OH WHAT A GLORIOUS MORNING (2 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It'll all come down to cashflow I expect. The way I see it, it was very telling in the summer that we didn't/couldn't get another centre half until somebody, Sheaf in the end, moved on. If the funds were there surely we'd have brought someone in earlier in the summer.

I see that as being down to deals breaking down rather than the money not being there.

 

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[Speedie's Head]

I see that as being down to deals breaking down rather than the money not being there.

Yes many do but there must have more CHs available across Europe. If they were only looking at the two in the Championship (one wasn't available anyway) then they haven't been doing their jobs - and I don't really buy that! I think we probably got a good deal on Woolfie, that being said.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yes many do but there must have more CHs available across Europe. If they were only looking at the two in the Championship then they haven't been doing their jobs - and I don't really buy that! I think we probably got a good deal on Woolfie, that being said.

I sense our main target was Hughes and Woolf was the plan B. We also were putting bids in for other positions long before Sheaf left and for more than he went for.

King has attracted investment from somewhere is my strong hunch.

 

[Sick Boy]

It feels different this season. Just looking at the determination of the players, they are hungry for it. The management team are hungry for it. The owner is hungry for it. We are winning games we would have drawn or lost in the past. Not just scraping wins either, but blowing teams out of the water

Agree. Don't underestimate the effect of the Man Utd and Sunderland games in making the players even more determined this time.

 

[Speedie's Head]

King has attracted investment from somewhere is my strong hunch.

Perhaps. It's all about cash and whether the comings and goings can be met. We'll still be paying for most of the current squad I should think, with some money coming in the other way. It seems silly but Sheff Wed are probably a wealthy club on paper, with the ground and the fanbase, but they don't have the cashflow to pay the bills

 

[steve cooper]

It all feels a bit surreal and a bit too good to be true.

Yes, I've had this dream many times, this time I seem to be awake.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

It'll come down to luck with injuries and whether we have the depth in the winter months.

I think we will be ok.

They'll be looking at this thinking we need to do some business in January and they'll be players coming in. I am sure that will be the case given how well we are doing as well, and the chance we have to go up. Everyone knows the squad is a bit thin.

We might have to ride our fortune a bit in the meantime, but even if we have to use more squad players, we have seen despite what some think, that they can do a job.

 

[Speedie's Head]

We might have to ride our fortune a bit in the meantime, but even if we have to use more squad players, we have seen despite what some think, that they can do a job.

No doubt. I don't think we'll increase the wage bill very much in Jan, there's probably room for another player just now.

 

[shmmeee]

No doubt. I don't think we'll increase the wage bill very much in Jan, there's probably room for another player just now.

And that players name? Gustavo Hamer.

 

[Grimetime]

And that players name? Gustavo Hamer.

Need to keep a few quid in the kitty for when Vik wants to come home next summer too.

 

[clint van damme]

And that players name? Gustavo Hamer.

Don't think we can afford the million pound bonus Chris Jones would demand fro trying to get him fit

 

[shmmeee]

Don't think we can afford the million pound bonus Chris Jones would demand fro trying to get him fit

He’s just got to come on for twenty mins at home and do some football. I’m not asking much. Have him as a phone a friend option for kick it for a ticket for all I care.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Don't think we can afford the million pound bonus Chris Jones would demand fro trying to get him fit

I mean it would wreck the local economy trying to shut down every kebab shop within a 20 mile radius

 

[TomRad85]

I mean it would wreck the local economy trying to shut down every kebab shop within a 20 mile radius

If it happens we have a kebab shop party bottom of Leam.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

If it happens we have a kebab shop party bottom of Leam.

I’m reliably informed that the buffet in the city centre does all you can eat kebab. I can only assume Gus learned of this over the summer.

 

[rob9872]

The trajectory of our two stars hasn't gone in tandem. One sitting at the top of the Prem but criticised a lot, the other at the bottom of the Championship but lauded.

 

[TomRad85]

The trajectory of our two stars hasn't gone in tandem. One sitting at the top of the Prem but criticised a lot, the other at the bottom of the Championship but lauded.

Do you mean on here or generally? As I've not seen Hamer lauded anywhere outside of here this season.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

And that players name? Gustavo Hamer.

But Hamer needs a bit more room than a lot of players...

 

[JohnWH]

How many chickens should we count before the eggs crack?

