What Was Emerton Thinking?

I love this guy. But on the one hand he IS NOT a RB. On the other hand, as a winger, he's not good enough, and we do have Bents...

a rash moment - out of character?

Call it out of character if you like but irrespectively, his selfish and immature action potentially prevented Rovers from maybe even winning this game. I know, in the past we have been used to having a RB that got booked and dissmissed on a frequent basis but still.....Emerton, over the last few weeks, as more and more of the defensive cracks have appeared (from where is a very good and maybe a question for another topic) Emerton has been at the forefront of those. Watch West Ham Utd's attacks in the second half of last weeks game, no coincidence that they all came down their left wing, the goal came from the left too and there was evidence yesterday to suggest that it was the case yesterday also. I have long maintained, even as far back as the summer, the we wanted, nay needed a right back and for the most part, the VBer community seemed to disagree. Well I feel that the problem is now coming home to roost. We need solidity at the back at present as for some unfathomable reason, warnock is going through a sticky patch as is the centre halfs and it doesnt help when our right back is up by the oppositions 18 yard box when they counter. Yes, to a certain point, I agree with your internal dialogue, "But Bom, we have played so well this season and Emerton has been a part of that success" but we arent playing well at present and as RM said to me yesterday, we need to get back to basics. Finally, I will lay upon you a well renowned saying from the sport of American Football that I feel is quite succinct, insomuch as it highlights the issues........"Offence wins games....Defence Wins Championships" You decide which is more important!

The problem is though HDM that whilst Ooijer was a right back he was moved inside by PSV because he wasnt really effective there anymore due to his age, so again, its a short term fix. As for Zurab and Nolan, again, yes they can play there; deputise if you like but they arent dedicated right back. When are Rovers going to either give Tony Kane a bloody chance or go out and buy a fecking Right back that ACTUALLY PLAYS Right Back!

Wigan's match is over..now we have 2 tough games this week!

I know HDM - but not many people to my knowledge blamed Nelson when he tugged a shirt, got himself sent off and conceded a penalty against Villa. In my opinion both sendings off were over the top refereeing - as Hughes has come out and said with his Wenger 'dark arts' statement, our players are treated harshly compared to others and this needs to be addressed. As I posted elsewhere, we now have the worst discipline record with the most red cards, but we are by no means a dirty team and I can't remember a bad tackle in the matches I've seen.