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    gordongull wrote:
    saintkenny wrote:
    gordongull wrote:
    Vince wrote:
    gordongull wrote:
    Joe says he was pushed into the path of the ball, (Official Site), so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. The pitch was clearly a factor, and was not compatible with the more skillful passing players of either side. In fact the pitch was a great leveller, and that is why we didn't come away with three points.
    Not entirely. Poor passing and too many fouls given away were contributory factors, and we seemed to stop playing after we went 1-0 up, instead of going for the jugular like we did against Ipswich.
    Could the poor pitch have contributed to the poor passing?
    There are fewer of these pitches in the Championship than last season, but the effect is the same. The more skillful footballing side is dragged down to the level of a less proficient outfit.
    This is all part of the game, but fortunately, the higher up the Leagues you go, the better the pitches.
    we had this problem with the watford pitch last week ,nigel just changed the passing style hit balls in the danger areas .we love the passing game .but you cant when rugby has been played ,it should not be allowed .but then the clubs need the money ,but would you have moaned if gus got them hitting long balls in the box and you won 3 nil .now up till the end its about winning games
    I'll settle for sticking to our principles, and winning on decent pitches.
    me to if the pitch is decent if its not adapt .you swim in a pool if its deep if shallow you paddle"
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Poyet unhappy with result and pitch

7:08pm Saturday 3rd March 2012 in Sport By Andy Naylor

Boss Gus Poyet has admitted it was two points dropped for Albion in their 1-1 draw at relegation-haunted Doncaster Rovers.

The Seagulls are still unbeaten in ten games in the Championship in 2012 but Poyet said: "If we want to be in the top six, like everyone is talking about, we lost two points, no doubt.

"We had six or seven breaks where, under normal conditions, you should take advantage, because there was so much space and so many possibilities to pass the ball and create half a chance."

Poyet had no complaints about the penalty awarded against Sam Mattock for a needless handball which gifted Doncaster El Hadji Diouf's late equaliser after Craig Mackail-Smith's scrappy first half opener.

But he did complain about the Keepmoat pitch Rovers share with the local rugby club, which he blamed for the poor quality from both sides.

"We didn't play well," Poyet said. "We tried to change to something similar to Hull, because of the pitch. It was difficult to pass the ball on the floor, because it bumped up, and it was difficult to control, which made it ugly.

"If I pay to watch football I don't want a pitch like that. It doesn't help Doncaster anyway, beacuse they have got very good players all over the park and they cannot pass the ball either, so it finished in a kicking match.

"We had a bad shot (Liam Bridcutt) that turned into a terrific pass, bad control by Macca and a goal, and they had a penalty from a cross, so it was impossible to play. It was awful.

"If I had to come here to watch football every week I can assure you I wouldn't, not because of the players or the manager but that pitch. It was horrendous."

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