Albion 3 Derby County 1
Saturday 27th February 2010, 5:05PM GMT.
Chris Brunt scored twice as Albion came from behind to claim a huge win at home to Derby to move back into the Championship’s top two.
The winger scored on 67 and 77 minutes for the Baggies to turn the game around, after Chris Porter had pounced on some poor defending to give the Rams a 49th-minute lead.
Substitute Simon Cox sealed the win for the Baggies seven minutes from time with a third goal.
The win, combined with rivals Nottingham Forest’s heavy defeat at Leicester, put the Baggies back into second place.
Albion edged the first-half action, but it was a largely forgettable period.
The Baggies survived a second-minute penalty appeal when Stephen Pearson burst into the box and went down under a rugged challenge from stand-in right-back Gabriel Tamas.
Graham Dorrans saw a 12th-minute shot deflected behind for Albion, who then saw a free header by Jonas Olsson misdirected from a Brunt corner.
Robert Koren blasted high and wide moments later after a smart through-ball by Olsson.
Albion were screaming for a penalty when a scrambled shot by Luke Moore appeared to strike the prone Robbie Savage on the hand, but referee Phil Crossley dismissed the appeals.
On the stroke of half-time the visitors were almost ahead, when Pearson beat Tamas and his cross was turned just wide by Michael Tonge.
In stoppage time there were more penalty appeals from the Baggies when Jerome Thomas was challenged in the box by Paul Green, but again the calls fell on deaf ears.
The game needed a goal and it came just four minutes into the second-half, thanks to some poor Baggies defending.
Goalkeeper Scott Carson and his defenders failed to deal with a left-wing cross and it ran perfectly for Porter to side-foot home.
Brunt then headed wide badly from a Dorrans free-kick and fired off target from the edge of the box before eventually equalising.
The winger beat Jake Buxton for pace and was given too much time to side-step the defender to fire left-footed into the bottom corner.
Brunt then fired Albion ahead 10 minutes later, side-footing home when a Dorrans corner bounced across the face of goal.
Gilles Sunu later headed a good chance wide for the Rams and Brunt sent a half-volley narrow off target, before the Baggies wrapped up the win.
James Morrison flighted a delightful pass over two defenders to the feet of fellow substitute Cox, who beat the offside trap and kept his composure to finish low past goalkeeper Stephen Bywater.
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How much longer have we got to put up with Olssens antics against fans in the brummie rd,though i dont agree with the booing i thought today it was more of moans than boo`s,once again Olsson thought it was ok to give a one fingered salute and mime foul language in our direction, then at the final whistle he gave a two fingered salute in our direction,let me tell you mr Olssen far better players than you have put up with far more stick,you are not above criticism, if you cant stand stand the heat get out the kitchen, you can be replaced.boing boing
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Jonas Olsen was booed and swore at for no apparent reason.I for one don’t blame him for re-acting.It seems to me that some fans seem to pick a player to have a go at.The 3 previous season’s it had been Greening,now its Olsen.Its about time the boo boys got behind the team instead of booing for no reason.I sit in the BRE and i never noan it so quiet.I have been a BRender since 1972 and we have started to become a joke.I can understand why we get stick off the Smethwick.I sing til my voice goes,but i am just wasting my time.So come on the BRUMMIE lets get our old ROAR back.BOING BOING!
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Agree Sir Tez.
He should show maturity and a professional attitude. Maybe even take Luke Moore as an example?
He has taken an enormous amount of stick both on these pages and when he has played and as far as i know, has never reacted to the boos, negative comments and vile language that he has been subjected to over the years.
The crowd were nervous and quite rightly expected him (Olsson)to clear the ball rather than concede another of our idiot goals as he and Carson and Meite had conspired to cheaply give away for Derbys goal.
Surely RDM and JP need to have a word soon before something really bad happens!!
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Moore doesn’t react because he dopesn’t care!!!!!
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I dont agree with what Jonas Olsson did on Saturday but I can understand his reaction. I sit in the East Stand near to the Brummie Road, and have to say their negativity and lack of support has been a disgrace this season.They are constantly on the back of Carson even when he is playing well and to heckle Olsson our best defender is ridiculous. Perhaps these people will be happy when Olsson moves on to a club who appreciate him. GET BEHIND THE TEAM !!!
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poor performance but got all 3 points
when are going to learn
we need a target man in on loan NOW !
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not a classic but 3 vital points after a poor week,looked lacking in ideas and confidence,class third goal,does anyone know why olsson keeps having run ins with the brummie,can see him doing a cantona,keep the faith boing boing.
