BensGrandad
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deleted sorry didnt see the other thread about Southampton game.
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I agree that confidence was an issue, but I don't think he helped the cause there. In taking a side that had showed they were good enough to play really well against Leeds and Ipswich, and setting them up at places like Rotherham and Wigan to sit back and try not to lose, was pretty much telling them that they WERE shit. He should have been telling them they were great, and to go and attack those teams.
All will pan out over the next couple of months. Recruitment is the key of course. Good players win football matches. Winning teams grow. It's really that simple.
BensGrandad
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They were both 6 pointers and we had to try to avoid defeat. Luckily things went our way.
Oh well thanks a lot. I had managed to erase Rotherham from my mind. Cheers.
We lost both games BG.
BensGrandad
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Granted but he didnt know that prior to kick off so had to plan to TRY to avoid that scenario. Fortunately other results went our way at the end.
Machiavelli
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Hughton actually inherited a team that was going through an upturn, courtesy of Nathan. His first month or two was encouraging; it was what followed that which wasn't. Here, I'm not just referring to the results, but also the paucity of goals at either end but especially ours (how many did we manage in the last ten games?), the number of decent chances created, and the number of our players that made it into the opposition penalty area and, at times, half of the pitch. So it seems as though Hughton's brief spell here replicates both his attacking days at Birmingham and Newcastle, and negative borefests of Norwich.
What will happen next season?
What will happen next season?
Finchley Seagull
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If this pre season has shown anything surely it is that nobody has an inside track. Yes, Maenppa was predicted but Rosenior, Hemed and Bong weren't predicted until about an hour before they happened.
Finchley Seagull
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In fairness, losing Baldock and, to a lesser extent, March left us very short of attacking players. We were terrible over the last month of the season but there were clear reasons for this. Hopefully the fans give Hughton a clean slate now he's been able to bring in a couple of players and work with the players over a pre season.
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Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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Thanks for the update mate
Any saying 'embargoed until X.30pm'?
HantsSeagull
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Ok I am in the bed wetting camp by nature. I admit it. BUT one month til the first game of the season, 3 weeks until our last friendly ( I think) - it's all creeping up and we haven't (IMHO) made nearly enough signings. Especially in the goal scoring dept.
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BensGrandad
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He has been mentioned recently.
Decent player can play full back and wide but, if rumours are to be believed, we have made enquiries about Marshall and possibly this guy. Shouldn't we be a little further down the line than enquiries with 3 weeks to go and this and striker being absolutely key positions. Good start to recruitment but the important bit is still to come and it needs to be sooner
Exactly, give the bloke a chance. Last season he kept us up, in spite of what he had inherited.
It wasn't great, but it got the job done.
He needs to be judged come November/December, not July.