Dr Gloom 22186 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Well that was one of the worst transfer windows in living memory. Disgusting even by Ashley's standards. If you look at the squad on paper, it looks poorer than the one that was relegated. It actually looks poorer than the one that won promotion from the championship. We have no leaders left in the squad. Next to no englishman. None of the new signings have more than half a season experience in the premier league. And we didn't sign a striker other than ba. This is the worst set of strikers I can think of. So, am I having a massive knee jerk reaction or are you worried too? Edited August 31, 2011 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The spell over Christmas and New Year could be particularly horrendous. This is what happens when Leon Best actually controls a ball with his first touch for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4852 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Bearing in mind you were going to do a merry dance and hail the window as Glorious 3 hours ago if we'd signed a striker......I think Knee jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Well that was one of the worst in living memory. Disgusting even by Ashley's standards. If you look at the squad on paper, it looks poorer than the one that was relegated. It actually looks poorer than the one that won promotion from the championship. We have no leaders left in the squad. Next to no englishman. None of the new signings have more than half a season experience in the premier league. And we didn't sign a striker other than ba. This is the worst set of strikers I can think of. So, am I having a massive knee jerk reaction or are you worried too? Yeah, shut up you knee jerk knob. No way will we be near relegation. Quote me in may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Knee-jerkism IMO. There's a few teams in the league who are worse off than us squad wise. Plus, there's no way the squad we had in the Championship is better than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We'll be flirting with relegation and not getting a proper striker in is a gamble - Sunderland got Bendtner for free for fucks sake! We were offered Macheda & Diouf on loan from Manchester United, we were offered Roux & Bendtner. They didn't want to spend, if they did they could have put money forward & got Gervinho or Erdinc. We haven't played well this season we've got results but teams will figure us out. Who's the goal scorer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Difficult to see where the goals are going to come. People forget we were close to being dragged into it last season, what saved us was our early form with Carroll in the side. So yeah - it is a concern. Whilst we've had some decent results of late I don't think we've played well. Edited August 31, 2011 by duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22186 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Where are the strikers? Who will score the goals needed to keep us up? Who will play centre half if colo and taylor pick up injuries. I'm conscious that there is an element of knee jerk to this - I'm seething yet again on deadline day - but I'm not convinced we won't be down in the relegation mix. Our rivals have added quality. Our squad looks poorer than the one that finished 12th last time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Team negative/miserable/pessimist will be reveling in this tonight. Im not worried at all. I think we will gel into a very creative and hardworking kinda brand. Goals from the whole team making up for lack of firepower. But that presents a challenge to all the lads who can play upfront. We will still finish top 10 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Team negative/miserable/pessimist will be reveling in this tonight. Blokes who go to games, spend their money, support & love the club & desperately hope for it to do well? Give your head a shake man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We will still finish top 10 this year. You're dreaming. Goals are the ONLY thing that keeps you in this league hence why most clubs spend the most of strikers. And we spent nought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22186 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Oh yeah Deano, I'm chuffed we didn't sign anyone. Fuck off you insufferable fool. Whether we get caught up in the relegation battle or not, one thing is clear - rather than look to progress, ashley has set the stall out to survive. Depressing lack of ambition with 35m in the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaythesouthernmag 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We'll be flirting with relegation and not getting a proper striker in is a gamble - Sunderland got Bendtner for free for fucks sake! We were offered Macheda & Diouf on loan from Manchester United, we were offered Roux & Bendtner. They didn't want to spend, if they did they could have put money forward & got Gervinho or Erdinc. We haven't played well this season we've got results but teams will figure us out. Who's the goal scorer? Jesus Tom, I expected better of you. Bendter is shit, people were screwing about Mecheda. Erdinc and Gervinho didn't want to come. Fucks sake man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 You can fuck right off. We won't be in the top half, but we aren't going to be relegated. We have a better team than the one that went down because now we at least have players who give a fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Bendter is shit, people were screwing about Mecheda. Erdinc and Gervinho didn't want to come. Fucks sake man I would have settled for Bendtner over nothing - he's better than what we've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22186 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Knee-jerkism IMO. There's a few teams in the league who are worse off than us squad wise. Plus, there's no way the squad we had in the Championship is better than this one. That squad contained Enrique, Barton, Carroll and Nolan. I'm not convinced those players have been replaced with better quality in those positions. There were goals in that team too. Where are they coming from this season? Ryan taylor? Maybe give Sammy Ameobi the number 9 shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeris 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Demba Ba certainly came to a worse team than he got relegated with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We'll be flirting with relegation and not getting a proper striker in is a gamble - Sunderland got Bendtner for free for fucks sake! We were offered Macheda & Diouf on loan from Manchester United, we were offered Roux & Bendtner. They didn't want to spend, if they did they could have put money forward & got Gervinho or Erdinc. We haven't played well this season we've got results but teams will figure us out. Who's the goal scorer? Jesus Tom, I expected better of you. Bendter is shit, people were screwing about Mecheda. Erdinc and Gervinho didn't want to come. Fucks sake man When the alternative is nobody I would snap your hands off for any of the above. It's all about money - they got into contract negotiations with Gervinho & the club ''didn't like his attitude''. Abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22186 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 We'll be flirting with relegation and not getting a proper striker in is a gamble - Sunderland got Bendtner for free for fucks sake! We were offered Macheda & Diouf on loan from Manchester United, we were offered Roux & Bendtner. They didn't want to spend, if they did they could have put money forward & got Gervinho or Erdinc. We haven't played well this season we've got results but teams will figure us out. Who's the goal scorer? Jesus Tom, I expected better of you. Bendter is shit, people were screwing about Mecheda. Erdinc and Gervinho didn't want to come. Fucks sake man Yeah, you're right. Not in the same league as best, shola and lovenkrands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 We'll be alright, but I think it'll be hard work. As long as you win at home, that's the key. Worry for me is the fixation with Ben Arfa as the great hope, when he's potentially made of glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Your Name Here Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 If Ben Arfa stays fit we should create enough chances to avoid getting dragged into the relegation fight. If he doesn’t (or fails to find his form after a year out injured) trouble beckons. The first choice eleven look OK - if you presume the players we have signed aren’t going to live up to their bargain basement price tags - but the squad is thinner than ever and injuries and suspensions could leave us fielding one of the weakest sides in the division. The bottom line is if you don’t invest money in squad development you go backwards and we can’t buck the trend forever, at some point our negative investment will catch up with us. I don’t think we’ll go down this season but if we get dragged into the dogfight the shitty foundations on which the club is now built will crumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Knee-jerkism IMO. There's a few teams in the league who are worse off than us squad wise. Plus, there's no way the squad we had in the Championship is better than this one. That squad contained Enrique, Barton, Carroll and Nolan. I'm not convinced those players have been replaced with better quality in those positions. There were goals in that team too. Where are they coming from this season? Ryan taylor? Maybe give Sammy Ameobi the number 9 shirt. Carroll was still unproven at the top level though when we had him in The Championship, if you're comparing him to say Ba at that point, then Ba has proven over his career he can cut it at the top level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Also, Barton done fuck all for us in The Championship and hadn't really done anything for us (barring a brief flirtation under Keegan), and Ben Arfa's better than Nolan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Lovenkrands is getting into the starting team - that alone tells you our first choice eleven is not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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