Dougie got the boot due to a owner & fans with unrealistic expectations of what the squad was capable of achieving. Probably the same now!
All of us expected too much from the new recruits, we all underestimated the challenge. The recruitment team who had a good idea about a yo-yo future were sacked off by the Greeks, so we're all responsible for the current mess.
I exclude Wood Shelvey & Lingard from the above they're Greek panic buys.
Lingard was a misjudgement not a panic buy, but still a waste of space.
Cooper is playing the owners buys, that is why Surridge isn't getting a sniff.
Lingard was the ‘marquee’ signing that enticed the likes of MGW. He was supposedly our statement signing, unfortunately it hasn’t worked too well.
I agree we are almost certain to be relegated, but having said that, there are other very poor terms, and maybe 3 worse than us, 4 if Everton get deducted points.
I think we’d have a very decent nucleus of a team to go straight back up, yes we’ll need a keeper, and ideally a centre forward who can score goals, but defence and midfield i think will be ok.
We’d probably lose Johnson, MGW and hopefully Shelvey, we wouldn’t have to sign Wood. That would help balance the books.
This season has been a fantastic experience, and i wouldn’t swap it for anything, however, i much prefer the honesty of the Championship. It will be disappointing to be relegated, but we’ll soon get over it, if it happens.
IMO the most important part of our jigsaw is still Steve Cooper, don’t forget he’s still learning too.
I am at times amazed by some of his substitutions, but generally i am 100% behind him, wherever we end up.
Original Red, I’ve used paragraphs especially for you.
Hope it helps.
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 1 day, 5 hours ago
Lingard was the ‘marquee’ signing that enticed the likes of MGW. He was supposedly our statement signing, unfortunately it hasn’t worked too well.
I agree we are almost certain to be relegated, but having said that, there are other very poor terms, and maybe 3 worse than us, 4 if Everton get deducted points.
I think we’d have a very decent nucleus of a team to go straight back up, yes we’ll need a keeper, and ideally a centre forward who can score goals, but defence and midfield i think will be ok.
We’d probably lose Johnson, MGW and hopefully Shelvey, we wouldn’t have to sign Wood. That would help balance the books.
This season has been a fantastic experience, and i wouldn’t swap it for anything, however, i much prefer the honesty of the Championship. It will be disappointing to be relegated, but we’ll soon get over it, if it happens.
IMO the most important part of our jigsaw is still Steve Cooper, don’t forget he’s still learning too.
I am at times amazed by some of his substitutions, but generally i am 100% behind him, wherever we end up.
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Think we have already signed Wood
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posted on 9/4/23
Dougie got the boot due to a owner & fans with unrealistic expectations of what the squad was capable of achieving. Probably the same now!
All of us expected too much from the new recruits, we all underestimated the challenge. The recruitment team who had a good idea about a yo-yo future were sacked off by the Greeks, so we're all responsible for the current mess.
I exclude Wood Shelvey & Lingard from the above they're Greek panic buys.
posted on 9/4/23
Lingard was a misjudgement not a panic buy, but still a waste of space.
Cooper is playing the owners buys, that is why Surridge isn't getting a sniff.
posted on 9/4/23
Lingard was the ‘marquee’ signing that enticed the likes of MGW. He was supposedly our statement signing, unfortunately it hasn’t worked too well.
I agree we are almost certain to be relegated, but having said that, there are other very poor terms, and maybe 3 worse than us, 4 if Everton get deducted points.
I think we’d have a very decent nucleus of a team to go straight back up, yes we’ll need a keeper, and ideally a centre forward who can score goals, but defence and midfield i think will be ok.
We’d probably lose Johnson, MGW and hopefully Shelvey, we wouldn’t have to sign Wood. That would help balance the books.
This season has been a fantastic experience, and i wouldn’t swap it for anything, however, i much prefer the honesty of the Championship. It will be disappointing to be relegated, but we’ll soon get over it, if it happens.
IMO the most important part of our jigsaw is still Steve Cooper, don’t forget he’s still learning too.
I am at times amazed by some of his substitutions, but generally i am 100% behind him, wherever we end up.
posted on 9/4/23
Original Red, I’ve used paragraphs especially for you.
Hope it helps.
posted on 9/4/23
Haha! Thanks Reddave
posted on 10/4/23
comment by reddave (U8660)
posted 1 day, 5 hours ago
Lingard was the ‘marquee’ signing that enticed the likes of MGW. He was supposedly our statement signing, unfortunately it hasn’t worked too well.
I agree we are almost certain to be relegated, but having said that, there are other very poor terms, and maybe 3 worse than us, 4 if Everton get deducted points.
I think we’d have a very decent nucleus of a team to go straight back up, yes we’ll need a keeper, and ideally a centre forward who can score goals, but defence and midfield i think will be ok.
We’d probably lose Johnson, MGW and hopefully Shelvey, we wouldn’t have to sign Wood. That would help balance the books.
This season has been a fantastic experience, and i wouldn’t swap it for anything, however, i much prefer the honesty of the Championship. It will be disappointing to be relegated, but we’ll soon get over it, if it happens.
IMO the most important part of our jigsaw is still Steve Cooper, don’t forget he’s still learning too.
I am at times amazed by some of his substitutions, but generally i am 100% behind him, wherever we end up.
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Think we have already signed Wood
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