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truenorthender

truenorthender

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Well we are 5 games in and it's looking like the whingebags are 5 game's away from being confirmed as big whingey whingersons(was told by the true footballing minds to wait untill 10 games have passed)
You might need to stop being so whingey in the future.

1team hasn't movedLeeds5410813
2team has moved upCharlton5320411
3team has moved downSwansea4310410
4team has moved upBristol City5311310
5team has moved downFulham530259
6team has moved upPreston530249
 
Our next five league games include three away days, at Forest, Birmingham and Middlesbrough .. all middlin' clubs we need to get points from, and two home fixtures, Brentford and Bristol C. Good points from that lot and I predict the missing thousands will begin creeping back. A good run in the Football League {and Premier league] Cup will also help.
 
Yes this is a good start - I said before the season that if we could find ourselves in or around the play-off positions after the season started to settle down then really for the first time with AN we could see how we would fare if we could think from early on in terms of being a play-off chasing side instead of one struggling to catch up. We have already suffered a grievous injury blow in the loss of Moult and at a more general level the side still seems to sit back at times when it should really go for it - the first 20 minutes of the second half against Stoke are an example, if our opponents had not missed that chance at 60 minutes that might have been quite a different game. The other main concern at the player level is the persistent poor form of Browne - though with DJ playing so well in that more forward midfield position the effect on the team as a whole is not as grievous as it might have been. It is also worth pointing out that neither Bodin nor Potts yet seem to have reached full match fitness and that we still do not know what impact Nugent will have - I have a sneak feeling it might be quite substantial.
On the plus side then apart from Johnson Pearson is playing consistently though in maybe just a slightly more restrained fashion but with Moult now out for the season the player whose form is possibly the biggest bonus is Maguire - playing from the left with the ability to run at the opposition or get right up into central scoring positions he is thriving. Frankly we are barely missing the player who previously filled that role - Robinson - at all. Sure Maguire can play upfront but given how he is doing in that left-sided role we perhaps need to think in terms of using Stockley and when he is fit Nugent as the main upfront options with Maguire and Harrop as the nicely contrasting options for the left. My tip for the player who is yet to feature but who may make an impact when they do - Ledson.
 
And it wasn't as if we were battered in the games we lost either. Swans we could have scored at least 3 by half time and certainly come away with at least a draw and millwall was just first game calibration.
 
Marcus said:
And it wasn't as if we were battered in the games we lost either. Swans we could have scored at least 3 by half time and certainly come away with at least a draw and millwall was just first game calibration.
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63% possession at Milwall.

Bossed first half at Swansea

Joint top scorers in the division.

Fact is we were not far off winning all 5.
 
I'm quietly confident we can achieve a play off place but the out for the season injury to Moult and Nugent's unknown status means we need another striker (at the least). With these new rules in line with the premier league, does anyone know what the position on loans is etc ?
 
It’s a promising start considering the already mounting injury worries, table usually starts to settle down around 12 game mark, although the real business doesn’t start till after Xmas it would be nice to stay in a healthy position, still praying the lack of cover at full back doesn’t cost us dearly
 
Lets hope that its a dream return... lets hope David can bang loads in and give us that little extra.

As the manager states we don't have to be gung ho.... we need to win games.

The big German was a loss yesterday when he went off … hope the lads ok!
 
I'm cautiously optimistic. We've beat a decent side in Wednesday, Alex Neil is showing some great tactical nouse thus far.

That said, we're very short at full back and an injury or suspension for Fisher or Rafferty could be a disaster. Equally, if Bauer is out, we look vulnerable to big strikers again.
 
The biggest cloud on the horizon is not the quality of the opposition.
The biggest cloud on the horizon is not the quality of the refs. ( Stoke comes to mind for some reason!)
The biggest cloud on the horizon is not progress with the training facilities.
Nor is it the relatively small sums payed out for transfers.

The biggest cloud on the horizon is definitely the injury to Moult. Was it just a pure accident or was his Cruciate primed and ready to go?
With injuries to TC and to our left back and potential injury of Bauer (why sub him otherwise?) We could easily reach a stage where we are putting square pegs in round holes to cover.

Ligaments again? In each of the last two seasons we have lost several players for many crucial games due to ligament damage. If it happens again one must question how Independant last seasons Independant assessment was.
 
We've had a good start. Slightly concerned about the lack of goals from open play but it's fine as long as we keep scoring goals.

Losing one or two key players could turn this season into a relegation battle though, it's a precarious situation with everyone scrapping for it with good teams this season. If we can stay around the top 6 until January then ideally we make two or three top signings to push us forw-ahahaha I can't even say that with a straight face.
 
HunterLionheart said:
I'm cautiously optimistic. We've beat a decent side in Wednesday, Alex Neil is showing some great tactical nouse thus far.

That said, we're very short at full back and an injury or suspension for Fisher or Rafferty could be a disaster. Equally, if Bauer is out, we look vulnerable to big strikers again.
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I bet every team dreads losing the number 1 pick for that position in their team tho. Bigger teams will have better cover but still fear that
 
Garden Gnome said:
The biggest cloud on the horizon is definitely the injury to Moult. Was it just a pure accident or was his Cruciate primed and ready to go?
With injuries to TC and to our left back and potential injury of Bauer (why sub him otherwise?) We could easily reach a stage where we are putting square pegs in round holes to cover.

Ligaments again? In each of the last two seasons we have lost several players for many crucial games due to ligament damage. If it happens again one must question how Independant last seasons Independant assessment was.
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I was wondering the other day whether it’s our preparation that is linked our injuries for the 2nd season running. Hughes, Moult, Nugent, Clarke, Bauer, even Earl after pre season with us. 6 players already and we’re only 6 games in. Must be more to it than just coincidence again
 
LancasterRed said:
We've had a good start. Slightly concerned about the lack of goals from open play but it's fine as long as we keep scoring goals.

Losing one or two key players could turn this season into a relegation battle though, it's a precarious situation with everyone scrapping for it with good teams this season. If we can stay around the top 6 until January then ideally we make two or three top signings to push us forw-ahahaha I can't even say that with a straight face.
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It could do but it won't. Personally I think the league is a lot weaker then it has been in previous season. Cardiff and Huddersfield aren't bring much quality to the division. 4th. 5th and 6th place are all up for grabs this season. There are three stand out teams for me - Leeds, Fulham and West Brom. Who will else will finish in the play offs is anyone's guess. Teams like Derby, Birmingham, Middlesbrough etc are also much weaker.
 
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