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Giraffe

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The ability of them to pick the right man seems to vary hugely.

Is this just down to whether they are actually Albion fans or not.

I doubt Ulloa was even in our top five players today let alone mom.

Ince, March, Rodriguez, Upson, Bruno all better in my view.

 

Pavilionaire

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Yes but who needed the confidence boost the most?

 

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May just be that they want a photo and to meet him. I recall at Withdean for a time Zamora always got mom regardless of performance.

 

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Pavilionaire said:

Yes but who needed the confidence boost the most?

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I take the point but I doubt it makes much difference to the player personally?

Suspect a player knows if they have played well or not.

 

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Giraffe said:

I take the point but I doubt it makes much difference to the player personally?

Suspect a player knows if they have played well or not.

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Yes, it seems bizarre to twist a Man of the Match award into a Who Needs a Confidence Boost? competition.

Might be old-fashioned to suggest it, but I'd prefer it to go to the player who played best.

 

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I've been going to Albion matches for over thirty years and the MOM has always been a bit of a joke. It's not Player Of The Year but I suspect the winner goes home a slightly happier bunny all the same, which is great for Ulloa when we have Leeds on Tuesday.

 

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Pavilionaire said:

I've been going to Albion matches for over thirty years and the MOM has always been a bit of a joke. It's not Player Of The Year but I suspect the winner goes home a slightly happier bunny all the same, which is great for Ulloa when we have Leeds on Tuesday.

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Totally agree we were impressed with Spanish Rodney , Bruno has started to really perform , Solly is going to be a superstar and Matty and Wardy are fab. Greers ball out of defence are a real problem and Stephens for the second game on the trot made too many mis passes.We should keep the same team over the next 3 games using Kaz as a game changer and should be commended again for a game changing contibution Cmonnnnnn !!!!!!!!!!

 

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Maybe they struggle with the yellow numbers.

 

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Giraffe said:

The ability of them to pick the right man seems to vary hugely.

Is this just down to whether they are actually Albion fans or not.

I doubt Ulloa was even in our top five players today let alone mom.

Ince, March, Rodriguez, Upson, Bruno all better in my view.

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I have highlighted the reason. They don't know the players, so go for the easy option.

I went to a Crawley game a few years back that my company had sponsored. When asked my opinion for MOM, I couldn't give one for two reasons.

I didn't know the players..........

And I didn't watch the entire second half because a colleague (who supported West Ham) and I retired to the bar, on expenses, and watched the progress of our teams on Gillette Soccer Saturday. Think Crawley lost that day. Not too sure.