The Gr8 Keeper Deb8

[cmonurz]

You're a scientist?!

Thought you were just a dull middle manager like me and NSML!

[Compo's Hat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638603

[CayeneMatt]

Yeah, just saw that. A complete u turn from BM.....

[HoneyRoastHoax]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638603

I do like Brian, he speaks so sensibly and I agree with what he says. He speaks with a lot of common sense.

[Hoop Blah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638603

Most interesting quote from that, for me, was this

"Adam does not see it that way. He wants to be back in the squad and fighting for his place and not being on the bench."

It's sometimes hard to read between the lines with McDermotts turn of phrase and cliches, but to me this does at least hint at the fact Federici might've refused to be on the bench on Sunday.

I wonder if McDermott feels let down by Federici kicking off about this when he was trying to save him a bit of face with the gentle injury cover-up. I think he'd have every right to be.

[Royal Rother]

Damn straight he would.

[loyalroyal4life]

why did feds mrs open her mouth about the club, what did she say

He cant even control his girl

[philM]

Yeah, just saw that. A complete u turn from BM.....

No it's not. As BM says in the article "The grey area was, I spoke to Luke Anthony (first-team physio) who says he had an issue with his knee which needs to be sorted out, rehabilitated," McDermott continued.

He said it was a "tactical decision" on BBC Berks on Sunday, so we always knew it wasn't solely based on an injury.

[philM]

why did feds mrs open her mouth about the club, what did she say

He cant even control his girl

See top of page 25

[Big Foot]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638603

Most interesting quote from that, for me, was this

"Adam does not see it that way. He wants to be back in the squad and fighting for his place and not being on the bench."

It's sometimes hard to read between the lines with McDermotts turn of phrase and cliches, but to me this does at least hint at the fact Federici might've refused to be on the bench on Sunday.

That's certainly how I read it

[facaldaqui]

Yeah, just saw that. A complete u turn from BM.....

No it's not. As BM says in the article "The grey area was, I spoke to Luke Anthony (first-team physio) who says he had an issue with his knee which needs to be sorted out, rehabilitated," McDermott continued.

He said it was a "tactical decision" on BBC Berks on Sunday, so we always knew it wasn't solely based on an injury.

He made it clear it was a tactical decision--in other words that Fed was dropped on form. But he also suggested Fed has an injury. He said Fed didn't agree, but that "he has got to recuperate", which suggested to me that this was what Feds would have to do whether he agreed or not.

[facaldaqui]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19638603

Most interesting quote from that, for me, was this

"Adam does not see it that way. He wants to be back in the squad and fighting for his place and not being on the bench."

It's sometimes hard to read between the lines with McDermotts turn of phrase and cliches, but to me this does at least hint at the fact Federici might've refused to be on the bench on Sunday.

I wonder if McDermott feels let down by Federici kicking off about this when he was trying to save him a bit of face with the gentle injury cover-up. I think he'd have every right to be.

If McD feels Fed has an injury, then he cannot have him on the bench. So I'm guessing he dropped Fed fair and square and then thought, while we're at it he can get his injury sorted. It sounds like good management to me, as he might suspect that Feds is out of form or unsettled because the injury is on his mind.

[facaldaqui]

Question is whether BM is ruthless enough ....

A further test for BM is whether he can drop McAnuff if required....dropping Cummings, Church, Alfie and Co isnt the challenge for BM that dropping the bigger characters like Federici/McAnuff..

..cant see him telling Pog hes dropped because he isnt cutting it

Loyalty can only stretch so far ...lets hope BM knows how far that is ...

Pog will find himself being interchanged with Roberts soon enough. I think McDermott is pretty ruthless myself.

[No Fixed Abode]

Footballer who spent the summer of 2011 unsuccessfully touting himself to Premier League clubs now (indirectly) playing the "loyalty" card.

Irony overload!

This is what I said ages ago about him showing disrespect to Reading FC by touting his service - but nobody listened. Now it's gone a bit pear shaped for him, you all don't like him and you're now using this ammo against him.

[Alexander Litvinenko]

Footballer who spent the summer of 2011 unsuccessfully touting himself to Premier League clubs now (indirectly) playing the "loyalty" card.

Irony overload!

This is what I said ages ago about him showing disrespect to Reading FC by touting his service - but nobody listened. Now it's gone a bit pear shaped for him, you all don't like him and you're now using this ammo against him.

Look at you saying "nobody listened" as if you were the only one who disliked him from long ago.

And, of course, a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[Ian Royal]

Yeah, just saw that. A complete u turn from BM.....

It's not if you only read the quotes.

[loyalroyal4life]

why did feds mrs open her mouth about the club, what did she say

He cant even control his girl

See top of page 25

Thanks for that.

Lol at his dog, put her back on her leash, you get what you deserve in life and i for one applaud Mcderm for dropping him, needs to wake up and realise he aint untouchable

[pea]

So Feds is at odds with the manager over a selection choice and at odds with the physio over a medical assessment of his injury. Needs to take a step back and think rationally about this IMO

[Snowball]

IMO

1 Absolute Blooper v Stoke
2 Absolute Blooper v Chelsea

3 Half-Blooper v Chelsea for fourth goal. Sanctioned or not he stayed up there too long
5 Half-Blooper or worse for two Peterboro goals. They were poor keeping at the very least.


This is NOT me saying he should have been dropped or that McCarthy is better or anything.

That wasn't the point of my posts. I simply think that McCarthy won't do as badly in the next three, that's all.


McCarthy's first save v Spurs was very good. And BTW, for 30 minutes there was nothing wrong
with his distribution.

IMO the whole team seemed to be way off colour. Maybe there was trouble over Feds, dunno
but I thought McAnuff lacked energy, Guthrie seemed p!ssed off and Gorkss' body-language looked bad.
Harte looked like he knew he was close to his last ever game in the Prem.

Of course we were out-classed, but we shouldn't have been outfought

[peterroyal76]

IMO

1 Absolute Blooper v Stoke
2 Absolute Blooper v Chelsea

3 Half-Blooper v Chelsea for fourth goal. Sanctioned or not he stayed up there too long
5 Half-Blooper or worse for two Peterboro goals. They were poor keeping at the very least.


This is NOT me saying he should have been dropped or that McCarthy is better or anything.

That wasn't the point of my posts. I simply think that McCarthy won't do as badly in the next three, that's all.


McCarthy's first save v Spurs was very good. And BTW, for 30 minutes there was nothing wrong
with his distribution.

IMO the whole team seemed to be way off colour. Maybe there was trouble over Feds, dunno
but I thought McAnuff lacked energy, Guthrie seemed p!ssed off and Gorkss' body-language looked bad.
Harte looked like he knew he was close to his last ever game in the Prem.

Of course we were out-classed, but we shouldn't have been outfought

Agree with most of this, especially the outfought bit.