Dr Gloom 21299 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 ok, a squad of 30, but i count at least 13 with little to no experience (in bold below). injuries to say 3 or 4 key players will leave us looking stretched. promotion is no certainty, despite the good start. yesterday's performance was evidence that we won't walk the division as some are predicting. a valuable win, yes. but apart from the first 20 minutes, we never controlled the game 1 Flag of England GK Steve Harper 2 Flag of Argentina DF Fabricio Coloccini 3 Flag of Spain DF José Enrique 4 Flag of England MF Kevin Nolan 7 Flag of England MF Joey Barton 8 Flag of England MF Danny Guthrie 11 Flag of Denmark FW Peter Løvenkrands 12 Flag of England DF Danny Simpson (on loan from Manchester United) 16 Flag of England MF Ryan Taylor 17 Flag of England MF Alan Smith (vice-captain) 18 Flag of Argentina MF Jonás Gutiérrez 20 Flag of Cameroon MF Geremi 22 Flag of England MF Nicky Butt (captain) 23 Flag of England FW Shola Ameobi 24 Flag of England FW Andy Carroll 25 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Kazenga LuaLua 26 Flag of the Netherlands GK Tim Krul 27 Flag of England DF Steven Taylor 28 Flag of Hungary DF Tamás Kádár 30 Flag of England FW Nile Ranger 31 Flag of the Netherlands FW Frank Wiafe Danquah 32 Flag of France MF Wesley Ngo Baheng 33 Flag of Sweden GK Ole Söderberg 35 Flag of England DF Ben Tozer 37 Flag of Ireland DF Callum Morris 42 Flag of England FW Ryan Donaldson 43 Flag of England MF Jonny Godsmark 45 Flag of England DF Darren Lough 46 Flag of Slovenia MF Haris Vučkić 47 Flag of Scotland MF Bradden Inman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 164 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 ok, a squad of 30, but i count at least 13 with little to no experience (in bold below). injuries to say 3 or 4 key players will leave us looking stretched. promotion is no certainty, despite the good start. yesterday's performance was evidence that we won't walk the division as some are predicting. a valuable win, yes. but apart from the first 20 minutes, we never controlled the game 1 Flag of England GK Steve Harper 2 Flag of Argentina DF Fabricio Coloccini 3 Flag of Spain DF José Enrique 4 Flag of England MF Kevin Nolan 7 Flag of England MF Joey Barton 8 Flag of England MF Danny Guthrie 11 Flag of Denmark FW Peter Løvenkrands 12 Flag of England DF Danny Simpson (on loan from Manchester United) 16 Flag of England MF Ryan Taylor 17 Flag of England MF Alan Smith (vice-captain) 18 Flag of Argentina MF Jonás Gutiérrez 20 Flag of Cameroon MF Geremi 22 Flag of England MF Nicky Butt (captain) 23 Flag of England FW Shola Ameobi 24 Flag of England FW Andy Carroll 25 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Kazenga LuaLua 26 Flag of the Netherlands GK Tim Krul 27 Flag of England DF Steven Taylor 28 Flag of Hungary DF Tamás Kádár 30 Flag of England FW Nile Ranger 31 Flag of the Netherlands FW Frank Wiafe Danquah 32 Flag of France MF Wesley Ngo Baheng 33 Flag of Sweden GK Ole Söderberg 35 Flag of England DF Ben Tozer 37 Flag of Ireland DF Callum Morris 42 Flag of England FW Ryan Donaldson 43 Flag of England MF Jonny Godsmark 45 Flag of England DF Darren Lough 46 Flag of Slovenia MF Haris Vučkić 47 Flag of Scotland MF Bradden Inman only thing i would add to that is we have fuck all (experienced) cover at the back. a couple of injuries/suspensions will leave us in DEEP shit defensively!! I think playing the numbers game is slightly misleading as we've got loads of midfielders, a credible no. of strikers, but few defenders. heard a rumour were getting Leon Cort on loan tho so that'll help out there (if it actually happens that is). still need a LB as well IMO (as cover for Enrique). But, While it lasts, i shall be making hay in the sunshine!!! TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNN!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Looks like the 3 that came down will be the strongest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manctoon 0 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 ok, a squad of 30, but i count at least 13 with little to no experience (in bold below). injuries to say 3 or 4 key players will leave us looking stretched. promotion is no certainty, despite the good start. yesterday's performance was evidence that we won't walk the division as some are predicting. a valuable win, yes. but apart from the first 20 minutes, we never controlled the game But you could argue that we've already been tested at the back and up front so far and come up trumps. When I saw that Ranger was our only recognised striker available v Leicester and Cardiff, I thought there's no way we'd score, yet the midfield picked up the slack. And, again v Leicester, I didn't think Simpson would do too well at centre back, but he came in and did well. But you're right. For me, we three new players in on loan - one striker and two defenders. I think, at the moment, the boss is taking the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' point of view. Remember the time we were top of the (other) league and we bought in a player, which shook things up a bit too much, setting up the eventual downfall? The best thing about loans is that you can do them at short notice. If we get an injury in a key position, the boss can sort out a loan in two days or so. Loan players will always want to come to a successful side. But I doubt we'll need them in the next four games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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