saveitforthewombles
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Yeah, including those teams who finished below us?
The problem with “look at other teams” is most teams already had a squad full of championship quality players and aren’t in the process of converting a L1 team into a championship one
Yeah, including those teams who finished below us?
Last season we signed:
- A young midfielder with some of the best stats in europe
- A young striker from this division with great stats in the league below
- A young midfielder from the Prem with great stats in the league below
- A couple of cheap gambles from abroad
- Loaned in a young CB from the Prem who had had a good season in Germany
- A couple of promising young players who had done well in the league below
This season we’ve ;
- A 31yo GK who couldn’t get in a squad last season and last played seriously 4 years ago
- An AM last playing in India who has had his contract ripped up before that with known attitude issues turned down by clubs at this level and below
- A 31 yo striker who was released by a club that was nearly relegated and not rated by their fans
- A young striker who struggled to get in our side last year (I actually rate him, but at £1m you’ve got to question the wisdom considering out budget and squad needs)
We’re now looking at:
- A Norwich U23
- A 35 yo CB
- A player who had no club last year
- A kid who didn’t exactly set the world alight in L1 last year
It feels like we had targets (Walsh, James, Patterson, Twine, Sarkic/Walton, Panzo maybe) who we couldn’t afford and are now scrabbling round the frees and loans like a Football Manager player. Why that is I don’t know, you’d have thought Robins and the scouts would’ve been told the budget requirements.
And we still have most of those players. Now building up the squad. Said it before:
- Moore > Marosi
- Waghorn > Biamou
Plus the benefit a full season in the Championship will have on O'Hare, Walker, Sheaf, Hamer.
We are short in three positions - LWB (Maatsen), CB (Crainie plus one more) and a CM. All have been called out by Robins.
Relax. Trust in the process that has got us this far in a short period of time.
And we beat a lot of them Reading, Cardiff, Brentford, Stoke, Barnsley, Millwall(twice) Bristol City, QPR,The problem with “look at other teams” is most teams already had a squad full of championship quality players and aren’t in the process of converting a L1 team into a championship one
And we beat a lot of them Reading, Cardiff, Brentford, Stoke, Barnsley, Millwall(twice) Bristol City, QPR,
or where they all on the beach when we played them ?
If our 2 CB signings are Cranie and Rocky we will go down
How sillyYou’re right. We’re better than Brentford
We went on a good run at the end, but let’s not pretend we weren’t amongst teams like Derby all season.
Why are you such a drama queen?My entire point in that post is we aren’t following that process this season.
You’re saying that some matches last season didn’t count now to try and bulldoze your point across?
My entire point in that post is we aren’t following that process this season.
You’re right. We’re better than Brentford
You know full well the point being made.
Agree to an extent but I think you could make the case that signing Sheaf and Gyo on permanents follows the model. We just had them last season and we have to hope they improve on what we saw last season.My entire point in that post is we aren’t following that process this season.
That we didn’t lose every game therefore we don’t need to improve the squad? I genuinely don’t.
I don’t see how you can have watched us last season and not think we need improving.
Agree to an extent but I think you could make the case that signing Sheaf and Gyo on permanents follows the model. We just had them last season and we have to hope they improve on what we saw last season.
That we didn’t lose every game therefore we don’t need to improve the squad? I genuinely don’t.
I don’t see how you can have watched us last season and not think we need improving.
You inventing things I’ve said to try and have something to have a go at again?
I don’t disagree entirely but What about the youngsters coming through and that most of the players we had last season are likely developing into established championship players?Gyo is a good signing in isolation (I don’t count Sheaf as we made the deal last season and it just kicked in this year. We couldn’t have got out of it). I just question the wisdom of spending £1m on him when we’ve got massive holes elsewhere in the squad.
He will probably be rotated with Mcfadzeen, neither will play 2 games a week every week, so between them they've covered 1 position, and we will always have that experienced head in the defence.Turns 35 in September,
Played 23 league games last season and 24 thr season before and 15 the season before that, his age and fitness is a worry for me. In fact he hasn't played 30+ league games in a season since 2015/16.
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Maybe we've signed him as a grounds man rather than a player!Uninteresting Martin Crainie fact.
Last week he bought a £900 lawnmower from Pearmans on Corley Moor.(I know this as I bought a lawnmower there today,cost considerably less than £900, and the guy in the store told me).
Sheaf is and gyokeresMy entire point in that post is we aren’t following that process this season.
But we havnt sold anyone either!My entire point in that post is we aren’t following that process this season.
Yeah hes 42 next weekExcept he’s been playing in the championship for the last 12 or so years.
It’s alright, if we get him you can give up, like you said in another thread. Win-win for you.Yeah hes 42 next week
oh piss off.........It’s alright, if we get him you can give up, like you said in another thread. Win-win for you.
I live in Hong Kong, seems a bit pointless to get one. Suppose that means I don’t get an opinion? Alright then, I’ll just piss off.oh piss off.........
Lets be happy we are signing shit players eh????!!!! You got a season ticket?
Good ladI live in Hong Kong, seems a bit pointless to get one. Suppose that means I don’t get an opinion? Alright then, I’ll just piss off.
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