A mountain to climb to get them.
Tan is making us all look fools.
No ambition.
He should have backed Neil.
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A mountain to climb to get them.
Tan is making us all look fools.
No ambition.
He should have backed Neil.
Calm the feck down.
It's about the results against the teams around us.
Agree to an extent. But this was not the game we were expected to compete was it? And certainly didnt look half bad at times. But we are missing a striker and a right back, and then we might have a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
The only person making you look foolish is yourself, by posting drivel like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
Was never expecting anything from this game. But as you say, we're missing a couple of players. The OP is being a bit dramatic, but he's right in that we're not equipped for survival in terms of player personnel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolff
Were you expecting us to get something today against a team who have beaten everyone they’ve played before us?
Exactly. A proper test will be Burnley on the 30th. Forget the Man City game, although I well remember the last time we played them at the CCS - they turned up to a training session to collect the 3 points! Can history repeat itself?Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
Drama queen
Think the real test was against 10 men Newcastle and Huddersfield. But there will be more of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gofer Blue
I see it as it is.Not how I would like it to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
You are dreaming. It's never going to be 3pts off Chelsea (not anytime soon anyway)Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
I'm shocked were not going to take 9 points from Gunners , Chelski and Man City , yeh the OP right its all Tan's fault . We should have done it the Malky way and wasted 60 million, can't think who the owner was back then , must have been
an ambitious sort ?
:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Season summary so far, 5 games:
Points required to avoid relegation 5
Expected points 4
Actual points 2
The comment above is right, the points dropped against Huddersfield & Newcastle are the crucial ones, anything gained against Chelski, Arse & Mancs is a bonus.
We have to maximise return against Fulham & Burnley
Early days yet. Obviously you do need to win soon but realistically it’s all about finishing fourth from bottom or higher. Who knows how many points that will take. If Huddersfield, Burnley, West Ham and Newcastle keep losing you may not need that many. It’s your games against these teams that will determine your fate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
Christ 5 games in, with only one so far which we should've expected 3 points and the drama queens are already at it. Lets get Man City out of the way next week then we can see what we're really going to be like. Nobody else around us looks particularly good either.
People need to remember football clubs are businesses and we've been losing lots of money for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by dandywarhol
We could have spent another 100 mill and get relegated.
Let's remember of all the players we have spent money on only 1 started today. I think the best chance we have is hoping what got us 90 points in championship will get us 35 in pram.
These feel like attention-seeking threads at this stage of the season.
I thought the title read 11 pints, that's why I opened the bloody post in the beginning.
Which would have been a more intresting debate.
Which one was that then? I don't think we should "expect" three points in any match this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Apart from that, I agree with you entirely.
I think expecting 3 points from the Newcastle game wouldn't have been unreasonable, it's the only one I have at least been optimistic of a win anyway. People seem to be ignoring that we've played 3 away games, one against a world class team, and at another at a venue where world class teams dont always get their way. Oh, and Arsenal at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
There's no point panicking but without a decent striker it is highly unlikely that we will stay up.
Dramatic 😂
I think we are doing OK ?
2nd best to a class Chelsea side with the awesome Hazard the difference.
Even though, we were in it until the last few minutes when Bamba lost his head.
Minutes earlier Reid was inches away from making it 2-2
It wasn’t a disaster and I don’t expect more next week.
I wouldn’t even put too much pressure on the Burnley game. We’ve got a reasonable run after Liverpool, that will make or break our chances
But theres quite a few teams without a 'decent' striker ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
You were still in it for most of the game and 4-1 was not a fair reflection.
You'll lose most of these sort of games, it's all part of being in the EPL. Even if you only last one season, you'll have some great days, and win some games you never thought you would. Just enjoy testing yourselves against some of the best players in world football.
Better than Norwich or dirty Leeds on a wet Tuesday night.
Soso true:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by ZZ Jack
We could have spend 50 million in total, given ourselves a chance of staying up and still made a profit.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazadona10
Surely the drama queens are the ones that cry like babies anytime someone comes on here and points out the obvious? Our squad is not good enough and we will almost certainly be relegated. It's not what I want. It's just what I expect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Yes I think every one is aware our squad is not good enough and that we are deserved massive favourites to go down, thank you for clarifying that, it at all hadn't crossed my mind, in fact I thought we had a top half squad to be honest! The point is, we have played 5 games, 2 against top class opponents, and 3 of those 5 games away from home. By all means, criticise away after the Brighton game, but until then, have a bit of perspective regarding the start we have actually had.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Maybe so but I stand by my assessment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Ooooh. Is that "sarcasm"? Clever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
“A venue where world class teams don’t always get their way”😀😀😀😀 I think you’ll find that we had an abysmal record at the old Dean Court, even when the Cherries were tottering with extinction, Conference etc. A mother of all graveyards that. I recall going in the 82/83 promotion season to see City demolished by Trevor Morgan’s brace and the wizardry of one Milton Graham😡😡Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
I don't think we are almost certain to go down. I think we've got a fighting chance. We've kept in all the games, we've not lost to anyone around us and we're not getting outclassed by anyone (except Hazard). In hindsight, I'd have rather we played the good teams first and realised we should attack teams instead of sitting back but there we go. There's no guarantee spending money guarantees success either. We've played harder games than Fulham, they've got 1 more point. I've also seen first hand we're better than Newcastle and Huddersfield, while Burnley look absolute garbage.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
It's going to be extremely tough and I wouldn't put any money on it, and we need a striker but I'm not writing us off. We're giving teams a scare.