Re: Fourth and crap??????????
The Thonker / Surf cant see anything that is not rose coloured club. Fourth is a very good league position considering who we have played and how we have played.
We have played one team who is above us Cardiff, and played very well against them, as we did against West Brom, but for the late introduction of Neal against QPR we would have lost, the games against Stoke, Barnsley, Derby, Shef Wed and especially Norwich we were second best for large parts of these games, against a very poor Wolves side on the night we did score three goals, and Southampton was a very good away point with a kind of backs to the wall performance, so all things being equal, we are probably in a false league position, but that is where we are.
The Thonker/ Surf brigade seem to think that all is rosey in the garden, but Wilson is a far better player that Chilvers, and Neal gives us a wide option that can get round the back of defences, so why not improve the team. Simpson for all his ability to get the team to fourth in the league, seems reluctant to see past his own signings, they have featured in all his selections regardless of their performances. St Ledger is proving to be a decent buy and deserves his place, but the defensive ability of Chilvers is questionable, and Pugh just gives us no variety wide left (has a decent shot though).
People keep on about Matty Hill, what cover does Pugh give him NONE, so Hill often has two attackers on his side, with McKenna having to move out of position to help out, Chilvers is rescued by the pace of St Ledger and the coaching from Nash and Alexander, with Dichio being at times our best defender in the air.
I hope that the unbeaten run continues, but not at the expense of poor drab draws, 10 points lost already to draws, Shef Wed, QPR, Stoke, Derby should have given us at leat 4 more points, with the draw at Southampton being a decent result.
Sunderland, Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Leicester big games where decent results are needed, how many Surf/ Thonker points do you think we will pick up, or how many points do supporters with a realistic outlook think we will get?
One can only hope that the return to fitness of O'Neil, Ormerod, Nowland and Davidson will give a greater strength and depth to our play, but will Simpson play any of these guys in front of Pugh or Chilvers, will Wilson have to wait till there is a ban or injury. I think we have been a bit lucky so far, we cant ride that luck for ever.
As a club that HAS to sell to survive under the current regime, is the continued non playing of Wilson depriving us of not only the services of a superb defender, but his value in a future transfer deal?
