by Silver Fox » 04 Aug 2016 09:49
by Maneki Neko » 04 Aug 2016 10:18
SCIAGManeki NekoGiven the number of talented midfielders we have about the place
OK yeah, we're not Barcelona, but it's definitely our strongest position. Williams, Quinn and Swift are "proven" at this level and Evans and VDB seem to also be seen as "first-team" midfielders.
We've got one proven goalkeeper, one right back, one left back, one proven centre back + two we're very unsure of, three senior wingers, and four strikers we're very unsure of.
Silver Fox Always thought he was decent but not great, we'll cope without him
Massive LOLz @ him mind you for moving to Brighton
by genome » 04 Aug 2016 10:44
by paultheroyal » 04 Aug 2016 11:00
by moo » 04 Aug 2016 11:13
by TBM » 04 Aug 2016 11:47
by wiggso » 04 Aug 2016 11:50
TBM Do we know, roughly, what the fee is?
by BonBoh » 04 Aug 2016 11:54
by genome » 04 Aug 2016 12:14
by BR2 » 04 Aug 2016 13:31
by CountryRoyal » 04 Aug 2016 13:40
BR2 So the only two of our players that I really liked have gone (no, not Kanu, Tish).
It doesn't feel as bad as when Neil Webb, Osborn or Gylfi left but surely we could have built a side around these two?
I agree with Brendy that as soon as a player who is any good leaves the reaction is often "well he wasn't that good"-my take on Norwood is that our managers were not capable of getting the best out of him and he will probably be better with better players around him.He looked good at the Euros.
I also agree with the earlier poster who pointed out that Bridcutt is available and would be a very useful addition.
Danny Williams and Quinn are fair Championship players but the remaining "talent" as they were referred to earlier are very much unknown and unproven and neither Williams nor Quinn have very good fitness records.
As others have said on other topics this is surely a survival/consolidation season and those good old Premier League days feel like a distant memory and way beyond our reach again at the moment.
This is not the sort of news that we wanted IMHO ahead of our first game of the season in a couple of days' time.
by Royal Ginger » 04 Aug 2016 14:11
by Brosef Stalin » 04 Aug 2016 14:28
CountryRoyalBR2 So the only two of our players that I really liked have gone (no, not Kanu, Tish).
It doesn't feel as bad as when Neil Webb, Osborn or Gylfi left but surely we could have built a side around these two?
I agree with Brendy that as soon as a player who is any good leaves the reaction is often "well he wasn't that good"-my take on Norwood is that our managers were not capable of getting the best out of him and he will probably be better with better players around him.He looked good at the Euros.
I also agree with the earlier poster who pointed out that Bridcutt is available and would be a very useful addition.
Danny Williams and Quinn are fair Championship players but the remaining "talent" as they were referred to earlier are very much unknown and unproven and neither Williams nor Quinn have very good fitness records.
As others have said on other topics this is surely a survival/consolidation season and those good old Premier League days feel like a distant memory and way beyond our reach again at the moment.
This is not the sort of news that we wanted IMHO ahead of our first game of the season in a couple of days' time.
I had a look at the first page of Strongest XI thread and OH was listed in most peoples teams tbf
Alright calm down Mr. Doom and Gloom.
People aren't meh Norwood left because they are bitter. They are meh because Norwood left because he's nothing special. Those creaming themselves over him just need to remember that the last 2 years have been a sack of shite.
by CountryRoyal » 04 Aug 2016 14:47
Brosef StalinCountryRoyalBR2 So the only two of our players that I really liked have gone (no, not Kanu, Tish).
It doesn't feel as bad as when Neil Webb, Osborn or Gylfi left but surely we could have built a side around these two?
I agree with Brendy that as soon as a player who is any good leaves the reaction is often "well he wasn't that good"-my take on Norwood is that our managers were not capable of getting the best out of him and he will probably be better with better players around him.He looked good at the Euros.
I also agree with the earlier poster who pointed out that Bridcutt is available and would be a very useful addition.
Danny Williams and Quinn are fair Championship players but the remaining "talent" as they were referred to earlier are very much unknown and unproven and neither Williams nor Quinn have very good fitness records.
As others have said on other topics this is surely a survival/consolidation season and those good old Premier League days feel like a distant memory and way beyond our reach again at the moment.
This is not the sort of news that we wanted IMHO ahead of our first game of the season in a couple of days' time.
I had a look at the first page of Strongest XI thread and OH was listed in most peoples teams tbf
Alright calm down Mr. Doom and Gloom.
People aren't meh Norwood left because they are bitter. They are meh because Norwood left because he's nothing special. Those creaming themselves over him just need to remember that the last 2 years have been a sack of shite.
I had a look at the first page of Strongest XI thread and OH was listed in most people's teams
obvs relative assessment before any of you thick pcunts wade in...
by royalp-we » 04 Aug 2016 15:00
Royal Ginger I've seen nothing to suggest that this year will be any better.
Got a horrible feeling that we may lose Quinn in this window too.
by Maneki Neko » 04 Aug 2016 15:02
paultheroyal Think this is another indication that Stam is going for the pressing game which I am all for and at long last players with ball at feet running with it with quick passing, none of this long cross field ball nonsense slowing the game down.
by bobby1413 » 04 Aug 2016 15:02
by Vision » 04 Aug 2016 15:16
BR2 So the only two of our players that I really liked have gone (no, not Kanu, Tish).
It doesn't feel as bad as when Neil Webb, Osborn or Gylfi left but surely we could have built a side around these two?
I agree with Brendy that as soon as a player who is any good leaves the reaction is often "well he wasn't that good"-my take on Norwood is that our managers were not capable of getting the best out of him and he will probably be better with better players around him.He looked good at the Euros.
I also agree with the earlier poster who pointed out that Bridcutt is available and would be a very useful addition.
Danny Williams and Quinn are fair Championship players but the remaining "talent" as they were referred to earlier are very much unknown and unproven and neither Williams nor Quinn have very good fitness records.
As others have said on other topics this is surely a survival/consolidation season and those good old Premier League days feel like a distant memory and way beyond our reach again at the moment.
This is not the sort of news that we wanted IMHO ahead of our first game of the season in a couple of days' time.
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