Might as well give up on this season now

[Steve Foster]

The Albion have now failed to win in their last 3 games.
The euphoria of Swindon is becoming a distant memory.
The next game against another of our bogey teams Walsall will ratchet the pressure if we fail to win.

 

[bhaexpress]

The Albion have now failed to win in their last 3 games.
The euphoria of Swindon is becoming a distant memory.
The next game against another of our bogey teams Walsall will ratchet the pressure if we fail to win.

 

[Silkster365]

...unless Bloom gets his chequebook out and spends money. Proper money, not just shitty trialists from Luxembourg who have a good first touch.

No wideman.
No no pace.
No much talked about "20 goal a season striker"

But most alarmingly of all today, we showed NO strength in depth.

Our subs bench:

Cook, Baz, Battipiedi, Hart, Holroyd, Walker.

What a shambles of a bench. We never looked like scoring, and had NOTHING on the bench to change things. Two suspensions and we're down to the bare bones. We ordinarily would have played 5 in midfield with Glenn up top away from home against a better team like Sheffield, but we were handicapped into playing Barnes as the only other midfielders are unproven argies plucked from a Ryman's league equivalent who can't even speak the language.

No signings, no hope of play-offs. Simple as that. If we haven't got the signings in in ten days time, then to be honest, there's every chance we'll be battling against relegation rather than promotion.

Pretty football is great, and we're clearly a much more entertaining side now, but it's pointless if we haven't got the squad to back it up.

Remember Sparrow, Greer and Brezovan are out at the moment. With those back the bench would end up being a lot stronger

 

[empire]

suggest to read what gus has been saying the last 4 weeks,he knows,yes knows,he needs 4 more players,in gus we trust

 

[Hotchilidog]

This thread is utterly remarkable, why have a reaction when you can have an overreaction instead.

It is well known to everyone at the club and on this board that squad still requires strengthening if we are to push for the playoffs this season, so why the great surprise and outpourings of despair to our start. Quite frankly if Sparrow and Greer hadn't had two rushes of blood to the head in recent games we would probably have three more points than we have now (2 v rochdale and 1 yesterday).

The OP makes a valid point that the bench yesterday was not particularly strong, but it is not as if TB and GP are unaware of this as they are currently involved in the difficult search for new players. But to effectively throw up his hands and give up after three games seems a tad excessive to me.

At this level proven, quality, and experienced players are hard to come by and a lot of work has to be done to secure their services, in the end you have to take what you can get and get on with it.

Despite the lack of depth in the squad, I feel we are still a stronger unit than the one that began last season and we are certainly playing better football. I wasn't at the game but it didn't sound like we played too badly although maybe the bias of the commentary team painted a rosier picture than was indeed the case.

It is clear that we need a new forward and I trust Poyet and Bloom will eventually get their man.

 

[Holloway Seagull]

Battipiedi and Baz both looked comfortable on the ball and passed it well considering it is very early days in their introduction to English football. Barnes was certainly the main disappointment: if we're going to go for five across midfield, let's use a midfield player there rather than a striker. He didn't have enough pace or guile and, I suspect, will be the one looking over his shoulder waiting to lose his place in the side. Kish is our class act but he can't do it on his own: let's face it, if Sparrow hadn't had his moment of madness at Northampton, he'd have been playing and it all might have been different. That said, Gary Teale was immense for Wednesday and caused us all sorts of problems.

 

[bhaexpress]

This thread is utterly remarkable, why have a reaction when you can have an overreaction instead.

It is well known to everyone at the club and on this board that squad still requires strengthening if we are to push for the playoffs this season, so why the great surprise and outpourings of despair to our start. Quite frankly if Sparrow and Greer hadn't had two rushes of blood to the head in recent games we would probably have three more points than we have now (2 v rochdale and 1 yesterday).

The OP makes a valid point that the bench yesterday was not particularly strong, but it is not as if TB and GP are unaware of this as they are currently involved in the difficult search for new players. But to effectively throw up his hands and give up after three games seems a tad excessive to me.

At this level proven, quality, and experienced players are hard to come by and a lot of work has to be done to secure their services, in the end you have to take what you can get and get on with it.

Despite the lack of depth in the squad, I feel we are still a stronger unit than the one that began last season and we are certainly playing better football. I wasn't at the game but it didn't sound like we played too badly although maybe the bias of the commentary team painted a rosier picture than was indeed the case.

It is clear that we need a new forward and I trust Poyet and Bloom will eventually get their man.

The OP does this all season long, it's an early start even for him though.

 

[Acker79]

But most alarmingly of all today, we showed NO strength in depth.

Two suspensions and we're down to the bare bones.

Two suspensions, plus two injuries. That's four players out from the spine of the team.

Put Brezovan, Greer, Navarro and Sparrow into the team, that means Ankergren, El Abd, Smith and Dicker drop to the bench.

Suddenly, our bench isn't so weak.

You need to remember our first choice spine is out, so our team is the second choice spine, which is still pretty damn good, the bench then becomes our third choice spine.

