Fun while it lasted!
There’ll be a few moving on in the summer - wonder what style of play we’ll adapt to suit
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Fun while it lasted!
There’ll be a few moving on in the summer - wonder what style of play we’ll adapt to suit
Quite a few out of contract.
The loan players will all go.
Burnley and Southampton lost didnt they ? We are not out of this yet. Why give up.
I remember when Dave Jones went, we had to essentially start from scratch with a tiny squad.
I'm actually hoping we can do that again and get a manager in who will bring us up to speed with dynamic, intelligent players.
Who is out of contract ?
We'll have Murphy, Reid, Etheridge, ML , Ralls, Bennett I assume ?
What a ****ing mess another shit performance
Because its easier for some than having belief and a potential disappointment. So they accept a version of events which may or may not be the case. We are clearly not out of it yet and aren't a far different side to Southampton.
We have one of the most fickle fan bases around.
We spend years trying for promotion only for some fans to give up with 9 matches left. I don't get it.
Gunnars will get a big money move abroad imo
Best of luck to him. Been a good servant but it’s probably best for both parties.
Central midfield needs massive surgery. Gunnars out of contract and Arter and Camarasa will be going back to their parent clubs. Can’t see either signing permanent, especially if Warnock stays.
It is becoming a major concern in the long term for the club, I’m the same as you and think it may be best to get a new guy in now to decide what he wants left to work with for next season which would more than likely be 30% of the current squad. It’s such a shame what’s happened with bellers as I would’ve fast tracked him in
The good news is £65 million drop money
Objectively speaking, we are looking screwed. Just look at how we are playing and then check out our fixtures vs Southampton's fixtures and current form. I think you are being unrealistic if you think we still have a fair chance of staying up.
Plus neither the manager nor management have shown much in the way of an abition/hope to stay up, so blaming the fans for being fickle is a bit rich. They, along with the players, are the only ones that have shown the desire to stay up.
What is unrealistic about us having a chance over 9 matches when 3 points behind a poor Southampton who we have beaten twice? I'm in no way saying we will do it but if as a fanbase we can't get up for the final 9 matches and should just look forward to the Championship then I just don't see the point in any of it. May as well forever just stay in the Championship.
Yet if we went down, over the summer people would be renewed with belief, the sun shining, the new signings, a holiday romance and they would come back on here saying we have a chance of the Premier league again, but this time having to better 10-12 teams over 46 matches. All so the season after we could possibly be right back where we are now.
Given the doomsday predictions pre season, the lack of budget and the tragic events in January I think it's quite something we are just 3 points off safety. Personally I wouldn't write this team off, they have surprised me time and again since Warnock arrived, but each to their own.
Manga spoke to my mate the other day and is settled and wants to stay.. whether he does or not is another thing.
I think Connolly is out of contract too
Only loss out of the others is Gunnar and he may still stay yet.
The other 3 can leave
Firstly I don’t think it’s over yet.
Massive game next Sat, you never know..
But if we do go down then we’ve got 2 top keepers
2 excellent centre backs.., Bamba and Morrison
2 very good left backs.. Bennett and Cunningham
One decent Championship right back.. Peltier
Then some decent midfielders ... Ralls and Bacuna ( plus one who I expect to step up from the youth very soon)
3 very good wide men at that level.. Murphy, NML, Hoillet
Then Reid, Zohore, Ward ( I’d expect Healey to go) up front.
Possibly a rejuvenated Madine too.
3 or 4 decent acquisitions and we’d have a very good Championship squad. I can’t see many players being sold as not many have stood out enough to be bought by Premier league clubs.
The big challenge will be for the manager to motivate them to go for it again.
Saying all that - it’s far from over yet and as anyone who knows me will know I won’t give up until it’s mathematically impossible
The team have done incredibly well despite having little support from the board. We are losing now ‘cause the players are smashed.
The fans have and will continue to be amazing in the stadium. I personally don’t see a messageboard as a place for rally cries but for debate. I’m debating our chances of staying up.
Our manager has said on more than one occasion that we stand little chance of staying up. Why do people keep ignoring this fact?The board haven’t invested anywhere near enough. Why people are surprised or disappointed is beyond me.
Also, sides like us have essentially 12 games (or more) less a season due to the gulf in ability between the huge sides and what is essentially a top championship-standard team. We are miles behind. In real terms we can probably write off 3/4 of our remaining games, leaving us with 5 fixtures. If Southampton win two , we’ll need three wins. Thing is , Southampton are looking like they could pick up three wins themselves, meaning we’d have to win all of our easier home fixtures plus an away win. It’s doable but remote. Hence, I think we are pretty much down.
I’d say we need more than 1 away win to stay up, but it’s not impossible.. Burnley, Fulham, Brighton all to play. We’ve already beaten 2 of those and really should have beaten the 3rd.
My fear in August is we would be where Huddersfield are.
All I ask each season is that we have something to play for - and we still have.
Lots of times we had bad spells last season and were written off and bounced back.
Even a few weeks back after the Spurs , Newcastle and Man U games we were written off
It’s on to the next one and as has been proven, 1 or 2 wins changes things a lot.
Getting 0 out of those last two home games really wasn't good. Still, I don't get it why people think that this weekend was the one that finally cracked it. Everything went as expected. The only result that we could have hoped for maybe would have been for Huddersfield to have got something at Brighton.