Our Squad

[portslade seagull]

Poor ?? ..... best squad I have seen at the albion in the 40 years I have been supporting them
?? .....
So you didn't watch the team that did make it to the 1st division which is now the premiershite ... Ward doesn't register or Nobby, Lawrenson, Stevens, Ritchie , Robinson .. this present squad isn't a patch on them ...... Maybe the Pig and sicknote if he was fit would have made that squad but as yet the others are still below that standard

 

[Wilko]

to all my critics please supply an answer. Last night we looked like we wouldn't score even if the game went on for another hour so out of our existing fit players who could Gus have had on the bench and brought on to unlock this very efficient defensive formation and how would they have done it.

You mean other than hitting the bar and post in the last 30 seconds? Do you go the games or just make them up in your head?

 

[Stat Brother]

Poor ?? ..... best squad I have seen at the albion in the 40 years I have been supporting them
?? .....
So you didn't watch the team that did make it to the 1st division which is now the premiershite ... Ward doesn't register or Nobby, Lawrenson, Stevens, Ritchie , Robinson .. this present squad isn't a patch on them ...... Maybe the Pig and sicknote if he was fit would have made that squad but as yet the others are still below that standard

You're talking about 11 players, [MENTION=22902]happygull[/MENTION] is talking, with the rest of us, about the current squad and depth therein.

I don't believe NSC has come to any consensus about which starting 11 is bestest, but it's pretty unanimous that our current SQUAD is the bestest SQUAD of players assembled at the Albion.

 

[portslade seagull]

You're talking about 11 players, [MENTION=22902]happygull[/MENTION] is talking, with the rest of us, about the current squad and depth therein.

I don't believe NSC has come to any consensus about which starting 11 is bestest, but it's pretty unanimous that our current SQUAD is the bestest SQUAD of players assembled at the Albion.

Not at the moment its not the squad of 79 emulates anything this lot have achieved, our present lot still have a bit to prove and only time will tell. The team of 79 would murder the present team

 

[BensGrandad]

No million for Noone then maybe no Orlandi or Lopez. At least they can cross the ball.

Didnt Gus say that the transfer kitty and the wages kitty are seperate pots and one cannot be used for the other so on that assumption whether we sold Noone or not Orlandi and Lopez were destined to come in unless you re suggesting that the wages paid to Noone covers most of both of their wages

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Probably already been said, not sure how you can class our squad as poor. 100 + international caps between them & god knows how many Champs League/Prem League/La Liga games! Far from poor me thinks? To be fair, with that lot we probably should be top though

 

[BensGrandad]

Probably already been said, not sure how you can class our squad as poor. 100 + international caps between them & god knows how many Champs League/Prem League/La Liga games! Far from poor me thinks? To be fair, with that lot we probably should be top though

I have already said the starting XI is brilliant but there is no back up hence the term a weak SQUAD.

 

[nomoremithras4me]

I have already said the starting XI is brilliant but there is no back up hence the term a weak SQUAD.

Sorry BG, we had three players on the bench last night with Prem experience! At Forest on Saturday we had a player on the bench with 38 Spanish caps, granted a few years ago. We're not Man U or Man City are we? We can't afford two sets of 11 first team players can we? IMO we have one of the best squads in the Championship! Agin, just my opinion

 

[ferring seagull]

I have already said the starting XI is brilliant but there is no back up hence the term a weak SQUAD.

Woah !

Can anyone remember a much better 'squad' than we have currently !

 

[Stat Brother]

Sorry BG, we had three players on the bench last night with Prem experience! At Forest on Saturday we had a player on the bench with 38 Spanish caps, granted a few years ago. We're not Man U or Man City are we? We can't afford two sets of 11 first team players can we? IMO we have one of the best squads in the Championship! Agin, just my opinion

Not including those that are sick in the leg, or head.

 

[Northstandite]

a few spiteful and revisionist types appeared wow, EVERYBODY thought Noone was a lovely bloke, that's cos he is.
But I think you're confusing that respect for the bloke as appreciation of the player.

The Emperor wasn't wearing any clothes, which is why he only started 5 games from December onwards.

But if us FEW are being revisionists then so be it.

Not at all. Noone (before the boots flew in by a vocal and spiteful few, since he left) was generally rated as a player, PL bound Malkay Mackay obviously thought so, and few thought Cardiff were mugs for shelling out £1m.

 

[Northstandite]

I have already said the starting XI is brilliant but there is no back up hence the term a weak SQUAD.

Brilliant is over stating it.

Calderon was repeatedly destroyed by their unknown left winger,
Greer was sound,
LuaLua

Not yet. Investment in the next transfer window hopefully will take us further, but then do Upson, Lopez and Bridge want to stay and can we afford them?

 

[Questions]

Didnt Gus say that the transfer kitty and the wages kitty are seperate pots and one cannot be used for the other so on that assumption whether we sold Noone or not Orlandi and Lopez were destined to come in unless you re suggesting that the wages paid to Noone covers most of both of their wages

I think that was debated on here recently BG and the club had reviewed that policy. I'm not going to go looking for it but I think the pot is one now.

 

[Stat Brother]

Not at all. Noone (before the boots flew in by a vocal and spiteful few, since he left) was generally rated as a player, PL bound Malkay Mackay obviously thought so, and few thought Cardiff were mugs for shelling out £1m.

There is no way I was in the minority.
I thought £1m+ represented excellent business and judging by his demise from a 'bad' team Mackay may well be asking questions too.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that was debated on here recently BG and the club had reviewed that policy. I'm not going to go looking for it but I think the pot is one now.

Fair enough

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Orlandi and to an extent Hammond (not his biggest fan but he was an improvement at Forest.)

To no extent Hammond. It shows how far the team has come on since he left that he now looks very pedestrian where he used to feature heavily.

 

[portslade seagull]

Personally think we need another 3-4 players 2 of them either strikers/ attacking midfielder and LB plus GK

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Not including those that are sick in the leg, or head.

Nah, including those as well

 

[South Stand Rebel]

There was little variation in the way we played last night. That made it easy for Charlton to defend against.

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Brilliant is over stating it.

Calderon was repeatedly destroyed by their unknown left winger,
Greer was sound,
LuaLua

Not yet. Investment in the next transfer window hopefully will take us further, but then do Upson, Lopez and Bridge want to stay and can we afford them?

Greer sound? Except when their unknown centre forward mugged him and shot just over in the first half, best chance they had! U got seagulls player? Watch the highlights, Greer is two bob, thank god for Upson. As always, just my opinion