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I'm serious big time mate. to say it been a pleasure without you is an understatement. now go and creap back under that rock that you have been frequenting for so long

enjoy picking on people? try picking on me, someone your own size and age

Threats from the safety of your keyboard, the other end of the country.....that's also a bit embarrassing to be honest don't you think?

Have I really made 10 posts on the trot about your lad? He must write a lot of guff.....

There's nothing wrong with sticking up for your kids - I have 3 of my own, although I tend to let them fight their own battles if they have to.

"Go and crawl back under a rock" "Pick on someone your own size" ;D

You really are a bit of a fool aren't you, getting so hot under the collar about a football forum.

Not another one!?

Meh, I'm used to it. Most people here know I'm on a bit of a downer at the moment about the club but at the same time also know I give out praise when it's due, as indeed I did in the same post that jmgull chose to pick on this latest time. A point in Oxford is a good result, especially in the circumstances, although I must admit I was expecting our usual inconsistency bounce - winning and losing when no one expects it

If you want positive thoughts, I've got plenty. I'll put my name down on the list of those glad Ricey got his chance today. A genuine good guy who could easily have chosen to stay at Truro for football (though he might have found himself superseded by a certain ex-con come November 2012) but accepted the offer of coming back to sit on the bench for not an awful lot of money. In fairness, I think all our players and staff are good blokes, and that's certainly something I wouldn't criticise them for, which is more than can be said about certain other clubs in the division who may or may not have lost 5-0 to Dagenham today (teehee)

Also I would add that Jarvis' last start was against Yeovil where we had no trouble scoring so I don't necessarily think he's the problem. You can look at that in two ways - either you can take the positive route and say that suggests Jarvis isn't that bad (and I don't think he is a bad player - he's just no Rene, which in most circumstances isn't a problem, but it just so happens that he's not someone who can make an impact off the bench or a natural replacement for Rene as lone front man; he was useful last season because we had him, Rene AND Atieno, whereas now we have Yeoman who I agree looks more of a Benefield than a Sharpe), or you can take the negative route and say that we're in a bit of a sticky situation regarding scoring goals at the moment

But we will eventually score, and we will keep more clean sheets. We've just got to make sure that they coincide a few times. Lately we haven't looked like doing so. Last year I wasn't so bothered by us grinding out 1-0 wins - the Swindon home game was fantastic last season - but I think there's a subtle difference this year

With this being such a terrible division at the moment, it is definitely within our own hands to mount a promotion push. The players we have now are capable. But as someone (can't remember who) said recently, this is a key moment for testing the club's ambition - do we actually want to get promoted or are we happy treading water, for now at least? As was the case last year, this will be the last chance for 2 or 3 of our players to get promoted at Torquay, because it's looking increasingly likely that they won't be around next season for one reason or another, and then you're relying on more rabbits and more hats for the following season - and it would suddenly look like we were permanently in transition, like a slightly more defensively secure Arsenal

It's a horrible cliché that usually makes no sense at all, but, to a certain extent, promotion from League Two will come down to who wants it more this season

i am regularly available in the Popside

Oh, I seem to have posted more than 6 lines. Guess that overwrites the positivity then - guess I'm still a cock ;D

Honestly, I've been on internet forums for 7 years so I've got used to the whole criticism thing, because it happens so often. Sometimes you just can't win - posts are too long, or posts are too short; posts are too subjective, or posts are too objective; posts are too negative, or posts are too positive; posts are too biased, or posts are too neutral; posts too many pictures, or posts too much text; posts have too many paragraphs, or posts don't have enough paragraphs...etc

When it gets to that point, you have a choice - either defend yourself, ignore it or switch off. Usually I defend myself because I love my opinions too much, but it depends on who it is that's criticising. But the key is not to take it seriously. I've seen people here and elsewhere take internet forums far too seriously. There's no point - it doesn't matter

as i am in the bench....

Best I try and refrain from commenting on James' posts in the future....for the sake of your blood pressure.

I won't even ask him how he knows that this is a "terrible" league this year.....