Re: vs Northampton
 

Be careful Redraine! It strikes me you're in danger of criticising Golden Boy! However, I do agree that, at the moment, we're saddled with a player who can't run. can't control the ball with his feet, heads it just about anywhere except to his own men and .... what's worse ... dictates our style of play! Yes, he has been a great servant, but I'm afraid the emphasis now must be on "has-been".

By the way, on a completely different tack, I can only assume that last night's man of the match award was done by the RNIB!!

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To quote my old mate Andy Gray, "goals change games". If we'd have scored in the first half when we had a few good chances, then the game may well have played out differently. Northampton were a decent side, but under pressure after some poor results in the early season. However, the 2 goals relatively early on in the game settled their nerves and they cruised to a fairly easy victory in the end, but they could have fallen to pieces if we'd have put those chances away.

We need to start taking our chances, and we had a few good chances last night. I'd like to see Symes given a chance to play with Kee up front. He's quite mobile and he does win headers and flick-ons. One problem may be Mullin's wages. Is he earning too much to be sat on the bench?

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one way or another we have to pay Mullins wages, to me it doesn't matter where he sits or stands. If its good for the team, therefore posssibly the gate receipts, then Mullin must be in the best position for us.

Sadly Symes won't be the answer to Mullin.

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Typical Coleman, he HAS to play players out of position, it's his nature. First game away at Rotherham we played well, then everything had to change in order to bring in Prancing Proccy.

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We have been saddled with a player who can't run, can't turn and shoot, can't control the ball with his feet, etc. etc. for the last couple of seasons, and it's about time Coley recognised this fact. We played a lot better without him last season but now it's back to the old story - lump the ball upfield for Mully to head it on to nobody or hold it up and pass it to nobody. Why on earth didn't Coley sub him last night and change the pattern of our play, it obviously wasn't working as it was.

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Although I agree with you, we have to work with what we have. Symes is younger, quicker, tall, more mobile and can hold the ball up. That's why I suggested trying with him as a starter.

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Last night was not the same team as i have watched for the first 3 games. Why change a winning side and put kee back in. Why not bring him on if we were losing in the 2nd half. we were losing so why didnt he put Symes on upfront with Kee or Mconville and take Mullin off. to be fair on bobby he has played really well past couple of games and to say he shouldnt of got MOM, i dont think you could of chose another player on the pitch who should of got it. We know they can play alot better than that as they have shown. Why do when we go 1-0 down do we play the miss the midfield hit it up to mullin, like FC STANLEY said Ryan always plays the best in the centre as he did 2nd half so keep him their. If coley is going to make changes for staturday i wouldnt start with mullin and put symes on with kee or king, where is Lindfield Liverpool has realsed him and Bell was saying we are trying to sign him. whats happen to Turner aswell he has played less than 45mins all season and last half the season he played really good. Just hope this was one bad day the office and on saturday and tuesday against qpr we play alot better. A top 10 team we have when they play well. i'd like to see on saturday Martin, Edwards, Winnard, Kempo, Joyce, Turner, Ryan, Miles, Grant, Symes, Kee/King to start. good atmosphere yesterday and they brough afew aswell.

Jonny coleman's red and white army!!

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No-one played particularly well last night, they all looked knackered from the start so why for some people is the blame all down to Paul Mullin. Unless I missed something, I could have sworn he played in the previous three games that we were all enthusing about - now all of a sudden he's a has-been who shouldn't be on the pitch. Bet none were saying that when he nodded in the winner against Walsall.
All the players should take a share of the blame for last night's poor performance as I'm sure they know theirselves - as for Symes being a replacement for Mullers, sorry but based on what I saw of him last season there's now way he could be.

Re: vs Northampton
 

Darran Kempson. Easy.

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Totaly agree:)

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Mullen did ok in previous games no-ones sayong owt differant, last night a "Donkey" on Blackpool beach would have been better, are you saying he shouldn't be substituted under those circumstances? Wake up n smell the coffee.

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Who picked Grant as MOM, his dad ?? Kempson stood out by a mile

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The manager thinks we've got the best squad we've ever had in this league. Why didn't he use it ? Those guys on the bench (Symes, Turner etc) must have been wondering what the hell was goin on :(

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I didn't say Mully shouldn't have been substituted, just that he wasn't the only one out there having a bad game last night as some seemed to suggest.

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The guy who picked Grant for MOM last night was undecided between him and Proctor now that says it all.