03 Sep 2023 22:23:44
Honestly don't know why people are shocked at results so far, under Bruno we were rock bottom. What lopetegui did was a minor miracle, we now have Garry O'Neil, no Adama, no Raul, no Neves, no podence etc. People saying top half don't understand the game, I told my old man this is going to be a very tough season and we just need to hope there are three worse teams. Hopefully some of the fans who were happy to see lopetegui go are now starting to realise. On paper our team is better than the three that came up so I'm not exactly panicking yet but if this time next month we're still playing the same and not picking up points I will start!

1.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 08:51:56
GON says there is room for improvement no s**t Sherlock, 3 major issues 1) playing out from the back don't with Sa in goal that is just stupid 2) play the ball to feet, not slightly be hind or underhit 3) Take that number nine shirt off Silva it is an insult to previous centre forwards of which he most most most certainly is not

2.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 09:12:39
So after 4 games, 3 of which have been played away, you want Silva dropped/sold.

I agree that Sasa and Cunha will prove to be our most productive partnership but as long as Silva is our player and Sasa is not 100% fit, we need to back him, not get on his back.

3.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 10:19:55
Does make you wonder if there are any other number 9s in the league who have failed to score recently?
Leave Fabio to get on with his job, when he gets the service he will get the goals.

4.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 10:22:10
Sadly Jas, it has been £35m, pus £8m in wages wasted by Shi. His incompetence over the last 3 years is the reason we have financial issues.
Not the kid's fault.but he is neither a Striker or Premership standard.

5.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 10:27:42
Jas M you have chosen a team to play Liverpool in your earlier post and you have dropped Fabio.

6.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 10:34:41
Couldn't get a ticket for the game and haven't seen it on the box so can't comment on the game itself but perhaps we need to remind ourselves of where we are.
Ukraine makes a valid point no need to panic at this stage. Man U and Brighton were highly unlikely to produce a point, we needed to win and did at Everton and whilst a point would have been nice at Palace it not essential to staying up.
Anything from Liverpool and City will be bunce and then we need to beat Luton.
We are not a good side - 3 years of total mismanagement ensure that - we don't have Nuno or JL anymore and so we need to temper expectations and get behind the team.
I think there are more than 3 teams worse than us but not a lot. We are rebuilding most of the squad is now young and very inexperienced.
If GO isn't the man to do the job - and be fair he has only had a few weeks so far and has inherited a squad in flux with pretty major changes occuring over those weeks - hopefully we can find someone to see us through.
Note this rebuild is not a 6 month job or even a 2 year job. The damage done to the club is root and branch and will take several years to recover but all we can do is get behind that recovery and hope we have enough to retain our Prem place through it - if we don't the recovery probably takes many many more years.
Tks Jeff!

7.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 10:43:22
Time to face it Silva is not a premiere league player, he will do ok in these soft European leagues but he isn’t cut out for the prem, barn door and banjo springs to mind.

8.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 11:14:29
Sadly, our best finisher was on the bench yesterday, And he's a defender.

Teenwolf? I've watched him a fair bit, not just for us but for PSV, for Portugal u21s, and while he clearly has 'talent' I just don't see a top striker in there- movement. anticipation, that 'strikers instinct'. I'd love to be proved wrong but I don't see it. Personally I'd rather have kept Costa- remember he'd not kicked a ball for months when we signed him and he was just getting up to speed towards the end. And he's got that match game smart that we saw from Edouard yesterday.

As some have mentioned below, I'd prefer us to back to a back three with wing-backs. OK, the names have changed but it's the format we had the most success with in the Prem- I think we've struggled since we moved away from it. And yeah, Doc should be in there.

I think the best we can aim for this season is mid-table obscurity.

9.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 13:29:15
How many chances does Silva need Jas mate?
We cann't afford to carry him, he was poor last time around for us and he still is, maybe the Dutch and Belgium leagues are his level unfortuantly.

10.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 15:30:36
E, if you read my earlier post in this thread, I've stated that I think Sasa and Cunha are our best front. I may have elected not to put Silva in my team but that doesn't mean I'm not going to support him. I've also left Neto out of my team. It doesn't mean I don't rate him.

11.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 15:49:45
What was the alternative to Silva? Jimenez? Has he not gone 26 games without scoring.
Remember last season when a lot of fans thought Hwang wasn't good enough (myself included). Sometimes players need time. And please don't say Silva has been given a fair crack of the whip. He wasn't ready when Jimenez suffered the horrendous injury. When he left us on loan last season I admit he wasn't anywhere near good enough but he has played and improved.

Some of you may be ready to write him off but I seem to recall that last week, the same people were saying that he needed to be given a chance after his display against Blackpool.

If he ain't getting the service, he ain't going to score.

12.) 04 Sep 2023
04 Sep 2023 16:25:24
I hope you're right Jas i'm willing to give him a bit more time.