December 29, 200421 yr I think we need to stop judging players by the Opta stats, let Jay Jay play instead of tracking players back just to please the manager and his toy. i cant help thinkin that if okocha was to be sold (god forbid) to city or portsmouth for example, we would see what kind of a player he really is! he would be given the license to play football and not end up the last man chasing back...
December 29, 200421 yr Author My biggest grievence with the potato-headed fucker is that when we're winning he's happy to take the plaudits (remember Sam Allardici anyone?), but when the chips are down it's the ref's fault or the players weren't up to it or the pies weren't hot enough etc etc. If he can accept praise, he should take the flak too. Still playing Stelios , not having a plan B, a lack of adaptation and flexibility is the current downfall in my opinion. I don't know about injuries etc, but Haim was our best player at OT, we've been missing Nolan and Gary Speed has been poor for weeks. Now then, most folk I speak to can see this, why can't he? Because he's an arrogant tosser and won't change the way we play I agree.
December 30, 200421 yr Im his biggest fan...but ive been baffled by recent team selections...its like hes clutching at straws! eg... Vaz Te at Munich - in games at home where he could have got a feel for the premiership hes had about 2 minutes, then he starts him in one of the toughest games he could play in Barness dropped for Hunt [-X - Where is the incentive for Hunt to work hard when he automatically gets in game after game even when he is shit Ben Haim dropped #-o Still continuing with stelios - hes just not got it. Nolan on the bench when we need a bit of graft in midfield Hierro on as a sub against the inbreds when its the midfield battle we need to win And for fcuk sake...that long throw from okocha...its every fuckin time.. We need okocha further up the field...give him the ball and say go and express yourself.
December 30, 200421 yr We need okocha further up the field...give him the ball and say go and express yourself. In a Madonna stylee ????
December 30, 200421 yr Yes Allardyce has lost the plot. The Jussi and Ben Haim appeals being the latest examples, together with the constant moaning about refs, players, supporters anybody but himself.
March 12, 200521 yr Yes Allardyce has lost the plot. The Jussi and Ben Haim appeals being the latest examples, together with the constant moaning about refs, players, supporters anybody but himself. oh dear tony, got that completely wrong mate.
March 12, 200521 yr Author Okay, come clean, who voted YES on here? I still think that it was a fair question at the time.
You choose!