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Just like the curate’s egg, good in parts. Watson had a good game until he ran out of steam, but for me, Brunt was M.o’M. without a doubt. Welcome back Chris, nice to see you again. Why the ref booked him and ignored some Derby doubtfuls we shall never know. He could easily have lost control of the game at one point. It was also obvious what one linesman had had for Christmas, a brand new flag and he insisted on waving to everybody with it regularly. We all waved back but he didn’t see us.
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to r.d.m, can we get a right back on loan this week please,this possition needs adressing as soon as poss,great win lads now we have a whole week without a game.
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Nothing personal mr Luke Moore but the game was stale until you went off. If we do go up this year, your not going to ever score in the prem given your success at championship level this season. please Roberto send him out on loan and get a stiker in !!
Cech’s had better games but he’s still a safer bet than Mattock surely.
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I wish the idiots behind me in the brummie would bail off Ollson’s case. He was in controll of the situation when the fans started get on his back!!! Leave to get on with his job or we face losing him, his outburst just show how much he cares!! Ollson for captain!!
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spot on..
dont agree with olssons gestures but the screams of anguish from the brummie rd must be getting on everyone nerves let alone the swede. hes one player we cant afford to lose.
mind you there goal was a shocker again
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Also in agreement. Some real idiots in the Brummie road. Screaming panic when situation was totally under control. Carson collected with ease. Think Olsson has had a beef with boo boys since Coventry when a couple of numpties had a go at him for no reason what so ever, he always does his absolute best. Its not nice to see his outbursts but I can’t blame him cus I feel the same way about some of our so called supporters.
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not preety but a valueble 3 points on the board ,cant wait for our two goal machines bedner and miller to come back and drive us over the finishing line…..well done rdm in dropping mattock and zoovi.it needed doing,,GOING UP THE DI MATTEO WAY,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YES….p.s. terry mate we pick up the new motor this week so see ya soon for some sherbutts mate..
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Sir Tel, normally I am in agreement with you, but I think Olsson has a certain point to make to the boo-boys. We all hear how, after paying your money, you are entitled to boo. OK, it’s called freedom. But it has to be two-way to be FREEDOM. Olsson is a perfectionist. He is hard on himself if he makes an error and the result is he is picked by Sweden. We have one or two who are quite happy to pick up the dosh and not give a toss. I must confess I just grinned widely when he made his gesture. Served the bu**ers right for moaning I thought. Roberto made the correct subs and it didn’t matter in the end. If we get up, Jonas will stay. If we don’t, other clubs will be after him anyway. I still think he’s the bee’s knees.
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Cyril my ole pal,i can accept maybe in the heat of the moment he loses it abit,but at final whistle he made his way from one end of the ground to the other to give a two fingerd salute,which i find unacceptable,he as also done it at a few away games this season,i just dont think its what women and kids want to see our players doing,i agree freedom both ways,but the women and kids sitting by me wernt booing him or carson.but i must admit i did tell him where to shove it.aye boing boing
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[post 9]
Dead right Cyril if you can’t take it don’t dish it out.Been over the dark side,Glory
be,They’re dishing the dirt as though there were no tomorrow.Since they were NOTLOBED.
Did you see that Kellog the way he kicked
poor Robbo, He ought have seen red.By the
way lads it looks as if my replies on their site have been banned again.Their loss.
~~~~BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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To be fair, i think we were booin carson than olsson. I think he got the wrong end of the stick!!!!!!
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Point is you shouldn’t be booing anybody!
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bang on comment throstlehead!have your opinion by all means but don’t boo the lads!
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So you’re one of the anti Carson brigade who get on his back for no reason at all then?! The guy’s made some fantastic saves recently and keeping us in games, never mind going on to win them. Give the guy some slack!!
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theres no question about carsons shot saving ability but the amount of pressure we come under is because of his lack of abilty to command his area. the olsson incident was because it took an age for carson to come off his line! if he can add that to his game he will be englands number one! but untill then hes got no chance. if we go up we need to take a look at replacing him if he dont do this!
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fully agree with RPD. Yes carson does make some fantastic saves, but its the basics he is rubbish at.
slow to come off line or never does.
punch the ball instead of catching it.
kicking (oh god)
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Hands up, who saw that result coming after Derby had took the lead.
That would have even been a challenge for the world reknown seer R Knowevrythin.
