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From thisis:

Smith said:
“I’ve always been playing in a team that’s looked over its shoulder"

So he's always been playing in crap teams fighting relegation - these teams are usually the worst in the league therefore have the worst set of players...

Wonder if we can do a trade for his brother.   :o

the word "shit"has been used a lot in my short absence! keep up the good work people!

ffs stop this, he's a good player and deserves another year. I think he'll be vital next year whatever league we are in.

He could well prove himself if we go down...will need to convince me if we don't.

That doesnt make sense, surely if you're in a crap team near the bottom you are looking infront of you not over your shoulder.

Looking over his shoulder at the division he's bout to fall down into...

Or looking over his shoulder at the teams that can overtake (doesn't matter where in the table you are for that to make sense, except for last place)

he's only played for two clubs, watford - who weren't relegated - and us who haven't been relegated yet.

it's hardly representative of anything is it?

2 clubs that when he's played for them have been fighting relegation...

Must be entirely his fault then....

Middlesborough go relegated with Juninho in their side. Doesn't make him a shit player though.

I think hes probably been one of our most consistent players this season, I mean he has had his bad games but you only need look at our position to realise most of our players have had a pretty poor season.

Mace, I disagree. Did well for a while and has gone progressively down hill.

As did Atletico Madrid. Perhaps he is a jinx...

I...on the other hand think he has been one of our most inconsistent players...few good games, few crap ones...then more good ones

I agree with DMR. Started off ok (Barnsley aside) and gradually got worse.

Today though he was absolutley piss poor

 :nod:

He got 'Cunt Of The Match'.

no way, he was the one playing all the penetrating balls down the right in the second half.
probably our most productive player in the second half. good assist too

I agree one of the few who tried out there. Jenkins was cack though :D

Glad someones talking sense.

I rather have Eric Sabin right back than Jack Shit. where's David Duke when we need him.

The only proof needed is to watch him. I hoped he would provide big things, but he's nearly at the Duke end of my spectrum.

in my limited watching of the town since october he's been fucking awful. even in september he was awful.

and he's staying?!?

On saturday he was absolutely wank! First haf kept getting done too easily an being caught out of position on numerous times. When he jumps for headers...he doesnt actually jump with his head, he jumps with his knees up not lookin at the ball and was lucky not to give many fouls away. Second half there is no doubt he improved but he couldnt get any worse from the first half.

Cant believe he is stayin tbh!

Smith is class. One of our best players this season.

Agree with dex, he was one of the few players actually looking to keep the ball on saturday & pass it to feet, rather than going with the easy option of hoofing it.

I agree with the token black and tails.  Smith played a few decent cutting balls in the second half for Curo to latch onto.  Defensively though, not so sure.

The thing is, is he a full back?  I'm sure when we signed him the Watford fans were saying he was a wide midfield man.  With a decent delivery on him.

Smith, is very much like Duke....very good going forward, decent delivery....not very good defensivly....I dont think he is a full back and would be better off as a winger....which is what we should have done with Duke.

Smith played as a winger for the second half against Colchester and few weeks back and looked dangerous....

Steady now

As i recall it, Duke used to go forward, see a man coming towards him, shit him self and pass it backwards.

as I remember it Duke was the top assister in the league at one point during our play off season....

"at one point". was this mythical point before we'd scored perhaps so was joint top?

I believe it was January....but blah blah blah Duke was rubbish, never did anything because everyone says so...

We've missed Duke this season, more than most would like to admit.....we certainly havnt missed his defensive work, but his attacking play...

I dont think we've missed him at all, I'm sure that over the course of the season his shite defensive work would have cost us as many goals as his sometimes decent attacking play would have contributed.

If king had figured out that he was a rubbish full back and played him on the wing, it might be different, but we'll never know.

nah we have strikers that fear the ball now instead

who cares about david duke?

i certaintly don't