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Massive week ahead

MonkeyLove said:
I know it’s a bit of a cliche but I think the next 7 days could dictate how our season goes.

If we beat Burnley at home next week it will still be 2 wins in 3. All teams around us, even the top ones, are dropping points. Chelsea lost the other week, Liverpool drew with Burnley, Man Utd drew 3 in a row before last weekend. Mags drew with Wolves. Brentford lost the last match.

6 points out of 9 would be a good return and meant that we had done something neither Man Utd or Liverpool have done in the last few weeks in beating Burnley.

At the same time we have the window where the issue and opportunity are glaringly obvious.

Goalkeeper is sorted. Defence is largely sorted (Unless Hume plays like today regularly and then we need Mukiele there and another CB). Midfield is sorted. Brobbey is currently scoring every game. We could strengthen all of those positions but without major injuries should be ok and we have the spine of a top 10 team IMO. We lack quality on the wings.

Spend any money we have on the wings and another striker in the Brobbey mould. If we get a decent offer for Isidor I’d take it as with PSR and / or if we play the loan market with buy options in the summer like last season we could bring in 2 or 3 that could transform our attack.

Honestly think our season is at a cross roads in the next week. Win against Burnley and bring in 2 wingers and a striker and we would be right in amongst it. Don’t beat Burnley and go into the second half like this and we might keep slipping.

Worst case if Brobbeys goals dry up and we defend like today it will be a long time until May.
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Let’s manufacture a crisis🤓
 

columbo70 said:
Really?? Why all the concerns , planning and plotting....we don't need to do anything but get safe which is about 40 points. There's 15 games left then we rebuild in the Summer.

That is it..end of chat.Ffs
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We are 23 games in and in a brilliant position to either kick on or not.

Easy to say rebuild in the summer but we are in a great position to not have to wait until May to progress.
 
Be nice to get through the season never losing two games in a row.

Oh and if we have already done that I apologise but cba to check! 🤣
 
We've won once since the Derby.

Just hope that some haven't considered the season done and dusted as a result. Long way still to go, get the form back on track starting next Monday.
 
It’s huge. We’re not going down. Thank god. But if we come let’s say 15th…..forget about the spine of the team staying for the project. They need to believe we will progress and challenge for Europe. Roefs, Sadiki, Mukiele etc could be gone in the summer. Xhaka also won’t stay for a project that is staying up only.
 
Southern Monkey said:
It’s huge. We’re not going down. Thank god. But if we come let’s say 15th…..forget about the spine of the team staying for the project. They need to believe we will progress and challenge for Europe. Roefs, Sadiki, Mukiele etc could be gone in the summer. Xhaka also won’t stay for a project that is staying up only.
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You should be more concerned why the german goth keeps getting dropped
 
There’s not really going to be any massive weeks, we won’t go down and won’t challenge at the top so it’s all just where we might manage to finish in the middle.
 
sksk3021 said:
There’s not really going to be any massive weeks, we won’t go down and won’t challenge at the top so it’s all just where we might manage to finish in the middle.
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I don’t think we give up on top 8. All the top teams dropping points and others not convincing.

2 wingers even on loan from a class above where we are now - Like getting Le Fee in the championship - and we could easily do it
 
MonkeyLove said:
I don’t think we give up on top 8. All the top teams dropping points and others not convincing.

2 wingers even on loan from a class above where we are now - Like getting Le Fee in the championship - and we could easily do it
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We aren't getting 2 wingers when we have 7 that can play wide
 
MonkeyLove said:
I don’t think we give up on top 8. All the top teams dropping points and others not convincing.

2 wingers even on loan from a class above where we are now - Like getting Le Fee in the championship - and we could easily do it
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What difference does top 8 make? Finishing 8th or 13th isn’t massive.
 
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