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7 minutes ago, TrentVilla said:

He has had three years and a huge amount of money to spend, I fail to see what another two or three games is going to change.

Sometimes in football, things change suddenly. I'm still hopeful Smith will miraculously turn this around. 

9 minutes ago, TrentVilla said:

7 wins in 29 games. Not really trigger happy is it.

Too me it looks worse than it really is. Whilst I wouldn't entirely disregard last seasons poor games, I think he should be judged more by the mitigating circumstances this season. Having said that, we've spent plenty and there can be no denying, we now have a proper squad, and should be doing a lot better. Next 2-3 games will be crucial. 

1 hour ago, TrentVilla said:

Think it could be in other football by then

I seriously doubt that the owners are as trigger happy as most on here. 

Probably a good idea to stay away from this thread until we win again. Just a reminder to myself. 

That simply wasn't good enough, irrespective of the ludicrous refereeing. Honestly, it's difficult to understand what we're trying to do out there. Think we need to go back to basics. Keep it simple, pass and move, make the ball do the work. Sure we've had injuries and whatnot, but we now have a proper squad too, so it's not an valid excuse for these poor performances. 

Smith is still very much the man to fix this, but we need a serious reaction next game. 

Also, all this talk of ROK and Terry leaving being the reason we're in a mess right now... please, give me a break. 

5 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

I think you'll find you're in the minority there as usual

One good pass. What else did he do? 

3 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

Buendia storming off down the tunnel

Who gives a shit. He's been garbage. 

3 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

Wasn't it Hause's shocking pass that started that

Nope. Nakamba. 

Just now, TheAuthority said:

He was fantastic last season - with no crowds

No he really wasn't. He improved greatly from the season before, when he was atrocious. Also he had Grealish there to take the pressure off him. 

2 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

Targett obviously can't take the pressure of playing in front of a crowd. The drop off from last season is remarkable.

He's always been shit. Too slow and clumsy for a PL footballer. 

Has Targett made one successful pass so far? 

1 minute ago, allani said:

In which case that means that you agree that it is ultimately the manager's fault for assuming that a player would kick on.  If the player has reached his ceiling but the manager believes that he can be better - then you can't blame the player for not improving beyond his max level....

Yeah well if he'd have known that whilst the window was still open... 

2 minutes ago, allani said:

So why did he not buy a left back over the summer?!  We had £100 million to spend.  So you can't blame lack of funds.

Perhaps he believed Targett would kick on, seeing as he was the most improved player last season... 

Just now, allani said:

Who keeps picking him?

What choice does he have? 

Targett's been garbage entire season, but I'm sure most will find fault with Smith again. 

4 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

So if we are in relegation places after next few games, it's still okay and we will just wait for it to get better?

For me it's all dependent on the manner in which we lose. The collapse against Wolves was horrible, as was the performance against Arsenal. If we don't show up today, I'd be slightly worried. In general our performances thus far this season have been too inconsistent. That needs to rectified. 

23 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

I agree, 3 years getting this squad to where we wanna be, is success. Unfortunately this season he is not doing that as yet. Can we risk keeping him if we drop into the bottom 4 after spending 350 million. I doubt it!!

Is he not showing his worth now.

We are 9 games into the season. 

24 minutes ago, hippo said:

That might be time we don't have though.

Loose six on the bounce I think we will make a change - as would most PL clubs.

The likelihood of that happening are quite slim, wouldn't you agree? 

This constant questioning every time we don't win, is utterly ridiculous and quite tiresome. We've seen year on year progression for three years now. Whatever happens tonight or in the coming weeks/months, Smith should be given this season to truly show his worth. We've already seen glimpses of what we're capable of, and it's just a matter of time until we gel and go an amazing run of results. Mark my words. 

Just now, Peter Griffin said:

We are not a team looking to avoid relegation (well, we shouldn't be), we are a team looking at top half. We are  miles away from that

Progress takes time. Have some patience and enjoy a few beers in the meantime. 

Plenty of overreacting as per usual. We've been dogshit, no doubt about that, but we'll be fine. It's a marathon, not a sprint!

10 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

But but, we will lose some and win some that's what midtable teams do.

Pathetic!!

Yes, that's what we are for the time being, a midtable team. You're better off just accepting that. 

1 minute ago, villalad21 said:

The owners has got a decision to make here. 

Piss off already. 

Dreadful. 

Why are we playing without a midfield?