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DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sorry, I'm not sure where I took it to heart. Are you seriously defending this thread? It's a joke. Based on a pre season friendly, he is saying that we have the worst team that we have had since the Amex.

As for them losing a lot of players, they've still got a very good side. Certainly better than Championship teams. We may or may not have a weaker team than we've had before at this level but tonight will have neither proved or disproved that

I'm not defending this thread, just thinking you must be getting a bit tired of furiously posting in every single thread that might contain the slightest negative remark. :wave:
 






DarrenFreemansPerm

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Technically, no. That wasn't the question though (as you know). Saying CMS is absolutely incapable of scoring 15 championship goals is incorrect.

The only incorrect bit is that you stated CMS has scored 15+ goals in a Championship season, which he hasn't, and isn't likely to either. Cheers :wave:
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

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Score line aside, the question was possibly prompted by the nature of the loss, we got schooled by a team that has just lost 5 key players.

All I'd say to that one is they certainly didn't play like they'd just lost 5 key players. They played us off the park through their own creative attacking play rather than anything we did all that wrong. Exactly like Derby did to us in the play-offs. There was just too wide a gulf in class tonight. Their number 8 ran the show.
 






Luke93

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The only incorrect bit is that you stated CMS has scored 15+ goals in a Championship season, which he hasn't, and isn't likely to either. Cheers :wave:

That's completely irrelevant to the original question, but thanks for getting involved :)

Being CAPABLE =/= past achievements
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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All I'd say to that one is they certainly didn't play like they'd just lost 5 key players. They played us off the park through their own creative attacking play rather than anything we did all that wrong. Exactly like Derby did to us in the play-offs. There was just too wide a gulf in class tonight. Their number 8 ran the show.

Whereas we seem to be playing like a team seriously in need of reinforcements.
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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That's completely irrelevant to the original question, but thanks for getting involved :)

Being CAPABLE =/= past achievements

Let's go around in circles shall we. The fact is ,despite what you claimed, the original post is correct regarding CMS, he's never had a 15-20 goal season for us. Carry on.
 




Tom Hark Preston Park

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Whereas we seem to be playing like a team seriously in need of reinforcements.

Does seem a bit like a rag-tag army at the moment, for sure. Tho I guess we're now into the tried and trusted Time To Gel phase. Can't see the current line-up getting many goals, has to be said. O'Grady seems far too immobile, CMS seems far too mobile. We badly need a goal-savvy Ashley Barnes replacement.
 


Finchley Seagull

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But your desperate defence of all things Albion isn't exclusive to this thread, is it. Face it, sometimes fans will be discontent with things no matter how many times you tell them that they're wrong

As compared to yours and others permanent negativity. I know which I'd prefer during pre season. Plenty of time to be negative during the season.

Anyway, this is pointless so going to log off.
 


Peterrhodes

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Is always worrying that as adults we can't disagree rather than insult one another. I guess there's nothing like hiding behind anonymity.

Personally I am concerned that we are significantly short in all areas with a short time to go. Against Peterborough we lacked creativity, were negative at times and our defence looked suspect. Obviously as people have said this is just preseason however our start to the season may define it and as we won't have our signings in and gelled for next Saturday this will concern many.
 




bhawoddy

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All I'd say to that one is they certainly didn't play like they'd just lost 5 key players. They played us off the park through their own creative attacking play rather than anything we did all that wrong. Exactly like Derby did to us in the play-offs. There was just too wide a gulf in class tonight. Their number 8 ran the show.

About time someone gave a mention to the 8. He literally ran the show as you say.
 


Luke93

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Let's go around in circles shall we. The fact is ,despite what you claimed, the original post is correct regarding CMS, he's never had a 15-20 goal season for us. Carry on.

How difficult is it to understand? The question was 'is CMS CAPABLE of scoring 15 goals in a season". I, based in the evidence he scored 11 in 29, said yes. That's an opinion. Whether or not he will is a completely different matter. I personally think he won't. But completely dismissing any chances that he COULD is foolish.
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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As compared to yours and others permanent negativity. I know which I'd prefer during pre season. Plenty of time to be negative during the season.

Anyway, this is pointless so going to log off.
:lol: have a little nose around see if you can find a lot of negative posts from me, I think you'll be surprised by what you don't find but I appreciate it's easier for you to think ill of me simply because I question peoples bold statements. Night night
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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How difficult is it to understand? The question was 'is CMS CAPABLE of scoring 15 goals in a season". I, based in the evidence he scored 11 in 29, said yes. That's an opinion. Whether or not he will is a completely different matter. I personally think he won't. But completely dismissing any chances that he COULD is foolish.

:lol: ffs, are you winding me up now? There was never a question, there was a statement, a factual statement as it happens. There's nothing to say he wouldn't have got 15 goals (though his slump in form was remarkable) but the fact is he DIDN'T.
 




Tom Hark Preston Park

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About time someone gave a mention to the 8. He literally ran the show as you say.

Think it was Steven Davis. We were all sort of WILLING him to score just so we could find out who he was! Up til that point he was up on the screens as number 18 and there wasn't a number 8 up there at all. Plus he looked like a little kid so we sort of assumed he was a child prodigy trialist of some sort, rather than (I'm assuming, tho still not 100% sure) the 29 year old captain of Northern Ireland! We were all saying to each other 'well if Saints dont want that trialist, we'll certainly have him!' :lol:
 




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