Torquay United v Barnet - 16/4/13

[Scott Brehaut]

What's this? Andy moaning about Bodin? I had no idea you didn't like him Andy - you've never said before.

[AustrianAndyGull]

What's this? Andy moaning about Bodin? I had no idea you didn't like him Andy - you've never said before.

I do like him Scott, nice lad by all accounts and with a big future. Just not in a pair of football boots.

I am simply saying that if you are one of those hoping he will knock a few stunners past the Barnet keeper then you are to be severely disappointed come 10pm tomorrow night that's all. :~D

[Dave]

Loved the quote about, a few extra days rest made all the difference in Poke being fit, when the Barnet boys find this out they are going to go nuts.

Tonights entertainment, reading through Barnet fans forum..

[AustrianAndyGull]

Furthermore i was actually trying to be constructive in saying why i didn't want Bodin in and suggesting an alternative (Stevens) and why.

[cambgull]

When did we change manager again?

‘’Michael Poke is fit, so if there was a good thing to not having a game on Saturday, this would be it,’’ said manager Michael Poke.

[AustrianAndyGull]

Also Billy has played 42 times for us in all comps this season playing 3 thousand and 27 minutes, or just over 2 full days of gametime and he has scored 4 goals. Two of these were close range tap ins v Rochdale and Aldershot, one was a simple header at home to Accrington and the other was a last minute penalty against Rotherham at home.

Oh and he won the penalty at Exeter.

Save our season Billy!

[AustrianAndyGull]

Oh and Joss scored 4 goals in 7 matches and 600 and odd minutes. Yep, Billy is pretty sh*t alright.

[AustrianAndyGull]

and none were penalties.

[Dave]

Andy, are trying to get 6,000 posts by the end of the season..

[AustrianAndyGull]

Not at all Dave, just trying to get the 'rosetinters' to accept what the raw facts are in terms of Bodin. If he isn't crap then i'd like someone to explain to me why he isn't in light of the stats i have posted above. If you are a rosetinter about Billy then fine, just don't have a go at me not being one. I've given you all the stats plus eyewitness accounts of 14 games this season where he has been appalling and not scored to try and back up my argument why i think he's a dud. Do you have any evidence other than blaming his age why i might be wrong in my assumption?

[Scott Brehaut]

Andy,

I'm not trying to prove you wrong, I'm merely saying that we KNOW you don't rate Billy - you mention it in almost EVERY thread.

I think if I looked at your last 200 posts (which out of just over 5,500 is nothing really), I'm willing to bet that an awful lot of them will be about you not rating Billy.

Can you not just move on - you don't rate him, we know why - there's no need to ram it down our throats!!

[Dave]

Not at all Dave, just trying to get the 'rosetinters' to accept what the raw facts are in terms of Bodin. If he isn't crap then i'd like someone to explain to me why he isn't in light of the stats i have posted above. If you are a rosetinter about Billy then fine, just don't have a go at me not being one. I've given you all the stats plus eyewitness accounts of 14 games this season where he has been appalling and not scored to try and back up my argument why i think he's a dud. Do you have any evidence other than blaming his age why i might be wrong in my assumption?

Relax Andy, just having joke with you regards number of posts to get your point across , just trying to add a bit of lighthearted disscussion to a very tense match.

Regards Billy Bodin, I often watch his movement and passing and think to myself, you Billy Bodin would be so much better of at a higher level. If we are relegated and a say a league 1 team was to come along and take Billy Bodin and don't laugh that could happen, it would not surprise me one bit if he went on to be sucsessful.

His finsihing right now is not good enough agreed, he takes up very good postions and makes some good passes, problem is more than half of our team simply are not on his wave lenght.

[PlainmoorRoar]

good news RE the weather

Meant to have a few showers tonight but tomorrow is looking a dry day so should be full steam ahead for the game to be on!

[AustrianAndyGull]

Fair enough Scott, just don't understand how people can still be ok with him in the side given what he has produced this season. They call for Howe to be dropped yet not Billy. They slag off Jarvis but not Billy, they have go at Nico and Oastler saying that they have been awful but not Billy. I just can't work it out in my head and rationalise it that's all. Seen as though he has been by a country mile our worst player IMO this season i find it all difficult to comprehend. No need to get ratty mate. Apologies.

And Dave, don't worry mate, no digs intended. I did see that at Northampton with Billy, he came on as sub and i was keeping an eye on him off the ball and he was making runs left to right and trying to create space but like you say, our players are so sh*t that they just cannot see the runs. So i do concede that and take your point about that, but he also needs to get involved in games if these runs aren't being found. He needs to be more physical, more involved and perhaps sometimes just run in a straight line. He also needs to work on his directness and dribbling as from what i've seen it's none existant. I just cannot accept the overall job he has done for this season as the minimum required and there should be no hiding place for him. Scott, if you're reading this i'm simply responding to Dave mate so relax peoples. :na:

[Scott Brehaut]

Oh, and this doesn't mean that you can move on to Ling either