 

[Covcraig@bury]

I just woke up, had a great dream that we beat Sheff Weds 5-0 Middlesborough lost and we are top of the league....didn't get to shag Kylie though woke up just before

Nothing wrong with a wet dream

 

[Tommo1993]

Agree, very early days.
I don't expect the goal glut to continue at the levels it is currently but the perfirmance levels, clean sheets, work ethic and the fitness levels give me real hope that we can keep ourselves in and around the business end of the table all season.

Ja. At some point unfortunately we may be figured out. So hopefully he has the famous plan B.

 

[oneofourown]

It's brilliant but whisper: it's still very early days.

Remember 1983 home against Liverpool, Gibson hat trick before HT, finished 4-0 and Fagan tipped us for the title. We finished 19th and avoided relegation by one place!

I was at that game with my dad as we sat in the Main stand and Gibbo was on fire, however, it was in Div 1 and there were at least 10 better squads than ours. Fagan spoke nicely about us but that was because we had just thrashed his team. The difference is, and I say this knowing we have to be cautious, there are not 10 better squads in this league than ours.
With our current success you cannot pinpoint one or two individuals as we can plainly see it is structure that is working and the players are buying into the plan. FL and his team are putting in place a very competitive system that suits are players, and hopefully it will continue.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

This train doesn't seem to be stopping.

I really think we can carry this on.

Sky Blue Express. Who remembers that then.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Sky Blue Express. Who remembers that then.

Remember meeting Mary Rand on it.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Who would have thought at the start of the season that the team sitting at the bottom of the table right now whom we thought would be 1 of our biggest rivels would need 6 wins to overtake us?
The famous word of a certain J Greaves come mind.

 

[Lamps]

It'll come down to luck with injuries and whether we have the depth in the winter months.

Rudoni out. Torp out. EMC out. Eccles out. Yet we still turned the draws into big wins. It's so unreal.

 

[procdoc]

Does anyone else keep looking at the league table in disbelief? I do, not because we are top, but because that +20 sticks out like a sore thumb. PLUS 20!

 

[Speedie's Head]

I was at that game with my dad as we sat in the Main stand and Gibbo was on fire, however, it was in Div 1 and there were at least 10 better squads than ours. Fagan spoke nicely about us but that was because we had just thrashed his team. The difference is, and I say this knowing we have to be cautious, there are not 10 better squads in this league than ours.
With our current success you cannot pinpoint one or two individuals as we can plainly see it is structure that is working and the players are buying into the plan. FL and his team are putting in place a very competitive system that suits are players, and hopefully it will continue.

It was often the way over the years that our first 11 was a match for anyone, especially at home, but they didn't play many games together and we didn't have the depth of the big clubs.

 

[rob9872]

Good morning Sky Blue Army 🩵

 

[Offhegoes]

It was often the way over the years that our first 11 was a match for anyone, especially at home, but they didn't play many games together and we didn't have the depth of the big clubs.

I remember through all those years (90-95) before Big Ron came in. Used to love it when the bigger clubs came to HR (Liverpool, Spurs, Man U etc) as we'd always raise our game, and occasionally win.

 

[StrettoBoy]

We are top of the league !!!!!!

It’s better than that.

On another thread there was a query about whether one of BTA’s goals on Saturday would be taken off him and credited as an own goal, so I Googled it.

Look what I found:



Our win against SW means that we have already been promoted!

Well done lads

 

[shmmeee]

It’s better than that.

On another thread there was a query about whether one of BTA’s goals on Saturday would be taken off him and credited as an own goal, so I Googled it.

Look what I found:

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Our win against SW means that we have already been promoted!

Well done lads

Was like Grealish’s yesterday wasn’t it? Defender cleared it against him

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

And that players name? Gustavo Hamer.

Watched their highlights. He's all Sheffield Utd have . Far too good for them

 

[shmmeee]

Watched their highlights. He's all Sheffield Utd have . Far too good for them

Look I know I’m just a Gus fan, but we need someone quality who can cover all three midfield positions and the wide forward areas. It just makes sense for him to come home in Jan.

 

[Lamps]

Watched their highlights. He's all Sheffield Utd have . Far too good for them

Just shows how quickly you can go from being one of the best sides to one of the worse. All it took was a bad manager change and a poor transfer window.