How far are we shy of a play-off team?

[Sir Sarcy]

Well we're currently sitting top of the league so if we drop into the play offs over the course of the season i for one will be dissappointed.

The alphabet has got us into this position it is up to Mickey to keep it going!

 

[Exmouth Seagull]

I think we're starting with a better squad and a better manager than last year, we finished one place below the play-offs last time, so I reckon we stand a great chance of going one better this time round.

 

[BensGrandad]

Do any of you children ever watch the game ?

Thomson and Livermore are playing totally different types of games . Livermore is holding the midfield together and Thomson is getting much further forward and setting up the many through balls for Murray and Forster.

We will be fine we do not need any more signings although more quality would obviously be an added advantage.

 

[SeagullEd]

League 1 is getting more and more money so even though we have improved, have we improved enough?

Another way of looking at it, is who is going to finish higher then us?

Leeds
Leicester
Carlisle

for sure I would say, other then that...

Huddersfield?
Tranmere?
MK Dons (lots of money) ?

There is some real quality this year.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Our midfield is still far from convincing. It's easily the area of the pitch where we are at our most vulnerable and still in severe danger of being rolled over.

 

[beorhthelm]

as far as i can tell the thing missing is pass completion. doesnt matter if you are playing Charlton, Luton or Arsenal, if you keep passing the ball to air/other side you will struggle. bit of agression when on the ball wouldnt hurt either and the front two do seem a bit isolated too much of the time.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Somebody should be drilling home to our lot to try a lot more shots on goal. Charlton might have had a dodgy keeper for all we knew, but in the near-absence of shots on goal there was no way of finding out.

 

[Napper]

I'm still concerned about the midfield. I have seen Thomson enough to know he isn't brilliant. Livermore hopefully the part but we need a CM that chips in with a few goals. Yesterday gave a very small insight to the fact we do need a bit more of a spark in there. Besides this our midfield back up is a real concern.

Everywhere else we are fine

 

[SeagullEd]

True point about Carlisle.

I was discuessing this with my Grandpa yesterday and we both agree that its the speed and aggression that let us down.

We are SO SLOWWWWW! If you watched charlton a player recieved the ball and knew what to do, instantly, I know they have played togetehr lnoger but we should be closer to this then we are.

I have noticed it last season, and in pre-season: lack of aggression and drive. Last season a player would make a run and cut through defence, but it was as if the box was no-mans land, they immediately curved out and tried to do a high cross. They didn't attack that zone.

IN the charlton game a similar thing happened, we were midway in their half, charlton had all men behind the ball but we weren't being closed down, but a lack of speed and aggression meant that rather then our players moving anc creating space we passed it back to defence.

The only players who seem to have the nerve to penetrate this area (no pun intended) are the defence - we've seen it from Whing and Elhpick.

 

[dougdeep]

7...

 

[BensGrandad]

The poroblem with these4 2 is that their distribution is very poor they are both guilty of just lumping the ball forward with no thought or idea where it is going to go and to whom if we are lucky. Both good at defending but let down by their distribution.

 

[ewe2]

Do any of you children ever watch the game ?

Thomson and Livermore are playing totally different types of games . Livermore is holding the midfield together and Thomson is getting much further forward and setting up the many through balls for Murray and Forster.

We will be fine we do not need any more signings although more quality would obviously be an added advantage.

is the right answer ....... save that Gatting ,and Dixon cannot be ones for the future,their tme is now!!!!!!! Gargan has time he needs to grab the chance,if he can !

 

[Publius Ovidius]

racon and westlake back in midfield and I would hope for a top 6....

still according to Knight by bringing mickey back we are guaranteed of a better finish than last year ( shut up Dave you are getting boring now)

 

[We're the Stripes]

Agreed - we are on the cusp of having a decent squad, but are still light in two areas in my view: a midfielder with experience and the ability to thread a pass through that opens up a defence, and a striker who can seriously push Forster and Murray.

We may not get these before season starts, but I suspect we'll need that little bit of extra quality if we're to improve on last season.

 

[steward 433]

still according to Knight by bringing mickey back we are guaranteed of a better finish than last year ( shut up Dave you are getting boring now)

I think Dick will be right on the money as i can see us finishing 2nd or 3rd Dave

 

[BensGrandad]

racon and westlake back in midfield and I would hope for a top 6....

I wouldnt object to Raccon , as I think that he is very good and would be an asset for us but I prefer McLeod to Westlake from what I have seen of him in the friendlies as he is capable of scoring goals and is also happy to use either foot.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

We need another striker desperately, and we also need two more back-up midfielders. To be a play-off contender.

 

[azul]

Brighton - Currie = No Chance

Fans x Bitterness = Negativity

Negativity + No chance = Adams Out

 

[steward 433]

Brighton - Currie = No Chance

Fans x Bitterness = Negativity

Negativity + No chance = Adams Out

Not at all

You are very short sighted young man