I've often thought when looking back over the last couple of years that we had a Championship squad in League One, whereas now we appear to have a League One squad in the Championship.
Anyone else see it like this?
PD x
RIGHT DIVISION, WRONG SQUAD?
posted on 24/3/12
If i were to pick a team since the minus 15 season i would probably go for:
Lonergan
Connolly Kisnorbo Lees White
Snodgrass Delph Howson Gradel
Beckford Becchio
subs: Kasper, Naylor, Johnson, Clayton, McCormack
Pretty worrying that only the 2 keepers, Connolly (average), Lees (youth), Clayton (bench) and McCormack who would probably be on the bench in league 1 have progressed us.
posted on 24/3/12
you'd have lonergan > kasper? now that's crazy talk. go wash your mouch.
posted on 24/3/12
Yes it just shows how sg Messed up the team.
If we had a League One squad we be going back down cos no League One squad would stop up at this level.
And having Lonergan over kasper is madness.
posted on 24/3/12
I think that we are making steady progress in the championship with the squad we have, yes I know we have had some bad results at home since we got promoted from league 1 a few new faces and decent players added to the squad for next season and I think we will win promotion next season
posted on 24/3/12
People will argue how Kasper I'd better than Lonners but forget how many clangers he makes.
Higgs
Crowe Kisnorbo Naylor Hughes
Snoddy Howson Johnson Gradel
Becchio Beckford
The fact is 2 years later out if that team I would only have the front 8 players, all of the back 4 either were never good enough or have deteriorated with age, the problem we are seeing now is the terrible signings Grayson made in our defence...
Connolly, Bruce, Bromby, Odear.
Obrian needs to come back quickly and hopefully Lees when partnered with a more competent defender will improve.
posted on 24/3/12
if we have such a bad squad then why are most of our players being linked with top clubs or clubs from the prem? & don't give me the agents touting rubbish
posted on 24/3/12
Most
Snoddy, White and clayton
Not that Many and two of them aren't good enough for prem and never will be
posted on 24/3/12
Said all along the side that won at OT was better than this seasons.
posted on 24/3/12
Kisnorbo and Naylor partnered together were fantastic, as both players were so committed and both knew how to defend.
The problem we are making for ourselves is we are losing top players going to better football teams, but for less than their actual value. Howson went to the prem for a reduced fee, Gradel went for a reduced fee and the likes of Johnson, Kilkenny and Beckford all left on frees and were probably all on low wages so we're not actually saving anything to give to the replacement in terms of wages.
posted on 24/3/12
My team would be
---------------------Schemicheal
-Lichaj---------Sodje--------Kisnorbo---------White
-Snodgrass-------Kilkenny------Clayton-------Gradel
----------------------Somma------Beckford