Blind positivity v depressing negativity

[UNDERHILL1927]

I’m currently 80% in the depressing negativity camp. Why? I hear you ask. Well, football is ultimately a game won by scoring goals, you can pass the ball around all you want, score no goals you are in trouble. We are the lowest scorers in the division (alongside Preston) with 14 goals in 18 games, depressingly poor.

The question I would ask of those edging more towards blind positivity is, “where are these goals going to come from”?

I’ve seen nothing that makes me think we’ll suddenly start banging the goals in.

[blue matt]

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Maybe January will bring us a goal scorer

[NYCBlue]

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I'm 50/50. I don't think we're that good, but the football is better and we seem to be taking a more modern approach to things. And I do see potential. That's probably the biggest positive for me.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Without a decent forward and who will receive decent supply we are probably going to be relegated.

Yours,
TBG,
Stating thebleedin' obvious,
The University of Life,
Reading gas meters and toilet walls.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Without a decent forward and who will receive decent supply we are probably going to be relegated.

Yours,
TBG,
Stating thebleedin' obvious,
The University of Life,
Reading gas meters and toilet walls.

No probably about it

At present we are a bust flush

[Tuerto]

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I’m currently 80% in the depressing negativity camp. Why? I hear you ask. Well, football is ultimately a game won by scoring goals, you can pass the ball around all you want, score no goals you are in trouble. We are the lowest scorers in the division (alongside Preston) with 14 goals in 18 games, depressingly poor.

The question I would ask of those edging more towards blind positivity is, “where are these goals going to come from”?

I’ve seen nothing that makes me think we’ll suddenly start banging the goals in.

"Why, i hear you ask" Fair play, i think i pissed out a corn flake when i read that

[City123]

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That team are in desperate need of some creativity in the midfield. Wintle, Ralls and Rinomhota are all solid players but they're unlikely to produce much going forward, but I don't think we'll go down, we've had a tough run of fixtures where circumstances haven't helped and I'd say there are certainly worse teams than us. I also don't think it's unreasonable to expect us to improve considering after the World Cup considering this is a mainly new squad missing some important players in Colwill, Davies and now Robinson who will all (hopefully) be available after the World Cup. Colwill and Robinson's creativity coupled with Davies' pace make us a different proposition entirely

[Stanmore Bluebird]

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Maybe we can get Hugill back on loan in January. He would be a good target man for Robinson and even Harris.

[Tuerto]

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Maybe we can get Hugill back on loan in January. He would be a good target man for Robinson and even Harris.

I don't think that Harris should be playing at this level.

[Rjk]

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our most played strikers this season are Harris and Watters so far aren't they?
if Davies was fit and Robinson was available I don't think either would be anywhere near the team.
Davies was ahead of both last season and I think he's a far better prospect than either, and Robinson is a good championship player.
Also Colwill being out for so long hasn't helped, he was our joint top scorer or thereabouts last year.

take 2 or 3 of our best attacking options out of almost any of our teams from the last 20 years and we would be significantly diminished

[tforturton]

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On the more positive side, I was impressed by Philogene on Wednesday night, and I think once Robinson is back, they could form a good forward pairing. Play three centre-backs, and two wing-backs in a 2-5-2 formation. And come January, we should sell/loan out Harris and Watters, and sign another forward instead. Sorted.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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"Why, i hear you ask" Fair play, i think i pissed out a corn flake when i read that

Haha the voices in my head regularly regale me with message board stories.

[Tuerto]

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Haha the voices in my head regularly regale me with message board stories.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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Without a decent forward and who will receive decent supply we are probably going to be relegated.

Yours,
TBG,
Stating thebleedin' obvious,
The University of Life,
Reading gas meters and toilet walls.

Agreed, I’m more interested in finding out why the blindly positive seem to think we’ll turn this around.

[Des Parrot]

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I’ll be home for a month over Christmas, I should be excited about getting to see a few games …. but I need an injection of something positive to get my enthusiasm going!