Souness admirers and supporters - tell me how us deluded skeptics are wrong? Or are there actually any people left who will admit that they think he is still the right man for the job (player's posession/body part obviously excluded due to the fact he is clearly either a wum or an idiot).

[DanTheMan 0]

It was absolute shite. We played well towards the end of the second half, but the first half was the worst I've seen us play all season.

 

And Faye was abysmal.

[snakehips 0]

It was absolute shite. We played well towards the end of the second half, but the first half was the worst I've seen us play all season.

 

And Faye was abysmal.

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Things didn't improve until Bowyer and Zog were on imo.

 

As Dan says, the first half performance was abysmal; we just couldn't get hold of the ball, and when we did we didn't know what to do with it.

 

The main attack plan was this 'punt it up the park and hope for the best' stuff (cira Sunlun when Monkey heed was in charge) that is getting a bit tiresome.

[Guest Sima]

I can't see where the next win is coming from.

 

And that includes October 23rd.....

[Caz 0]

I can't see where the next win is coming from.

 

And that includes October 23rd.....

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Its not looking good at all.

 

Man City for our next home game could be difficult with the great start they have had. . .