24 Apr 2017 18:17:36
A few journo's saying we're in the market for at least 1 if not 2 centre-halves, and brucey wants a vocal leader on the pitch, names mentioned are flint from bristol city and a centre-half from barnsley (can't remember his name), but as usual norwich, derby and sunderland are allegedly taking a gander too!
25 Apr 2017 00:12:01
You won't go up buying Barnsley players we are ment to be a big club buy players from the premier league look at newcastle tonight richie came from the prem so did a few others we need quality we need to think big! Steve Bruce brought loads of players in january and not one of them players are like wow.
I know people don't like RDM but the players people say are good are kodjia jedinak chester nobodys talking about Steve bruces players because they aren't as good simple as that bruce has to buy better or we are going know where.
Newcastle had a picture because they went up tonight Aston Villa had a picture because we beat a awful Birmingham city side come on I am not talking about 1 game we have got to get a lot better those of you thinking this same team will go up next year are wrong. To go up you almost have to win home and away most weeks that's almost every single week a win i can't see it!
25 Apr 2017 08:28:19
Wtw - on the face of it, buying quality proven makes sense, but not always, its the system that matters, if the manager can ingrain that on the players then that's half the battle, case in point is reading, tell me how many internationals they've got, how many who are a household name, man alive, i think they're main striker is kermogant (i think that's right), and he's just turned 35.
when jaap stam went there, their first 6 to 8 games were dire, but he persevered with his system and hey presto, plaudits all around, with players who aren't exactly being scouted by barcelona, i like stam, he's my manager of the season, look at allardyce, get a system in place and boom, palace have gone from relegation fodder to 12th on the prem.
i'm not saying allardyce's system is pleasing to the eye, just that palace have one, look at how benteke has flourished, so for me, this summer brucey bonus needs to put a system in place, and stop flip-flopping between zonal and man to man, the players get confused (being a bit thick doesn't help matters though! ), and the results are there for all to see.
so the question remains simple, even the doctor has alluded to it, get a system in place, stick with it and don't pfaff about with it-so in essence, if stam can manage to 'polish a turd' (to coin mendaxs' somewhat delicate expression! ), then with our players, surely it should be a whole lot quicker and easier to indoctrinate?
25 Apr 2017 11:09:31
RDM brought Kodija, Chester, Jedinak, Adomah, Tshibola, McCormack, De Laet, Gollini and Elphic. So out of 9 players he got 4 right, you can't just state the best 3 players he brought and claim he was quality, 17 million pounds worth of his signings are out on loan and currently giving us little to no resale value, RDM was a chancer, played 5 strikers at times, and then wondered why we couldn't defend and had the mental strength of a riveta.
So far Hogan looks to be more the part than McCormack, take your pick of Lansbury or Hourihane as they both show Tshibola for what he is, an athlete an not a footballer. Johnstone has been brilliant last fees games and had to come in because Yet another of RDM signing proved to be an arrogant little pre madonna. And Taylor has been top draw since coming in.
Bjarnson looked good when playing but is obviously crocked so put him in the same category as De Laet. And Bree as a right back looks like a solution to a long standing problem. Your moaning now for the second time about the Derby, let them take a picture, let them plaster it all over the city, you must not know much about what that game actually means the way you talk about it.
Give Bruce a pre season with these players and get a few more of his own in, then judge! We've picked up 51 points from 33 games over a whole season that's 72 points, putting us in the play offs. However next season there's no AFCON so two of our best players won't disappear, next season Bruce will have a whole preseason with this team an a few others.
Stop constantly looking for the smallest things to moan about (a picture, an ex managers signings) and back the team!
25 Apr 2017 11:12:04
I hope you are right mate because the money we have wasted this season is stupid. I mean you mentioned system hogan wasnt brought to play in our system he was brought because he was available like ross McCormack was aswell Villa play 4 5 1 some call it 4 3 3 but adoma and grelish aren't strikers so to me its 4 5 1 with kodjia lone striker where does hogan fit in? Must buy better because an iam being serious now to go up automatic you need to win home and away almost everyweek. 90 points is usually the target.