BobbyLo

I don''t know. I left on about 75-80 minutes and I went to most of the games when we had Peter Grant and then Glenn Roeder in charge. Including a horribly shoddy away performance at Milton Keynes. I sat through all of these games. To be honest, the past few years had helped me to erase these painful memories but the performance on Saturday brought with it some stark flashbacks that were impossible to ignore. This could have been due to the vast quantities of booze I''d consumed the evening prior, of course. Truth is, I went and watched it downstairs in the bar because I didn''t want to stand in the Barclay anymore. It was getting too much! Having said this, i do actually agree with what everyone is saying about us having a better team now. I think we''ve played some good football and have been unlucky not to come out with more in 4 of our 6 games. Luck didn''t go our way at the state of the second half on Saturday, that''s for sure. When we''re rubbish though, this season, we''re really rubbish. Oh and...err...yeah. Change the goal music and just let off a canon or something....

Yeah, this is the exact reason I don''t have a sig... Just in case mine was so awesome that other people would want to steal it. I just couldn''t be bothered with all the copyright ensuring, various law involved in that and the undoubted adulation I''d receive from posters on here who may or may not turn out to be ladiezzz...

Stop all of yer mardling about ancient Norfolk-isms an get orrn with the footie an that!! ;-)

Hey guys! How about you stop being retarded?! Reading this board sometimes is like listening to Canary Call while on a come down... ill informed, fluffy and mildly depressing, leaving one with a thought of ''why the F did I bother?!'' Holt is still a good player and will score goals this season. He is our talisman and his influence around the club should not go unnoticed. He typifies what we''ve tried to do at this wonderful club and, to be honest, has been reasonably successful at it. We know he always starts off slowly. Give it some time. Rickie Lambert. Strikes the ball sweeter than most ''popular'' Prem strikers and would certainly be a good addition to our squad. Forget about his age, he is hungry to succeed in this league and it would be in his interest to continue doing well. I don''t think he''d sign for us, but he certainly would be better that some names I''ve heard bandied about. What should we do? Continue with out policy of signing players with summat to prove? Or do a QPR and sign over priced journeymen who were lucky to become high profile players in the first place? Look how disjointed they look and then think about your comments again. Peace

Sure, any newly promoted team going 2-1 up at Stamford would gain confidence and play better. After scoring that second they looked very good, but chelsea were stunned and all over the place. Chelsea were well on top before that and had it not been for some selfishness and wayward forward play, they could have been 2 or 3 up. I am not certain reading will maintain this. Defending looks pretty woeful. However, at least they''ve attacked and managed to string some passing moves together....

I have a client who is a massive Barnsley fan and she could not stop talking about JB! Hugely loved over there. Apparently, he''s always quoted as saying that he doesn''t know which foot is his best. However, she''s adamant that he dies indeed know, he just won''t tell anyone! I like it. Maintain an element of surprise! He looks an excellent player and apparently will unleash a powerful and accurate shot whenever he gets a glimpse of goal. Just what we need!

Yeah, I agree ellis. Agent_NCP seems to be quite reliable. I follow him too, although I am quite new to Twitter. Not entirely sure how I''d feel about it. Wes is easily our most creative player and at times last season we looked lost without him. I know we have players that can play in his position now but they are as yet unproven at this level. I''m sure they will develop into huge players for us but do we have the luxury of time?

Ha! #3 is absolutely incredible. Ps. Is the old fellow in your sig actually supposed to look a bit like a pi$$ wizzled Ken Bates?!

[quote user="The Ambassador"]Why the face bobby?[/quote] I genuinely don''t know! Ha ha... I blame it on this damn Android touch screen phone system being totally sensitive. I bet the quote thing hasn''t even worked properly either... Oh... re your sig...best hide yo husbands too

Yes, massive appreciation for Croftsy... It''s good to see. He was my choice for player of the season in our year in the championship. Such a valuable asset in that league. The strike at Barnsley... wow. I, like many others clearly, will never forget that one. Good luck Crofts! Brighton will undoubtedly welcome you back with open arms.

Got one for me, Foxy?! ;-)

[quote user="Huckerbys Boots - Matt"][quote user="BobbyLo"]Hucks boots- get what you''re saying but the football we have played over the last three years obviously had more to do with Lambert, Culverhouse et al. We have absolutely no idea how the players will react to Hughton and the style of play he''ll employ. Lambert had so much tactical nous and an air of ''unbeatability'' about him. I rate Hughton, but it worries me that his manner is too nice. Almost seems like he''s not bothered when his team gets beat. Plus, I think Calderwood is a bit of a twonk and we all know Holt had his issues with him in the past.... will our side want to give as much for these guys? I hope they do and I''m not going to make any judgements until I see the way we set up and, more importantly, adapt the formation at the necessary times.[/quote] What? We''re talking about Holt for England and whether it''s worthwhile given he''ll be 33 by the time World Cup gets here. We''re not talking about Hughton.[/quote] Blimey! Don''t sh1t yourself about it. Haha! You started talking about our tactics and the way Holt plays within our team. I was merely pointing out that the coaching staff and management has changed and with that comes, potentially, a change in the ideology. Which may mean Holt adapts and has to play differently. Same as he would have to under yet another different manager if he was playing for England.

Hucks boots- get what you''re saying but the football we have played over the last three years obviously had more to do with Lambert, Culverhouse et al. We have absolutely no idea how the players will react to Hughton and the style of play he''ll employ. Lambert had so much tactical nous and an air of ''unbeatability'' about him. I rate Hughton, but it worries me that his manner is too nice. Almost seems like he''s not bothered when his team gets beat. Plus, I think Calderwood is a bit of a twonk and we all know Holt had his issues with him in the past.... will our side want to give as much for these guys? I hope they do and I''m not going to make any judgements until I see the way we set up and, more importantly, adapt the formation at the necessary times.

Apologies! It would appear the quoting mechanism is not quite compatible with my annoying phone. Or it''s about time I upgraded.

[quote user="Norfolk Mustard"]Wayne Bridge has just agreed a season-long loan deal to play for Brighton...[/quote] Thank F for that