For once im not dreading the start of the season.
Every year its been all hype and new signings, mostly shit ones and the proclamation of the new manager being the gifted one to take us up. False promises about investment in the team etc etc etc.
This season we all expect us to struggle. We may like ATs style of play but no one is bigging us up. Yet we have some talented youngsters, 2 highly regarded keepers and a manager who seems to know how to get people playing and wanting to play.
Sure we may struggle for goals now we have no MK but you can never really tell until the season has got going as to who will come good. The style we play creates chances so im expecting someone to find the net pretty much every game. Its a strange league and im not writing us off....until xmas.... alright October.....August......
for once I'm not dreading the start of the season but being realistic I'd be surprised if we took any points from the first 2 games
The only thing that irritates me is if Thorn was given the backing that other managers have had i.e Adams signing Kyle and Mckenzie, Coleman signing Eastwood for 1 mill +, Boothroyd signing King, Carsley on high wages also signing Juke for close to 1 mill. If AT was given similar backing I believe we could do something in this league under him. I don't expect us to get relegated or be in danger of relegation this year and am looking forward to seeing some good football and youth players. I think we can finish any where from 10-17th as this league is so unpredictable.
My other concern is that AT may walk away if he is not backed by the owners.
Yeah, this is what gets my goat. Not to mention that it was heavily implied that AT would have the same budget as Boothroyd. At least until the bulk of season tickets were sold
I'm as optimistic as I can be, and really do rate Gael and Christie highly. But the reality is that at some point this season we will be fielding half-a-dozen teenagers. Those teams are always full of potential, but near the bottom of the table. Injuries could decimate us. Indeed it would seem that they already are, as I think a fit Deegan was crucial to our balance.
We are absolutely crying out for a striker in particular-Platt didn't even look Southern League quality last night, and ROD was nothing like the player I saw at Nuneaton. Lukas is probably a "1 in 3" man at best. Whilst I think King was a bit over-rated, there isn't a goalscorer even close to his ability at the club. We'll really need McSheffrey to fire in the goals or we'll be in serious trouble.
Best case scenario is probably a Watford under Mackay last year or Palace under Warnock-type season with the adversity strengthening the camp and the youngsters surprising everyone. Worst case is probably Preston or even Southampton the year they went down.
Well Hussey was injured most of the time under Boothroyd he was only coming back to match fitness when Thorn took charge so to say Bootroyd ostracised the player is unfair, I seem to remember Boothroyd talking highly of Hussey quite a few times.Never underestimate the importance of a player feeling wanted by the manager. It may sound daft but take Hussey for example, he had some poor games and was then basically ostracised by Boothroyd, however, knowing Thorn was the man who scouted him and also has so much faith in him, he could be a different player altogether this season. Only time will tell, but from the few games we saw under Thorn last season, the players did appear to be playing with a lot more belief.
ok am going to play devils advocate .......... (personally I think we need a couple of attacking players and a creative midfielder but thats to strenthen the depth as much as anything)
We go on about the players we have lost ............ now those were the same players that got us to the dizzy heights of 18th the past few seasons would they ? You can argue that we got that high because of them of course.... but they contributed to the lack of success just as much as any other players we had and have now jumped ship. It may be that some of the current squad step up to the plate this season - lets see a few real games before we write the team off
Guess what I am saying that whilst i recognise the youthfulness of the squad, the unknown element of whether the younger players can do it, the seeming lack of depth, but why are we writing us off before we have kicked a ball? Think we need to do all we can to be positive about the team - not blindly of course - but a positive atmosphere from the fans will help not hinder the team. There have been young teams before that have achieved good things! Young players play without fear maybe that will be a strength this year
Yes be apprehensive, nervous ...... but dread thats a bit harsh
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