Back from the game - Watford (h)

[winchester_royal]

Howard is in the team because he is a techninally decent player who is looking to go forward everytime he is on the ball.

Struggled yesterday because he was asked to play in an unfamilar defensive position.

[West Stand Flash]

Howard is in the team because he is a techninally decent player who is looking to go forward everytime he is on the ball.

Struggled yesterday because he was asked to play in an unfamilar defensive position.

Can I ask what he has done since he's been at the club, apart from give away possession on numerous occasions & look VERY slow?

[winchester_royal]

Howard is in the team because he is a techninally decent player who is looking to go forward everytime he is on the ball.

Struggled yesterday because he was asked to play in an unfamilar defensive position.

Can I ask what he has done since he's been at the club, apart from give away possession on numerous occasions & look VERY slow?

Admittedly he hasn't done much yet, but I have been fairly impressed with what I've seen.

[winchester_royal]

Does anyone else have the slightest idea why Howard is in the team? He makes Andy Reid look slim & Keith Scott look quick. He is awfully bad & contributes absolute ziltch to the game. How Brenda the clown see's him as a better player than Matejovsky is beyond me.

+1

I was very concerned when we signed him, because the Sheff U fans said having him in the team was like playing with only 10 men.
Now I understand what they meant, the guy is just not very concerned with making an effort.
I get sad when I think of how we dumped the honest hardworking Harper and brought in this waster Howard, oh how I wish someone would put Rodgers on the spot and demand an explanation!
Seems to me like Rodgers was so intent on assembling his own team that it clouded his judgement and he made a series of tragic ventures into the transfer market. The combined total for Mills, Rasiak and Howard is just outrageous. Nobody in their right mind would claim they have been good value for money. At least if we had bought toilet paper we would have got £3M worth of arsewiping, but when we just flushed it down the drain on these SHIT signings we are left with NOTHING to show for it.

LOL @ Brendan The Clown Rodgers

LOL @ you. Can't make a judgement when you've never seen him/them play.

[brendywendy]

£3M on Mills, Howard and Rasiak?

for that money its a decent showing



perhaps we should have spent more though

[Ian Royal]

Cummings - good signing
Mills - good signing
O'Dea - excellent loan signing
Bertrand - good loan signing
McAnuff - good signing
Howard - poor signing
Rasiak - poor signing


Not bad. Bit of a defensive theme going on there. Shame our major problems have been in attack the last year or two.

[winchester_royal]

Cummings - good signing
Mills - good signing
O'Dea - excellent loan signing
Bertrand - good loan signing
McAnuff - good signing
Howard - poor signing
Rasiak - poor signing


Not bad. Bit of a defensive theme going on there. Shame our major problems have been in attack the last year or two.

On the basis of yesterday you can't honestly say Ras is a bad signing.

Shat all over Twatford's defense in the first half.

[PEARCEY]

Cummings - good signing
Mills - good signing
O'Dea - excellent loan signing
Bertrand - good loan signing
McAnuff - good signing
Howard - poor signing
Rasiak - poor signing


Not bad. Bit of a defensive theme going on there. Shame our major problems have been in attack the last year or two.

Its a bit early to say whether they are good or bad signings especially McAnuff and Mills who have hardly played for the club yet.
As with Rodgers I'll wait for 20 games before drawing to conclusions.

[Archie's penalty]

Cummings - good signing
Mills - good signing
O'Dea - excellent loan signing
Bertrand - good loan signing
McAnuff - good signing
Howard - poor signing
Rasiak - poor signing


Not bad. Bit of a defensive theme going on there. Shame our major problems have been in attack the last year or two.

Its a bit early to say whether they are good or bad signings especially McAnuff and Mills who have hardly played for the club yet.
As with Rodgers I'll wait for 20 games before drawing to conclusions.

Is it 20 games now?

[Ian Royal]

Cummings - good signing
Mills - good signing
O'Dea - excellent loan signing
Bertrand - good loan signing
McAnuff - good signing
Howard - poor signing
Rasiak - poor signing


Not bad. Bit of a defensive theme going on there. Shame our major problems have been in attack the last year or two.

Its a bit early to say whether they are good or bad signings especially McAnuff and Mills who have hardly played for the club yet.
As with Rodgers I'll wait for 20 games before drawing to conclusions.

3 or 4 games for all of them bar McAnuff who has looked excellent in his one appearance. I think that's fair enough for making a tentative assessment so far.

Interestingly someone I spoke to before the game was saying he'd eat his hat if Rasiak scored before Xmas.

That hat is going to taste awful seeing as we didn't win and Rasiak was still fairly poor despite scoring.

[Man Friday]

Can people advise on the following:

1. Was there any anti-Rodgers chants?

2. Was there any booing at the end?

3. If "no" to 1, above, what's the feeling regarding the possibility of anti-Rodgers chants this Saturday if we're struggling?

[ZacNaloen]

Muted boo's until they realised most people weren't that upset.

[Royal Lady]

Muted boo's until they realised most people weren't that upset.

Except, apparently, where Winchester sits and everyone clapped.

People couldn't be bothered to boo - imo - completely apathetic about the whole thing at the moment, most just wanted to get home.

Watford booed Rodgers and sang "Brendan Rodgers is full of sh1t" - which does seem to ring true.

[brendywendy]

Can people advise on the following:

1. Was there any anti-Rodgers chants?

2. Was there any booing at the end?

3. If "no" to 1, above, what's the feeling regarding the possibility of anti-Rodgers chants this Saturday if we're struggling?

no fanks

i shall be abstaining from the daft brendan rodgers barmy army again though

thatll learn him

[Ian Royal]

Can people advise on the following:

1. Was there any anti-Rodgers chants?

2. Was there any booing at the end?

3. If "no" to 1, above, what's the feeling regarding the possibility of anti-Rodgers chants this Saturday if we're struggling?

1) From Watford yes. something to do with loyalty, "you'll be sacked in the morning" pretty tame stuff compared to the tornado of abuse we used to direct at Pardew and McGhee, but then Rodgers did nothing comparable to them.

2) Think there was a bit, lots leaving early, and I left dead on the whistle though so not really sure.

Generally our fans were very positive towards Rodgers during the game. Although most refused to join in with "Stand up if you like Rodgers". Myself included.

Next home game he could be in for a much more torrid time if we lose, especially if we lose to Preston. Although I think it'll be Leicester where it really starts boiling over. If we haven't won at home or at least won a couple away by the time we play Ipswich he'll be a gonner for sure if we lose that one.

[ZacNaloen]

Watford fans were terrible and celebrated a draw as if they'd just beat us 6-0. I won't be taking them seriously if you don't mind.

[Ian Royal]

Watford fans were terrible and celebrated a draw as if they'd just beat us 6-0. I won't be taking them seriously if you don't mind.

They were acting like they'd won a cup final on the way home as well. Bit pathetic really.

[loyalroyal4life]

Watford fans were terrible and celebrated a draw as if they'd just beat us 6-0. I won't be taking them seriously if you don't mind.

They were acting like they'd won a cup final on the way home as well. Bit pathetic really.

let them cheer about their big day out, not as if they much else to talk about their fans are worst than ours, now that is saying something!!

[LoyalRoyalFan]

The people around me booed, myself included.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

The people around me booed, myself included.

Bit of a tw*t then aren't we?