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Are we in form, or have we been lucky and got results while playing just as badly as before?
Are we in form, or have we been lucky and got results while playing just as badly as before?
And during the bad run: were we just out of form or unluckier and not got results?
The legendary golfer Gary Player once said, “The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
Don't over analyse it, enjoy winning![]()
The legendary comedian Tommy Cooper once said "Last night I dreamt I ate a ten pound marshmallow. When I woke up the pillow was gone."
And that has about as much relevance to the thread as your post![]()
In YOUR opinion, perhaps I should clear things with you first?
That doesn't even make sense!
Think again mate. There is a lot more good than bad on here though personal abuse is unpleasant. Where do you go? Have you seen the Teenage Illiterate Lager Drinkers site lately? Now that's abuse!Quite clearly I am saying that in your opinion it has no relevance in the post and that, in future, maybe I should ask you if what I intend to post meets with your "its relevant" criteria.
Not getting into an argument about it tho, if you want the last word you go right ahead and post another comment.
And with that I am leaving the forum as I am really fed up with the infighting and personal abuse that has crept in over the last few months.
(There is no personal abuse in this thread towards me by the way, Implied had never been abusive to me or anyone else that I am aware of)
I kind of agree with you Len, though I do think things are looking up now and I'm not going to be miserable because we've 'only' beaten poor teams. I think the next five games will give us a much better idea of where we really are. If we manage 10 points from them then I think that should give us a good base to push on and consolidate a play-off place.
Next 5:
Forest - H
Palace - H
QPR - A
Leicester - A
Preston - H
Quite clearly I am saying that in your opinion it has no relevance in the post and that, in future, maybe I should ask you if what I intend to post meets with your "its relevant" criteria.
Not getting into an argument about it tho, if you want the last word you go right ahead and post another comment.
And with that I am leaving the forum as I am really fed up with the infighting and personal abuse that has crept in over the last few months.
(There is no personal abuse in this thread towards me by the way, Implied had never been abusive to me or anyone else that I am aware of)
I kind of agree with you Len, though I do think things are looking up now and I'm not going to be miserable because we've 'only' beaten poor teams. I think the next five games will give us a much better idea of where we really are. If we manage 10 points from them then I think that should give us a good base to push on and consolidate a play-off place.
Next 5:
Forest - H
Palace - H
QPR - A
Leicester - A
Preston - H
It shows how clinical we were then!
I'll keep saying it, we're not a very good side. We're an average side. We are in a very poor league, so the results are going to be strange.
I disagree with you here Daz. I think we have a good side, but having an awful manager. I look at the team sheet that comes out every week and think 'that looks pretty good'. I genuinly think that we have a good bunch of players and that we have one of the strongest first 11's in the league. However, devoid of any real tactics, lacking decent management and confidence we look very average (at best). I don't go week in, week out and hence don't see the shite what is being served up (like may of you guys) and this could alter my opinion. However, I still sincerely believe that we have a very good team and (albeit small) decent squad.
I had this debate with Fiery. He asked me to name how many players from out team would be pushing for the Championship best of squad. I came back with 5 or 6 names: Killa, Naysmith, Walker, Harper, Ward and Henderson. Fiery then said that maybe he was dazed by the shit that was being served up every week. Of course nobody 'won' the debate, becasue it's our opinions and we agree to disagree.
I am interested Daz. Do you really feel that we have a very average bunch of players? Or do you feel we have some talented players (or a good team) that is under achieving?
I had this debate with Fiery. He asked me to name how many players from out team would be pushing for the Championship best of squad. I came back with 5 or 6 names: Killa, Naysmith, Walker, Harper, Ward and Henderson.
Not so clever really when you consider it's the managers job to put a strong enough squad together to cope with when there are injuries.QUOTE]
Or a chairman telling his manager to sell to balance the books?
Or a chairman telling his manager to sell to balance the books?
I've just had a look at the squad a bit more thoroughly:
We have Bunn, Bennett and Ikeme - None of which are brilliant keepers. This is obviously different with Kenny, but after a year out he might not be as good.
Then we have Walker, Geary, Morgan, Kilgallon, Fortune, Davies, Kallio, Stewart, Naysmith, Taylor and France. The three real top players there are Walker, Kilgallon and Naysmith. Kilgallon won't be here after January, neither will Walker (I believe?), and Naysmith is recovering from a long term injury so he might not be right for a while. Morgan is a good defender, but there is better to choose from in the league for me.
Midfielders - Little, Monty, Harper, Quinn, Williamson, Treacy, Reid. Not really much quality there. Harper has been poor since joining in my opinion, Monty does a good job as a spoiler and Williamson has been impressive in his appearances so far. Little is obviously very talented, but is too old to play for long spells. So, looking at that list - to me, we're not up to standard.
Up front - Ward, Evans, Henderson, Camara, Creswell. This is the area we're strongest in depth wise. All of these players would probably be selected in alot of squads in the league, given the opportunity.
It's not a terrible side, but it's not a good side. I'm still pretty sure that the team we have is capable of the top half, but the play-offs are a step too far.
Of course, this could all change in January depending on our transfer dealings.
I really think you overrate our players. Harper might have made the list for Reading four years ago, but the others simply aren't that outstanding.
What's more, our squad is very thin, overloaded with loanees, and lacking in flair.
They are good players, but compare them to West Brom's, Newcastle's, Boro's, and I think we'll see where we stand. A squad with a playoff chance. No more.
That argument fails when you consider how much we spent on Ched Evans.
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