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To be fair, in the 8 seasons I''ve had my ticket, I can only count on one hand the amount times I''ve had to sit down. Though in saying that, I would love it if the Barclay (Even if it were just lower) became standing again. I live in London and get to Exeter away games if I can (long story..) and a while back we travelled to Barnet. The stand we were in was like a shed but it was standing and we were all packed in there, and my god what an atmosphere it created. It was the same at QPR away this season, the whole stand stood for 90 minutes and just made loads of noise. Coincidentally on both occasions, both teams won. I really would be in favour of this, though as others have pointed out, I can''t see the club paying to rip seats out of the stand that they''ve paid to have put in!

[quote user="Gentleman Jim"] I have gladly signed. Isn''t it ironical that the very medium that we use to voice this protest is probably the cause of the decline in newspaper sales ? Good luck to you and your colleagues Pete.     [/quote]   Exactly what I thought. Just written a 5,000 word report on the decline of television advertising due to advances in technology and unfortunately newspapers are suffering due to similar advances. However, I''ve still signed it in the hope that it makes a difference.

Any one of Djibril Cisse''s last 15 picks at the salon take the biscuit for me.

Getting back to the original subject.....   I think Rusty is a real asset when he''s playing well. But at the moment he''s a bit off the pace. As other posters have rightly stated, his game is all about energy and as the season has gone on he seems to be dropping off the pace. I hope the two game ban gives him enough rest to push us on to the end of the season and keep us up.

My first thought was ''Spillane'' but I''ve just remembered Mr Clueless shipped him off to Luton. I can''t decide between Fatty or Lappin. Neither fill me with confidence considering we''re going to Birmingham next.

[quote user="San Miguel"] ''cor blast ooh, he''s got a rite cob on'' seems to work in these parts too [/quote]   He''s got a right cob on definitely doesn''t mean ''he''s thrown a tantrum'' in these parts! In fact it means something quite different!

Away win.

Perhaps at 4.45 i''ll be eating my own words but I am extremely positive about todays game. I went to QPR, which wasn''t the prettiest spectacle however the fight the boys on the pitch (with the exception of Gow and Semmy) showed was something I haven''t seen from a City team for a while and made up for the lack of incisive football. They know they''re in trouble and I genuinely believe they want more than anything to get out of this.   I am putting my neck on the line, 2-1 to City. . . . . . . Please God!

Met Crooky after the game last night - top man. Met a few of our players past and present; Iwan, Dion, Bentley, Libbra, Gary Holt,  Paul Mcveigh and Hucks. Met Brian McBride in Tesco in New Malden too, what a nice chap.   The most famous footballer I''ve met is probably Sir Trevor Brooking, I met him outside White Harte Lane before Spurs v Fulham a few years back.

I was a big fan of Jon, but what on earth is wrong with him at the moment? Tonight he looked like he just wasn''t with it. Looked totally uninterested and just didn''t appear to be concentrating. We''re lucky Damien Delaney can''t cross for Toffee as on another night we may have been exposed.   Was nice to see he finally put a tackle in after 40 minutes though, and my god was it a crunch. But we look bloody vulnerable with him there at the moment, something tells me he already knows he''s off elsewhere at the end of the season.

A bit like ''sitting'' in my usual seat at C Road, didn''t sit all game. Certainly made a difference - does anyone know how many there were in the upper tier?

When he got booked the second time I said to the bloke next to me ''he''s off''.....yet the red never followed. I''m sure he was booked in the first half at the far end of the pitch....can''t remember what for though.

I''ll be there.

also has a black Porsche 911 - license plate ends in HUX

Quality post Beaker! :-)

football. edit button.

got the gootball and rugby sulk. Pi**ed right off.

For me it''s all over. The teams around us are now starting to hit a bit of form, Barnsley are now picking up points, as are Southampton (especially at home). I honestly think we''ll finish below Charlton and for me it isn''t just Gunn''s fault, it''s the way the club has been run by the board since Worthington left. Though I agreed with Worthy leaving, I do not agree with the way the board has gone about its business in appointing lacklustre managers and wasting more money sacking them 8 months down the line.   It really bugs me that Gunny is going to be remembered for taking us down when in reality it''s not really his fault at all. Sack the board and start again in league 1.

Would be absolutely perfect. Can see him aiding a top 6 side in their promotion/play off push however.

I''m at Uni at Roehampton in London. Cracking Uni.....though I should be doing some work now....back to it!!

2001 Australian Merlot. B-E-A-Utiful.   Though I''m eyeing up the spirits now.....

[quote user="Canary02 III"] [quote user="Hoolahoop"]4-4-2. Simple football. Work it out wide, and sling the bugger in the box at every opportunity.[/quote] Hoolahoop = Howard Wilkinson?!! To be fair, we''re probably in the situation now where the less complicated we can make it the better. I''d stick with 4-4-2 because there''s not enough time to change it, and I couldn''t bear excuses as to why we''re "settling into the new system" when we lose. [/quote]   Not quite but I think, as you mention, we need to keep things as simple as possible. We''ve got a Giraffe up front and he needs to be utilised at every opportunity. There''s no point confusing things with over complex formations at this stage of the season when we''re firmly in the brown stuff.

He''s*.   "References = Many and varied" - I must admit, that is brilliant :-)    

4-4-2. Simple football. Work it out wide, and sling the bugger in the box at every opportunity.

Your well thought out, clear and structured ''critical analysis'' justified with reliable references clearly demonstrates who''ll be back at school next week.