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Offline David_Nab

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #855 on: December 15, 2019, 03:13:22 PM »
Everton win today and the bottom 4 getting cut a drift a little ..thats a worry as then turns into a mini league to stay up.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #856 on: December 15, 2019, 03:16:11 PM »
It's a sobering thought that we won't even be able to scrape 20 points by the halfway point.

However, it will be just the halfway point and any talk of being 'on the brink' is a bit premature.

We are on the brink of whether we will be stuck in the mire all season or have  it a little easier knocking around 15th to 12th.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #857 on: December 15, 2019, 03:24:58 PM »
It's a sobering thought that we won't even be able to scrape 20 points by the halfway point.

However, it will be just the halfway point and any talk of being 'on the brink' is a bit premature.


If we beat Saints and Norwich at home then we'll be on 21 points after 19 games.

Offline AsTallAsLions

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #858 on: December 15, 2019, 04:02:00 PM »
In a word, yes. Haven't been worried up to now, but the next three league matches define our season, so it's hard not to be. All of them are six-pointers, and we've put ourselves in a position where we now can't afford to lose any of them really.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #859 on: December 15, 2019, 04:13:16 PM »
My biggest concern right now is we're not even competing. Add to that, we look disjointed, a group of players brought in for their development rather than current ability. We overpaid massively in the summer on some players, I recall Brugge fans valuing Wesley at €7m and Saints fans thought we gave the £10m more than Targett was worth.

What has worried me most of this season is none of our front three (Wesley, El Ghazi and Trez) are anywhere near good enough and don't look like they ever will be. It's little wonder our midfield looks knackered when they're carrying them week after week.

Offline Three Spires Villa

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #860 on: December 15, 2019, 07:34:01 PM »
It's a sobering thought that we won't even be able to scrape 20 points by the halfway point.

However, it will be just the halfway point and any talk of being 'on the brink' is a bit premature.


If we beat Saints and Norwich at home then we'll be on 21 points after 19 games.

And that is great, however there are worrying signs, 10 defeats is poor, only my opinion

Offline Pete3206

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #861 on: December 15, 2019, 08:58:20 PM »
It's a sobering thought that we won't even be able to scrape 20 points by the halfway point.

However, it will be just the halfway point and any talk of being 'on the brink' is a bit premature.


If we beat Saints and Norwich at home then we'll be on 21 points after 19 games.

Of course yes, thanks for the correction.

Offline Roysmert

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #862 on: December 15, 2019, 09:27:28 PM »
More and more worried. We're a mess and the odd flash apart, have been since that out-of-the-blue wowzer at Norwich City.

It's as if Dean is picking Wes to spite Jesus for buying such a pile of old shite.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #863 on: December 15, 2019, 09:33:19 PM »
Fairly worried, as we seem to be going in to a crunch time of the season a bit out of form and low on confidence, also Mings not being there to organise defence and lead the team and be vocal is a miss.

Like 99% of us I'm not impressed with Wesley but in all honesty Dean is probably picking him in the hope he somehow improves as we don't have a better alternative. Very rare teams sign someone early in Jan too, so I think we will have played 25 games or so before we have genuine competition up there.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #864 on: December 15, 2019, 09:55:45 PM »
How much influence does DS have over who we buy who calls the shots?

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #865 on: December 15, 2019, 09:56:37 PM »
Pitarch.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #866 on: December 16, 2019, 11:43:55 AM »
How much influence does DS have over who we buy who calls the shots?

We signed two over the summer from Brentford so he certainly signed those two.

This reminds me of Sherwood waxing lyrical when we signed likes of Ayew and Gana and then two months later it was "nothing to do with me guv."

I do have sympathy with DS though if he really wanted Maupay but got overruled and then had Wes inflicted onto him.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #867 on: December 16, 2019, 01:20:35 PM »
Still not worrying.

Pissed off after Saturday? Yes.

But we've just had the sort of run of games that would have any team in difficulties.

We really mustn't give in. There were always going to be some torrid spells and results, let's give the first team a break, let the reserves play against Liverpool and take it from there.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #868 on: December 21, 2019, 03:44:50 PM »
Errr...

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #869 on: December 21, 2019, 03:48:33 PM »
Started to get worried now..

I'm starting to have doubts about Smith.

 


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