Thats not a bad record...

God!!! In my dreams!!!

Think it will be another nail in the coffin if we let Gally go in january. Sparky will loose allot from the acadamy if he doesnt give Gally a chance and just lets him go in january. As for Mr Douglas, he might not be rated highly by Leeds supporters, but i defo rate him higher than Mokoena at the moment judging by his performances...

I been reading reviews, whats wrong with that? Have you been watching him play... Do you know Steve Bruce and know why he doesnt select him in the starting 11? If not i dont think you can accuse me of the same for not knowing...

1 or 3 points is what we wanted = we didnt get it = so it wasnt good enough... You cant be happy because we ONLY lost 1 nil, we lost you should be unhappy! Or am i the only person who feels this way?

Any idea of how much money we have to spend?

Try: http://msnsport.skysports.com/squadlist.aspx?clid=41&cpid=10 tell me something honestly, do you think Mokoena is Premier League quality based on his performances of late??

+ 2 goals + 2 assists.... Oh and try 3 starts and 8 sub appearences...

Right..................................................................................? if thats your opinion, you cant have very much faith in our acadamy?? Neil Danns has been playing out of his skin for the Brum lately and looks to be growing up into a midfielder we could at least use in a crisis like this. Douglas in particular is looking solid in his last 2 games...

My expectations werent to get beaten by Pompey so badly on the first day of the season and defo werent to be where we are in the table right now. Mokoena has proven he isnt Premier League standard and so i dont think you can say he should be playing in place of anyone else. I agree with the fella up top, we might as well be playing with 10 men all the good Mokoena does us... He slows down our game, which means our counter attack is a snails pace slow which then means we have to resort to Bentleys long passing/hopeful lobs up field... Something needs to change soon or were going to find ourselves playing the likes of Leeds and the Brum next season, then it wont matter who is 'premier league quality'...

THANKYOU!!! - I have been saying this since we sold him. I think Sparky made a huge BLUNDER by selling Douglas at that point in time, we all knew we needed a new midfielder during the summer and 90% of us were screaming out for one to be purchased in the transfer thread. Everyone was saying dont worry, he knows what he is doing.... Were now getting into the season, hard games ahead, and were stuck relying on a woeful midfielder because Sparky didnt have a good backup plan incase of injury. I think we have been LUCKY to be honest. Tuggs is getting on and he is fairly injury prone due to his playing style. If he got injured then who would we play?? Im sorry, i just expect Premier League managers to have a backup plan if all else fails, and oweing to recent results, i really dont think Sparky has one... Edit: Need i also mention a certain player called Neil Danns is playing some blinders for Birmingham...?

It is remembering the soldiers who died in both wars, but its not just the soldiers who 'kept the nazi's from taking over'. Rememberence Day is to mark the signing of the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 at the end of the 1st World War - Need i point out the Nazi's didnt even exist back then?? It was originally named Armistice day but renamed Rememberence Day for ALL the soldiers who have died during wars...

--> QUOTE(Ste B @ Nov 12 2006, 23:18 ) 459539[/snapback] Obviously as usual you have seen neither of them play. Decent lower league players maybe, but if we had played them regularly thats where we would have ended up. Im not suggesting playing them regularly... Just whilst we are missing midfielders through injury! Besides didnt Mr Hughes play Douglas a few times in the first team??

Stand corrected. Manchester United classic: http://jessey.net/archive/2005/01/04/spurs-robbed/ Another Manchester United classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP0fNnXK-5I

Wasnt it a long pass Smith received just across the line and he passed it in for Saha to score...?

What?!?!? You mean Ronaldo kept going over?!?!? Im shocked!!! If were dirty then there downright cheats!! How many non-penalties have they won over the years? How many goals for other teams have been disallowed even though they were blatent goals? Manure vs Spuds (Mendez) How many goals have they scored which shouldnt have been. e.g. there equaliser 2 years back when Smith blatently played it out of play, passed it back in for Saha to score and the goal stood?? The list goes on...

I still think Douglas, YES DOUGLAS could have been a big help at the moment! I'd rather play him center midfield then Mokoena...! Also Danns is a prospect i miss who is playing well at the Brum!

Agreed dude!! 100%

Compare some of our youngsters performances (example U18's yesterday) to Mokoena's performances of late... I think we can do better than Mokoena even if it means putting a player from a different position in center. 1 - I dont need to doubt Hughes results and overall performances as they speak for themselves 2 - Players who deserve a chance, i have heard good things about several of our young players in our reserves/acadamy, and considering the current squad is not working and we have over a month till severall of our important players come back and the transfer window reopens im just thinking how much worse can it get then current results if we try a few risks and play a few untried youngsters... Edit: Simple answer is how can a player become a first teamer if there never given a chance in the first team...?

Erm... Shay Given and James Beattie to name a few... Also the only players who have even seen a glimer of first team action from the acadamy are, James McEveley (1 sub appearence), Sergio Peter (not sure how many sub appearences so far but looks like he will get a few games), Paul Gallagher (1 start and 8 sub appearences for about 10 mins a game) and Matt Derbyshire who i think really deserves a tryout...! There are quite a few players who sound like they deserve a small chance at least. I also think choosing a player like Mokoena over some excellent youngters we have... Big thumbs up to our acadamy players who thrashed Utd 3 nil yesterday... Isnt very good for inspiring the moral and hope of Rovers youngsters. This is just my opinion though...

... and then selling them for a pitence to clubs like the Brum...? Doesnt seem like we ever take full advantage of our acadamy anymore

Looking for talent. Which is a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. Pursuing talent such as we did with Duff is a more exact science...

I do think we need to start investing in the future...

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Unless Sparky carries on the madness and plays Mokoena on the left wing.