| With this squad... 08:56 - Aug 10 with 1461 views | NorthstaNder |
...does anyone think we would do ok* in the championship, with a couple or three additions?
* By ok I mean avoid relegation! |  | | |  |
| With this squad... on 08:59 - Aug 10 with 1441 views | BlueBadger |
Given that it's essentially the same squad that was relegated without a whimper last season, probably not, at present. |  |
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| With this squad... on 09:01 - Aug 10 with 1432 views | Pecker |
| With this squad... on 08:59 - Aug 10 by BlueBadger |
Given that it's essentially the same squad that was relegated without a whimper last season, probably not, at present. |
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| With this squad... on 09:04 - Aug 10 with 1410 views | factual_blue |
| With this squad... on 08:59 - Aug 10 by BlueBadger |
Given that it's essentially the same squad that was relegated without a whimper last season, probably not, at present. |
138 points and 46 goals |  |
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| With this squad... on 09:05 - Aug 10 with 1406 views | Pendejo |
| With this squad... on 08:59 - Aug 10 by BlueBadger |
Given that it's essentially the same squad that was relegated without a whimper last season, probably not, at present. |
Disagree on principle that last season;-
Woolfie did really well then was sent out on loan
Norwood
"full" season of Judge
But I think we'd have a better idea come December as not many of us have actually seen this side in the flesh yet. |  |
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| With this squad... on 09:16 - Aug 10 with 1348 views | brogansnose |
Difficult one really and perhaps a bit too early , we've been saying this all pre-season but the defence needs to be better and we can't just rely on Norwood. Certainly I would hope thaat over the course of the season the team would get a much better understanding of each other and some of the young guns develop which would stand us in good stead should we get promoted. Building confidence after last season is key but at times last week at Burton some players looked like they'd found their level and I can't get beyond the thought that if we'd have still been in the Championship we may well have been on the wrong end of things.
Like I say, early days and I'm hopefull we will come together and develop into a sustainable good side. |  | | |
| With this squad... on 09:24 - Aug 10 with 1318 views | Naylorsboots |
Not a chance. Way to weak. We may yet struggle in this league. Too early to tell. |  | | |
| Its system and players on 09:54 - Aug 10 with 1250 views | unstableblue |
As a club we had let our system massively decline... Lambert tried to resuscitate it last term... and in our run of 1-1 draws we looked Championship class.. but I think we lacked finishers.
Lambert;s had a pre-season, and has a midfield that is definitely worthy of the championship - Downes is the real mccoy for example.
But our defence it too weak, and we'd need one more striker. I do believe in Norwood, even at a higher level. |  |
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| With this squad... on 10:22 - Aug 10 with 1168 views | ActionMan |
No. We'd be relegated again sadly - last season wasn't a fluke we were the worst team by some stretch and we've signed no Championship standard players since. We couldn't defend last season and we couldn't score, and our best player from last season just signed for Huddersfield.
I fully expect us to go back down if we are promoted as Evans has no intention of spending the kind of money you need to maintain your position in that league now. It may make us more salable but he'd have to sell for half the cost he bought it for and write off the debt before anyone would look twice at buying it. |  | | |
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| With this squad... on 10:26 - Aug 10 with 1144 views | unstableblue |
| With this squad... on 10:22 - Aug 10 by ActionMan |
No. We'd be relegated again sadly - last season wasn't a fluke we were the worst team by some stretch and we've signed no Championship standard players since. We couldn't defend last season and we couldn't score, and our best player from last season just signed for Huddersfield.
I fully expect us to go back down if we are promoted as Evans has no intention of spending the kind of money you need to maintain your position in that league now. It may make us more salable but he'd have to sell for half the cost he bought it for and write off the debt before anyone would look twice at buying it. |
Don't fully agree, in our run of 1-1 games we looked on a par with any team, even the more expensively squaded upper table teams.
It was the lack of a real finisher that cost us, and Lambert has to shoulder some responsibility for Keane and Quaner (albeit Keane was a good hold up player, and was also injured)
As stated our midfield is championship quality, with Downes coming of age and Huws seemingly fit.
Plus our system of play is improving following the McCarthy insular approach and Hurst's naivety. | |
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| With this squad... on 10:26 - Aug 10 with 1145 views | pointofblue |
I think we’d put up more of a fight but still go down - we’d have have to address both the defence and attack if we did go up, replacing Wilson in particular. I have to wonder if Chambers and Skuse would be up for the rigours of a Championship campaign one year on as well. |  |
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| With this squad... on 11:00 - Aug 10 with 1080 views | Radlett_blue |
| With this squad... on 10:26 - Aug 10 by pointofblue |
I think we’d put up more of a fight but still go down - we’d have have to address both the defence and attack if we did go up, replacing Wilson in particular. I have to wonder if Chambers and Skuse would be up for the rigours of a Championship campaign one year on as well. |
The plus is that, if we did go up, plenty of our young players would have done well & developed. We would still need some decent signings though & Evans isn't willing to finance a squad better than bottom half of the 2nd tier. |  |
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| With this squad... on 12:00 - Aug 10 with 1028 views | monty_radio |
| With this squad... on 11:00 - Aug 10 by Radlett_blue |
The plus is that, if we did go up, plenty of our young players would have done well & developed. We would still need some decent signings though & Evans isn't willing to finance a squad better than bottom half of the 2nd tier. |
Though young players doing well over a full season = sales which might not be replaced, and almost certainly, not replaced well enough.
Made me sad typing that: basically a "We're doomed, Mainwaring" scenario. | |
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| With this squad... on 12:11 - Aug 10 with 1002 views | Radlett_blue |
| With this squad... on 12:00 - Aug 10 by monty_radio |
Though young players doing well over a full season = sales which might not be replaced, and almost certainly, not replaced well enough.
Made me sad typing that: basically a "We're doomed, Mainwaring" scenario. |
So, let's just (hopefully) enjoy winning a few games and maybe getting promoted. Then we can fret over whether the squad will be good enough to keep us in the 2nd tier. | |
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