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[Power to people]

Nice blog, I could only see Macca & Marshall being able to pay in the same team if we had a solid defence and that we haven't so we'd leak even more goals I suspect and teams would probably have a field day

There is 1 way for Malpas to face his critics and turn their opinion of him and that is to do one of the evening with's....where fan;s can ask him anything they like and he can show he is an articulate football manager and does know what he's doing

Although if we lose on Sat he may want to go into hiding !!

[juddie]

what the fhell is there to be nervous about? The worst that can happen is they play shit, lose and get booed. Hardly the end of the world is it?

[pauld]

what the fhell is there to be nervous about? The worst that can happen is they play shit, lose and get booed. Hardly the end of the world is it?

You not looked at the Adver site recently then? It's worse than the end of the world, even if we win

[DV]

Ask them Juddie.

I dont really know you but I doubt you've ever been a professional footballer or done your job infront of a crowd who will boo you, shout abuse at you and swear at you.

The players have come out and said they dont like playing at the CG.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Then get rid of the fuckers

[DV]

I agree, get rid of our shit supporters!!

[nevillew]

Ask them Juddie.

I dont really know you but I doubt you've ever been a professional footballer or done your job infront of a crowd who will boo you, shout abuse at you and swear at you.

The players have come out and said they dont like playing at the CG.

I doubt the players have had a life where they work in a menial repetitive job,in a crappy environment, with no psychophants around, they have to do a 40 hour week, If they're ill or injured they get reduced(or no) pay and their manager doesn't appreciate them (actually, scrap the last one). They are a bit precious aren't they ?

I agree with you about the fans though.

[gosport rob]

If a Professional footballer cannot take abuse how do they manage not to cack their pants during every away game?

I realise it is probably a bit unusual to face abuse at home, however this is just a smoke sceen in my view. I played on league grounds at youth level and can confirm if your head is in the right place ie. every game is a cup final, you enjoy playing football more than anything else (almost) and are concentrating on tactics and what you have to do, then the crowd noise is a bit of a blur.

You would not last long in the team if you offered to fight supporters, at boys/youth level the parents take care of the fighting!!

[pauld]

Heard Brad Friedel on the radio the other night and he said "The worst day playing football is better than " then stopped himself before he said something like "the best day in your shitty office jobs" because I think he realised it would have sounded like gloating at the rest of us. Maybe they should pin that up in the dressing room

[juddie]

I don't buy it, it's absolute bollocks DV. Our players aren't youngsters just getting into the game, they're all experienced and some have been here long enough to know that there's a lot worse can happen - like the club closing - than being booed. Some have experienced far worse than our current run, players like Amankwaah who almost lost his career. The booing is a minority too, it's not like that stroiing of games under kingy when people were booing before the game had even started.

If players get nervous then they shouldn't be playing football.

Same goes for the England team at Wembley. It's a joke.

[juddie]

and bollocks to anything the Adver says. They create stories out of nothing, throw away quotes become headline,s it's nonsense.

[juddie]

the only time I could understand it is if it's racial abuse, or the sort of thing Sol Campbell had to endure against Spurs. A bit of booing? I wish I was in their shoes...

[DV]

I don't buy it, it's absolute bollocks DV.

Such bollocks that the players say it themselves.

[juddie]

I obviously don't have the same kind of access to the players as you do DV, whatever (!) I'm not saying they don't say it, I'm saying it's ridiculous if they do.

[DV]

They players have mentioned it in the adver enough times.

Of course its a ridiculous concept I'm not disputing that - but that doesnt mean it isnt true..