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He signed stuff for my lad at Wigan. Couldn't have been nicer Stayed behind after beating Burton at home couple weeks ago to get pictures taken with young fans. People overreacting and looking for any excuse to criricise after he's had a bad game. Standard. Or maybe people have just met him on different days? The fact he comes across as an arrogant arsehole (in my opinion) has no bearings on the fact that he's been poor for us this season and has been at fault of quite a few dropped points. Considering you post absolute s*** about Isaac Hayden (who has been remarkably better in his position than Darlow has in his), it's remarkable you chose to write the second line of your post. Darlow hasn't been "poor for us this season". He's had the odd bad game - as has Hayden. He's saved us points in other games. Depressing stuff akin to whoever had the bright idea to call Lascelles "crap" in his thread title. The odd bad game? He's been poor, as he has been since he's donned the gloves for us. He's looked like he has the ability to drop a clanger from his first appearance for us, it cant be down to nerves/age/lack of experience, it's because he's just not that good. He's cost us points this season, just as he cost us points last season and we've endured watching him kick the ball out of play, put us under unnecessary pressure by kicking the ball straight to an opponent or drop a ball all season (and last). His hesitancy to come off his line and collect the ball puts the defence under pressure, several times this season we've seen defenders try and shepherd the ball back to him only to see him motionless on his line. His positioning at times is questionable, as evidenced due to the points dropped against Bristol City (h), where Dummett tried a simple header to him and he was in no mans land and QPR (h), where Clark's header looped over him, again because he was in no mans land. You can count more poor games he has had than good and that tells you all you need to know. Considering we are 2nd in the league and our goalkeeper is under much less pressure than nearly every other keeper in the league, the above is too much. And the QPR equaliser was a basic case of Clark defending too deep in injury-time. The cross was whipped in too fast and flat for Darlow to have time to have cleared Clark out of the way.

He signed stuff for my lad at Wigan. Couldn't have been nicer Stayed behind after beating Burton at home couple weeks ago to get pictures taken with young fans. People overreacting and looking for any excuse to criricise after he's had a bad game. Standard. Or maybe people have just met him on different days? The fact he comes across as an arrogant arsehole (in my opinion) has no bearings on the fact that he's been poor for us this season and has been at fault of quite a few dropped points. Considering you post absolute s*** about Isaac Hayden (who has been remarkably better in his position than Darlow has in his), it's remarkable you chose to write the second line of your post. Darlow hasn't been "poor for us this season". He's had the odd bad game - as has Hayden. He's saved us points in other games. Depressing stuff akin to whoever had the bright idea to call Lascelles "crap" in his thread title. The odd bad game? He's been poor, as he has been since he's donned the gloves for us. He's looked like he has the ability to drop a clanger from his first appearance for us, it cant be down to nerves/age/lack of experience, it's because he's just not that good. He's cost us points this season, just as he cost us points last season and we've endured watching him kick the ball out of play, put us under unnecessary pressure by kicking the ball straight to an opponent or drop a ball all season (and last). His hesitancy to come off his line and collect the ball puts the defence under pressure, several times this season we've seen defenders try and shepherd the ball back to him only to see him motionless on his line. His positioning at times is questionable, as evidenced due to the points dropped against Bristol City (h), where Dummett tried a simple header to him and he was in no mans land and QPR (h), where Clark's header looped over him, again because he was in no mans land. You can count more poor games he has had than good and that tells you all you need to know. Considering we are 2nd in the league and our goalkeeper is under much less pressure than nearly every other keeper in the league, the above is too much. More poor games than good? Come on then. Go through the season game by game. Utter drivel. Yes, he's made mistakes. Players do. But he's made plenty of saves that Elliott wouldn't have got close to making, and claimed plenty of crosses that the aforementioned stay-at-home lardarse would have happily left his centre-halves to deal with.

He signed stuff for my lad at Wigan. Couldn't have been nicer Stayed behind after beating Burton at home couple weeks ago to get pictures taken with young fans. People overreacting and looking for any excuse to criricise after he's had a bad game. Standard. Or maybe people have just met him on different days? The fact he comes across as an arrogant arsehole (in my opinion) has no bearings on the fact that he's been poor for us this season and has been at fault of quite a few dropped points. Considering you post absolute s*** about Isaac Hayden (who has been remarkably better in his position than Darlow has in his), it's remarkable you chose to write the second line of your post. Darlow hasn't been "poor for us this season". He's had the odd bad game - as has Hayden. He's saved us points in other games. Depressing stuff akin to whoever had the bright idea to call Lascelles "crap" in his thread title.

He's conceded 30 goals in 14 games for AZ edit: for reference their other GK conceded 38 goals in 32 games before Krul signed How many of those 30 were his fault? For reference the Dutch League is typically the highest scoring league in Europe. Krul is finished at the top level.

The fact is, had one of Clark and Gayle stayed fit all season, we'd already be up - and as champions. Those two are irreplaceable in the context of this season.

agree Disagree. Believe me, it was highly significant that Martin Hardy was the journalist who reported a week or two ago that Rafa will now stay.

It's called pressure. And we played Leeds off the park on Friday..

I understand people who hesitate to write off Lascelles completely, and have sympathy in that he's captaining a side expected to go up at a time when he's still learning his trade. BUT, you have to have very serious concerns about a defender who doesn't appear to have any instinct for the absolute basics of defending (ie keep tabs on your man first, then the ball), even when the situation is screaming our for them. Hanley simply has to come in on Monday - and stay in until Clark is back. Give Ritchie the armband.

