Roque steels himself for closing stages

[Alioune DVToure]

He missed a couple but his overall game was good. He will notch a few as Daz says.

Can't quite understand this slagging players off for talking up City.

Dont people understand that in a small country like Paraguay a Premier League player is big news. The press need to speak to them and he replies. They put it in the Paraguay papers and someone translates it to the Sun or whatever. Then someone pastes it on here and the ritual begins.

It's not that the player goes down to Oxford Road and makes a speech on a soap box is it?

More shirt sales in Paraguay I say! Hmm :)

I fully agree with this. It's fair to say that he's missed a couple of scoreable chances in his last couple of appearances but to judge his entire effectiveness on this is to assess football like an eight-year-old would. His movement across the back four is good, he gets in behind them quite regularly and he adds an aerial presence that none of the others can offer. We looked miles better at Sunderland when he came on.

[avoidconfusion]

Shut it Rocky..........try and actually put the ball into the net when you only have the keeper to beat....do that and we actually might just make that 4th spot.

I wish these players would just stop with all the "we can do it" speeches......any more 45 minutes of the drivel served up and we wont get 6th spot let alone 4th.

someone's hacked CARLs account.

Either that or his CAPS lock key is broken now!

[Swales4ever]

I always think the result of our next game is inversely proportional to the amount of bollocks the players come out beforehand. The more they come out with the crappier the performance and result. Its called the 'Garry Cook Effect' and was first documentated in a Sports Bar in New York.

I know its just PR filler for the OS but a month of silence during which we string together consecutive wins culminating in the entire squad doing a 'told you we could do it you doubting bastards' dance would be nice. The video of this would look good on the OS and be a sensation on YouTube.

Lol!!! great that Bob.

Btw, before sunday I can't remember a Vinnie Kompany performance, even coming back before City, that wasn't less that pretty decent.
Then the Lad, made that Sunday Times smart interview (which I did enjoyed) and that first half poor personal display....
It seems the 'Garry Cook Effect' exists... :-)

[BmoreBlue]

you guys are a tough crowd - RSC is an employee of the club, they ask to interview him about the rest of the season and the race for 4th, what is he supposed to say? he says we need to play well, get tough, etc. and he gets slated. it's not like he called a press conference - the OS needs news to post apart from injury news, so they get player's thoughts on the football being played. is he supposed to tell the OS he's not giving interviews at the moment?

[Mase]

I'll say something for RSC, he certainly talks a good game ... I'm tired of hearing him in the press, official site etc etc all the time ... start fucking playing man!*



*or at least play when you come on as a sub

Dead right, talks a good game but plays shite. Is he the new players spokesman?, always seems to be spouting off.

Think he's taken over from Nige.

[Chinners]

He missed a couple but his overall game was good. He will notch a few as Daz says.

Can't quite understand this slagging players off for talking up City.

Dont people understand that in a small country like Paraguay a Premier League player is big news. The press need to speak to them and he replies. They put it in the Paraguay papers and someone translates it to the Sun or whatever. Then someone pastes it on here and the ritual begins.

It's not that the player goes down to Oxford Road and makes a speech on a soap box is it?

More shirt sales in Paraguay I say! Hmm :)

Good, nay excellent, counter point well made ... I still wish he'd shut up and play mind