Nicky is the same sort of thing as Jiri. If we stay up, there is a proviso for a deal to be done with Newcastle. |
Nicky's got a groin problem, |
Portsmouth have had back to back wins so it proves anything can happen between now and the end of the season. |
Six months is a long time to keep everybody bubbling along, making sure they do not lose their confidence. The big turning point was the humiliation we felt against Liverpool. |
Sometimes away from home you hold your hands up when you have been beaten by a better team. But, for me, the best team lost - but then it's the same old story. |
Sometimes football kicks you in the teeth and certainly that is the biggest one I have taken. You are just shell-shocked. In the end it was men against boys. |
Sometimes football kicks you in the teeth. You just have to try and take it on the chin, realize you have been humiliated in front of the nation and your own supporters, and go again tomorrow morning. |
Stephen has torn his hamstring which normally means 21 to 28 days [out] - that's the end of the season. |
Thankfully all the speculation surrounding Robbie's future can now stop here, |
That's the sad reality as far as hamstrings are concerned. We will have them assessed but you have to fear the worst. |
The disappointing thing is the situation is now out of our hands. But I still think there are some major twists left. |
The good thing is we are more hopeful about Nicky Butt. His hamstring injury is not as severe. You are normally out for 10-14 days with a small strain and he possibly could be available for the Villa game. |
The kick in the teeth was the hideous mistake we made in conceding that first goal. |
The opening bid is laughable. It is so derisory. |
The problem we have is that we are too honest in the Premiership. The rules are applied to the extreme. We all know the referee was right under the laws to show the red card, but I'm convinced he would rather have shown just yellow. It killed the game as a spectacle because in the first half hour I thought we were fractionally the better side. |