Blackburn Away. Post Match Thread

[Exiled_red]

We didn't need to buy one.....If Raffa hadn't been all moody on Robbie Keane, he would have been filling in quit nicely I feel. The guy was liverpool through and through, and could easy have filled in for Nando during his injury and relieved some of the pressure.

Aqualini not playing but being on the bench is becoming a total joke at this stage. The guy is getting no game time, and when he does play the expectation on him will be immense.

I don't understand people who keep touting the sale of Keane as the problem, he was dire for us, cutting our losses was the right decision, if we'd hung on to him we'd have lost alot more money

[red g]

rafa says it was a good game!!!

[ronniedrew]

I'm glad i'm not in the trenches with you lot. ****ing drama queens. If N'gog had buried that chance he smacked against the crossbar, no-one would be on here bitching about Rafa and calling for his head.
I personally thought we were unlucky not to grab a winner as the game wore on. Was also pleased to see a clean sheet. Which has been a problem this season.

what if mccarthy had taken his chance?

[DannyMan2006]

I'm glad i'm not in the trenches with you lot. ****ing drama queens. If N'gog had buried that chance he smacked against the crossbar, no-one would be on here bitching about Rafa and calling for his head.

I personally thought we were unlucky not to grab a winner as the game wore on. Was also pleased to see a clean sheet. Which has been a problem this season.

But he didn't. If Kalinic had scored on the break for Blackburn we would be talking about a defeat.

[javier_monsterano]

Lads,look we will win next week and then everything will be ok again.
Torres will be back,aki will get a game too.
soon you will all be backing rafa and congratulating him on an excellent signing.

january is coming,the reinforcements are on the way( i hope)

[gentingfrmhell]

Kuyt's been **** for a good 2 seasons now, you look past his fitness and effort levels and its just nothing. The lack of urgency was really noticable, we looked average and deflated.

true the team morale is very low. i like el zhar on the right flank. felt he provided some pace and width.

[BobTheCharmer]

what if mccarthy had taken his chance?

he may of been singing lead in hairspray in the west end. only big sam stopped him from going to the second audition.

[RedSpartan]

I don't understand people who keep touting the sale of Keane as the problem, he was dire for us, cutting our losses was the right decision, if we'd hung on to him we'd have lost alot more money

I wasn't touting the sale of Keane as the problem, I was simply pointing out we didn't need to buy a striker if we had kept him. The guy has scored goals everywhere he has played. The guy got f*ck all game time, and then got the cold shoulder and at times wasn't even in the squad. An absolute disgraceful way to treat a player who has scored goals everywhere he has played.

He hasn't been the only player who has got the cold shoulder from Raffa. Once he takes a dislike to you your f*cked.

[banditos]

They would mate. Although I'd rather look at the positives from now on it's getting increasingly hard.

True enough. The anti rafa brigade are pretty vocal on this forum.

Thought it was an improvement on most October/November performances.

[DannyMan2006]

Stop looking at the IF's - the fact is we were woeful and drew. The whole world is questioning Rafa's ability to manage this team but yet Rafa can still no wrong in some red tinted eyes

Saj. In fairness Rafa has had huge problems with injuries this season. He has not IMO done as well as he should have with what's been available, but as we will not be letting him go until the end of the season I think some posters are correct to keep the faith, back the manager, and make a sound judgement at the end of the season.

If we come 4th, not too far off the top and win the Europa Cup and FA cup (and Man Utd don't win the league) then it will not have been a complete disaster of a season.

[SimonNo7]

we have absolutely no creativity though central mid, its embarrasing.

[red g]

torres only good enough for bench on wednesay says rafa and he did say quiliani will defo start

[banditos]

But he didn't. If Kalinic had scored on the break for Blackburn we would be talking about a defeat.

what if mccarthy had taken his chance?

My point is about the reaction of people on this forum. Throwing the toys out of the pram after a 0-0 we were unlucky not to win is OTT IMO.

[DannyMan2006]

I wasn't touting the sale of Keane as the problem, I was simply pointing out we didn't need to buy a striker if we had kept him. The guy has scored goals everywhere he has played. The guy got f*ck all game time, and then got the cold shoulder and at times wasn't even in the squad. An absolute disgraceful way to treat a player who has scored goals everywhere he has played.

He hasn't been the only player who has got the cold shoulder from Raffa. Once he takes a dislike to you your f*cked.

Keane was not good enough mate. End Off.

The problem is that he has not been replaced with another attacker of better quality. Instead we had to recall Voronin who is simply dire.

[DannyMan2006]

My point is about the reaction of people on this forum. Throwing the toys out of the pram after a 0-0 we were unlucky not to win is OTT IMO.

We were not unlucky. We were just not good enough. Unlucky is when you dominate a game and create plenty of chances. We did not dominate this game and we did not create plenty of chances.

In the balance of play maybe we just slightly deserved it. Maybe. But I wouldn't call that unlucky.