I admit i feared the worst when the Rams scored, not because lack of capabillity, but lack of confidence following the two reverses in four days.
Am i alone, or did anyone else feel that there was a collective dropping of heads when we conceeded ?
I have never subscribed to the theory that bad refereeing decisions even out over the season, however i am having to re-think that opinion. If that wasn`t a penalty when Tamas hauled back the Derby player in the first couple of minutes, then i am an eight foot Chinaman. Also our equaliser was a handball by Cox, six days after being on the recieving end of a handball “assist” at Bristol.
Unusually, i have to disagree with Cyril.
I thought Chris Brunt was our most inaffective player up to the substitutions, and thought he should be replaced by Morrison……shows what i know eh !!!!
RDM decision was vindicated with his two goals, and you could visibly see his confidence flooding back.
I must say though, i felt for Robert Koren.
I felt he did some stirling work providing an outlet for our stand in fullback Tamas, who was never going to do the usual overlapping job you would expect from Zuvi. I do feel he is RDM`s sacrificial lamb.
I thought RDM`s decision to take Mattock and Zuvi out of the firing line was a correct one, but also a dangerous one not having them on the bench. An injury to Tamas or Cech would have left us very exposed.
Finaly, i rarely agree with the sponsors man of the match………low and behold, yesterday was no different.
Watson DID have a good game, solid, always involved, but for me Tamas was the unsung hero yesterday. After a shaky start, he warmed to his task in unfamiliar surroundings and showed that he is a real team player taking on the fullback role.
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hi chaps the reason olson had a go at the brummie is the idiots was booing carson again and he rightly stuck up for him just like me who had a go at a bloke who was slagging brunt then started boingin when he scored .the team needs supporting dont forget its a young team with a young manager does anyone know how many loan signings we have got left
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top man slippy. just look at some of the comments on teamtalk. we’ll lose ollsen if we’re not careful. i’m getting sick of some of these so called supporters. the one said “i wasn’t booing ollsen, it was carson i was having a go at!” oh, that makes it ok then. i’d rather 17000 proper supporters cheering ALL our players than some of these glory hunters.
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I’ve only manage to get to 7 games this season but the level of mindless and moronic shouts of criticism from the brummie is depressing,what it does for the confidence of the team is there for all to see,until they are infront or have drawn level the crowd is always quiet and nervous and any player that makes 2 mistakes in succession is jumped on by the morons I hope they don’t get the same treatment at work,one player who gets more stick than most is Carson ,I know he went through a rocky spell started by his England experience[Terry should have put it in row Z] but he is a top class keeper who is a bit low in confidence in himself as well as his defence and can you blame him but he is getting back to the form that got him into the England squad ,giving him or any other player stick does no good at all it will be time to give them and the manager stick when they serve up the dross we had to suffer under Ron Saunders and Ron Wylie,we’ve had a bit of success over the last few yrs so don’t be so quick to shout critical remarks get behind the team and try to get the BRUMMIE ROAR back and sing with Martin and co[back left side of the brummie],as RDM said that wall of sound is a great help to the team,it shows in the away performances i’m not dismissing the support from the SMETHWICK they have taken over from the Brummie and are fantastic,without them we would be —— but i’m an old Brummie rd ender and it would be great to have the two ends singing together again.It might be a good idea if they could relay the better vocal support from the Smethwick through a speaker system to the Brummie[but no taking the piss lads] I’ll be back for the next two home games it would be nice if my comments hav’nt fell on deaf ears.
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Totally agree,i have posted basically the same today(Sunday)before reading your post. Lets hope that the BRE gets back to its old ways.We used to be fantastic once.Now we seem to have become a joke and i hate it.
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It’s been a grueling couple of months for our
football squad.The sharp end of the season is
upon us surely we the fans can comprehend the
way the squad must feel.We need to cut them a bit of slack.Don’t forget we feel a bit uptight as well.Why all the agitation?,Lets do
this together and help each other along.Then and only then will we move forward towards our
goal.We now have some players comming back from injury which is improving the situation.
3-1 is a brilliant result and it will uplift
us all.No midweek match so we can all relax a
tad and get back to normality.Thanks lads for
your considerable efforts for our enjoyment.
