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On 01/11/2016 at 06:38, Cider-Head23 said:

He was dreadful on Saturday. Offered nothing going forward, and was beaten every time by their winger. Saying that he was outstanding at QPR. 

We were set up all wrong at Barnsley-shocking tactics.Matthews wasnt the only one unsure weather to stick or twist. 

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On 01/11/2016 at 17:03, spudski said:

Is he always like that, or just since he came here?

He looks a right misery and his body language is so negative. Life and soul of the party...not.

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Keep up, spud - we've been carefully and deliberately not signing the "life and soul of the party" sorts for a few years now. You know - all that "doing your homework" and "DNA" carry on - so we avoid signing p1ss head wasters, like we had years ago under Wilson and others, and bring in serious young men who will dedicate themselves to self and team-improvement and earning the club a tidy profit.

And when we slip up and inadvertently sign a "life and soul" sort (or p1sshead) and he rocks up to Cheltenham races and "has a few" and stands giggling next to a bloke with his John Thomas dingling over the balcony, we offload him sharpish to some p1sspot club like Leeds.

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4 hours ago, billywedlock said:

I would think we will be looking for a RB in January. Mathews has ability, but application seems to be missing, and that has no place in our squad. It is a key position in the modern game, maybe even one of the toughest to fill, but neither Mathews or Little are of the required standard and LJ knows it. 

I think LJ thinks Matthews is one of the best RB's in the Championship...but has shown his frustration at Matthews lack of application to getting himself mentally and physically match prepared. I agree...it seems his lack of application and desire is the problem...maybe not his ability that could be unharnessed.

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On ‎01‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 20:02, cityred exile said:

Hes *Welch you know !  Have you ever come across a happy taffy?   No me also !   But ilike him and reckon we need to give him more time   Sure he will come good  as the season goes by  Don't forget  he is on a season long loan and wont want to go back up north  indeed think he will be delighted to sign for us  and can nip across the bridge if he is home sick in between games !

* in that case we should nickname him Raquel. :) 

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On 11/1/2016 at 07:15, chipdawg said:

He was poor on Saturday, but the system LJ deployed completely screwed him over. He had no support defensively for much of the game and then found he wasn't able to attack the space in front of him because no one was in a position to cover him

I'm still struggling to understand what LJ was trying to achieve with his tactics at the weekend

LJ has left his full backs exposed in a few games recently. Matthews is utter class and could really transform our season along with Korey back in the side.

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I do wonder what LJs comment 'a couple of misdemeanours' refers to...

On the face of it his attitude absolutely stinks. Frozen out at Sunderland under Allardyce and then Moyes didn't feel he deserved a fresh start either. I'd imagine the coaching staff warned him off.

Such a shame because he was a class act for a very short spell last season. He just doesn't seem to 'want it'.

A right back needs to be top of our shopping list in January.

 

 

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Not only did Mark Little start on the right side of the back four, teenage England youth international Taylor Moore was preferred to Matthews on the substitutes' bench as Johnson sought to make a point.

Asked about his decision to leave out Matthews after the game, which Birmingham won 1-0, Johnson referred to a " couple of misdemeanors."

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He told The Post: "He is fine now. It's nothing major, just a couple of little misdemeanors that could be unfortunate or could be misunderstandings. We have to send the message out to the squad to make sure everybody is fully focused on getting a result."

 

 

 

So he comes to us unfit, he then is injured, suffered a few illnesses, still unfit enough to play a full 90 minutes and he has committed "misdemeanors" so Johnson left him out of the squad as punishment ? What the hell, just send him back, we are not punishing him by leaving  him out of the squad we are punishing ourselves - send him back, save some money and just save the coaches, medics, physios, manager and team all the time that would otherwise be wasted on him.

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24 minutes ago, Fiale said:

Not only did Mark Little start on the right side of the back four, teenage England youth international Taylor Moore was preferred to Matthews on the substitutes' bench as Johnson sought to make a point.

Asked about his decision to leave out Matthews after the game, which Birmingham won 1-0, Johnson referred to a " couple of misdemeanors."

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He told The Post: "He is fine now. It's nothing major, just a couple of little misdemeanors that could be unfortunate or could be misunderstandings. We have to send the message out to the squad to make sure everybody is fully focused on getting a result."

 

 

 

So he comes to us unfit, he then is injured, suffered a few illnesses, still unfit enough to play a full 90 minutes and he has committed "misdemeanors" so Johnson left him out of the squad as punishment ? What the hell, just send him back, we are not punishing him by leaving  him out of the squad we are punishing ourselves - send him back, save some money and just save the coaches, medics, physios, manager and team all the time that would otherwise be wasted on him.

Maybe we can't just send him back. If we've loaned him for the season, maybe just maybe we have loaned him for the season.

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21 minutes ago, Fiale said:

Not only did Mark Little start on the right side of the back four, teenage England youth international Taylor Moore was preferred to Matthews on the substitutes' bench as Johnson sought to make a point.

Asked about his decision to leave out Matthews after the game, which Birmingham won 1-0, Johnson referred to a " couple of misdemeanors."

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He told The Post: "He is fine now. It's nothing major, just a couple of little misdemeanors that could be unfortunate or could be misunderstandings. We have to send the message out to the squad to make sure everybody is fully focused on getting a result."

 

 

 

So he comes to us unfit, he then is injured, suffered a few illnesses, still unfit enough to play a full 90 minutes and he has committed "misdemeanors" so Johnson left him out of the squad as punishment ? What the hell, just send him back, we are not punishing him by leaving  him out of the squad we are punishing ourselves - send him back, save some money and just save the coaches, medics, physios, manager and team all the time that would otherwise be wasted on him.

Don't know if we can just send him back. If we paid a loan fee for him it may mean we can't send him back - same way Sunderland couldn't recall him. Depends on terms of loan

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17 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

I did try to tell everyone about 8 months ago he was crap.

He's not though, is he? That's the frustration. 

It seems to be an attitude problem/lack of desire and not a lack of ability. He's head and shoulders above Little and yet Johnson would still rather play Little to prove a point. 

 

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1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said:

Don't know if we can just send him back. If we paid a loan fee for him it may mean we can't send him back - same way Sunderland couldn't recall him. Depends on terms of loan

You would think that his 'reluctance' to get fit, and/or these misdemeanours could be seen as a breach of contract?

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