Re: "Where will where the goals will come from..." Interesting fact: In our 2003-04 season (best in living memory) our top scorer was Euell with 10 league goals.
But 7th won't get you promoted?
We were all there. We know why we finished 7th in the end. Didn't think I'd have to say it tbh!
I recall something about Scott Parker leaving for Chelsea but hey ho you may be right.
But would we not have scored more goals had Parker stayed? Or do you think we would have conceded less?
This is really getting far from any kind of point I was trying to make (which I wasn't actually). I just thought it was interesting that with all this talk about looking at our squad and assessing how we need X amount of goals from these players to be successful, actually our most successful team of the modern era did not have a plethora of goal scorers. It had one striker scoring just 10 and then a bunch of players chipping in with 4 or 5.
Re: "Where will where the goals will come from..." Interesting fact: In our 2003-04 season (best in living memory) our top scorer was Euell with 10 league goals.
But 7th won't get you promoted?
We were all there. We know why we finished 7th in the end. Didn't think I'd have to say it tbh!
I recall something about Scott Parker leaving for Chelsea but hey ho you may be right.
But would we not have scored more goals had Parker stayed? Or do you think we would have conceded less?
This is really getting far from any kind of point I was trying to make (which I wasn't actually). I just thought it was interesting that with all this talk about looking at our squad and assessing how we need X amount of goals from these players to be successful, actually our most successful team of the modern era did not have a plethora of goal scorers. It had one striker scoring just 10 and then a bunch of players chipping in with 4 or 5.
Yeah to be fair the Premier League years always felt like that until Bent arrived. The clear difference being that bar one season we were not real contenders to be right up there. You don't need 3 players to score 12-15 goals or 2 to score 18+ when 10th would be a great achievement. You do, generally speaking, to get promoted/finish in the top 3.
Re: "Where will where the goals will come from..." Interesting fact: In our 2003-04 season (best in living memory) our top scorer was Euell with 10 league goals.
But 7th won't get you promoted?
We were all there. We know why we finished 7th in the end. Didn't think I'd have to say it tbh!
When away from home CBT could well be getting the ball on the half way line so it's a strange discussion to have. What I hope we all agree on ( we won't) is that CBT doesn't spend time on the edge of his box. Even when the opposition have a corner I would keep CBT on the Half way line and do what Swindon and Charlton did with Davison and Washington and a big punt forward resulted in a goal !
Re: "Where will where the goals will come from..." Interesting fact: In our 2003-04 season (best in living memory) our top scorer was Euell with 10 league goals.
But 7th won't get you promoted?
We were all there. We know why we finished 7th in the end. Didn't think I'd have to say it tbh!
I recall something about Scott Parker leaving for Chelsea but hey ho you may be right.
But would we not have scored more goals had Parker stayed? Or do you think we would have conceded less?
This is really getting far from any kind of point I was trying to make (which I wasn't actually). I just thought it was interesting that with all this talk about looking at our squad and assessing how we need X amount of goals from these players to be successful, actually our most successful team of the modern era did not have a plethora of goal scorers. It had one striker scoring just 10 and then a bunch of players chipping in with 4 or 5.
Of course it's the best team we have had in almost anyone that will read this life time, let alone memory.
But every time we have been promoted, in the last 30 years, we have had someone score 20+ goals and someone else with 10 or so AND a bunch of players chipping in with 4 or 5.
The times we have have got into the play off semis and lost we haven't had that goal scorer and it's cost us. In fact, outside of the top flight, the only regular goal scorer I remember us having and not getting promoted was David Whyte and he only got 18.
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
Would be surprised after letting Davison go, something isn’t lined up in that area, also disappointed if not. They know what is required, my worry is whether we are attractive enough anymore for the real good loans, because if they can’t push into the team seems little point in having them. After all Bowyer is no longer here to make them all better!!😂
Can we not have a thread just for actual rumours, and this thread for the discussion.
