The squad is not weaker!


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you can dress it up how you want, but if you are playing make shift players at full back positions, no proven goal scorers… it is weaker until they prove otherwise.


it doesnt matter if it isnt their normal position, its points that count, we have gotten rid of a load of experienced shit, I am happy with the kids so far, and we are not done in the transfer market yet, unlike big spending Wigan :) :)
 
it doesnt matter if it isnt their normal position, its points that count, we have gotten rid of a load of experienced shit, I am happy with the kids so far, and we are not done in the transfer market yet, unlike big spending Wigan :) :)

you have not addressed any of my points about the squad being weaker, ie the full backs and where the goals are going to come from. It is true that the transfer window is not finished but as it stands we are short.
Goals is my primary concern, Stewart has 2 goals at this level. We have AOB and Grigg as back up and the least said about that the better.
Take a look at our central midfield and ask who is going to chip in? Embleton has one goal at this level.
After the transfer window we may be stronger, but NOT currently
 
you have not addressed any of my points about the squad being weaker, ie the full backs and where the goals are going to come from. It is true that the transfer window is not finished but as it stands we are short.
Goals is my primary concern, Stewart has 2 goals at this level. We have AOB and Grigg as back up and the least said about that the better.
Take a look at our central midfield and ask who is going to chip in? Embleton has one goal at this level.
After the transfer window we may be stronger, but NOT currently

Goals, Stewart, Gooch, Embleton, O'Nien (sticking with players who will be starting) if you are alluding to the fact we sold that goal machine, please dont make me laugh

So goals are our weakness, thats it? I think we will be fine
 
Friday night was genuinely encouraging but let’s not get carried away on the basis of one pre-season friendly which are a notoriously poor indicator of a sides potential for the coming season.

With less than a week to the start of the season we’re still 5 or 6 players short in my view.

Yes we might get away with it for a game or two but I hope we don’t wait until 30th / 31st August to fill the gaps in the side/squad.
 
A week is a long time in football. After the Harrogate game, he said 'maybe a couple to come in'. None of that is actually pertinent to the assessment of whether the squad is better than it was, though.
It was that he expected a couple to come in the next 7-10 days. He didn't say that we only wanted to sign two more players.

We're at the bare minimum 4 players short and could really do with another half a dozen.
 
Goals, Stewart, Gooch, Embleton, O'Nien (sticking with players who will be starting) if you are alluding to the fact we sold that goal machine, please dont make me laugh

So goals are our weakness, thats it? I think we will be fine

those players you mentioned have a total of 34 goals at this level.
i don’t mean last season… I mean total in their careers so far.
I think some people have gotten carried away with pre season and will get a wake up call soon.
as things stand, there is no way this team will score enough goals to win promotion
 
those players you mentioned have a total of 34 goals at this level.
i don’t mean last season… I mean total in their careers so far.
I think some people have gotten carried away with pre season and will get a wake up call soon.
as things stand, there is no way this team will score enough goals to win promotion


This wont be the team we start the season with
 
With Jebbsion definitely this....however on reflection squad depth currently weaker but that is more to do with actual numbers rather than quality but can only truly judge once window has shut.

We need to f*ck off the Cups and concentrate solely on the League.
We need to win football matches full stop. Also we need to breed a winning culture at all levels throughout the club.
 
The starting 11 is stronger.
The squad at the minute is a bit weaker, bring in 3-4 (which we will) and it will be stronger.
 
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We have better players in each position except several key positions where we actually have 0 players whatsoever yet you still claim we’ve got a good squad. Honestly man 😂😂
In case you don’t remember, we had no fullbacks (McFadzen doesn’t count!😜) last season either. Everywhere else we are better bar maybe goalkeeper.
 
I’m still very pessimistic to be honest, I think it coming off the back of a good Euros tournament for England hasn’t or isn’t helping. That could change quickly though if we got a good result next week and there was something in the performance that resembled what the OP says, like more pace and hopefully not as pedestrian in possession like I feel like we have been for years.
 
We played most of the season with no full backs as I'm sure you're well aware of.
Irrelevant. We had them, isnt the managers fault they got injured. We also played most of the season without centre backs. We could also play most of this season without a striker or a goalkeeper if injuries re-occur
 
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