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Good result. We never looked threatened by any of Charlton's players. A much needed home win, well played Rovers.

He won't be our new Duff. But thankfully I don't think he's been put up that high, yet.

Well, Blackpool_Rover,if your exclamation marks are anything to go by, I agree. Every time we get a bad result MGP is billed as the solution. If he truly was as good as most people believe, he would be playing. Hughesy watches him in training every day, he knows his strengths and weaknesses. If MGP is not being chosen it is because Hughesy does not believe he is good enough, and as he has far better access to the players than any of us, I think it's ignorant to suggest otherwise. Hughesy has no reason to hold a grudge against MGP, and he hasn't been with most of the squad long enough to form 'favourites'. We have no choice but to trust his decisions are made on solid foundations and pray he finds a way to get the best out of those he believes are good enough.

How disappointing. January can't come fast enough, though it'll be interesting to see how Hughesy spends his money, assuming he has some. Goalkeeping position is safe as long as Brad doesn't get injured. Defence is a problem. Everybody knows why. Midfield is underperforming, but doesn't need strengthening. Attack is also a problem. Stead's got no confidence, Dickov isn't good enough(not denying he doesn't work his heart out, but premiership quality he is not. He won't get us the goals we need.), Bothroyd's not good enough(in my opinion, as I haven't see much of him admittedly and I imagine he isn't getting such great service, but his record is not pretty to look at), Jansen's clearly still suffering and just like Gallacher tends to disappear very early in the game if he starts. Staring relegation in the face, and if we're going to fight it we need fresh blood, and some real passion. I still think we can do it. Wiley was bad today, but there's rarely a game goes by nowadays when a ref doesn't have a @#/? performance so get used to it.

Killswitch Engage - Numbered Days

Apologies if I don't show my joy at us getting a draw at Norwich. We'll never get this game back, and each game is crucial. We cannot tolerate players acting like Tugay and Bothroyd have in recent matches. Hughes need to begin disciplining. We won't stay up with such antics as Bothroyd pulled off today.

Is there a fixture in the premiership any of us can feel confident we'll get any points from? We don't have a team that can seriously compete in the premiership. Friedel - Great goalkeeper, but he can't save our whole season by himself. Gray - Perhaps he'd shine brighter if he had a few good players around him, but is too slow to take a grip on the game, or even his side of the pitch. Short - Too old. I'm sorry, but Craig Short will struggle against any attacker you put up against him. He's not premiership class anymore. Matteo - Not premiership standard. Was in a relegated side for a reason: wasn't good enough. Amoruso - Slow, old, useless. Yes, he has passion, yes, he's determined, but without the ability it's all going to go to waste. Lucas Neill - We all know he's terrible... but who else is there to fill his position efficiently? Johansson - He perhaps has potential but right now we need ability, and it's not likely he has enough, or he would have been picked above the other defenders, or at least given a fair shot. Gresko - Undecided. He doesn't seem to be the type of player who can control his section of the pitch, he doesn't stand out, nor am I confident in his defensive abilities against any above average player. Todd - What happened to him? Doesn't matter. He's not good enough to stabilize our season. McEvely - Unproven. Too young to depend on for defensive stability. Brett Emerton - What a disappointment. He needs a serious kick up the arse or a plane ticket home. He's had a whole season to adjust, how much more time can we give him? Tugay - Far too old. Passing is getting worse with age. Doesn't contribute enough to a game. Barry Ferguson - Has been injured for a long time, so is perhaps somewhat an exception, but he has not shown the kind of class we were expecting. Doesn't stand out often enough as our star man. Steven Reid - Send him back to The Championship, or just buy him a hospital bed. No good for us right now. David Thompson - Hell of a player when he's on form and fit, unfortunetely the latter is extremely rare. Douglas - Judging from last year, probably not ready for the premiership yet. Perhaps he will be one day, but right now he's betetr suited for lower divison football. Garry Flitcroft - I will be honest and say this is one player I never rated and still don't. I don't like his dirty style of play, the way he passes or the way he maneuvers the game. He wouldn't be in any of my teams. De Pedro - Hasn't really been given a chance, but seems out of his depth. Matt Jansen - Played up front, could be a glint of hope. Played on the left, absolutely ineffective. Jon Stead - I was apprehensive about us signing him, and it appears this season he's having consistancy problems. Hasn't scored yet. Not confident about his progress. Dickov - Yes, he works hard. Yes, he's determined. Is he a class striker? I don't think so. Playing him up front on his own? Complete and utter madness. We'll never score that way. Many said when we bought him "He can't be a first team regular". Well he is. Gally - Another slight glimmer of hope, but I don't think we should place too much hope on him transforming our offensive troubles. He's young and hasn't really had much premiership experience. Jay Bothroyd - Haven't seen much of him, but doesn't appear to be adding any creative spark into our team. This is not me being negative for the sake of it, not is it triggered from the beating we're getting at Stamford Bridge. This is simply pointing out some very obvious facts that have been shown over the season so far. It's hard to be optimistic when you're looking at these players to try and keep us in the premiership. Sparky has plenty of work to do, and desperately needs to do something in January, but I fear by then, if we don't find another gear, it'll be too late... if I've missed any players out, I'm really too depressed to name them. I'm sure it'd be hard to find something positive to say about them anyway.

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