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Decent start!

Decent start!

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We played well for most of the game today but it was a soft goal to give away

However considering injuries with square pegs in round holes it’s another decent point.

We are joint 6th going jnto the first international break which given our poor transfer window, and more worrying injuries it’s a decent start.

Hopefully get some numbers back over the break.

Hopefully with the City game coming up we can respond better than the window at the end of last season.

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All Ifs and Buts I know 'but' we might well have won the games against Swansea and Forest and we'd be top . . . .
 
We've started well, with quite a few players out of position. We've got the capability to beat anyone in this league, so it's time to kick it up a gear after the international break.

For now it's time to kick back for a few days and let some of the stress the first few games has produced out. That is, when we actually manage to get out of Nottingham!
 
Thracia said:
The owner ties a hand behind our backs before we start the season, so the team has to over-perform just to stay in contention.

Credit to the lads for over-performing.
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Critical wording there 'over-perform' is incredibly seen as par by LOTS of posters on here and maybe by the owner....
 
A lot better start than I ever imagined and playing well but I still fear we will come up short like we did today when we need to kick on . We seem to just get there or there abouts then crash and burn.
 
California_PNE said:
Critical wording there 'over-perform' is incredibly seen as par by LOTS of posters on here and maybe by the owner....
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I agree - and I think it's a crucial point.

I think it may even be used as justification for our current frugal transfer policies, as in: "See? We can do fine without Hugill, Cunningham and Robinson after all - in fact, maybe we should see how well we can do without a couple of others too..."

Yet it's obvious our levels of performance would net more goals and more points (and no doubt fewer injuries) if the basic reinvestment and squad strengthening had been done right from the start.
 
Thracia said:
I agree - and I think it's a crucial point.

I think it may even be used as justification for our current frugal transfer policies, as in: "See? We can do fine without Hugill, Cunningham and Robinson after all - in fact, maybe we should see how well we can do without a couple of others too..."

Yet it's obvious our levels of performance would net more goals and more points (and no doubt fewer injuries) if the basic reinvestment and squad strengthening had been done right from the start.
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It's absolutely frightening
 
Thracia said:
I think it may even be used as justification for our current frugal transfer policies, as in: "See? We can do fine without Hugill, Cunningham and Robinson after all - in fact, maybe we should see how well we can do without a couple of others too..."
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I don't think anyone is saying that. Interesting that the players cited cost next to nowt (total < 100k?). Certainly two of the three took some time to get up to speed and we're not after that type.
Hugill was definitely available this season and I said it would have been worth it to pay him 30k/week (assuming that would have satisfied West Ham) to get him on a season long loan.
 
sussexrob said:
A lot better start than I ever imagined and playing well but I still fear we will come up short like we did today when we need to kick on . We seem to just get there or there abouts then crash and burn.
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I just think injuries are going to be the problem again . I didn't think we'd have this many so soon, so more bodies are going to have to be brought in. If they don't, a play off place is more than likely out of the question .
 
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Decimated with injuries an gain
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Anyone know how many are likely to be back after the international break?

Thinking:
Likely back - Maguire, Nugent, Fisher.
Won't be back - Moult, Earl
Don't know about these - Hughes, Clark
Any others?
 
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