What a complete Cunch of Bunts

[* ORM *]

Some of our fans are - I've just been reading some of the comments and ratings from yesterday's game.

Clearly some amongst us wouldn't recognise what makes a decent footballer if it was rammed up their arses with a red-hot poker.

 

[Its Only A Game]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Dec. 29 2004,08:30)]Clearly some amongst us wouldn't recognise what makes a decent footballer if it was rammed up their arses with a red-hot poker.

then pulled out, reheated and rammed in again.

 

[Ron Manager]

Even my missus, her cousin and other half who came along yesterday (all egg chasing Kiwi's - her cousin and hubby attending their first ever football match) acknowledged that Maher had a good game. Shame a few of our fans can't recognise this!

 

[Barmy Army]

This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,10:00)]This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

I disagree.

Anonymous posting is the lifeblood of this board.

BTW. I think Peteffer was MOM yesterday.

 

[* ORM *]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,10:00)]This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

Surprisingly enough this wasn't intended to be yet another ORM defends Maher thread (though come to think of it that's not a bad idea

). It was just a general observation on some of the crap that I've seen spouted since yesterday's game.

I fully agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinions but in this case too much Christmas Sherry appears to have been consumed.

I suggest some people on here go back to looking at posts from the board this time last year. I also humbly suggest that if I'd said to anybody on here at the end of September that we would be 4th in the table after Christmas they'd have called me an idiot. If we doubled our points tally for the season we'd almost certainly be automatically promoted. This is the most promising period of SUFC's history since Alan Little was in charge.

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Dec. 29 2004,10:23)]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,10:00)]This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

I disagree.

Anonymous posting is the lifeblood of this board.

BTW. I think Peteffer was MOM yesterday.

I agree IMO Pettefer was MotM yesterday, Maher also had a decent game and is much like Gower in the sense that if he doesn't play nor do the team. I don't believe we can afford to be without either and I sincerely hope Gower makes it for Saturday.

 

[Barmy Army]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Dec. 29 2004,10:52)]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,10:00)]This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

Surprisingly enough this wasn't intended to be yet another ORM defends Maher thread (though come to think of it that's not a bad idea

). It was just a general observation on some of the crap that I've seen spouted since yesterday's game.

I fully agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinions but in this case too much Christmas Sherry appears to have been consumed.

I suggest some people on here go back to looking at posts from the board this time last year. I also humbly suggest that if I'd said to anybody on here at the end of September that we would be 4th in the table after Christmas they'd have called me an idiot. If we doubled our points tally for the season we'd almost certainly be automatically promoted. This is the most promising period of SUFC's history since Alan Little was in charge.

But it is because of the high quality of football that the Shrimpers are producing that makes us feel as though we should be winning every game, and therefore yesterday feels like a disappointing result.

Last year however, I'd have been more inclined to have taken a 1-0 loss under Wignall.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,12:01)]Last year however, I'd have been more inclined to have taken a 1-0 loss under Wignall.

Good for the goal difference

Not sure about the automatic promotion idea if we doubled our points. although Scunny are wavering a bit, Swansea, Scunny and Yeovil are all thumping teams like Mansfield at home quite regularly.

Still, don't worry, only one more home game, then I won't see another game til Mansfield away so Eastwood will bag a few in January, February and March.

 

[Guest]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Dec. 29 2004,09:30)]Some of our fans are - I've just been reading some of the comments and ratings from yesterday's game.

Clearly some amongst us wouldn't recognise what makes a decent footballer if it was rammed up their arses with a red-hot poker.

Which opinions are you speaking of?

 

[rabbloke]

Quote[/b] (Guest @ Dec. 29 2004,11:44)]

Quote[/b] (Mad Cyril @ Dec. 29 2004,10:23)]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Dec. 29 2004,10:00)]This is a board for differing opinions.

Simply because some people think that a player had a good performance, doesn't mean that everyone else has to.

Debate is what this board thrives on.

I disagree.

Anonymous posting is the lifeblood of this board.

BTW. I think Peteffer was MOM yesterday.

I agree IMO Pettefer was MotM yesterday, Maher also had a decent game and is much like Gower in the sense that if he doesn't play nor do the team. I don't believe we can afford to be without either and I sincerely hope Gower makes it for Saturday.

I agree Petts was indeed industrious, but his distribution is woeful and nigh on all crosses are straight to the keepers hands without the custodian having to come off the line. The bigger issue is why did he play on the right with Tes on the left? It would take a fantastically convincing arguement to convince me that the pair should not have been swapped from the off. Even young nicky could have been brought on at some point to put at least one left footed player into the side. We were never going to create with such imbalance and for that I openly criticise Tilly. The gaffer in my book is doing a sterling job, but there are times when his coaching inexperience and lack of tactical knowledge are evident. No that is not a cue for 'who do you think you are?' questions. Football is a craft but many of us have served our apprenticeship on the terraces and are as capable of spotting a bloomer as any professional. Its not rocket science and is often more about the experience of years than the ability to play.

 

[* ORM *]

EDIT - In response to my Nemesis !!!!

A mixture of various opinions about individual player's performances, the fact that we lost yesterday etc.

I know the board is about opinions but some of the marks and the comments were a million miles of the mark.

Yes it would have been nice to have picked up 6 points but how many of us had a defeat at Wycombe, or a draw at best, followed by a win yesterday ?

Two interesting statistics from today though (with apologies for forgetting the names of those that raised them), assuming they are correct.

Firstly the one about never winning a game without Gower.

Secondly the one about never winning a game with the referee we had yesterday.

One open question that I keep meaning to ask. When was the last time we lost a Boxing Day fixture ? I can remember the last four (though Leeboy had to remind me of the one four years ago). Neither of us could remember Boxing Day games before that.

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Dec. 29 2004,17:02)]One open question that I keep meaning to ask. When was the last time we lost a Boxing Day fixture ? I can remember the last four (though Leeboy had to remind me of the one four years ago). Neither of us could remember Boxing Day games before that.

Orient 0-1 in 2000, last minute goal if I remember rightly.

 

[* ORM *]

Cheers - Probably why Lee and I both had mental blocks.

 

[Shrimp in a Kilt]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ Dec. 29 2004,17:23)]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Dec. 29 2004,17:02)]One open question that I keep meaning to ask. When was the last time we lost a Boxing Day fixture ? I can remember the last four (though Leeboy had to remind me of the one four years ago). Neither of us could remember Boxing Day games before that.

Orient 0-1 in 2000, last minute goal if I remember rightly.

You remember only too well. My one game of that season, 1400 mile round trip for that

I seemed to always be down for the O's game, and we always seemed to lose. I don't hate them, but I try and avoid them thesedays!