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Yes Sports fans today is my Birthday, which means today is Billy Bonds Birthday. As most of you will know I went all through school thinking Bonzos birthday was the 15th September. As he was my idol growing up, I thought 2 days apart was really good. Imagine my surprise in later life, when I found out it was the 17th, same as mine.

I'm a bit behind you Bonzo at 61 but I wish you all the best for today....!!!

Whilst i am not in the habit of hysterically calling for the managers head after such a short time i do admit to being a tad worried over what i and i am sure many are noticing about things going on on the pitch and team selection.

Soucek i actually like the player his attitude and clear love for the club but he cannot start ahead of Paqueta surely and in a midfield with know creativity that is very worrying. Of course i understand at different times you need players like this to help close out a game but to start ahead of at least two playmakers is crazy.

Jlo has said he had been watching us for sometime and he wanted to manage us as he saw things that he could do with the club and style of play that would be good for us. Well it may only be four games in and yes players getting used to a new way of thinking but my gosh the Villa game was like a team of strangers the Palace game we got very lucky indeed not to be going in at least two down at HT against City apart from the opening 5 mins we were poor yes we had a few moments in the second half of that game but not enough to convince me we are doing things differently. Bournemouth in the Cup we again got very lucky in another very poor performance but Yesterday against Fulham really took the biscuit for me.

How you start a match with three defensive midfielders and don't try to kid me Soucek was playing as a number ten because he cannot. Do i think the manager was good realising his mistake and taking off Soucek and Antonio at Ht well not really as they should neither of been starting for goodness sake as one cannot control a ball and never has been able to and the other rarely sees it unless he's crashing into the box from a dead ball situation.

So please Jlo learn from what are very clear mistakes for me and going into next weeks game against Chelsea have some balls and play Alvarez Soler Paqueta as our midfield three and have Summerville on the left Kudus on the right and Bowen through the middle and Hammergirl will agree here as much as i love those bronzed legs of Mavropanos i think Todibo will be a better player against Chelsea. and talking of that lot they do look good going forward but at the back they are awful so lets have a go eh we are at home and we need to see a good performance so pull your finger out Jlo the clock is already ticking.

Madness you say but this weekends game at Fulham is a big one and i do not want to see him doing his usual hold onto the ball in tight areas only to get a clip fall over and writhe in pain all the while the refs letting the game go on.....and the times he tries to keep the ball in stupid areas and gets robbed and puts the back four under real pressure.....So for me start Kudus on the right Bowen in the middle Summerville on the left and lets see what Soler or another can do.....it might just Piss off Pacman enough for him to perform coming on as a sub stop his sulking and show us why everyone raves about him so much.....Because for me all he is doing is treading water till the FA stop dithering and either ban him or drop the charges and once that's all done he will be on the blower to Pep to please come and get me.