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CPFC/SCCC Sutton 31 Aug 16 9.03pm
Originally posted by bicycle repair man Some people are very hard to please.There is no point buying players unless they are an improvement on what we have already. In our first season back in the Premier League we bought unpteen players half of whom never made the first team. You can't provide for every position at one go it takes time.But there is no denying the quality of players we have is improving season on season. Your right, but I feel injuries derailed our season last season. I just feel if we added say young. He could cover a numerous positions. Are we 2 injuries away from a crisis. Like if zaha and Townsend are injured leaves us short, likewise if souare and Ward also leaves us short. Andy Johnson Magic, He wears a Magic Hat When he Sees the match ball, he says he having that He scores one with left foot, he scores one with his right And When his playing Brighton, He scores all f***ING Night!
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Sutton 31 Aug 16 9.03pm

Originally posted by bicycle repair man

Some people are very hard to please.There is no point buying players unless they are an improvement on what we have already.
In our first season back in the Premier League we bought unpteen players half of whom never made the first team.
You can't provide for every position at one go it takes time.But there is no denying the quality of players we have is improving season on season.

Your right, but I feel injuries derailed our season last season. I just feel if we added say young. He could cover a numerous positions. Are we 2 injuries away from a crisis. Like if zaha and Townsend are injured leaves us short, likewise if souare and Ward also leaves us short.

Andy Johnson Magic, He wears a Magic Hat
When he Sees the match ball, he says he having that
He scores one with left foot, he scores one with his right
And When his playing Brighton, He scores all f***ING Night!

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Mad4palace 31 Aug 16 9.20pm
Originally posted by .TUX. Name me one club at OUR LEVEL in this division that has 'strength in depth'. I'll save you the time. They don't exist.................................at OUR LEVEL. Edit: TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND! Numpty. Edited by .TUX. (31 Aug 2016 9.10pm) They are above our level because they have the squad depth... and I won't take any remarks seriously from anyone who uses all caps.
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31 Aug 16 9.20pm

Originally posted by .TUX.

Name me one club at OUR LEVEL in this division that has 'strength in depth'.
I'll save you the time. They don't exist.................................at OUR LEVEL.

Edit: TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND! Numpty.

Edited by .TUX. (31 Aug 2016 9.10pm)

They are above our level because they have the squad depth...

and I won't take any remarks seriously from anyone who uses all caps.

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Elphers40 Sunny South Coast 31 Aug 16 10.07pm
We've had a flippin great window. Dont know why this is even a question!
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Sunny South Coast 31 Aug 16 10.07pm

We've had a flippin great window. Dont know why this is even a question!

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ItsCPFCforme 31 Aug 16 10.26pm
This place is ridiculous: of COURSE our squad isn't perfect but this is a team that finished 15th last year! We're still novices in this division! Having a squad of world beaters is beyond our means in one window. What we have now - finally - is a squad of players who are all of PL standard. That is a huge improvement. Not only that, our first team is light years ahead of where we were in 2013. The issue last season wasn't depth so much, but quality in depth. We have a team now that can potentially have Remy and Wickham on the bench. That ain't shabby.
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31 Aug 16 10.26pm

This place is ridiculous: of COURSE our squad isn't perfect but this is a team that finished 15th last year! We're still novices in this division! Having a squad of world beaters is beyond our means in one window. What we have now - finally - is a squad of players who are all of PL standard. That is a huge improvement. Not only that, our first team is light years ahead of where we were in 2013. The issue last season wasn't depth so much, but quality in depth. We have a team now that can potentially have Remy and Wickham on the bench. That ain't shabby.

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Uphill Bedford 31 Aug 16 10.28pm
Originally posted by Elphers40 We've had a flippin great window. Dont know why this is even a question! .. simply because we have not addressed our most pressing problem: the lack of a creative midfielder. You can get in as many 'strikers' as you like but if they don't get the feeding pass we will be relying on the discredited 'method' of high balls to the forwards. We've had ample time to find what we need, so this discrepancy is a massive disappointment.
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Bedford 31 Aug 16 10.28pm

Originally posted by Elphers40

We've had a flippin great window. Dont know why this is even a question!

.. simply because we have not addressed our most pressing problem: the lack of a creative midfielder.
You can get in as many 'strikers' as you like but if they don't get the feeding pass we will be relying on the
discredited 'method' of high balls to the forwards.

We've had ample time to find what we need, so this discrepancy is a massive disappointment.

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Bangell Oxford 31 Aug 16 10.30pm
I'm worried we're way too thin. Don't replace Bolasie and send Kaikai on loan? Don't replace Jedi and send Boateng on loan? Are we happy with a total of 6 first-team defenders? I'm worried about squad depth and despite the great business that we've done, it could all come apart with a few injuries.
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Oxford 31 Aug 16 10.30pm

I'm worried we're way too thin. Don't replace Bolasie and send Kaikai on loan? Don't replace Jedi and send Boateng on loan? Are we happy with a total of 6 first-team defenders? I'm worried about squad depth and despite the great business that we've done, it could all come apart with a few injuries.