~~~~BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Totally agree with some of the comments on here. Whilst I don’t condone Olson’s antics towards the Brummie. He has a point! I have been a Brummie roader for nearly 30 years and some of the mindless booing morons are now getting on my wick. So god knows how it’s effecting some of the players. I’m sure they are in a minority, but they seem to be growing in number each game. Get a reality check boo boys!! We are second in the league and with everyone pulling together could well be back in the Premiership soon. Whether anyone agrees with the way RDM is running the team is immaterial, as far as I am concerned he is doing a great job under the circumstances. The players deserve our support on matchday for all the effort they put in.Olson, if you are reading this the majority of the fans think you’re fantastic despite you odd tantrum and wouldn’t have you any other way. Brummie road moaners you owe it to the players to show them your support.
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Lets not knock the Bummie, it’s not to often they get too vocal.
Yes I know!
Capacity: 8,286?? (approx seated)
Better known to supporters as the Brummy Road, the traditional Birmingham Road End runs behind the goal, adjacent to the A41. Traditionally housing the core of the home support, its role has been somewhat stolen by the Smethwick End in recent years.
Smethwick
Constructed: 1994 – 1995
Capacity: 5,816 (approx seated)
Running behind the goal at the southern edge of the pitch, the Smethwick End houses the away supporters though they are generally only allocated part of the stand, the rest housing the most vocal of the home support.
NUFF SED.
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An average performance but a good three points. I agree that Zuvi and Mattock needed to be dropped but Tamas is not a fullback and we need to get a decent right back in on loan.
as for Olsson, the only reason he stayed in the summer is because no one came in for him He is too slow for the premiership. I think he is decent at this level but when he goes over the halfway line with the ball he give me heart failure as if his pass is not good we are immediately under pressure as he is too slow to get back in position. I don’t agree with booing players but Carson is a poor keeper who does not know the basics. How often does he roll the ball out to a defender who is being marked, he is also slow in coming for through balls and rubbish on crosses. Had he been any good Villa would have kept him. Another weakness that needs to be addressed. make no mistake Derby are a poor side and for long periods they passed it better than we did.
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WB,
Point taken,DINGLE.
~~~~BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Jack the Hat,
or something that rhymes with it. I am a season ticket holder man and boy of some 40 years standing. Just because i voice my opinion does not make me a wolf. As I say I never boo the players but some of them are not as good as they think they are.
WB
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Why have we lost fewer games away? Because the home team has to come at us? Or could it be that the players are afraid to make a simple error in case they incur the wrath of the ‘supporters’? Bit of both probably, but if we are wanting the best for the club we should be creating a wall of noise at the Brummie end not a chorus of booing. I don’t do away matches often now but the support is second to none. It does have its drawbacks of the somewhat addled with booze arm-waving fan who never sits down and always wants a pee, so it’s up-down-up-down for 90 minutes, but overall the fans are in unity. Funny how we see different things in the same player. Olsson to me brings the ball out of defence as good as most midfielders. Carson is in the top three English keepers and will get even better, I hope with us. Both of them need to realise that at least 90% of supporters rate them highly. Maybe the others ought to buy a cat.
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Hi all,
A welcome 3 points with Forest losing…
Sorry to labour a point though…. 3 goals in the last 20 minutes coming after a Weds extra time defeat. I thought they were meant to be tired?
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Simple answer to that, after all it`s a simple game. Koren , Moore off, Cox and Morrison on
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Ha ha – good point!
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Too many “fans” who have never endured the years of bland football we had from 85 – 2000. Can’t imagine many of these prawn sarnie premiership followers would have bothered to turn up in the dark days.
So you pay your money – does this REALLY give you the right to conduct hate campains against players whether they play well or not ?? My answer is no – it doesn’t.
I can understand booing a team off who have played badly and lost – but to boo players who are trying hard and doing ok just cos the moron next to you does it just highlights how thick some people are.
If you want to know what following your team is about try asking Vic or Cyril or another of the true fans who have followed the team through thick and thin because its in the blood.
Either pay your money and SUPPORT the team or don’r bother cos we don’t want you.
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I have found the home support of some very dissapointing this season. I have listend to Carson being berated even when he has had a good game. I for one think he has had a good season and have no issues with Carson at all.
I feel some of our fans must be new to the albion as when i was younger i used to love how we always got behind the team, and left the moaning to the dingles. Unfortunatly some of it has crept into the Albion. In fact some of the comments i hear at the match astound me.
However i do not think that justifies Olsons reaction and as this is the third time someone needs to have a word. This is still our club and the money we pay at the gate goes towards there high wages so i think a little more respect could be shown by him.
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I think Carson has been on a hiding to nothing ever since he joined us. I remember one of his first games for us at home to Everton last season, we let in a goal by Yakubu that was more down to poor defending than anything else and some moron behind me jumped straight on his back.
