If we sign no one, we are going down…..


Sorry fella - I’ve heard some dreadful excuses for the non-performance of Berge, but needing clarity must be the most apologetic of the lot. 😳

I’ll add it to the Berge bingo list though.

he looks like a player who doesn’t think he’s going to be here in September to me
 
“he looks like a player who doesn’t think he’s going to be here in September to me”


Quite possibly. But at no point over the almost two years he’s been here has he looked anywhere near a top notch talent. And that’s down to him, not the umpteen excuses people want to give for him.
 
4-2-3-1
GK - wes
RB bogle
RCB Egan
LCB Davies
LB RND

CDM berge
CDM slater

LW Brewster
CAM freeman
RW ndiaye

ST billy

bench
Brunt
Mcburnie
Jebbison
Basham
Norwood
Osborn
Verrips
Can I ask why you think it’s a good idea to switch to wingers when the two you have playing aren’t wingers and if they get injured or suspended we are fecked?

if switching to a 4 the only really option is surely a diamond. Norwood at the base fleck and berge with Freeman or the french lad at the top

that being said I personally think the best option we have is to go back to the Duffy 3412 using Freeman in the Duffy role. Then use ndiaye alongside another striker as he would be better running the channels.

how do we have about 100 strikers and not one can run the channels or help create overloads. It really is bonkers
 
Can I ask why you think it’s a good idea to switch to wingers when the two you have playing aren’t wingers and if they get injured or suspended we are fecked?

if switching to a 4 the only really option is surely a diamond. Norwood at the base fleck and berge with Freeman or the french lad at the top

that being said I personally think the best option we have is to go back to the Duffy 3412 using Freeman in the Duffy role. Then use ndiaye alongside another striker as he would be better running the channels.

how do we have about 100 strikers and not one can run the channels or help create overloads. It really is bonkers
I just went with what I think slav wants to do eg playing with width as evidenced by him trying to go 3 up top when he arrived I think his style of play needs that width. Brewster granted hasn’t done it before but it’s actually where he’s looked best for us in that game against Swansea and ndiaye can play wide in a 3
 
Do you believe they are good enough to win football matches?
Yes they are, but not enough to be in the top 10.
However they have to improve and be more positive: that is Slav’s job.
 
Personally I don't think we would, i think we can finish above at least 3 teams. Definitely 100% will not be going up though and I worry if we don't go straight back up how long it would take too get back there.
I can see the S6 mob getting there before us.
 
If he doesn't get any backing, Slav needs to use our young players, essentially as his new signings.

Get Brunt, Lopata, Jebbo and NdIaye into the mix regularly, and see what they can do. RND is already showing some of the senior heads how to do it, and like him the 4 mentioned aren't carrying the shellshock from last season. Playing Ndiaye especially would be a fantastic middle finger to Van Winckel.

Freeman should be a focal point too. Get all these lads alongside Billy, Bash, Baldock, Egan and Didsy, who all still seem to care, and we'll be reyt.
 
Some of you lot need to lighten up a bit.
Do something to take your mind off things, like visit an owl sanctuary or a Victorian folly.
 
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Despite how terrible we've been, I still think we've too many players who are proven to be good at this level to drop. Confidence is at an all time low just now, but this team is absolutely capable of better things. Sadly though a think better things is midtable.

Nowhere near the creativity for a promotion push, but solid enough for midtable.
I would love us to finish mid table at present.
 
Yes they are, but not enough to be in the top 10.
However they have to improve and be more positive: that is Slav’s job.
I hope youre right fella, but we haven't scored a goal in 5 games and don't seem to have any clue how to set anything up. Norwood, Fleck and Berge seem to be running through treacle and we have 2 poor keepers, if we don't buy anyone how is that going to change and how are we going to improve?
 

If we don't add to the squad we will also have a very unhappy manager which isn't exactly encouraging!
 
To not go down we actually need to score. We have 1 goal in 5 games. We can't create a fart in a lift. How is this going to change unless we sign someone?
We'll scrape a few wins, even if we drew every game it's around 48 points if I remember rightly? 40ish would be fine.
 
We'll scrape a few wins, even if we drew every game it's around 48 points if I remember rightly? 40ish would be fine.
We have 2 draws out of 5 games so far, that's not going to get us even 40 points.
 
Change my mind.

because we are simply better than what we have seen. Good enough for promotion? no - but we ARE better.

What we haven't done yet is pick up th pace/style of the Championship. Relegated teams quite often do that and in most recent history, Norwich and Watford.

We aren't going to do that, but we are no where near relegation fodder.

Time will see us get better as we adapt to the sytle thrown up by everyone but West Brom.

For sure I am concerned by lack of goals - Slav could if he wished play Jebbison which would pay more dividends than the incumbents he has tried already. I think Brewster will come good. but he needs game time.

What we also need to do is remove from the team a few old heads and then just grind out a few results.

As for going down - it won't happen (this year) - the issue for me would be 3rd year in this division and it won't be with the present manager. He seems one of those managers which will always want "one more player please Mr Chairman"

UTB
 
I hope youre right fella, but we haven't scored a goal in 5 games and don't seem to have any clue how to set anything up. Norwood, Fleck and Berge seem to be running through treacle and we have 2 poor keepers, if we don't buy anyone how is that going to change and how are we going to improve?
It will change by good management of players who can do better, but I have reservations !
 
because we are simply better than what we have seen. Good enough for promotion? no - but we ARE better.

What we haven't done yet is pick up th pace/style of the Championship. Relegated teams quite often do that and in most recent history, Norwich and Watford.

We aren't going to do that, but we are no where near relegation fodder.

Time will see us get better as we adapt to the sytle thrown up by everyone but West Brom.

For sure I am concerned by lack of goals - Slav could if he wished play Jebbison which would pay more dividends than the incumbents he has tried already. I think Brewster will come good. but he needs game time.

What we also need to do is remove from the team a few old heads and then just grind out a few results.

As for going down - it won't happen (this year) - the issue for me would be 3rd year in this division and it won't be with the present manager. He seems one of those managers which will always want "one more player please Mr Chairman"

UTB
I hope you're right. But strikers doesn't seem to be our problem, it's midfield. All of our midfield have been awful for a very long time. We don't know how to create a goal let alone score one. Our strikers don't get chances, the solution as I see it is to get in better midfielders but we don't look like it will happen. What will need to click with our current undroppable midfield for us to suddenly start creating (let alone scoring) chances?
 
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Our youngsters might be good? They get minutes they otherwise wouldn't have and we finish 4th bottom. #Believe
Might be good? If they are they will be sold in January and if not then we are back to square one.
 
Well the current squad has lost nigh on every game over the past 18 months, without additional players they aren't going to turn into players who win every game. Are they?
It's not every game that I'm expecting us to win, just 1 will do!
 

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