After hopefully what was his last game in charge, Hyypia was asked why he didn't start with Paddy. The reply was along the lines of " he's not good enough at defending"! In the few limited opportunities he's had, Paddy has shown more skill and creativity than the rest of the team put together...
Any team with Graeme Smith in goal, Harley, David Rodriguez, Ashley Neal and David Cameron and managed by Hyypia and Jones would make relegation look a certainty!
I quite agree with what much of Harty says. To me, this is not about new and old supporters. Yes, I've been watching the Albion for nearly sixty years so I can certainly claim to have seen good and bad times and experienced a great many highs and lows. No, it seems to me that the most important...
It's time for those responsible for bringing in the manager and the new players this season to take a very long, close look at themselves. Have they really produced a team that is capable of challenging for the play-offs again? I suggest the answer is a very definite no.
I don't know anything about him or his personality but my impression of his management so far is that he is clearly not up to the job. The players don't appear to know what their roles are- or if they do they're not up to it. There was little or no evidence on Saturday that the international...
Unlike many managers who seem to believe that the best results come from having a settled team (injuries and suspensions aside) Hyypia appears to think the opposite. The policy can hardly be said to have succeeded so far, so how many changes will he make for the next game? And who will be in/out?
I think it's more the players who need to grow a backbone. Before the first goal we had made a half decent start but once that went in we started to drift. After half time the situation was exactly the same. O'Grady came on and had a couple of decent touches but then they scored again. Heads...
Yes. He certainly couldn't do any worse than the one we've got now. He may not suit everyone but he does know how to get the job done. In this case, that means keeping us up this season and making a bid for promotion next year.
The deal that brought in Stockdale strikes me as being like the ones where you sell something slightly dodgy which looks ok on the face of it. You collect the cheque from the buyer and rush off to bank it as quickly as possible. I reckon Fulham are still chuckling over the money they made on a...
Couldn't you take an iPad and download some old Albion matches on it so he could see what it's like when we score a goal? It might revive his interest if he gets bored!