Your contributions to this place are f***ing aids. WTF I think he'd just like you to post in something resembling English.

A well-articulated opinion, but it reeks of the messiah complex which so many outsiders accuse us of. I know the guy who put together Fulham's scouting report on us and he said after the game how their staff were in disbelief that they hadn't had to deviate from their Plan A because Rafa simply refused to deviate from his. I am absolutely over the moon we have him, I desperately hope the club do right by him and I believe in his ability to take us further than any manager since Bobby. But he is stubborn. I can happily live with that, but he is.

Came into his own the longer the game went on. Not uncoincidentally, when Hayden's arrival meant he didn't have to worry himself so much with what ginger Jack was up to.

Colback's athletic non-attempt at a basic interception is well worth repeat viewing.

A total waste of money....will be gone in July. It doesn't help when he's being played as a CM and a deep lying one at that yesterday. He should ave been playing where Perez was and Perez on the bench with Shelvey in the middle. Also the police presence yestday was way over the top like, not one incident from what I gather. I was sat in the home end and jumped up and cheered when we scored, and no one said anything other than to laugh when it was ruled out. Did anyone see that car at the round about that was smashed up just take off with police on foot chasing him and the cop cars just sat there doing nothing? Also walked past the legendary Paully who was stood at a burger van with some lasses. Again s*** match, but we had a great day and night. Didn't get into the hotel til 2. Now the long drive back to Newcastle from Redditch.... Sooooo, you think Diame is a #10?

Frustrating as f*** to see him repeatedly played too far forward. Hull fans I know can't believe we're playing him there.

Very true. At Huddersfield i thought Rafa got it tactically superb, the perfect way to play a team who have the ball a lot and we hit them on the break brilliantly. And yesterday it was tactically inept, as bad as anything Pardew or Island Heed served up, not sure why it can't be called as you see it without it being bed wetting or over reacting. We all know how great Rafa is, he got it wrong (along with the players) like he has a few times at home. It doesn't mean we are doubting him long term, he is our best hope going forward without a doubt. Spot on. You'll still get called a bed-wetting WUM, though...

So you know better than Rafa? Remind me who sits top of the league? Managed by whom? Absurd logic which only gives credence to rival fans who accuse of a Messiah complex.

It's not tactics, are you saying Ritchie was allowed to get forwards but nobody else was? He was screaming at Dummett to get up behind him to defend further up the pitch and he was getting at Colback to start marking people rather than fresh air. He also had a go at Shelvey at one point when he played a ridiculous pass out for a goal kick. It was tactics, Ritchie wasn't supposed to go charging forward like that (although it was the right thing to do imo if the rest had the bottle to follow) . Interesting though as a while back people wrere saying Mbemba got dropped because of not following instructions V Wolves, todays instrustions seemed to balls over the top through the middle for Gayle (re Shelvey pass out for goal kick) which didn't work and there were a lot more of those passes today. It seems like you can tell within 5 mins at home what the plan is, long diagonals or whatever and it's bloody obvious and whats worse is that we just keep on hammering at that tactic. You're right, the long diagonal balls are a tactic, and we play a relatively cautious formation on Rafa's instructions as well. I don't think he trusts these players to get a result playing a more attacking game personally. Even if it was his style - and it's not - I can't say I blame him. We manage to give away soft goals even when we play defensively. Our s*** passing isn't down to his tactics btw, he played a similar formation with Liverpool but they passed it around a lot better. Too many of our players just aren't good enough or lack balls. Load of crap to me. Get at teams when we are at home with what we have in this division. Simplistic to say the least. What would be your line up to get at teams in this division? If your only tactic at home is long balls, then start Murphy in a 4-4-2. It's really that simple.

Was because they were being dicks and not letting the young 16 year old have a shot at a hat-trick. Then missed. You think? I honestly don't think the majority of fans even knew he was on a hat-trick never mind 16.. Everyone around us in the Gallowgate knew - thus the exaggerated celebrations.

I can forgive him bad games, particularly when he's carrying the human ball and chain that is Colback. But his unprofessionalism is a disgrace. Yet again getting involved in nonsense today when things went against him/us. The brainless bodycheck just outside our box at only 1-0, for example. Such a scrote.

Completely disagree. There isn't a better left back in this league than him. Charlie Taylor at Leeds is considerably better.

I suppose being unable to be able to deal with looping headers is not really a "mistake" but he just couldn't deal with anything coming to him that way and it cost quite a few goals. Tim was a great young keeper and prospect but sadly he regressed at an age when he should have progressed. Krul never made near as many mistakes as Darlow is now Krul made plenty of errors - some of them utter howlers. Made almost as many in one game against Southampton I recall as Darlow has made in the last dozen games.

He doesn't come off his line? Ffs man, heard it all now.

Can't comprehend why Murphy wasn't brought on when we are throwing everything at them and raining crosses in from either flank. I find Rafa's treatment of Mitro (he seems more loyal to him now than when he was scoring) bizarre.

This - at home at least. Love Rafa, but imagine the damage Ritchie and Atsu on either wing would do to 90% of Championship teams at SJP.

Been surprised that Rafa has used Mitro ahead of Murphy in recent weeks. I'd be sorely tempted to start Murphy away from home in the crunch games coming up. Better at holding the ball up - and a better finisher.