Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 About 40 points needed from 20 games - title winning form from here needed . highly unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 10 minutes ago, nnock1984 said: The next six are all winnable - don't lose faith!! 5 working days to get a midfielder or two before the next game!! We definitely need a striker before the end of the window too!! the last 25 or so have all been winnable as well though 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Not impossible but highly unlikely, we'd need to make four or five big signings this window and it doesn't look like we will do that. A call needs to be made on Bruce in the summer, I'm fairly sure he took this job with the expectation that we make the play offs so it's likely he won't be hitting his key target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dudevillaisnice Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 What call? Bruce's future shouldn't even be up for discussion unless we really hit rock bottom. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted January 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2017 I honestly believe that hourihane and lambsfury will have an instant impact, therefore we got a chance. Just gotta sign em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: What call? Bruce's future shouldn't even be up for discussion unless we really hit rock bottom. If memory serves correctly he talked about the expectations placed on him when he first joined, which presumably means playoffs. If we don't make the playoffs I believe his future will probably be reviewed, if we're no where near close to the playoffs in terms of final finish then he will be gone IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dudevillaisnice Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 Can't see it. Not even this club is that ridiculous. Giving him no pre season and one window, a Jan window at that isn't a way of judging him. Plus I'm not sure we can attract someone with a better CV at getting out of this division. Bruce stays regardless of where we finish providing it isn't rock bottom for this season at the very least in my opinion. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: If memory serves correctly he talked about the expectations placed on him when he first joined, which presumably means playoffs. If we don't make the playoffs I believe his future will probably be reviewed, if we're no where near close to the playoffs in terms of final finish then he will be gone IMO. From how xia talked he expects promotion next season at worse but hoped for it this season - I think Bruce will get at least till next xmas unless things go very very badly . give him 2 windows to build his team with his type of players - it probably won't be pretty to watch but hopefully will get results . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Rudy could have made a impact sub yesterday if we still had him. The club lied to us. They knew players were going ACN and said they were prepared for it when in fact they made us even more more unprepared by selling striker and not replacing him. Back to the Lerner days do they never learn? Fatal error this cost us a play off spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Rudy could have made a impact sub yesterday if we still had him. The club lied to us. They knew players were going ACN and said they were prepared for it when in fact they made us even more more unprepared by selling striker and not replacing him. Back to the Lerner days do they never learn? Fatal error this cost us a play off spot No problem selling rudy at the end of the month but surely he'd have provided more than gabby , if we had to sell to boro we should have lined up a replacement even if only on loan . relying on 2 out of form strikers was a recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Just now, Eastie said: No problem selling rudy at the end of the month but surely he'd have provided more than gabby , if we had to sell to boro we should have lined up a replacement even if only on loan . relying on 2 out of form strikers was a recipe for disaster. Complete agree mate. Veryou poor decision from the club considering they knew ayew and kodjia were going to ACN. Steve round and wyness has a lot to answer for. That's the biggest mistake they made and it's cost us. We all saw signs against bloody Cardiff yet two games later they have done nothing to address it. Let's look at stats last three games Scored zero Conceded four 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The decision to sell gestede was baffling to say the least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted January 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2017 Is this a different Gestede from the one I used to read about every day on here? Because the one I used to read about was an ent with deep-lying roots, that couldn't score unless you put it on his head, that had so little skill he couldn't trap a slow-moving ball. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Is this a different Gestede from the one I used to read about every day on here? Because the one I used to read about was an ent with deep-lying roots, that couldn't score unless you put it on his head, that had so little skill he couldn't trap a slow-moving ball. Classic case of players that aren't playing seeming better than they are, then they play and are rubbish and everyone slates them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Gestede would have given us another option to our game - not a great option albeit but at least a target when chasing the game - he has had an impact when coming on in the past and would have been better than nothing - we should have got striker cover before selling him as we knew we were losing kodjia and ayew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think we counted on RHM for that tbh and that story went south. Either way, you don't turn down that deal we got for Gestede knowing how he has performed for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just don't score enough goals to hit the kind of form we need to get tht play off form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 23 hours ago, It's Your Round said: Classic case of players that aren't playing seeming better than they are, then they play and are rubbish and everyone slates them. To be honest, myself and a few others weren't averse to keeping him as thought he was quite useful but wasted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 15/01/2017 at 12:13, HanoiVillan said: Is this a different Gestede from the one I used to read about every day on here? Because the one I used to read about was an ent with deep-lying roots, that couldn't score unless you put it on his head, that had so little skill he couldn't trap a slow-moving ball. The same gestede that we were hoofing the ball to vs wolves, only problem was bruce must have forgot we sold him to boro last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/15/2017 at 13:09, Eastie said: About 40 points needed from 20 games - title winning form from here needed . highly unlikely His target is 2 points per game thought isn't it...it's happening?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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