Worrying info about Lita

[chandog]

I have two eyes and was not indicating that.

You seem to have missed the wink off the end of your post... wait a minute

i wasnt joking though

[Terminal Boardom]

And how many did Trevor Senior ever score in warm up? None as he played in goal!!! What is concerning is his general attitude which leaves a lot to be desired.

Not sure of your point, but since I never saw Senior play I have no idea what you are on about anyway. Obviously you know Lita personally, having met him on many occasions, and can categorically state he has a bad attitude?

The point was that as Trev was in goal, he would hardly be in a position to take pot shots.

AS for the attitude bit - I stand corrected.

[SCIAG]

I have two eyes and was not indicating that.

You seem to have missed the wink off the end of your post... wait a minute

i wasnt joking though

:groans:. I know, hence my "wait a minute"... oh, forget it.

[Ian Royal]

Well the thing that can't be argued at the moment is that he is fecking awful right now.

[Elm Park]

He's keeping up an act. He acts like a hardman, so he's not going to start bawling his eyes out. No-one knows how he felt inside, but I can guess it was the last thing he wanted to do and he's gutted. I shall continue to stick up for him until circumstances tell me otherwise.

I know that at least one player that has said (not publically) that Lita wasn't bothered that he missed the penalty (and no I won't reveal my source). However, I was going to follow that up with a very similar comment to Royal Lady's above.

I hope that the way he comes over is purely a front, it appears that way to me but I can see that others can take it the other way as not being bothered.

As for the miss, you could see that he was just trying to blast it down the middle. Any time you try to hit anything too hard, if you don't make the correct contact it can go horibly wrong, just ask any golfer.

[Royal Rother]

I can't swing a leg and a foot hard at a stationary ball and know exactly where it (the ball!) will be 12 yards away, but it always amazes me that most top professional footballers, who are paid fortunes to do pretty much that and not much else, seem to have little idea where it will end up as well.

[Southbank Old Boy]

I can't swing a leg and a foot hard at a stationary ball and know exactly where it (the ball!) will be 12 yards away, but it always amazes me that most top professional footballers, who are paid fortunes to do pretty much that and not much else, seem to have little idea where it will end up as well.

If only it were that simple

Take out the pressure and the fact there is someone who is paid a similar amount of money to stop you getting the ball in the back of the net and it becomes a lot more difficult. Factor in the fact that their usually trying to hit a very small part of the target, or hot it very hard, and it's not quite as easy as you make it sound

I would still expect a professional football with a half decent technique to be able to score 7 or 8 times out of 10 though

[Geekins]

As for the miss, you could see that he was just trying to blast it down the middle. Any time you try to hit anything too hard, if you don't make the correct contact it can go horibly wrong, just ask any golfer.

[Thaumagurist*]

I know that at least one player that has said (not publically) that Lita wasn't bothered that he missed the penalty (and no I won't reveal my source).

Well, then, I'm not going to waste time believing you.

[Elm Park]

I know that at least one player that has said (not publically) that Lita wasn't bothered that he missed the penalty (and no I won't reveal my source).

Well, then, I'm not going to waste time believing you.

Your choice. But by quoting said source I might put said player in a very difficult position.

[Millsy]

Lita did not mis the penalty on purpose and was not happy it didn't go in.

Can we get some perspective here and not talk utter drivel please?

He may not be an angel when drunk but his commitment whilst actually playing is unrelated to that.

[Royal Lady]

Lita did not mis the penalty on purpose and was not happy it didn't go in.

Can we get some perspective here and not talk utter drivel please?

He may not be an angel when drunk but his commitment whilst actually playing is unrelated to that.

Well said that man.

[Yorkshire Royal]

Just a shame that he appears to have forgotten how to play football...

[fozziebear]

http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tn ... 2126704727

Looks like the rumour mill is going in overdrive can't see this happening.

[Snowball]

In the Star, too, but maybe they just read the forest site

The Coppell quote saying he shouldn't start was very damning
and I'm sure it's a coincidence but what was the date he returned
to the club?

How closely does it match the bad run?

P8 W2 D2 L4 5-7 = "1 point a game" (equivalent)

[UpNorth]

Leroy was not even on the bench tonight.

Turned out to be the right decision.

[rg6royal]

Leroy was not even on the bench tonight.

Turned out to be the right decision.

Have to agree with the decision to stick Long on the bench. Lita hasn't score recently in the chances he's been given. And when given the chance Long has taken it with open arms. Could tell Long wanted it last night when he came on.

[Ian Royal]

In the Star, too, but maybe they just read the forest site

The Coppell quote saying he shouldn't start was very damning
and I'm sure it's a coincidence but what was the date he returned
to the club?

How closely does it match the bad run?

P8 W2 D2 L4 5-7 = "1 point a game" (equivalent)

complete coincidence seeing as performances (bar the odd exception) have been unimpressive on the whole since Sheff Utd which was mid November

[Snowball]

In the Star, too, but maybe they just read the forest site

The Coppell quote saying he shouldn't start was very damning and I'm sure it's a coincidence but what was the date he returned to the club?
How closely does it match the bad run? P8 W2 D2 L4 5-7 = "1 point a game" (equivalent)

complete coincidence seeing as performances (bar the odd exception) have been unimpressive on the whole since Sheff Utd which was mid November

Of COURSE it's "coincidence", that is the facts coincide. The question is, is it random and the two things are not causally related


OR

did the fall away in form ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH LITA'S RETURN?

I am not saying it did, I cannot know
I am not saying it did, I cannot know
I am not saying it did, I cannot know

1 Lita would not sit on the bench = would not be loyal and offer cover to his club
2 Lita publicly said he like being at Norwich and would be happy to stay.
3 Lita will not sign a new contract
4 Lita would not earn the club a million when Sheffield United came in for him
5 Lita is leaving in the summer and wants to big himself to the max to make as much money as possible
6 Lita has a bad history off the field
7 Lita has had alleged problems with other players.
8 Lita is selfish on the pitch, "needing" to score to up his price and not passing when he should
9 Lita does not seem to play in harmony with the other strikers
10 Lita appears not to suit our present system
11 Lita scored one meaningless goal last season in 10+4 league appearances
12 Lita has only scored one meaningless goal for Reading in 6 + 4 appearances

Now imagine you are Noel Hunt, and "this "big I am" turns up with all the above weighing against him, and Coppell appears to welcome home with open arms. You have scored ten league goals and a couple in the cup yet this "tosser" who appears not to give a sh!t about your club appears to just waltz in despite your excellent record and your excellent partnership with Doyle.

Are you p!ssed off? Might you moan to the rest of the Irish contingent? Might you not like this bloke? And while you appear to have been moved down the pecking order to 3rd, yer mate Shane has been moved to 4th. Shane thinks, "Shoite, I've been there fer the boss, prepared to be super-sub, and in comes "THE MAN"

etc etc

I can easily believe all the above could affect morale and BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR to a fall away of form. And a small fall away, one bad result and confidence can slip a little, and then...

[Snowball]

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complete coincidence seeing as performances (bar the odd exception) have been unimpressive on the whole since Sheff Utd which was mid November

The 2-2 draw at Cardiff (we had ten men for anhour) was superb and the players were applauded off. Kebe had one breath-taking run making a goal for Kebe, (oops, Doyle!) and this against a side which has still only lost 4 games all season.

We then win five matches on the trot


and that's "unimpressive"



Jeez.