[Football] Confident or not

[Blackadder]

With the new season round the corner..How confident are you that we will be up amongst the top six come May 2016......I have my doubts about even a top half finish unless we sign at least one, preferably two, 20 plus a season goalscorers.. CH needs to understand that to win we need to score more goals than the opposition ??

Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town 27
Troy Deeney Watford 21
Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers 21

There were only 3 players who got over 20 goals last season, so I agree if we get two 20+ strikers, on top of the players already signed, there is a CHANCE we could make top half

Should be easy enough to sign 'em

 

[Murray 17]

Two up front what kind of madness is this

I know, crazy thought isn't it! [emoji2]

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Can't wait - of course we are MASSIVE and becoming MASSIVER

 

[Rookie]

Based on last season I'm not confident at all. Mid table for me and lots of low crowds (well lower than what we came to expect after the first 3 seasons) at the Amex

 

[Diablo]

Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town 27
Troy Deeney Watford 21
Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers 21

There were only 3 players who got over 20 goals last season, so I agree if we get two 20+ strikers, on top of the players already signed, there is a CHANCE we could make top half

Should be easy enough to sign 'em

OK being a bit hopefull but Bournemouth scored 98 league Goals to our 44 with Jones on 12,Pitman 13,Kermorgant 15, Ritcie 15,and Wilson on 20.

 

[severnside gull]

Anywhere above midway and I'll be happy - especially if we are there from start to finish with no relegation scares on the way.
Based on the business other clubs are doing and the momentum of those coming up however I will be (pleasantly) surprised if we achieve that tbh.

 

[sir albion]

Very little pace up front or on the wings and my opinion States this was priority and now we will get overpaid scraps.
Crofts is past it and we have to many average joes with no pace at all...Greer is passed it although dunk will probo save him.

I see another season of negative football and low entertainment yet again....How many times do the club or managers need to be told that we need to move faster when attacking and to have more than one player in the box?

I predict 19th with hooton in charge...to negative and way to cautious.

 

[Lurchy]

Expecting a long season of tough games with very few goals involved in them at the moment, so currently expecting a position of 14-18 at the moment. Midfield still needs a bit of creativity added to it and another striker wouldn't go a miss either to push up to nearer halfway mark. Really think the season after (16-17) is when we will really go for it, this one being another year of foundation building.

 

[sir albion]

Expecting a long season of tough games with very few goals involved in them at the moment, so currently expecting a position of 14-18 at the moment. Midfield still needs a bit of creativity added to it and another striker wouldn't go a miss either to push up to nearer halfway mark. Really think the season after (16-17) is when we will really go for it, this one being another year of foundation building.

I agree although all this foundation building is tosh as we have a very old squad to be fair and if we have another shite season then any quality younger ones will be off.I bet our average age will be 30 ish next season.
You don't get time to build foundations unless you can somehow keep your better players.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I just want to see some decent football instead of the crap we had to endure last season

This

 

[Stumpy Tim]

We desperately need two wingers. Without them we have no chance of top half

 

[Triggaaar]

Oh do **** off. This is why I left before and thanks to you I'm gone again.

I feel like a hero. You're welcome everyone

 

[brightonmark1234]

if we dont add any pace to the team in the attacking 3rd i can see another season like last season

 

[Surrey Phil]

OMG - what a pessimistic bunch you all are. We will be Champions in 2015/16.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Avoiding relegation is top priority!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Hughton is a pragmatist, why would he try and set up an attacking team if his target last season was survival (which it must have been)? He has stated that this season's target is a top 6 finish. We should give him a chance to sign some more players and set up an attacking team. I'm confident now but won't be so happy if we are as goal shy and negative as last season. He set up two great attacking teams for Birmingham & Newcastle in the Championship in the past but tends to play safe (as he did with Norwich) when survival is his target.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I should imagine that when Chrissy sat down with TB and the rest of the gang, survival is once more paramount. Anything else would be a big bonus.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Curlybhafc - do come back, so that I can give you a minor infraction for personal abuse.

Mind you, the quality of the flounce might warrant a downgrade to a warning.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Oh do **** off. This is why I left before and thanks to you I'm gone again. We're all entitled to an opinion. Cheers!

Textbook

Oh and I would be happy with top half this season. Doubt we'll be able to compete at the top unless we get some really good additions in soon.

 

[dazzer6666]

So we need 20 points from our first 12 games, which would have put us in 6th/7th last year, just to finish in the top half? Not the best first post ever.

LOL, we barely had 20 points by Christmas last year