He makes errors like any other keeper. Even Kiely I seem to remember made a few errors in the last Championship campaign. People just need to get behind him instead of constantly having a go at him.
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IMHO, Olsson was out of order for venting his frustration on the pitch, both during and after the game (& to those that didn’t see or confused the sentiments they were obscene gestures), after all didn’t RDM call Bedner and Koren to account when they showed decent at being substituted. Basically there are over 8000 Fans in the BRE and to disrespect 7500 just because a minority are on their backs is completely unacceptable for professionals. In addition, yes the Kid’s argument…What did the couple of hundred kids in the BRE do to deserve that abuse. Coaching kids football, it is made clear, swearing by players and parents is not acceptable, and is seen as a child protection issue, so when my son sees that how am I to tell him not to do that, if a professional isn’t bought to account for his behaviour. With all that in mind, there should be only one outcome. He needs to apologise to all the “genuine” fans for his actions, and explain why he has reached that point of frustration.. Then we move forward.
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I believe this whole situation lies in the hands of us the Fans, (& not just the BRE). Where is the atmosphere that existed in the Great escape season, or the Last Promotion push, or even last season where I enjoyed going even though we lost most weeks….I’ve barely heard an individual song for a player this season, even when they knock in 2 in a match (Koren last Wed, Brunt Sat!!). It wasn’t that long age we chanted every player when they did something good. Super Kev!..One Zolton Gera! Feed the Horse! Big Dave, Little Dave, Robbo, (split..), Bednar, Greening, Koumas, Keily, Diiiiomansy Kammmerrraaaa, among many others like Kanuuuu!!!.. We even cheered Fatty boy, not so, slim Hartson when he was on the pitch,. Not to mention Zuber-ruler and he was by far a worse keeper than Carson. We need to get back to supporting the whole team, and every individual player, yes moan when they do something really stupid, but not at everything and cheer when they do something good (not just the goals)…. I ask you who cheered Moore when he flicked at the near post (without the deflection it could have been a goal), who cheered Moore when he finally showed a bit of effort to chase a lost cause, I’m guessing non of those that booed him when he went off (disgraceful- whether he is good or bad). Basically the team has completely changed in the last couple of years, and to our detriment we have failed to create new songs for the new players. To the whole of the Hawthorns as my school report would say “Must Do Better!!!!” Mind you As I’m tone deaf me singing alone might be construed as abuse.
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I have got to get this off my chest it isn’t
very often that I feel ashamed to be a Baggies Fan, but I do this time.
I often wonder if I am reading the Dingles pages this Season.
Why because every week it’s moan moan bloody moan, what the hell is wrong with you so called “Baggies ? Dingle” fans are you trying to take the title of the most miserable bleeding fans in the Midlands.
You should be ashamed of yourselves booing the players at the slightest mistake they make. if you can do any better we would love to see you do it, I’m sure RDM would let you talented fans have a go.
It would cheer the Real Baggies Supporters who are behind the team through thick and thin no end, to watch you make total idiots of yourselves on the pitch, its time to shut your “gob’s” and only open them for cheering the players, however good or bad they play we are second from top not the bottom.
C’mon you Baggies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Olsson was out of order – end of.
Brummie rd was actually having a go at carson for not being on his toes again when the ball came in his area as olsson shielded the ball.
The man is an idiot. About time captian carson told him to get a grip and concentrate on what he is ok at – he isnt all that, just our best defender – which tells you all you need to know about the albion this season.
One day he will pick on the wrong person and get a slap for it. I for one wont run to help him.
They get paid enormous money – i dont expect them to stick their fingers up at kids sat watching their heros at the end of a match.
I say sack him off to the reserves the muppett.
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oh – and people were booing Moore coming off – the decision to take him off – not the player.
Do people actually pay attention to what is going on.
We were one nil down, taking Moore off, who was trying for once, to replace him with another striker – we wanted them to go for it and put em both on.
As it happened – the worst player on the day went and scored twice for us !! Luck of the Irish for you, Go on Brunty ! For a moment I thought Derby had got one over on us again!
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T, So you wouldn’t run to help Jonas.I should
think not,It’s a long run from Low Hill City.
You say he’s an idiot, Takes one to know one
sonny.I’m trying to make sense of the middle of your post but you write like a dingle,don’t
you?.The spirit Ollson shows I would make him
captain tomorrow.He’d have made Cullis look
inferior.Top man.
~~~~BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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