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Afternoon Kev

It seems obvious just watching him for the few minutes we have been allowed, that the kid wants to take the ball forward, head for goal, and see if he can score or lay off an assist. This is where I suspect the brilliance he has shown previously to be concentrated.What he doesn\'t seem so keen on is his work off the ball, tracking back, covering the opposition player, blocking, steering them off course or even getting in a tackle. And whatever of a thousand other defensive duties he may be expected to perform for the side. That just isn\'t his bag.And why should it be? Why should he have to expend undesired effort on running around trying to stop the other side from playing, when his whole being is built for getting forward with the ball at his feet?Well, we know exactly why, don\'t we? Because that\'s what David Moyes wants. He wants his players above all to do his bidding, \"follow instructions\", be an intrinsic team player, rather than someone blessed with spirit and flair for positive creativity with the ball at his feet. It\'s Duncan Mackenzie all over again… If ya know yer \'istory…So bottom line is, at the core, he\'s obviously not a Moyes player. He probably doesn\'t want to be that type of Moyes player because it is anathema to him. And yet, his only hope of getting minutes is that he must become a Moyes player, or it\'s just not going to happen. What an astounding and unbelievably profligate, foolhardy and arrogant waste of talent by our Supreme Leader, whose judgment must never be questioned.

are you referring to the semi final from 14 years ago again John?would it not be a more positive outlook to consider we are going for the champions league this year, for the first time in twenty years? it\'s amazing this sudden intense focus on the cups, and why we aren\'t in the semis instead of soton. In the last ten years I can\'t recall one discussion on why our progress in the cups has been poor. Cos we\'ve had bigger, or should that be smaller, fish to fry, like staying in the league, and not going out of business. But Moyes comes back, takes us ten places up the league, and that is all instantly banked, with barely a murmur of gratitude, and the narrative shifts immediately to \'if we don\'t get top 8 he\'s failed\'. so I'\'m not going to frame our progress on what round we go out in in the cups, As everyone knows it\'s a lottery. the league\'s the thing. And guess what, we\'re doing just fine.

Sawadeeka

Talking about Brentford, they are Evs fav, we are 2/1 and the Draw is 2/1 approx. odds. We are on a roll but they are tough to beat on their patch. I think it might be a good Idea if discussions about Moyes were cut, its getting boring going over the same guff time and time again.