Hoot has taken us to a new level

Yes we may not be quite as potent as we were under Lambert in an attacking sense and the next stage of the project will be to be more aggressive against the lesser teams but how good is it that we are now gaining proper, deserved victories over some of the big sides. We are not pinching goals from set pieces and then riding our luck, we are not playing like some plucky lower league side in a cup tie, we are having even games against them, matching them in most areas and gaining deserved wins. The recent defensive record is nothing short of miraculous.

We all knew Bassong and Garrido were class after only a couple of games but the last couple of games Turner has arguably outperformed them (hats off to him didn;t think it was possible the way he started his career with us but he's really turned it round) and Whittaker looks a really accomplished player.

Johnson and Tettey look really strong, Snod and Pilks both played really well and Holty and Wes just did what they do.

Lambert was a bold, inspirational and perhaps also a lucky manager but i am not convinced he would have brought us a defensive platform this season which would have enabled us to produce the results of the last month.

Fair play to the Hoot. Great work. Just need to build on it now by getting decent results at Everton and, more importantly, Southampton.

Posted By: Jim, Nov 18, 09:22:52