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ItsCPFCforme 31 Aug 16 10.33pm
Originally posted by Uphill .. simply because we have not addressed our most pressing problem: the lack of a creative midfielder. You can get in as many 'strikers' as you like but if they don't get the feeding pass we will be relying on the discredited 'method' of high balls to the forwards. We've had ample time to find what we need, so this discrepancy is a massive disappointment. Nope. Our most pressing problem has been strikers. Please go back through this board and see what people have been saying for donkey's. The fact that we PERHAPS are NOW a little light in the 'creative midfielder' mould doesn't sudden retroactively change what our needs have been for ages. Are you 'massively disappointed' by Benteke, Remy, Townsend, Tomkins and Mandanda then?
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31 Aug 16 10.33pm

Originally posted by Uphill

We've had ample time to find what we need, so this discrepancy is a massive disappointment.

Nope. Our most pressing problem has been strikers. Please go back through this board and see what people have been saying for donkey's. The fact that we PERHAPS are NOW a little light in the 'creative midfielder' mould doesn't sudden retroactively change what our needs have been for ages.

Are you 'massively disappointed' by Benteke, Remy, Townsend, Tomkins and Mandanda then?

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fish mitten Chelmsford 31 Aug 16 10.33pm
The lesson from this window seems to be don't ship too many out before you get some replacements. Happy with the players that have come in, but we have less than 25 in a squad and that includes Fryers. 4 injuries and a suspension or 2 and we are in trouble. Let's hope they all stay fit because I think we are 3-4 short of a top 10 squad.
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Chelmsford 31 Aug 16 10.33pm

The lesson from this window seems to be don't ship too many out before you get some replacements. Happy with the players that have come in, but we have less than 25 in a squad and that includes Fryers.

4 injuries and a suspension or 2 and we are in trouble.

Let's hope they all stay fit because I think we are 3-4 short of a top 10 squad.

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Mwncisee Middlesbrough 31 Aug 16 10.34pm
1 Julian Speroni 3 Adrian Mariappa 19 Daniel Gabbidon 21 Dean Moxey yellow 45' 27 Damien Delaney 6 Campaña 58' 8 Kagisho Dikgacoi red 44' 15 Mile Jedinak 42 Jason Puncheon 16 Dwight Gayle 63' 29 Marouane Chamakh yellow 55' 75' Three years ago this was our team that faced Man Utd on 14th September. Have we made progress since then? Bit of a no-brainer! Would have loved an attacking midfielder and a young backup winger in this window but that would have been the ideal, and you never quite get everything you want
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Middlesbrough 31 Aug 16 10.34pm

1 Julian Speroni
3 Adrian Mariappa
19 Daniel Gabbidon
21 Dean Moxey yellow 45'
27 Damien Delaney
6 Campaña 58'
8 Kagisho Dikgacoi red 44'
15 Mile Jedinak
42 Jason Puncheon
16 Dwight Gayle 63'
29 Marouane Chamakh yellow 55' 75'

Three years ago this was our team that faced Man Utd on 14th September. Have we made progress since then? Bit of a no-brainer! Would have loved an attacking midfielder and a young backup winger in this window but that would have been the ideal, and you never quite get everything you want

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We are goin up! Coulsdon 31 Aug 16 10.38pm
McCarthy -----> Mandanda Hangeland -----> Tomkins Bolasie ------> Townsend Adebayor -----> Remy Gayle ------> Benteke Chamakh -----> Jedinak ------> There are gaps in the squad, the most obvious one being that we didn't sign a central midfield player to replace Jedinak. Looks like we'll make it through to January praying that we don't have an injury crisis like last year. Can't deny that there is more quality in the club though now than there was in the cup final. Arguably every one of those signings are better than the ones they've replaced (Bolasie/Townsend debatable), cracking window. Edited by We are goin up! (31 Aug 2016 10.41pm) The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
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Coulsdon 31 Aug 16 10.38pm

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McCarthy -----> Mandanda
Hangeland -----> Tomkins
Bolasie ------> Townsend
Adebayor -----> Remy
Gayle ------> Benteke

Chamakh ----->
Jedinak ------>

There are gaps in the squad, the most obvious one being that we didn't sign a central midfield player to replace Jedinak. Looks like we'll make it through to January praying that we don't have an injury crisis like last year.

Can't deny that there is more quality in the club though now than there was in the cup final. Arguably every one of those signings are better than the ones they've replaced (Bolasie/Townsend debatable), cracking window.

Edited by We are goin up! (31 Aug 2016 10.41pm)

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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bigpapi34 La Crosse, Wisconsin 31 Aug 16 10.43pm
Originally posted by Uphill .. simply because we have not addressed our most pressing problem: the lack of a creative midfielder. You can get in as many 'strikers' as you like but if they don't get the feeding pass we will be relying on the discredited 'method' of high balls to the forwards. We've had ample time to find what we need, so this discrepancy is a massive disappointment. THANK YOU!!! Couldn't have said it any better.
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