jukeboxromeo

Nah, he was fairly quiet most of the game. Put in some great defensive work though.

I would be sad to see him go to be honest, probably best for all parties if it's extended.

We are just being cheapskates...I'm sure it will be extended.

Sammy with an absolute worldie

Reminds me very much of Big Sam's early days here - play ugly and win ugly. It's nice to see our defence being effective once again.

After the past 5 years I really don't care about the quality

Scores in his first game; scores in his final game.

No, that's the whole team's total

1 goal scored in 6 games. This is what you get for shopping in the bargain bin.

Play utter shit but get the points has been Big Sam's m.o for the past 15 years. Only place it didn't work was with you...

He bagged off a corner. I actually can't remember the last time we scored off one

And, like Heskey, he scores in his debut. Transfer masterclass from Neil Lennon.

Clough, Heskey and now Madine are injured and Clayton just came back from a long-term injury. Believe Shola is on a pay if you play deal.

90% of that debt to the owner. He wants to sell up and has stopped bankrolling us.

He'll make them harder to beat and half decent at set pieces but whether that'll be enough to stay up is anyone's guess.

 

I'm not sure they've got the players to make them effective the Fat Sam way. He struggled here because we didn't have a big team physically, long balls to Owen and Martins was never really a great strategy.

And our midfield 3 was devoid of any pace unless emre was playing.

Just like theirs will be with Cattermole and Nolan :lol

Campo, Hierro, Nolan, Per Frandsen, and a 35-yo Gary Speed were hardly speed merchants.

The best appointment they've made for absolutely ages. That says more about their choice of managers over the past 10-15 years rather than Big Sam's managerial ability though. 

We've defended well enough this season and credit to Lennon for that but we offer absolutely nothing going forward.

Guthrie.

This game has been so, so poor.

There's seemingly an issue with his personality, or his work rate in training, or something else behind the scenes we're unaware of. I'm not really seeing how this translates to Shola Ameobi and Obertan starting games of football ahead of him though.

 

We'll always live in the past as there's f*** all in the present to cheer about, the same as 90% of other football fans really.

My point is that is wasn't just Pardew and Bruce who saw this. It was all of his managers in France too.

The risk of it all going wrong was always high, even when you first signed him. Having someone like Pardew in charge made it even more likely.

Some people just don't get it and they never will, it's quite sad really. Ben Arfa was never a world beater, but he was still the most talented footballer we had and when played correctly (ie on the right and starting every game) he lived up to expectations. The fact he was capable of the sublime means he'll always be revered by those who have a soul.

 

It's even harder to take when you've been banging on about this for about 3 year whilst he's been chronically mismanaged, shamelessly robbing us of many amazing memories, replaced by the odd Gouffran tap in, Ameobie's heavy breathing and Obertan tripping over his own feet.

 

He was "chronically mismanaged" at Lyon and Marseille too under better managers. At what stage does HBA take responsibility for himself?

Honestly don't start, you have absolutely no clue about his treatment here, you couldn't possibly.

;D ;D ;D His treatment? Was he chained to a wall during training sessions? Then thrown in a dark room for 2 weeks when he didn't track back?

Some people just don't get it and they never will, it's quite sad really. Ben Arfa was never a world beater, but he was still the most talented footballer we had and when played correctly (ie on the right and starting every game) he lived up to expectations. The fact he was capable of the sublime means he'll always be revered by those who have a soul.

 

It's even harder to take when you've been banging on about this for about 3 year whilst he's been chronically mismanaged, shamelessly robbing us of many amazing memories, replaced by the odd Gouffran tap in, Ameobie's heavy breathing and Obertan tripping over his own feet.

He was "chronically mismanaged" at Lyon and Marseille too under better managers. At what stage does HBA take responsibility for himself and his action?

Do you think we'd have more points if he was in the team?

No, he would have thrown a wobbly just like he did at Lyon and Marseille and refused to play and put in a transfer request.

You can say Pardew and Bruce "ruined" him, those damn English dinosaurs, but in reality Gerets, Perrin, Houllier and Deschamps did the same thing in France.

Fact if, if 6 managers (I'm using the term lightly with Pards and Bruce) thought he wasn't worth their time, then maybe they are right.

Our defence

This is all the shit Dougie has brought in and Lennon hasn't been able to shift yet.

Bitter? Not at all.

Just that "plucky little Bournemouth" the media seems to be peddling is an utter load of shit.

Not sure why you would want another club backed by murky Russian money in the Prem, but there you go..

They paid £3M for a player whilst in League One ffs.

Lennon got a big job to do in the summer.