Spider Jerusalem

When he was signed on a permanent basis I was worried about his ability in the transfer market - and when he signed a left winger (already got one of those) and a sprinter who looks unlikely to be able to find his arse with either hand as a replacement for one of the most clinical strikers in Premier League history, as well as completely failing to get in any sort of cover for our weakest position (defence Glenn!!!! - everybody in the football world has known about this for years how didn't he?) then the claxons and red flashing lights were really starting to go off. The fact that we have been, at best, complete dogshit all season, does not bode well for the transfer window. Who would actually want to come here now? Still, we might get a few million from the buzzards who come and pick at our relegated carcass next summer.

Teams that cannot score goals or keep clean sheets are generally the ones that go down. Looking more probable than possible at the minute. Our home form is that of a relegation team.

Compared to his usual standard then he did have a complete shocker - but most of the team didn't turn out for periods of the game as well. Emre was awful in the first half, but came good in the second, Duff turned up for the first twenty minutes and went home after that, Shola - who had a great game v Wigan - was back to his worst (operation on his hip overdue?), unfortunately the defence turned up but played to the standard that made me want Kevin Scott to come out of retirement. Only Scott Parker had any outstanding influence on the game. On this performance twelve of the thirteen players on the pitch deserved criticism (and Parker too - puff having to come off with an injury :winking:). I'm not willing to write off Martins after just one game. However, if by the time December comes around and we see the same type of static performance that we witnessed on Saturday......

It may have been lack of training / fitness / awareness through being the new lad in the team or Roeders game plan, but I cannot remember him making any forward runs into any areas to cause the Fulham problems when we had the ball - it's not just a game of standing static and waiting for a chance to drop your way. Mind, lack of movement when we have the ball has been a problem throughout the team at times. I only saw the highlights on that 50 minute sky thing but it looked to me like we were playing very deep with Fulham sat deep themselves playing with a lot of men behind the ball so it's going to be hard to get in behind them. Speculate to accuumulate! Make a few runs, possibly get caught offside but give the defence something to think about. Don't just stand there in the defenders pocket all game waiting for things to happen. Make the defence run around a bit and actually earn their wages. Pull players out of position etc etc etc.

It may have been lack of training / fitness / awareness through being the new lad in the team or Roeders game plan, but I cannot remember him making any forward runs into any areas to cause the Fulham problems when we had the ball - it's not just a game of standing static and waiting for a chance to drop your way. Mind, lack of movement when we have the ball has been a problem throughout the team at times.

And that's the major problem - due to the policy of the management over the past summer Martins HAS to give immediate results or we are in deep shite. John Dahl Tommasson ring a bell. He is now one of two senior strikers at the club and the other one is lucky to be here. Goals are not going to come from the midfield at a rate that is greater than our defence can stop them - the last three league games and two pre-season friendlies have shown that if you put the defence under minimal pressure then they will crack.

So he's the mystery forward that we've been looking for then tongue.gif

Well done Glen - really earned your wages with this one..... .... he's really going to take us down isn't he bluebigeek.gif

Quoted for truth (although mine's closer to £600). Thieving Gypsy B@5t@rd5. bluedead.gif