Doherty cast a critical eye over the Portman Road playing surface but refused to make excuses. [APRT FROM IN THE REST OF THIS INTERVIEW, WHICH IS A SERIES OF EXCUSES THAT WOULD DISGRACE A TEN YEAR OLD]
?We just weren't at the races,? he said. ?I don't want to blame the pitch [BUT I'M NOW GOING TO, AT SOME LENGTH], but it was awful [FORST EXCUSE] so we could never get our passing game going [SECOND EXCUSE, AS IF THE PITCH MADE ANY DIFFERENCE TO DONKERTY'S PASSING GAME. WHAT HE IS SAYING IS THAT THE MIDFIELD AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO ADJUST TO CONDITIONS]. But we can't make excuses [WHICH I JUST HAVE]. It wasn't good enough today and it is something we have to put right [BUT WE WON'T].
?The way we're set up you'd think we'd do alright away from home, hitting teams on the counter attack [IE IT'S THE FORWARDS' FAULT, NOT MINE]. We did that at Birmingham and West Brom, but today it didn't happen. We didn't create enough chances [SEE? IT'S THE FORWARDS' FAULT, OR MAYBE THE MIDFIELD'S. NOT MINE ANYWAY]. We had a great one at 1-1 [AND WE MISSED IT, SO IT'S DEFINITELY THE FORWARDS' FAULT, ESPECIALLY EARNIE'S, LITTLE FUCKER, THINKS HE'S SPECIAL JUST COS HE'S THE LEADING SCORER IN THE LEAGUE AND CALLS ME "DONKERTY", WELL I'LL SHOW HIM BY HINTING TO THE EDP IT'S ALL HIS FAULT WE LOST, THAT'LL MAKE HIM LOOK BAD, HA!] but over the game they created plenty and we didn't create enough [YUP, IT'S DEFINITELY THE MIDFIELD'S FAULT, NOW I COME TO THINK OF IT. OR MAYBE THE FORWARDS. NOT ME THOUGH, NO SIRREE BOB].
?Their front two really hassled and harried [UNLIKE THAT USELESS LITTLE FUCKER EARNIE AND LAZY BOY HUCKS - THEY DIDN'T HASSLE AT ALL. NOT THAT I'M SAYING THAT OPENLY, IT WOULD BE BAD FOR TEAM SPIRIT] - then they brought on the lad who got a couple of good goals,? [GOOD GOALS, YOU SEE. NOT THE TYPE THE DEFENCE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT. UNDEFENDABLE REALLY, IF ONLY OUR STRIKERS COULD SCORE GOALS LIKE THAT, NOT THAT I'M SAYING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND] he said ?They do harry you and it's hard to get your passing game going, especially on a pitch where you are not confident to put the ball down and pass on.? [THAT'S THE SAME PITCH I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING WHEN I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE ANY EXCUSES ABOUT THE PITCH, REMEMBER?]
Posted By: Old Git, Nov 20, 10:18:12
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