Good evening.
The results of a rapid fire opinion poll survey thing I ran earlier today are in and here are the results. About 1000 people joined in which for a chilly Monday after a home defeat isn’t a poor show, so thank you for that.
Enjoy the rest of your night and please do observe the Firework Code – you are no use to me as a reader with charred rocket sticks protruding from where your eyeballs used to be.
Which of these lists are closest to the priority you place on potential achievements for the season?
| Top 4 finish or better | 61% | ||||||
| Top 5 finish | 27% | ||||||
| Top 10 finish and win a pot | 13% |
Looking at the Premier League table we sit 5th after 10 games. How do you feel we are we getting on?
| Could do better | 60% | ||||||
| Quite nicely | 35% | ||||||
| Bit of a joke | 4% | ||||||
| Famously | 1% |
The transfer window wasn’t great for us. Who do you blame?
| Levy & Co. | 40% | ||||||
| Both of the above | 36% | ||||||
| Market forces | 24% | ||||||
| Andre Villas-Boas | 1% |
Lots of injuries, but do you expect the boss to do better with the players he does have?
| No, he’s probably doiing the best he can | 44% | ||||||
| Yes, still lots of great talent there | 39% | ||||||
| I’m actually amazed we’re doing as well as we are given resources | 17% |
William Gallas. Straight question. Do you rate him?
| He’s average enough, no better | 57% | ||||||
| He’s doing a great job | 32% | ||||||
| Without him we’d be screwed | 7% | ||||||
| No, ex gooner rubbish | 4% |
Booing at games (that old one again)
| It’s not something I believe helps the situation | 89% | ||||||
| It’s what they deserve! | 11% |
On Saturday prior to stropping down the tunnel Defoe only touched the ball 11 times and only made 5 accurate passes. Did he deserve to get subbed?
| Yes he is a selfish git | 68% | ||||||
| No, he was gonna come good | 32% |
Back to missing players and AVB, how do you see the 6 games?
| A further dip in form, 1st teamers return, then improvement | 93% | ||||||
| It won’t make a blind bit of difference AVB can’t manage | 7% |
The Europa. Given the injuries what would you like to happen in terms of team selections?
| Focus entirely on the Premier League & the Europa | 50% | ||||||
| Focus entirely on the Premier League & the FA Cup | 28% | ||||||
| Focus entirely on the Premier League | 22% |
How do you watch games?
| On TV, online that sort of thing | 43% | ||||||
| Some live games | 37% | ||||||
| Season ticket holder/borrower | 20% |
Ok, to address the survey questions:
Which of these lists are closest to the priority you place on potential achievements for the season?
Top 6 finish and win a pot.
Looking at the Premier League table we sit 5th after 10 games. How do you feel we are we getting on?
Quite nicely
The transfer window wasn’t great for us. Who do you blame?
Levy & Co. The transfer window could have been worse, though.
Lots of injuries, but do you expect the boss to do better with the players he does have?
Although I do have misgivings about the way we are playing rigidly to this 4231 and other things, on paper we are doing well considering the number of players who are out at the moment.
William Gallas. Straight question. Do you rate him?
He’s doing a good job.
Booing at games (that old one again)
It’s not something I believe helps the situation. Let the manager do his job of managing, and we can do our jobs by supporting.
On Saturday prior to stropping down the tunnel Defoe only touched the ball 11 times and only made 5 accurate passes. Did he deserve to get subbed?
GET ADEYBAYOR ON THE PITCH! with, or without Defoe along side him. #442/451
Back to missing players and AVB, how do you see the next 6 games?
A further dip in form, 1st teamers return, then improvement
The Europa. Given the injuries what would you like to happen in terms of team selections?
Focus entirely on the Premier League & the Europa
How do you watch games?
On TV, online that sort of thing
Some live games
I was at the game and it was definitely the decision to make the Defoe substitution that was being booed!
The recent injuries to key players does not help, especially the loss of Dembele to create and drive at the defence, but it’s the system that’s letting us down in my opinion.
It seems with have gone from Arry’s run about a bit attitude to a system that shackles the players and does not allow them to express themselves.
The system works away, but unless AVB can free the players to be more attacking at Home, I fear the fans(I say that loosely) will really get on his back and he will be dead in the water by January!
Defoe before being subbed, was rubbish. He did nothing.
Another thing that bothers me though, is how bad our supporters are. Who are they to boo? Their lives perfect are they?
Here’s a little fact for you. ADEBAYOR has only been available for THREE GAMES this season. Firstly he had no pre-season, then he got a thigh strain, then he tweaked his back, then he had gut rot! How could AVB pick him? Oh – he couldn’t.
While everyone moans about AVB picking the wrong formation for Defoe.. (Defoe this! AVB is clueless that! Defoe is not a lone striker! Bollox – he scored enough this season already playing that way), can they at least follow the club enough to be aware of team affairs/current injury statuses? We are playing a second string every game if you look with even one eye open. Our main man Vertonk is out wide when he shouldn’t be. Caulker is clearly inexperienced and is adding to the leaky goal-line we seem to have, but escapes criticism for some reason. Gallas is the current captain, playing as hard as he can for a fogey and Walker is playing like he is drunk doesn’t help. Gallas is being let down by the two mini-eggs either side of him. Thudd is regaining match experience after being out a full year (are you listening Thudd haters? Wake up), Livermore is being blamed every time we concede somehow, so much so, he was blamed for the Capital One Cup defeat, when he wasn’t even on the pitch after half-time! Who are these armchair managers, seriously? They are clueless.
AVB has had a hard job all season so far. Countless first team injuries, Levy doing business at the end of the window blah blah.. What more can the ginger maestro do?
Moaners demanded Townsend play and he was shite against Norwich. People then blamed AVB for the poor show. AVB CAN’T WIN!
The Armchair managers then asked for Carroll to play and he was shite against Norwich too. Guess what? People blamed AVB for bringing on Vertonk to freshen up midfield and then Livermore lol. (Nothing to do with the players they cried out for then?) AVB CAN’T WIN!
Why can’t the moaners/booers/naysayers ever look at it properly? Or better still, get off fooking FIFA (because PES is the best anyway) & back into reality!
Most fans are totally clueless and for some reason, sincerely believe we turned into Barcelona under Harry. Sorry folks, Harry couldn’t beat Norwich and the smaller teams last season either. He blew a 13pt lead and slagged the club off after being quite prepared to wipe his butt with his current contract mid-season. Our lack of Champs Lge this season WAS TOTALLY HARRY’S FAULT! Management 101 – don’t ask your players to give everything, when you can’t even be arsed staying the course! (Are you listening Droopy Redsack? – PRATT! TRIFFIC WANKER)
We were never the new Barcelona. It’s about time these booers, armchair beer guts and dimwit moaners sat down and STFU!
I wouldn’t let them near a fooking kids team!
I have just farted loudly too – think I burst a blood vessel. It’s all your fault AVB!
P.S.
Fart is a bit smelly too.. a bit like the Paxton Road End.