Post season thread

[CT]

We need to get our shit together. We play either Millwall or Bradford twice next season.

I'm sure we can beat Bradford over a couple of games....

[cheltenhamlion]

We need to get our shit together. We play either Millwall or Bradford twice next season.

I'm sure we can beat Bradford over a couple of games....

Cough.... .

[nick harper]

This is the side that played in the first game of the season..

Gollini, Hutton, Elphick, Baker, Cissokho, Westwood, Gardner, Bacuna, McCormack, Ayew, Gestede.

Only 2 of those started the last game, 4 have gone, 2 gone on loan, the rest back up players only. Subs included Richards, Tshibola and Okore. The turnover of players during the season is pretty remarkable.

I'm not a big Bruce fan but the club don't need a big upheaval again and another large turnover of players. I was generally pleased with the players we got in Jan albeit most have taken time to settle. He should finish his rebuilding in the summer and find the formation and style to fit.

I remain hopeful we will get back next season.

[SoccerHQ]

We need to get our shit together. We play either Millwall or Bradford twice next season.

I'm sure we can beat Bradford over a couple of games....

Cough.... .

Would much prefer them to come up. There would be some spice to that game next season.

[Richard E]

We need to get our shit together. We play either Millwall or Bradford twice next season.

I'm sure we can beat Bradford over a couple of games....

Cough.... .

We did beat them at Villa Park, albeit by playing 8 centre forwards.

[preston28]

All I can say is I've enjoyed this season much more than the last 7. So much so I've bought 2 season tickets for next season - the last time I did that was 1981-2!

Now I'm off to see my therapist! 

[Mossie Hennebry]

My therapist has suggested that avoid this site until July. Have a good Summer chaps!

[in exile]

He'll be back, they always are

[Hookeysmith]

All I can say is I've enjoyed this season much more than the last 7. So much so I've bought 2 season tickets for next season - the last time I did that was 1981-2!

Now I'm off to see my therapist! 

Albeit the football has been tosh in most parts I must admit i'm in no great rush to go back to the bloated, overhyped Premiership

I have not watched a single game on tv or even MOTD this season - and feel better for it

[Jon Crofts]

I can't see there being wholesale changes over the summer.
We need another goalscorer as one of them has gone all fat and insolent another one doesn't look like he's going to do it a Villa (what do we do to these players who can score for fun at Barnsley or wherever and then turn to shit at Villa?) and Jimmy Danger is crook until September/October time.

The barcodes and Fulham banged in 85 goals each, we hit just over half that, pathetic really, we also conceded more than we scored, but I'm less bothered by that as I think our defence will get better and better especially you'd think under Bruce, our problem is scoring and has been for a good while. Sort it out Brucey.

[ajmant]

I'm not sure where it's posted on here but over the last few seasons, the stats show we have gone behind in games something like 123 times and lost 96 of those matches. Pretty awful. This season is bad enough, the stats for last season diabolical. you can't  change that overnight. But I do think Bruce has had half a season to assess, change, and now he has the summer to kick on. If we aren't top 6 at Xmas, then you'd have to say move him on assuming the right person is ready in waiting.

[class-of-82]

hookeysmith
you mean you have not watched those in depth analysis by legendary players like  messrs jenas, kilbane murphy etc

[paul_e]

I'm not sure where it's posted on here but over the last few seasons, the stats show we have gone behind in games something like 123 times and lost 96 of those matches. Pretty awful. This season is bad enough, the stats for last season diabolical. you can't  change that overnight. But I do think Bruce has had half a season to assess, change, and now he has the summer to kick on. If we aren't top 6 at Xmas, then you'd have to say move him on assuming the right person is ready in waiting.

That's the bit that makes me concerned by the idea that we give him the first 3 months and then see.  We either need to commit to the idea that he's here for the season regardless (unless we're bottom 6 or something silly) or replace him now because getting in the right person in December is so much harder.  The real problem that I have with it is that he is a consequence of that same problem, he was a quick fix easy option when we should've taken a little more time in the summer and got it right then.

[Hookeysmith]

hookeysmith
you mean you have not watched those in depth analysis by legendary players like  messrs jenas, kilbane murphy etc

Correct  or the squealing Carrogher et al

[saunders_heroes]

hookeysmith
you mean you have not watched those in depth analysis by legendary players like  messrs jenas, kilbane murphy etc

Correct  or the squealing Carrogher et al

So what did you make of the Channel 5 coverage and and analysis?