StefanAVFC Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) 36 minutes ago, flashingqwerty said: Yeah as we stand i think we are closer to relegation than playoffs never mind automatic promotion. At least 6 players needed for me to make us playoff contenders never mind champions. This is total nonsense IMO. People overestimate the quality of the championship massively. Look at the teams challenging for the playoffs last year. Ipswich, Cardiff, Brentford, Blues () Even standing still we have miles better squads than any of them. I think we need a full back, winger and another striker and we should be comfortably in the playoffs. Edited July 21, 2016 by StefanAVFC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 GK Gollini - Back up - Bunn RB Lyden BU - Richards Hutton CBR Elphick BU Okore CBL Clark/Baker LB Cissohko/Bennet till Amavi fit DM Gana Tshibola BU Sanchez CM Gardner Vertout Westwood RW Adama BU? LW New Signing/Bennet (?) BU? AM Grealish Gil Ayew ST Ayew CF New Signing BU Gestede There's 24 + 2 new signings Then we can upgrade as we go (selling/bombing Gabby, Guzan, Bacuna, Lescott & Sinclair) The youngsters should be bled in and then see who can hack it or not This wont get us 1st nor 2nd but at least a shot at 6th if RDM, Clark, Bond & Muscles are worth their salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 BU Seems to be a bit of an all rounder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Kingman said: BU Seems to be a bit of an all rounder. And much better than OG Edited July 21, 2016 by Grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Need to start the first game with a bang. Win and confidence starts to flow. Lose and everyone remembers last season's horror show. Have we currently got the 11 players to win that first game comfortably and build confidence? I'm not sure we have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 14 minutes ago, ender4 said: Need to start the first game with a bang. Win and confidence starts to flow. Lose and everyone remembers last season's horror show. Have we currently got the 11 players to win that first game comfortably and build confidence? I'm not sure we have. Even if we had the squad it wouldn't be an easy game. Sheffield Wednesday have a squad that likely should have gotten promoted last season, they are pretty much the finished article. Our opening game of the season likely couldn't have been much harder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 looking at 1st 10 fixtures with our current squad I can see us getting 14 points at most and if we dont beat Rotherham or Huddersfield we could be in trouble early regards negativity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 46 minutes ago, ender4 said: Need to start the first game with a bang. Win and confidence starts to flow. Lose and everyone remembers last season's horror show. Yeah, that plan worked last season didn't it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 30 minutes ago, Daweii said: Even if we had the squad it wouldn't be an easy game. Sheffield Wednesday have a squad that likely should have gotten promoted last season, they are pretty much the finished article. Our opening game of the season likely couldn't have been much harder. Agree, i personally don't think we've got anything to lose in that first game, it's a cracking measuring stick for everyone, RDM and Tony especially, a draw would be a good result, if we lose then there'll be an overreaction here but if we react to it then so be it, the 2nd away game vs Derby, especially coming after 2 winnable home games is the one for me lose to Wednesday, take from it, learn from it, buy some players and make some changes off the back of it...beat Derby...I'd take that Cock on the block - if we get 10 points from the first 5 games we'll go up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Regarding transfers, somehow I think we will be more active in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 22, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2016 It is obvious, we are clearly doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 We're definitely not getting promoted, or getting promoted. Or going down. Or winning the league. But we will finish somewhere between 1st and 24th. That's my prediction, feel free to bookmark it and revisit in May so I can say I told you so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 6 hours ago, AJ said: Regarding transfers, somehow I think we will be more active in January. I do, by January RDM will know who's clearly not good enough. They'll have had their second chance and if they still aren't doing the business we should be in for reinforcements. Providing we're not too far down the league then a lot of ground can be made up from January if you go on a winning streak (I had to google what a winning streak was) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 42 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: I do, by January RDM will know who's clearly not good enough. They'll have had their second chance and if they still aren't doing the business we should be in for reinforcements. Providing we're not too far down the league then a lot of ground can be made up from January if you go on a winning streak (I had to google what a winning streak was) What I was thinking when I posted, but you put it so well. Very informative too. I always thought a winning streak was when you outrun the cops naked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KSV Posted July 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2016 Giving some players second chances will backfire on RDM and derail our season. Any glimpse of poor form from one of the hated ones... Will bring on the boo boys. Get rid Roberto. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 22, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2016 34 minutes ago, KSV said: Giving some players second chances will backfire on RDM and derail our season. Any glimpse of poor form from one of the hated ones... Will bring on the boo boys. Get rid Roberto. I agree, huge baggage for at least 4 players as it stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 22, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2016 Personally I think if we go into the season with the team we have currently, without any ins or outs, we will finish 6th - 10th. Not because of a lack of quality, but because of a broken mentality, lack of togetherness and frankly a team that never ever looked like a team last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 47 minutes ago, KSV said: Giving some players second chances will backfire on RDM and derail our season. Any glimpse of poor form from one of the hated ones... Will bring on the boo boys. Get rid Roberto. I m sure he knows that. The proposed loan of Vertout is indicative of the whats going on - there aren't many takers for those players who got us relegated last season. - You can't just sell - there has to be a buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 1 minute ago, hippo said: I m sure he knows that. The proposed loan of Vertout is indicative of the whats going on - there aren't many takers for those players who got us relegated last season. - You can't just sell - there has to be a buyer. Yeah but if he knows that.. surely a free transfer like Guzan should be encouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godders Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 24 minutes ago, KSV said: Yeah but if he knows that.. surely a free transfer like Guzan should be encouraged. But even still it's not as simple as that. If the player and the club can't agree personal terms then the transfer won't happen. It may be that the club aren't willing to/able to pay all of Veretout's wages, so a loan makes sense in that scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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