Must admit I'd be disappointed if we don't invest in a quality striker, given our incoming wealth, but we may have enough with what we've got? Possibly? We shall find out.
Best to get the biggest threats over with nice and early 🙂
Excitement
Must admit I'd be disappointed if we don't invest in a quality striker, given our incoming wealth, but we may have enough with what we've got? Possibly? We shall find out.
Best to get the biggest threats over with nice and early 🙂
More nervous as this will hopefully be our best chance for years.
Oh my God that sounds like England and the World Cup !!! Having said that they did get to the semi final so Play Offs as a minimum.
Yes, I'm not a fan of Majorca either.
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Not really excited. Can't see any reason to be more excited than previous seasons.
We have lost two key players since Christmas in Hugill and Cunningham and replaced neither of them.
Behind them all the way? Yes!
Excited? Buy a decent striker and I might be.
We have lost two key players since Christmas in Hugill and Cunningham and replaced neither of them.
Behind them all the way? Yes!
Excited? Buy a decent striker and I might be.
Jesus christ - how miserable are you? Some would think we had just got relegated last season the way you talk you miserable sod. 'Replaced them with unknowns.' Our squad is full of unknowns - yet we managed to do really well last season and every season in the championship. Come on - cheer up!
I don't really know why people look at fixtures and think 'oh that's a tough start.' Every game in the championship is tough. From QPR to Stoke and Rothertham to Swansea. There are no easy games.
Fixtures released is a non-event for me - end of the day we play each other twice in a season home and away. It's as simple as that.
Please explain how we have a weaker squad. We lost our best left back yes - but what else have we lost?
We replaced Hugill with Moult even before he left and Cunningham's replacement is Earl who was already in place as well. Sure Moult is a slightly different player to Hugill and Earl is not as experienced as Cunningham but you only get experience by playing. But, as I pointed out previously, Browne, Barkhuizen, Harrop and Maguire are all going to be more experienced than last season at this level and rested. Frankly I think the ways the squad has been enhanced by experience rather than augmented by acquisitions - though I have high immediate hopes for Ledson - are what will count when the season starts.
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Very excited. Confident of at least a top 10 finish and if Maguire can play to his peak for a large portion of the season banging in 20+ goals then a top 2 finish could be on.
It's a massive opportunity coming up.
It's a massive opportunity coming up.
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Is nobody the least bit worried that when Maguire came up against bigger more athletic centre halves towards the end of last season he struggled!
Needs someone strong creating space for him. Sign a bloody striker!
Needs someone strong creating space for him. Sign a bloody striker!
No - and even if people were worried Neil isn't going to change his system just so he can play another striker. He needs to trust his system. He got us to 7th with it that season and providing all our defenders don't get injured at the same time and our best forward is out for 4 months I am confident he will take us one step further this season.
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Absolutely no concerns whatsoever. Maguire played and scored against lots of good teams and defenders and will be even better this season.
The lad is a natural.
The 4-2-3-1 worked well, hopefully it will again.
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Robinson, Moult, Burke & Browne are all capable of scoring 10+ goals, so I wouldn’t worry too much.
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My concern is that against the better teams you need to be able to change things. I don’t think we currently have that option.
Don’t worry about the opposition, mate. Let them worry about us. We’re a far better team than most of us give them credit for. This season will be another year of these players playing together and building up a greater understanding.
We'll be reet.
Got to be positive from Day One. Being negative from Day One only holds you back and forces you into an eternal 9 months of playing catch up.
We've nowt to fear but teams will privately fear us.
Got to be positive from Day One. Being negative from Day One only holds you back and forces you into an eternal 9 months of playing catch up.
We've nowt to fear but teams will privately fear us.
Moult would not score ten goals in AFC Fyldes league (no disrespect intended) never mind the championship !!!!