Or are we? Sadly not. Nolan talks about digging people out and waving the finger in the dressing room, building up to a Scotty Churchill big finish. But when it comes to the crescendo, it all falls away as something of a damp squib.
Is Captain Kev predicting three points on Saturday? Maybe. But not definitely. One point would do apparently! Nolan says, "If we react in a positive manner on Saturday and go away and get something, whether it is a point or all three, we can't afford to give sloppy goals away."
So expect another conservative display. Doctor Evil and Smiling Kev seem to think we are still in the Premiership, their targets are so low! Kick an advertising board or two, grumble about mistakes at set pieces and late goals, then carry on like before.
Where is the bloody ambition? When will Nolan stop talking the talk and start walking the walk exactly?
kevin in manchester writes
ReplyDeletei can't remember if it was KUMB or OS he did admit that he's been playing like a drain and needs to get his act together.
He'll be alright, don't worry. Let Pam settle on personnel and a formation, and we'll see Nolan's better qualities
ReplyDeleteApparently we've already made contact about Tevez
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3844938/West-Ham-in-bid-to-take-Carlos-Tevez-on-loan.html
Posted on the O/S that someone actually asked LLardyAss about it in the Friday press conference (& fair play to them!)
ReplyDeleteTo which LLardyAss replied "EEEEEEEEE Bloody hellfire,bread's better with nowt teken owt" so make of that as you will....
Jonny Hammer
Kevin in manchester writes ..
ReplyDeleteexcept that lardy arse, as you put it, would never have said that he's from Dudley ..
And the news keeps getting worse.
ReplyDeleteGreen out for 6 weeks with a knee injury.
Almunia on loan from Arse. At UP now.
Well, Nolan is the captain. We can forgive him for talking up an upcoming fixture.
ReplyDeleteWhat concerns me is, as you've said previously, his uncanny ability to go missing in games. We were all under the impression that when Nolan joined he'd be playing off the main striker, banging in a few goals and getting involved in attacking plays. Whilst this does in many ways rely on the much maligned long ball style of play, I don't think any of us foresaw what's happening now, which is basically Cole isolated all on his own and Nolan nowhere to be seen. Conservative hoofing of the ball up pitch and the opposition reclaim possession. Classic Big Sam, really, leaving Nolan lost in the middle.
I still hold out optimism. He's a great leader which is what we need for this division. And I do hope you don't turn him into another anti-Parker crusade which at times was tiresome to read. But you are right in your criticisms of his play. I'd say Big Sam should utilise him correctly but it doesn't hide the fact that he's playing with his head up his arse.
We signed Almunia on loan!
ReplyDeleteHas his odd blunder but not a bad signing in my opinion. Green's out for 6 weeks.