Worried vs. Not worried

[Kosh]

So here we are, not long to go until the dawn of the new season is upon us... So given the squad, given the interest in our players, given the injuries and our opening run of fixtures are you worried we can succeed this year? Or not worried and positive we can challenge for the PO and promotion picture.

I say this with the following in mind, that we retain at least three of the four 'stars' and that we bring in 2 more players of proven quality. Do you believe that this will be enough or nay?

What say you?

 

[indy3050]

So here we are, not long to go until the dawn of the new season is upon us... So given the squad, given the interest in our players, given the injuries and our opening run of fixtures are you worried we can succeed this year? Or not worried and positive we can challenge for the PO and promotion picture.

I say this with the following in mind, that we retain at least three of the four 'stars' and that we bring in 2 more players of proven quality. Do you believe that this will be enough or nay?

What say you?

Stay as we are and top six is pretty much nailed on. Buy a decent striker to compliment Murray/Hemed and top two is realistic.

 

[lawros left foot]

I'm more worried you haven't signed 'Kosh' at the bottom of your post.

 

[Kosh]

I'm more worried you haven't signed 'Kosh' at the bottom of your post.

That was during the third age of Kosh, this is the fourth. Kind of like the iPhone 5s, just less clunky and, dare I say, better... Ahem.

 

[Kosh]

Yes, I've voted worried.

Why Kdogg? For the love of God why?

Well, brace yourselves.

I think we were a wee bit lucky last season, this combined with Bong, Lua-Lua, March et al starting the season like greased Cougars. This year I think we'll start slow, fail to build momentum early and fall short. And this even if we retain the current crop and even add to it. The additions won't gel/arrive until Jan... nah I'm worried.

We've stood still for too long this year... I mean to expect Bruno to match last season hmmmm it's going to be tough out there... No surprises this time around, they'll be up at our throats from day one.

 

[Da Man Clay]

I'm not sure a team who ended up decimated by injuries to some of our best players for the 2nd quarter of the season can be defined as lucky. Especially as 2 of them never came back the same and 1 never can back at all. The only thing that concerns me is how long we have to deal with how short we are at CB. Keep the rest of the side together and get Goldson back in the next few weeks and we are a much better side than started last season. Get a striker and another midfield and we're pretty much unplayable.

 

[spence]

I'm more worried you haven't signed 'Kosh' at the bottom of your post.

More like Nosh

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

I'm always worried

 

[AmexRuislip]

That was during the third age of Kosh, this is the fourth. Kind of like the iPhone 5s, just less clunky and, dare I say, better... Ahem.

If that's the case, I hope you don't fit in people's pockets and then suddenly explode

 

[Kosh]

I'm not sure a team who ended up decimated by injuries to our best players for the 2nd quarter of the season can be defined as lucky. Especially as 2 of them never came back the same and 1 never can back at all. The only thing that concerns me is how long we have to deal with how short we are at CB. Keep the rest of the side together and get Goldson back in the next few weeks and we are a much better side than started last season. Get a striker and another midfield and we're pretty much unplayable.

Naturally I was delighted by our early season form last time around, but we did get the benefit of multiple 1 goal victories early on. Granted we also lost points late in other games as the season progressed, but our early season form generated belief and a fortress mentality. Lose to Derby and, well, it could be difficult to repeat last years early sparkling form...

I hope I'm wrong.

It's a long season, I just don't feel this is going to be ours... Again.

 

[Hillian1]

As long as I get to have a day/evening out on the beer with mates, sing a bit, shout at the referee and forget about everyday woes for a few hours then all is well.

Of course getting to the top table would be just the cherry on top, but hey, that's not what it's all about for me and never had been.

Just sit back, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

It has always been thus.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

That was during the third age of Kosh, this is the fourth. Kind of like the iPhone 5s, just less clunky and, dare I say, better... Ahem.

A phone that might just fit in your pocket nook should it be required to do so peut-être?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Always a positive to do better the next season, make better the short falls of the previous season.
Score more goals and less draws.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Would have liked to have a full squad in place to start the season but I guess that is easier said than done. Trouble is , as last season showed every point and even goal counts so we need as strong a squad as possible from the off.

 

[Kosh]

A phone that might just fit in your pocket nook should it be required to do so peut-être?

Ah... In the evening of my life, on the staircase to the day.

 

[Kosh]

More like Nosh

Yeah good one Spence.

 

[fat old seagull]

Not worried, I think Team Amex have their fingers on the pulse. And fully expect some good transfer news soon. Have to say though I'm not sure that Murray will improve the team. He's not impressed me to date...but hope I'm wrong.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Yes, I've voted worried.

Why Kdogg? For the love of God why?

Well, brace yourselves.

I think we were a wee bit lucky last season, this combined with Bong, Lua-Lua, March et al starting the season like greased Cougars. This year I think we'll start slow, fail to build momentum early and fall short. And this even if we retain the current crop and even add to it. The additions won't gel/arrive until Jan... nah I'm worried.

We've stood still for too long this year... I mean to expect Bruno to match last season hmmmm it's going to be tough out there... No surprises this time around, they'll be up at our throats from day one.

This has to be one of the most ridiculous posts ever.

We failed to go up with the most points in 20 years. 89 points. 89 points. That is almost two points a game.

We also had a massive injury list over Christmas, which cost us promotion and led to our only bad run of the season. Once we got our full team together we won 13 of our last 20 games.

I'm not saying we won't start slowly, we have a tough start, but don't make up lies about last season to justify it.

We were horrendously unlucky not to go up. Also, you mention Bong and LuaLua starting the season so well. Surely we were unlucky that they got injured when playing well rather than lucky that they played well. March started the season very slowly and then had a great run, again followed by injury.

And, as if that wasn't enough, we had an awful decision in our decisive game when we'd just got back in it. Then, having had to settle for the play offs, we lost four (yes four) players to injury in the first leg of the play offs. And then, when absolutely dominant and back in the game in the second leg, we conceded a goal to an absolutely blatant foul.

Those are the facts. Now tell me exactly how that can be lucky.

 

[Icy Gull]

Not worried, I think Team Amex have their fingers on the pulse. And fully expect some good transfer news soon. Have to say though I'm not sure that Murray will improve the team. He's not impressed me to date...but hope I'm wrong.

So they have their finger in the pulse but have spent three years chasing a player you don't rate?

You trusting man you

I am worried, we are light at CB, we have had plenty of time to sort that out. Not that efficient of the recruitment team IMO.

We are light up front, we need pace, guile and a goal poacher to play off the lummoxes wink

The good thing is that we have two players up front who can profit big time form crosses from Skalak and Knocky (assuming he stays..)

Not forgetting we may lose a couple of our best players

Not sure what's to get too excited about at the moment tbh

PS I love Murray, the above comments about him are just tongue in cheek

 

[indy3050]

As long as I get to have a day/evening out on the beer with mates, sing a bit, shout at the referee and forget about everyday woes for a few hours then all is well.

Of course getting to the top table would be just the cherry on top, but hey, that's not what it's all about for me and never had been.

Just sit back, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

It has always been thus.

This! I love going to the football but at the end of the day, A few hours in the pub with my oldest mates followed by a bit of shouting **** at the ref at the top of my voice is pretty much why I love Saturday's. The previous 6 days are but a distant memory until the morning....