[spireite87]

can i just ask what O'hara did for MOM he was shocking as was most of the midfield, normally i can defend them, but barely any crosses from set pieces by hurst o'hara founf anything but the keeper, i was appalled by the decision, they must have been drinking that grolsch during the match.

there was no desire of foot in from hall, o'hara and hurst often enough, its a local derby, we need players to thrwo everything at the ball, i.e. davies or niven

i know everyone is going to disagree, but i saw that match and people who i spoke after the match agreed with me

on a positive note though the back four was superb, for the conditions at how they came together well done to the back four and roache redeemed himself with a cracking save

[spireite87]

MP-Spire, on Feb 16 2006, 08:48 AM, said:

O'Hara deserved MOTM. Maybe his overall contribution was somewhat hindered by playing most of the game very deep in his own half in what appeared to be a defensive midfield role.

i have the feeling we will agree to disagree on this matter i think, i did not think he was good enough in that role and i would be tempted to re-unte niven and allott for saturday.

but why? if you can point out something i missed then i will accept it but i could not honestly see why

[Blueprint]

Picken should ahve been MOTM not O'Hara imo.

[Webster]

Larkin for me he looked a threat throughout the game just needs a goal

[dtp]

Webster, on Feb 16 2006, 09:40 AM, said:

Larkin for me he looked a threat throughout the game just needs a goal

Whilst ever Larkin misses half a dozen good chances a game he could never be named MOM. If he had converted 2 of those chances he was definately MOM. Unfortunately when you play up front you have to be judged on the goals you score. Chief didn't miss a single chance and I thought he was struggling from early on as he was no danger at all last night.

For my money, I thought the back four all did well in the circumstances and would have chosen Picken just in front of Kovaks.

Allott and O'Hara didn't seem to gel as much as the pre-clingan days of Allott & Niven. Hurst & Hall struggled to get decent crosses in although we did play quite well for the first 70 minutes but once Smith was introduced we completely lost shape with him moving inside too much and not taking up "available" positions.

End of the day, as said, we played quite well for much of the match but in front of goal we were woeful with Larkin the biggest culprit so hardly MOM.

Did Clingan play again last night in the latest sparkling performance by Forest, by the way?

[CFC Forever]

spireite87, on Feb 16 2006, 08:37 AM, said:

can i just ask what O'hara did for MOM he was shocking as was most of the midfield, normally i can defend them, but barely any crosses from set pieces by hurst o'hara founf anything but the keeper, i was appalled by the decision, they must have been drinking that grolsch during the match.

there was no desire of foot in from hall, o'hara and hurst often enough, its a local derby, we need players to thrwo everything at the ball, i.e. davies or niven

i know everyone is going to disagree, but i saw that match and people who i spoke after the match agreed with me

on a positive note though the back four was superb, for the conditions at how they came together well done to the back four and roache redeemed himself with a cracking save

the sponsors just pick their fave player... thats why hursty always win it

for me it was larkin as MOTM

[leicesterspire]

I have never known, just lately, how the sponsors arrive at their MOTM. We had Hurst when he only played for 25 minutes, and if you score a goal you are sure to get it. Last night I thought it should have been either Picken or Larkin and if I had to choose I would go for Picken. He has come on so much and was outstanding last night.

[sophocles]

Picken my MOM, he was so composed, and he uses the ball well; he also got forward time and time again in the second half to support the forwards. On the match overall, we played well, created chances, but missed them, and they had one lucky break when Rochey palmed the ball straight onto the guy's foot. No need to panic, or for those idiotic moaners on Peak last night. We still have a good chance of the play-offs.

[paulwardle]

Kovacs for me.

Bit of a sticky period in first half but dominated the defence in second half.

Bearing in mind he's not played for months it was a very good performance.

[StaveleySpireite]

larkin for me ran his socks off only one that kept his head up after we went 1-0 down

[06 spireite]

Picken was my man of the match really, close second was larkin

[spirette]

Picken deserved the MOTM, he played well especially in the first half