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 Painter  Croydon 09 Aug 19 7.49am |
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Originally posted by dynamicdick
Grossly underwhelming ..... So the financials ..... In Total. £7.0m Net profit £43.0m Same ambitions clearly as before....just finish out of the bottom 3! Happy days for the shareholders and Directors. It is becomming obvious that Freeman is working with a very low budget and has done well to bring the players he has. My guess is the AWB money went to balance the books in preparation for a sale very soon.
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crvenaeagle  09 Aug 19 7.59am |
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Positions - weaker or stronger than last season? Goalkeeping: lost Speroni, replaced with a League 1 outcast, Hennessey and Guita aged (obviously). Defence: Naturally I'll point out losing our best defensive prospect perhaps ever. Replaced with dinosaur Cahill. Ward and PVA now alone in their positions, their abilities have been waning for a long time. WEAKENED Midfield: Well we got an alright guy on loan and a player who hasn't played more than a handful of games in years. Some equally mediocre players went out. UNDECIDED Attack: Well...
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| Bangell Oxford 09 Aug 19 8.14am |
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To everyone saying it's good that we didn't spend much money - well, we did spend some money, so why wasn't that put towards a striker and right-back? Maybe the deals we did were decent business in themselves, but you have to take context into account - they don't represent a wise allocation of resources for this team.
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 Pure Palace Worthing 09 Aug 19 8.17am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave Was the transfer window really that bad? Any other time we would have been happy with our lot. I think the early Arran move to UTD prompted some unrealistic expectations ... and Wilf's on of move has unsettled a lot of things. There is clearly a hidden agenda, which we may or may not hear off. Rumours will run riot as to what that might be. My feeling is, that providing we can have a reasonable injury free season, this could be a good season for us ... because no-one is expecting it. Take a couple of games for new players to integrate. But as from 3pm tomorrow, my wonderful team Crystal Palace ... Steve Parish, Roy, and all the players will be getting my full support for an up and down season ... and I think their best premiership finish ever.
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| The Dolphin 09 Aug 19 8.19am |
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Fair post Gribbo!
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| The Dolphin 09 Aug 19 8.27am |
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Xomnea There is no doubt that the Sky machine makes fan feel a little deflated by the end of the window and Talksport (Sky) does exactly the same.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 09 Aug 19 8.35am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave That’s new season optimism talking there. Shouldn’t take long to realise the gaping holes in our defence and attack have not been plugged.
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ARGILE OLD GEEZER  PORTIMAO 09 Aug 19 8.40am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave Originally posted by Pure Palace
Was the transfer window really that bad? Any other time we would have been happy with our lot. I think the early Arran move to UTD prompted some unrealistic expectations ... and Wilf's on of move has unsettled a lot of things. There is clearly a hidden agenda, which we may or may not hear off. Rumours will run riot as to what that might be. My feeling is, that providing we can have a reasonable injury free season, this could be a good season for us ... because no-one is expecting it. Take a couple of games for new players to integrate. But as from 3pm tomorrow, my wonderful team Crystal Palace ... Steve Parish, Roy, and all the players will be getting my full support for an up and down season ... and I think their best premiership finish ever. Your right, we can't fail with our wonderful strike force, what was it, 2 goals between last season, and who needs a right back anyway.
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 09 Aug 19 8.43am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave Originally posted by Pure Palace
Was the transfer window really that bad? Any other time we would have been happy with our lot. I think the early Arran move to UTD prompted some unrealistic expectations ... and Wilf's on of move has unsettled a lot of things. There is clearly a hidden agenda, which we may or may not hear off. Rumours will run riot as to what that might be. My feeling is, that providing we can have a reasonable injury free season, this could be a good season for us ... because no-one is expecting it. Take a couple of games for new players to integrate. But as from 3pm tomorrow, my wonderful team Crystal Palace ... Steve Parish, Roy, and all the players will be getting my full support for an up and down season ... and I think their best premiership finish ever. Agree, we lost one with tons of great potential but no experience whatsoever and gained three with so much experience it can only help the others around them improve their game.
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| CPFCwetrust Maidstone 09 Aug 19 8.43am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave Originally posted by Pure Palace
Was the transfer window really that bad? Any other time we would have been happy with our lot. I think the early Arran move to UTD prompted some unrealistic expectations ... and Wilf's on of move has unsettled a lot of things. There is clearly a hidden agenda, which we may or may not hear off. Rumours will run riot as to what that might be. My feeling is, that providing we can have a reasonable injury free season, this could be a good season for us ... because no-one is expecting it. Take a couple of games for new players to integrate. But as from 3pm tomorrow, my wonderful team Crystal Palace ... Steve Parish, Roy, and all the players will be getting my full support for an up and down season ... and I think their best premiership finish ever. I also think we will be fine. We wont be setting the world alight but we will manage a mid to low end of the table.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 09 Aug 19 8.46am |
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Originally posted by The Dolphin
Xomnea There is no doubt that the Sky machine makes fan feel a little deflated by the end of the window and Talksport (Sky) does exactly the same. How will we get a loan in? The window is shut, so it is free agents, U23s or nothing now.
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| tonymikejoe UK 09 Aug 19 8.47am |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Was it really that bad?' by bexleydave Yes, it really was that bad. The First XI that finished last season is considerably weaker than the one that will start this. (No Wan-Bissaka, no Batshuayi). We have two centre-forward's. One has scored 3 league goals in two seasons and the other, one FA Cup goal during nearly three years out injured. Add to that a very unhappy star player in Zaha, and a Captain running down his contract to secure a bumper free transfer signing fee. We have had a shocker.
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