Jacksons our talisman he has to play simple as that a good captain in my opinion. Frimpong is quality he had a quiter game than on Saturday but still looked good to me
I take the point MT, Jackson has got us out of problems (Cardiff) and scored critical goals (Weds and United), but if he's considered undroppable then that will excuse performances like last night in his head. P.S. I take previous feedback re. scoring on board. He gets a 4 instead. If it hadn't been that Posh were so terrible at shooting, his lack of presence in midfield would've certainly cost us goals.
I actually thought Jacko was decent last night - and I'm normally very up for criticising him. He put in some good blocks and tackles and grafted. I admit he didn't have much going on with the ball but he never had the oppurtunity. Frimpong wasn't significantly better. Definitley more comfortable with him playing CM.
You are sort of right, AllHell. The position was created during the 7th century AD, but the powers accorded to Durham were stengthened further, and certainly justified, when the palatine state stood up so resolutely to the almost daily Scottish attacks. The Kings of England were more than happy to allow this buffer state to stand alone in not just military affairs, but also in matters of tax, justice and politics. The deal was highly beneficial to the powermongers, but not the serfs living in fear of rape and pillage from their northerly neighbours.
I remember 2 quality tackles from JJ last night but I would as I'm a fan much prefer him to Ithink I'm wonderful get me outta here Stephens
Bloody hell Ponders. Never thought I'd find referencesto the 'Paletine State' on a Charlton Board. With reference to the rape and pillage, I got the impression that it was a part of life from the moment the Romans pushed off up to probably the first world war. if you were a serf, life was not a happy thing. in those days, even monks got put to the sword.
Agree mike. Still easing himself in. One fine game and one ok game. Good start considering the length of time out. Fully expect him to be fired up for Saturday.
Exactly, ken. My point was not exclusive to just the Durham serfs - but with regards to the Scots attacking, the common folk (and monks) were particularly vulnerable while the all-powerful were holed up in palaces, castles and manor houses. In fact, the Prince Bishops were closely guarded by an army of elite beadles, thus affording them the same level of power and protection as the King himself.
I can't say an army of beadles sounds very intimidating. Would they been fat buffoons like Mr Bumble in "Oliver Twist" or more like the wheezy hunchback who struggled with my daughters luggage when she was at Oxford? Had I been a Prince Bishop (to which position I would have been highly suited, by the way) I would have hired ninjas, samurai or retired Navy Seals instead. I award the notion of an army of beadles 3 out of 10, lower even than a team or Jacksons or Kerkars.
Eddie, I am not at all sure that the concept of 'Navy Seals' 'SAS' or even 'SBS' had been considered in the 13th century and in all honesty, would a modern SAS soldier be able to stand up to a charging Scottish Clansman, tackle out and brandishing his claymore up high?
As AllHell kindly points out, we are talking 13th century, so your comments are well wide of the mark. The Prince Bishops' beadles were highly trained in hand-to-hand combat, warfare, weaponry and battle tactics. They were uniformed, ultra-loyal and super-pious. In short, the beadles of Durham were fearless and capable men who could be counted on to defend their masters to the death. Like Mr Bumble, eh?
I don't care for your attitude, Ponders. I let my imagination roam free, unconfined by petty temporal constraints. Hmm, impressive. Pity we couldn't have added a beadle to our defence for Saturday with Morro out. The only one I can think of is Peter Beadle who played for both Bristol clubs, but I fear he may be past his best by now. Really? How unimaginative. No wonder the Moslems kicked the Christians out of the Holy Land pretty smartly.
don't get me started on why the moslems kicked the Christians out of the Holy Land..... there were in fact 9 Crusades but people think mostly of the 3rd Crusade between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin but there were many more (in fact Richard was not kicked out of the Holy Land... it was a negotiated peace deal) IMHO perhaps the greatest leader in the 9 Crusades was Baibars who was a Sultan of Egypy, won some remarkable victories!
