Hincapie is injured :-(

[7sisters]

Martinelli having a great game so far.

Well done, P. Top jinxing

[Peter]

Well done, P. Top jinxing

He has emerged.... fingers crossed

[Peter]

He has emerged.... fingers crossed

And now he is going off

Ffs....it never ends....

[redgunamo]

And now he is going off

Ffs....it never ends....

Still, there's always set pieces.

And own goals from set pieces

[7sisters]

Still, there's always set pieces.

And own goals from set pieces

I?m not sharing the commentators praise for Jesus tonight. Lacking the instinctive prowess of a number nine.
I think he?s gone in January, if a decent offer comes in.

[redgunamo]

I?m not sharing the commentators praise for Jesus tonight. Lacking the instinctive prowess of a number nine.
I think he?s gone in January, if a decent offer comes in.

It's just good to have him out on the pitch again.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

It's just good to have him out on the pitch again.

He played well.

[Peter]

I?m not sharing the commentators praise for Jesus tonight. Lacking the instinctive prowess of a number nine.
I think he?s gone in January, if a decent offer comes in.

He was himself. Played well, got in great positions, didn't score. That is him in a nutshell.

Same with us. Created some chances, nicked a goal from a corner, picked up an injiry and conceded a late goal. That is who we are

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

He was himself. Played well, got in great positions, didn't score. That is him in a nutshell.

Same with us. Created some chances, nicked a goal from a corner, picked up an injiry and conceded a late goal. That is who we are

He had two headers, ignoring the rest, one of which was a world class save that Smudger said he couldn't have done more with. And if Smudger said it was perfect then that's good enough for me. The other went inches wide with the 'keeper beaten. Perhaps he over-compensated a touch after the first but who knows. If either had gone in, we'd be singing his praises.

[Peter]

He had two headers, ignoring the rest, one of which was a world class save that Smudger said he couldn't have done more with. And if Smudger said it was perfect then that's good enough for me. The other went inches wide with the 'keeper beaten. Perhaps he over-compensated a touch after the first but who knows. If either had gone in, we'd be singing his praises.

That is by far the most frustrating thing about him. He doesn't LOOK like a bad finisher. It isnt as if he routinely stumbles over or snatches at the ball. He just seems to manage to find a way to hit the post or allow the keeper to make a good save. And then sometimes he finishes like a God.

As I said earlier, this is his real problem. We don't need him to score 30 a season. We just need him to not miss 30 a season. But the rest of his game is so good that he gets into so many good scoring positions. And then finds a way to not score.