Parker is not a legend

4 goals away from home again, can’t complain! I was really impressed with our performance after we scored our first goal until the end of the game. We genuinely look a different team away from home. I completely agree that the reason the poor performances come at home is because of fan pressure, but with the amount of new and experienced players in the team e.g. Kev Nolan and Matty Taylor, I really don’t think that this can be an excuse?

I was also very pleased with one man in particular on Sunday, and I can’t be the only one who would never thought he would say this…………. Carlton Cole was quality. Held the ball up well, made some clever passes (to Taylor for the first goal), ran at the defence with great power and control (winning the corner for the second goal) and topped off the performance with a goal for himself, albeit one he tried his very hardest to miss!! Well done Carlton, MOTM was well deserved.

In other news - Parker to Tottenham. Doh . Don’t care about losing Scott; I actually thought our midfield looked quality on Sunday without him, a lot more productive, and definitely not as crowded or hectic as it has looked in the other games this season. But Tottenham? Why Tottenham? Why are we even considering doing business with this lot? It’s not even just the fans rivalry now, it’s the clubs themselves and the executives, and I am surprised that they are doing a deal. Im not angry at him for leaving at all, he can do what he wants and I will give him a clap if he ever comes back to Upton Park. It’s not because of where he is going that my blog is title ‘Parker is not a legend’.

Tony Cottee played for Millwall after us, and I would like to think he is considered somewhat of a legend at Upton Park? I just don’t think a man who done his job very well for 4 years then packs it all up when we go down is a legend? I know he is doing it for England etc etc but he got called up for this week’s game and SURPRISE SURPRISE he has played for us and still got called up!! You don’t need to play in the prem Scott! He has just been a very good player in a very poor team, continued to maintain his decent performances, and shown a bit of passion when the others didn’t care. Does that really make him a legend? Agreed, he is more of a legend than Faubert, or even Cole, but he is not a ‘legend’ similar to the ‘legends’ that are Moore, Bonds, Brooking or even Di Canio. And Im not too keen on that Jake Livermore who is supposedly coming the other way. Saw him play a few games last year at Leeds and also Ipswich I believe? and he did look pretty average, that was at the level we are at now.

We have brought in Sam Baldock from McDons, who seems to have been scoring goals for fun this season so let’s hope he can carry it over to our place. Potentially a good signing by BFS, lets wait and see! And who is Brian Montenegro?! I don’t know anything about him, except knowing he has a rather humorous name and we should welease Bwian. He is not a prolific goal scorer it would seem looking at his stats, but apparently very fast and small which is what we need upfront, so I am looking forward to seeing him in the first 11, which is where I would like to see him given a chance, as bringing in a youngster on a years loan and sticking him in the reserves with the other youngsters doesn’t make much sense? However, I am glad they haven’t paid over the odds for him and given him a nice little contract like they did with Savio………………. you’ve gotta laugh at that one?? Heard that Bwian can also play on the wing, so let’s see if he can do a job there. He is not Paraguayan; he’s a very naughty boy.

So biggest news of the week is probably that Scott is going, was nice having you about Scott, I don’t wish you well at Tottscum.

Little break now till the next game and I see that Greeno has just pulled out of the England squad ‘injured’. When is he ever injured? Where is he off to then???? QPR I reckon.

Listen out for the next Moore than just a podcast. If you listened and downloaded our first episode thank you for your support!! Hopefully Jeremy Nicholas on this week and will either record tonight or maybe wait till tomorrow for the transfer deadline day.

COYI