I reckon if you only posted press rumours and tweets relating to us this summer, only posting them once without discussion, I doubt the thread would make it onto a 2nd page. Maybe it would with random sightings of Conchita Wurst doppelganger's with Mrs Leaburn and Johnny Williams sightings in Macdonald's and the Bulls Head though 😎
Almost forgot the 🗡️🐟 PREDICTS feature of course, which is probably for the best 😎
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
He said 2 or 3 before Payne but also before Davison left. So hopefully still 2 or 3 but perhaps he was already counting Davison's replacement.
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
He said 2 or 3 before Payne but also before Davison left. So hopefully still 2 or 3 but perhaps he was already counting Davison's replacement.
I'd like 4, LB, CB, winger and striker.
As we still have 4 loan spots available to us I’d say it’s not unfair to expect what you suggest (& agree that would be ideal / perfect scenario if we want to compete at the top).
How many squad places are left? Would we need another departure to bring in as much as 4 senior players?
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
He said 2 or 3 before Payne but also before Davison left. So hopefully still 2 or 3 but perhaps he was already counting Davison's replacement.
I'd like 4, LB, CB, winger and striker.
As we still have 4 loan spots available to us I’d say it’s not unfair to expect what you suggest (& agree that would be ideal / perfect scenario if we want to compete at the top).
How many squad places are left? Would we need another departure to bring in as much as 4 senior players?
My uneducated guess is, they could still juggle players around a bit if all are fit, JFC purely because it was put out there that he could go, loans out Gilbey, Morgan potentially. Is mcgrandles due to be back for Saturday? Would be good to see him. And a bit of a shame about Egbo, it’s always nice to see the new players all together in a team.
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
He said 2 or 3 before Payne but also before Davison left. So hopefully still 2 or 3 but perhaps he was already counting Davison's replacement.
I'd like 4, LB, CB, winger and striker.
As we still have 4 loan spots available to us I’d say it’s not unfair to expect what you suggest (& agree that would be ideal / perfect scenario if we want to compete at the top).
How many squad places are left? Would we need another departure to bring in as much as 4 senior players?
If we currently have 18 seniors excluding keepers, which is what I make it, then yes, up to four more without needing to move others on.
A rumour, we won't sign Bishop so don't waste your time thinking about it.
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Rumours ! So who is coming in ?
CB , possibly LB and a striker / goalscoring winger as BG said 3 more signings
Think he said 3 before Payne, I may be/ probably Am wrong!!,, left back and mobile striker absolute minimum, then maybe the odd loan and hope one is mustard🤞
You're not, Garner did say 3 before Payne. Not quite sure 2 would be enough, has to be at least 3/4. I think we've all learned not to hang on the words of Sandgaard/Garner though, transfer windows are very unpredictable!
He said 2 or 3 before Payne but also before Davison left. So hopefully still 2 or 3 but perhaps he was already counting Davison's replacement.
I'd like 4, LB, CB, winger and striker.
Agreed, the four I want too. Could probably get away without a CB if we could rely on Inniss with plenty of good young options available as 4th choice. Unfortunately, I really don't want to be in the position where we are so heavily reliant on Lavelle and O'Connell being fit every week.
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Any actual rumours or just folks being able to talk the hind legs off a donkey about absolutely anything and nothing related to the topic;)
But every time we have been promoted, in the last 30 years, we have had someone score 20+ goals and someone else with 10 or so AND a bunch of players chipping in with 4 or 5.
The times we have have got into the play off semis and lost we haven't had that goal scorer and it's cost us. In fact, outside of the top flight, the only regular goal scorer I remember us having and not getting promoted was David Whyte and he only got 18.
https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1549822916203892736?s=21&t=Y0T-RN5SXzGtPZVtKR9TmQ
We almost certainly won't sign Stockton or May either. Or a first team left back.
As you were.
Almost forgot the 🗡️🐟 PREDICTS feature of course, which is probably for the best 😎
Not interested in beating Swansea, of course that would be nice, but it's the following week V Accy, that's the one i'm interested in winning..
I'd like 4, LB, CB, winger and striker.