Gotta say after listening to SC his persona, and body language was well and truly down. He is in for a rough ride in the championship if it goes pear shaped. Who do you blame the manager or the directors. We as fans were so excited after last years success on two fronts. We waited for our return to the championship with excitement. Today we wait a week until the new season starts with major concerns of a strong enough squad to deal with a long hard season ahead. Clearly SC is not a happy bunny with his lot,sadly he will get the brunt of it when it goes pear shaped. Our expectation have well and truly dropped over the last couple of months. The feel good factor has diminished as quick as it arrived.
"Clearly SC is not a happy bunny with his lot" What the same starting 11 bar one player that played the majority of time last season? **** sake Osborne left only played once in a blue moon JET left not a regular starter however replaced with a 2 million recruit Wade Elliott left but was not starting towards the end, Cunningham left not a regular starter. Agard injured see JET The others were loan players, that if I remember a few didn't rate. We will be starting next week with the same players that gave us last season a young team that could step up, we are short on subs. But to have a successful academy you need to believe in it, just maybe there are a few to come through like Joe Bryan. As Simon says nothing's gone wrong YET!! There is still a week to go, maybe something will happen then. If not there is still 31 days left before the transfer window shuts.
Rod the first eleven will do well,it is strength in depth that is our problem.take any of the first eleven out who is good enough to replace them. go on have a go RoD, The answer from what i have seen is none.
Goal keeper nothing really wrong in the one who played in Portugal as a back up. This position is covered all season as you can emergency loan Defence can be re shuffled if needed to include Al Abd (who only us don't rate) and possible the new player from Torquay and Ireland (neither seen but who knows might be the next Joe Bryan) also option to recall Osborne. Midfield can be re shuffled to include Burns, Reid and Wagstaff, (cue Redprint giving his opinion, who likes to believe he's always correct, but 90% talks bollocks) Forward line choose from Kodjia, Wilbraham, Agard and possibly Burns if required Might not set the world alight but might keep us ticking till we get the players we want.
Speaking to our kit man at Yeovil the other evening, he says at least two of the up & coming youngsters are all ready good enough for the squad.
If we lose Flint, Smith, Freeman or Fielding we will have major problems that could result in a serious slide. In this league the difference between 4th and bottom can be a couple of positions which are under strength. A couple of injuries and we are in trouble. The fault would lie at the door of the 'politician' who prevented us signing new players at the end of last season. We should have recruited for the Championship at the first opportunity Big John - you win nowt wi kids
WE have a squad that sat apart from a lot of league 1 and SC is right, that those players ought to be given a chance- I would be pretty peeved if I had played like we did last season, just to be replaced without being given a chance- We are a bit thin on the ground, back up wise and a few injuries could leave us exposed, but I am confident that plenty has been going on behind the scenes regarding recruitment. How often in the past have we got exited in the past about a signing only to find that they didn't come up to expectation. SC has said often that he will only sign players who will improve the squad.
Christ! I am a little worried by lack of signings at mo too, if we get injuries especially, but I said a few weeks back, I wondered how long before the doom and gloom mongers moved in if we started games badly, and we've not started the new season yet proper and everyones acting like its the end of the world already. yeah we are worried but be patient, and I'm telling all City fans now.......... Your worrying and moaning and groaning will filter down to the team and it will 'NOT HELP AT ALL' please try to stay positive and GET BEHIND YOUR TEAM!
