Bugger me, 3 in a row!!!

[Letters]

It will take a lot more than a Carling Cup win to shut the moaners up.

How about winning 7 out of 8?

Things are far from perfect at the club, we all know that, but the run of late has been good and on Sunday I thought we looked pretty good - as opposed to other games where we've won but not looked that convincing. We seem to be turning a corner. Chelsea away next where I'd expect a tough game and probably a loss but it'll be no disgrace to lose there. November is full of winnable games, if we can keep our good run going then by the end of that month we could be in a decent position.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Good win, this time last season we'd have struggled to get back into this as our 2nd team was so poor. Good confidece for the team and the manager and on to the next 1 tbh.

Park has to move ahead of Chamackh tbh

[Syn]

I'm not 'moaning' but in the 7 wins out of the 8, the majority have been home bankers for any decent team. Marseille was the only match on paper that was tough - and that was a smart performance and result. The other one was the spuds and we lost. Merely earning a drawing at Stamford Bridge will convince me a lot more than beating Stoke or Sunderland or whatever other pub team we've narrowly beat at home. Of course it's no disgrace to lose...but progress is all about doing more than what you're expected to do. This Chelsea game will tell us far more than any of the previous 8 about whether we are really better than we were at the start of the season. If we put up a decent fight and are seen to be competing in every 50/50 and not looking out of our depth, it'll be a start.

That said, at the start of this season we had an awful run of tough fixtures. Blackburn away and Liverpool home have probably been our only bad results. I think we look a bit better and crisper with our passing recently (which is paramount to us doing well)...but yeah - this Chelsea game is massive. If Chelsea beat us comfortably, any confidence built up from edging past Sunderland or Bolton will be gone. Everyone knows we can beat Sunderland and Bolton at home.

[Boss]

Syn has it spot on tbh.

The moaners about moaners™ are much more tedious than the 'moaners' so chill innit.

Good results, didn't see the game but saw highlights, reasonably impressed with Park as he looks willing to shoot from distance and has quite a good shot on him. The goal was a peach.

Hope Chamakh fucks off soon.

[Letters]

I'm not 'moaning' but in the 7 wins out of the 8, the majority have been home bankers for any decent team.

Sure, but a team never wins ALL its home bankers and early season we drew at Newcastle and lost at Blackburn, games in which we'd expect to do better. Now we are winning the home bankers which is an improvement, non? OK, we lost at Spurs but they're a good side this year, we may lose at Chelsea this Saturday, if we do then it won't be a cause for doom and gloom as they're another good side and it's a tough game in any season. If we get thumped there then yes, it's back to square one. A draw (or better) or even a narrow defeat and I'll still see that as some progress. From what I gather about the Spurs game we were a bit unlucky to lose there so, again, not a cause for hand wringing.

Everyone knows we can beat Sunderland and Bolton at home

We drew with Sunderland at home last year. Like I said, we're not suddenly world beaters but we are winning the games we should be winning right now and that's a good thing. If we were as bad as the doom-mongers at the start of the season were making out then we wouldn't have won all the games of late we have.

[Letters]

The moaners about moaners™ are much more tedious than the 'moaners' so chill innit.

The moaners ™ would say that

[Niall_Quinn]

Would the moaners who are moaning about the moaners who are moaning about the moaners please shut the fuck up already. It's boring as fuck!

[Dog Toffee]

3 in a row? I guess he's right though, we have won three in a row too.

[Letters]

Would the moaners who are moaning about the moaners who are moaning about the moaners please shut the fuck up already. It's boring as fuck!

...I think

[Coney]

Would the moaners who are moaning about the moaners who are moaning about the moaners please shut the fuck up already. It's boring as fuck!

...I think

No - not a - he was just moaning.