POYET -"punching above our weight " - Really?

[Grombleton]

Not really just pointing out that were all making such a fuss about finishing 6th and finishing 6th would be this so called remarkable achievement when 30 years ago finishing 6th would have meant bugger all

It's called relativity - finishing 6th back then would have no benefits, but for us now it has huge potential - it's a crap analogy, if i'm honest.

Also, 6th place (so far) for the unfinished squad we have and the second season back in the Championship is fantastic.

People spend too much time living in the past.

 

[Meade's Ball]

If we had one of the top squads in the league, then why aren't those players at clubs who can offer them higher wages? That means either they are being generous to play with such a low income, or all other managers are complete idiots for not noticing these players' availability, or they were not the most wanted men in football after all due to fitness issues or personal problems or a real lowering of confidence and needed to find a place to get by and fit in and believe, a chance that was generally nowhere to be found.
None of our players have been worldbeaters in the recent past, and any who ever were had fallen enormously in order for us to grab them from the wayside and have Gus and his crew rematerialise in them a sense of hope and belonging and determination and possibly self-worth. Not everything has gone perfectly, but i honestly think wonders have been done and Gus should be hugely proud of how he has injected will into the majority of players that have come his way.

 

[sydney]

we obviously have some very skillful/accomplished players but we are lacking support for bridcutt and ulloa........we need a midfield bully and a striker, i feel sometimes we lack a spine as a team , teams like forest and palace are not just going to roll over in the play offs (if we get there) saturdays game is vital now ..a genuine 6 pointer ,i feel we will beat them but i wouldn't be confident enough to bet on it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

we obviously have some very skillful/accomplished players but we are lacking support for bridcutt and ulloa........we need a midfield bully and a striker, i feel sometimes we lack a spine as a team , teams like forest and palace are not just going to roll over in the play offs (if we get there) saturdays game is vital now ..a genuine 6 pointer ,i feel we will beat them but i wouldn't be confident enough to bet on it.

Good comment in my opinion..we're they hoping Crofts wud b tht midfield 'bully'?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

If we had one of the top squads in the league, then why aren't those players at clubs who can offer them higher wages? That means either they are being generous to play with such a low income, or all other managers are complete idiots for not noticing these players' availability, or they were not the most wanted men in football after all due to fitness issues or personal problems or a real lowering of confidence and needed to find a place to get by and fit in and believe, a chance that was generally nowhere to be found.
None of our players have been worldbeaters in the recent past, and any who ever were had fallen enormously in order for us to grab them from the wayside and have Gus and his crew rematerialise in them a sense of hope and belonging and determination and possibly self-worth. Not everything has gone perfectly, but i honestly think wonders have been done and Gus should be hugely proud of how he has injected will into the majority of players that have come his way.

Good points, need to add most are probably also attracted by the way he wants to play football, if you are good at football GUS will let you play it in beautiful way and not an ugly one

 

[pork pie]

Good points, need to add most are probably also attracted by the way he wants to play football, if you are good at football GUS will let you play it in beautiful way and not an ugly one

Right. So that is why Poyet has problems getting strikers to play for him?

 

[sydney]

Good comment in my opinion..we're they hoping Crofts wud b tht midfield 'bully'?

possibly , Hammond adds a bit if bite but he will need to keep his hands down for a while......midfeild of hammond ,bridcutt, orlandi and dave looks good on paper with kaz on first half giving the dagger the last half hour , i don't profess to be a football genius but i know what saw at forest and we were lucky to get a point in my opinion...they completely bossed us in the first half.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Right. So that is why Poyet has problems getting strikers to play for him?

Well I have seen our strikers score lots of goals since he has been in charge, the last three he tried to sign all wanted to play for him but the clubs refused to release them, I suppose thats his problem!

 

[pork pie]

Well I have seen our strikers score lots of goals since he has been in charge, the last three he tried to sign all wanted to play for him but the clubs refused to release them, I suppose thats his problem!

lol, with only one decent striker having jointed us in all the time he has been here? Even if you include CMS, Poyet lied and said he would build a team around him to get him to come to us!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

only one decent striker

So to answer the questions put forward in this thread, you must be a yes then, to go from the bottom end of league one to the top end of the championship with just 'one decent striker'.

I am sure our strikers appreciate your support.

 

[Stat Brother]

Ulloah is, what, fourth or fifth time lucky?

In fairness though Gus has been after Ulloa for 18 months (so NSC has lead me to believe).
Had the deal been done then, money would have been saved, or at least spent elsewhere.

 

[Mellotron]

It's a ****ING BRILLIANT time to be an Albion fan. Everyone get over yourselves and stop moaning.

 

[B52]

did we actually just AGREE on something? Did you manage to quote me without calling me names

He called you twatty

 

[Birdie Boy]

He called you twatty

Grass!

 

[El Presidente]

lol, with only one decent striker having jointed us

Richard Carpenter was (a) signed before Poyet arrived and (b) was a midfield player.

That is all.

 

[pork pie]

So to answer the questions put forward in this thread, you must be a yes then, to go from the bottom end of league one to the top end of the championship with just 'one decent striker'.

I am sure our strikers appreciate your support.

Poyet did not sign Glenn Murray. Simples! In the period between him going and Mr Ulloa joining, our strikers have been at best poor, even those on loan. Or at least performed that way within our team.

 

[pork pie]

Richard Carpenter was (a) signed before Poyet arrived and (b) was a midfield player.

That is all.

Thank you for that! lol

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

We are punching above our weight if you take into consideration we have squad players who were with us in League 1. Clubs with larger budgets generally have the edge.

 

[trueblue]

It's a ****ING BRILLIANT time to be an Albion fan. Everyone get over yourselves and stop moaning.

This sums up the situation very neatly. Well said.

 

[Pavilionaire]

The harsh reality lads is that brighton and palcae are not good enough to go up and stay up.

Whereas Hull and Watford are? (25 defeats between them)