[Football] Confident or not

[BrianWade4]

Between 6 and 12 for the final league placing IMHO

 

[Seasidesage]

How can anyone possibly know this far out?

Last season we signed 5 players on loan. I hope we don't this season but if we did this squad would look entirely different. Ask the question in a month or so...

 

[durrington gull]

Would take midtable all day long

 

[One Love]

Can someone list the outs and ins from last season for me?

Thanks

 

[Silverhatch]

Championship is so ridiculously close and players so well matched, that the key is to get a tune out of the squad you have. That's where Hughton's got to be focussing; how can we be most effective with the player's we've got. if he gets Kayal, Stephens, Baldock, Hemed, LUA LUA!! playing at the top of their game and within the best formation then we'll challenge. If he can add some real quality in the attccking third then so much the better. Quietly optimistic because we've kept hold of a manager, who knows his way round this division, for the close season and the signings to date look like quality additions.

 

[Bwian]

Championship is so ridiculously close and players so well matched, that the key is to get a tune out of the squad you have. That's where Hughton's got to be focussing; how can we be most effective with the player's we've got. if he gets Kayal, Stephens, Baldock, Hemed, LUA LUA!! playing at the top of their game and within the best formation then we'll challenge. If he can add some real quality in the attccking third then so much the better. Quietly optimistic because we've kept hold of a manager, who knows his way round this division, for the close season and the signings to date look like quality additions.

Let's hope he manages to do that a lot better than he managed to last season (half season).

 

[symyjym]

The way we finished last season was worse than how we started so I had doubts about this season and Hughton's philosophy. However the signings of Rosenior and Bong shores us up at the back with two strong and experienced defenders. Hemed should be good and I like Baldock, O'Grady and Colunga despite some on here not rating the latter two.

We have had a settled and very organised pre-season and the squad seems to have bonded well, whereas last season they were no more than strangers with new players and 5 loans, so we are certainly in much better shape to start. We can afford to get 2 or 3 good loans in without causing an imbalance, but even if we start as we are I don’t have a problem.

I will go into the season giving every member of the squad and Hughton a clean slate and benefit of any doubts, but if our next 14 games are as bad as the last 14 games I will then start to be concerned.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Hughton has said he is halfway there with signings, which would indicate that there are more to come.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/13418793.Albion_halfway_there_with_signings/?ref=twt

 

[Diablo]

Thought I`d resurrect this after Lewes......I`m even more confident we need goalscorers ..we can`t even score against Lewes

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Thought I`d resurrect this after Lewes......I`m even more confident we need goalscorers ..we can`t even score against Lewes

We've not scored for 197 minutes now (since o'Grady's goal versus FC Meyrin). I'm not really serious, and we've played against very contrasting opposition, BUT it does serve to highlight the GLARING weakness in the team / squad.

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

As I said on the poll thread, unless we make some serious signings in the next two weeks, in which case I would expect to finish between 8th and 12th (I think a serious push on the Play Offs will take more than one season), I expect a repeat of last season. If Hemed scores a few and Baldock stays fit, I would think this squad could achieve lower mid-table.

 

[perseus]

Happy if we get a speed merchant. Otherwise, I'm like the bookies and pundits, don't know how we are going to do. Same for a lot of clubs, if not most of them.

It will be interesting how Hull and Derby do as they mucked it up big time last year. Hull losing at home to Burnley and Derby losing out to Reading. The margins are very small. If Hull had beaten Burnley they would have had a sporting chance of staying up and Derby only needed a draw for the play-offs.

Chris Hughton was better than expected. I thought he would erode our passing game.

We had a enough shots last season. Just naff for a lot of reasons.

 

[Binney on acid]

I'm so confident that a Brighton striker will score a league goal before Christmas, I'd almost put money on it.

 

[B.W.]

Not confident at all with our current squad.

 

[sir albion]

Very very poor recruitment again and as per usual keeping clean sheets is priority....Where the hell are the wingers and pacey midfielders and strikers?
Yet again we'll panic buy and overpay....Three bloody months to find the players and they fack it up again unreal.

 

[nwgull]

I particularly enjoyed a couple of the old threads that have been bounced, so had a look back to July for hopes and fears for this season. Should help cheer anybody up who's disappointed with last night's draw.

 

[dazzer6666]

I particularly enjoyed a couple of the old threads that have been bounced, so had a look back to July for hopes and fears for this season. Should help cheer anybody up who's disappointed with last night's draw.

Thanks - good to be reminded......seems the general view was that 'lower mid table' would probably be the limit of our ambitions.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Thanks - good to be reminded......seems the general view was that 'lower mid table' would probably be the limit of our ambitions.

Top 6, just wait and see.

One optimist, who is the closest with his prediction.

 

[Dolph Ins]

Great read puts Tuesday's disappointment in perspective.

 

[Hamilton]

Perhaps [MENTION=4019]Triggaaar[/MENTION] should write [MENTION=33332]CurlyBHAFC[/MENTION] an apology?