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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Nov 17 10.57am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

I think we need to move Kelly, Mutch and Sako on. We have enough cover at the back now, especially with TFM seemingly able to play across the back line. Mutch needs no explanation and Sako seems to need a regular run to keep his fitness up and never seems to offer anything as a sub.

If we can move those three on (which seems unlikely) then that could free us up to bring in back up to Wilf/Andros and a striker and then maybe we could look to get a GK on loan from abroad with the option to buy in the summer if it works out.

As it stands I think we just need Bentenke to find form and we'll start turning draws into wins. Cabaye is playing the best he ever has for us and Wilf and Andros continue to play well, plus the Tomkins/Sakho pairing looks solid(ish). Roy really has done a great job so far. He looks less one-dimensional in his approach than perhaps we saw under Pulis, Pardew and Allardyce, plus he is intelligent, articulate and pragmatic.

If we get out of the bottom three then I think the confidence will rise and we will pull clear. Of course we have to do that first!

Roberto - currently on Loan to Malaga from Espanyol.

 

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Loz83 Flag Crawley 30 Nov 17 1.08pm Send a Private Message to Loz83 Add Loz83 as a friend

We need a striker and another striker /winger, just someone who can create please. And a gk obviously. We’re one or two players away from being a really good side!

 

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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 30 Nov 17 1.19pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by Loz83

We need a striker and another striker /winger, just someone who can create please. And a gk obviously. We’re one or two players away from being a really good side!

Aren't we always?

I think the only times in recent memory we haven't we're:

Promo side.

Pardew when we actually had a team preparing together through the summer.

While Sakho was fit last season.

There's a lot of work and struggle on the pitch and in the background over the next 18 months regardless of which division we're in.

Short term I'd switch Zaha and Cheek either full or part of games because imo Zaha and Benteke doesn't create enough and when Zaha is dangerous it's when he's found the ball spare in a 2nd phase out wide.

 


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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Nov 17 1.22pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Loz83

We need a striker and another striker /winger, just someone who can create please. And a gk obviously. We’re one or two players away from being a really good side!

Wouldn't mind Shelvey.
Noticed he was only sub in the last game.

 

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monkey Flag Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 30 Nov 17 1.37pm Send a Private Message to monkey Add monkey as a friend

Uncle Roy has got us looking like a team again, we're at least competitive now,I think we'll be out of the bottom 3 before Xmas.
I agree with those saying not to go mad with too many signings, a keeper and a striker is all we need.

Edited by monkey (30 Nov 2017 1.37pm)

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Nov 17 1.43pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by monkey

Uncle Roy has got us looking like a team again, we're at least competitive now,I think we'll be out of the bottom 3 before Xmas.
I agree with those saying not to go mad with too many signings, a keeper and a striker is all we need.

Edited by monkey (30 Nov 2017 1.37pm)

Definitely need a keeper on the basis that we only have 2 senior keepers whereas others have a minimum of 3.
And the need for a sriker goes without saying.
A central midfielder who can spray passes about wouldn't go amiss either.

 

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MonsterMunch Flag Cambridge 30 Nov 17 1.48pm Send a Private Message to MonsterMunch Add MonsterMunch as a friend

Originally posted by Painter

You seem optimistic that there will be a number of purchases in January, I wouldn’t be so sure.
Unless we can move on some of the deadwood like Lee and Mutch, I just can’t see another spending spree like last January, it’s not sustainable.

Its a fair point. In contrast I would imagine preferable to relegation though.

 

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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 30 Nov 17 4.16pm

A win against West Brom (which isn't outside the realm of reasonable) could see us well placed to escape the drop zone

 


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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Nov 17 4.22pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

A win against West Brom (which isn't outside the realm of reasonable) could see us well placed to escape the drop zone

"Isn't outside the realm of reasonable" but in my humble estimation somewhat unlikely.

 

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dg1937 Flag 30 Nov 17 5.37pm Send a Private Message to dg1937 Add dg1937 as a friend

Willo mentioned Shelvey. Listening to Dougie the other week he was very clear that a key consideration for anyone they looked at was 'character'. I agree Shelvey can pick a pass (as he demonstrated when he came on against WBA) but there have been a few episodes in his career that make me think he might fail the character test.

 

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KAOS Flag In a tree 30 Nov 17 5.43pm Send a Private Message to KAOS Add KAOS as a friend


Originally posted by Willo

Definitely need a keeper on the basis that we only have 2 senior keepers whereas others have a minimum of 3.
And the need for a sriker goes without saying.
A central midfielder who can spray passes about wouldn't go amiss either.

Arguably the 3 most difficult and/or expensive, positions to fill though! We'll be lucky to get 1 of those in Jan never mind 3 ...

 

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Ray in Houston Flag Houston 30 Nov 17 6.02pm Send a Private Message to Ray in Houston Add Ray in Houston as a friend

Originally posted by dg1937

Willo mentioned Shelvey. Listening to Dougie the other week he was very clear that a key consideration for anyone they looked at was 'character'. I agree Shelvey can pick a pass (as he demonstrated when he came on against WBA) but there have been a few episodes in his career that make me think he might fail the character test.


No thanks on Shelvey, unless he's being given away. He's not notably better than Cabaye or MacArthur (if at all) and would be a incremental upgrade at best, therefore.

As others have said: focus on a keeper and a striker (or two), and take advantage of any bargains that come our way.

 


We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

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