For a third choice spine, there is nothing wrong with that bench.

 

[sir albion]

Bloom was on the train home with all the fans.

Fairplay to him and i hope one day i can buy him a drink,he's my albion legend

 

[sir albion]

Two suspensions, plus two injuries. That's four players out from the spine of the team.

Put Brezovan, Greer, Navarro and Sparrow into the team, that means Ankergren, El Abd, Smith and Dicker drop to the bench.

Suddenly, our bench isn't so weak.

You need to remember our first choice spine is out, so our team is the second choice spine, which is still pretty damn good, the bench then becomes our third choice spine.

For a third choice spine, there is nothing wrong with that bench.

strikers

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I have been saying for weeks that our basic first choice XI is good enough but the squad back up isnt. We need 3or 4 players that can offer something coming off of the bench. At the moment we havent got 1.

So has Gus.

 

[sir albion]

Remember Sparrow, Greer and Brezovan are out at the moment. With those back the bench would end up being a lot stronger

and navarro

 

[Finchley Seagull]

We could have been playing Worthing for all I care - the point remains that your not going to get anywhere in this league with a subs bench of Cook, Baz, Battipiedi, Hart, Holroyd, and Walker.

There's no plan B. As soon as we conceded today, we never looked like getting back into it, and couldn't do anything to change that, as there's no options in the squad.

With Greer, Brezovan and Sparrow back, that bench then probably includes one of the keepers, El Abd and Barnes. We have also lost one of our best players to injury and are looking to replace him. I honestly don't understand the negativity. We matched a physical Wednesday side and a draw would not have flattered us. We have four points from three games. Compare our team to the start of last season and I think you will realise how ridiculous it is to suggest we might be relegation candidates.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

This thread is utterly remarkable, why have a reaction when you can have an overreaction instead.

It is well known to everyone at the club and on this board that squad still requires strengthening if we are to push for the playoffs this season, so why the great surprise and outpourings of despair to our start. Quite frankly if Sparrow and Greer hadn't had two rushes of blood to the head in recent games we would probably have three more points than we have now (2 v rochdale and 1 yesterday).

The OP makes a valid point that the bench yesterday was not particularly strong, but it is not as if TB and GP are unaware of this as they are currently involved in the difficult search for new players. But to effectively throw up his hands and give up after three games seems a tad excessive to me.

At this level proven, quality, and experienced players are hard to come by and a lot of work has to be done to secure their services, in the end you have to take what you can get and get on with it.

Despite the lack of depth in the squad, I feel we are still a stronger unit than the one that began last season and we are certainly playing better football. I wasn't at the game but it didn't sound like we played too badly although maybe the bias of the commentary team painted a rosier picture than was indeed the case.

It is clear that we need a new forward and I trust Poyet and Bloom will eventually get their man.

Nailed on. Exactly.

But perhaps you're missing the point. Withdean Wander's post count is in direct relation to the failings of the team. If we do well, his post count falls. If we do badly (or badly in his eyes) the post count goes up. This guy is never happier than when BHA are struggling. WW and the other NSC blue bottles (such as Steve Foster) can always be found swarming at the first whiff of sh1t.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

The Albion have now failed to win in their last 3 games.
The euphoria of Swindon is becoming a distant memory.
The next game against another of our bogey teams Walsall will ratchet the pressure if we fail to win.

You really are a miserable sod aren't you? The reserve team lost at Northampton, in a game where we clearly weren't bothered. In the Rochdale game, they were wrongly awarded a penalty but even with 10 men we dominated and should have won. As for yesterday, we were undone by a crap refereeing performance as Wednesday should have had at least one man sent off and we should have had at least one penalty. But don't let that stop you being miserable. The sad thing is for a supposed fan you seem to enjoy us losing to prove your views right.

 

[The Terminator]

i wernt at the game 2day but im guessing that baz did'nt impress ?
the aberdean game he looked very promising

 

[Acker79]

strikers

But that isn't new. That hasn't changed since pre-season, and Gus ad Tony are trying to address it.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

This guy is never happier than when BHA are struggling. .

Is that right?
Yeah, course it is, I made the trip up to Sheffield yesterday hoping we'd lose, didn't I? Spending my time and money supporting Sheffield Wednesday? Yeah, that's the one.


Tony Bloom is great. He's funded a brilliant stadium. But he's also said he wants promotion. If he's going to get that, he has to spend, and Gus needs to find the players - resorting to random trialists at this late stage seems a little desperate to be honest.

If we don't sign the players then we're not going up - it's as simple as that. So it's all down to them to stop this season being nothing but an attractive to watch anti-climax.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

We are badly missing Navarro. All those people who said they were happier with Dicker in the team ahead of Navarro are being proved wrong

 

[Finchley Seagull]

We are badly missing Navarro. All those people who said they were happier with Dicker in the team ahead of Navarro is being proved wrong

I agree. I thought the full backs looked more exposed yesterday without Navaroo coming across to cover. We do really miss him. Anyone who thinks Dicker is a direct replacement for Navarro in that team doesn't go to games often.