durrington gull
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Not confident at all if we don't add another striker , simply not good enough to rely on Baldock supporting Hemed or Murray , we can't play Murray n Hemed together - no way
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Does no new striker signal the end of the season's hopes for you?
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Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
Hmmmmm I stick by my early season prediction: 11th-14th at best, matches our budget nicely I reckon.
No top quality pacey striker, or number 10, no top six.
Last season was a hugely positive "blip."
Unless the plan is to 1-0 the league into submission, we simply cannot compete with our strikeforce.
No top quality pacey striker, or number 10, no top six.
Last season was a hugely positive "blip."
Unless the plan is to 1-0 the league into submission, we simply cannot compete with our strikeforce.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
We will struggle a bit more than last season but play offs should still be ok
Yes. Think we should all hand in our season tickets and forget about it.
FFS.
FFS.
It's almost like our two 3-0 wins this season didn't happen.
BensGrandad
New member
We cannot get promoted just on home wins, We need draws and an occasional win away which is not looking likely.
London Irish
Well-known member
Matching last season's auto promotion bid seems impossible now given the stronger division. For sure we can make top 6, probably 12 clubs will still be in that bracket come Feb-March. But it feels like a step back
You're right. None won so far and only 20 away games left. We're ****ed.
A lack of a quality finisher with pace will mean we will finish between 5th and 8th is my guess. Elsewhere, what a fantastic squad.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
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In answer to the OP no. Hope springs eternal. Murray is more reliable than Zamora and Wilson and will continue to score. Hemed also has goals in him, as do Knocky, March, Dunk, Murphy, Stephens!, and heaven forfend Baldock. Scoring is not a problem we have had, conceding too many is. Hopefully the strengthening of defence can make the goals we will score count for more points.
FWIW I stand by my top six prediction, top two will be tough though. I'm expecting playoffs
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FWIW I stand by my top six prediction, top two will be tough though. I'm expecting playoffs
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BensGrandad
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My post was based on our two most recent away fixtures in which we were poor in the first 1 and awful in the second being completely outplayed.
Brian Fantana
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No striker = struggling for the top 6, IMHO.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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I think too 6 is still realistic but id be bloody concerned if Glen or Hemed got a nasty injury over the next few weeks. We are relying of Manu to fill in till January at least as 4th striker and valid competition of Baldock, whose not exactly flavour of the month. I am also a firm believer of not buying someone for the sake of it. I'm sure the club had targets and these targets were either unobtainable (Stephens/Knockaert), or clubs just were not willing to sell due to whatever reason. If the players are not there we will just have to reassess till January. With March coming back it does give the option of just giving Knockhart a free role to roam where ever he like, or pop knockaert and march our wide and play JS in a free role.
A few thoughts.
Hughton wanted a number 10, ala Pritchard. Personally, I think Knockaert, March or Murphy could all play that role.
Last season we signed Knockaert and Skalak in January. Pre-Knockaert we had scored 31 goals in 25 games, so 1.24 goals per game. Once Knockaert joined we scored 41 goals in 21 games, so 1.95 goals per game. After Skalak started playing it was 35 goals in 17, over 2 goals per game.
So over 46 games, you'd expect us to score more goals this season.
Knockaert scored 5 goals last season, he already has 3 this season.
Zamora and Wilson contributed 12 goals between them. I fully expect Murray score more than 12.
We've replaced Greer and Chicksen with Duffy and Pocognoli so our defence is stronger.
We've replaced Crofts with Norwood.
Of course it would be nice to have another striker in the squad but there's still plenty of goals in this team.
Hughton wanted a number 10, ala Pritchard. Personally, I think Knockaert, March or Murphy could all play that role.
Last season we signed Knockaert and Skalak in January. Pre-Knockaert we had scored 31 goals in 25 games, so 1.24 goals per game. Once Knockaert joined we scored 41 goals in 21 games, so 1.95 goals per game. After Skalak started playing it was 35 goals in 17, over 2 goals per game.
So over 46 games, you'd expect us to score more goals this season.
Knockaert scored 5 goals last season, he already has 3 this season.
Zamora and Wilson contributed 12 goals between them. I fully expect Murray score more than 12.
We've replaced Greer and Chicksen with Duffy and Pocognoli so our defence is stronger.
We've replaced Crofts with Norwood.
Of course it would be nice to have another striker in the squad but there's still plenty of goals in this team.
This is a Chris Hughton team. Do you seriously think we're going to get rolled over every away game?
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Too many teams with better squads than us this season, we won't even make the play offs at this rate. Laughable that Bloom wants top 2 but won't put the money in to get there
To think there's over 120 sheepeople club lickers who'll be the first ones pissing their panties, in November, when the reality has properly set in.
Yes.
The well proportioned lady is clearing her throat, as our season is about to be over.