Adkins on Brighton - OS

[de-fence]

Typical gooble-de-gook from Adders. Excuses time now, we didn't win the league as Mr Cortese wanted... watch this space

 

Brighton only win by cheating??? Do me a favour!

 

Remember he was going to win this league and we'd catch Brighton? "Plenty of games left, plenty of twists and turns" No, I thought not but Mr Cortese will remember.

 

This is called Grade 1 Rrse covering - but my guess is its much too late, the P45 is already signed and sealed in a brown envelope and awaiting delivery.

 

Shut up you complete ***t

[trousers]

I understand the worries but I do wonder if Nigels's trying to get Brighton overly fired up.

 

The fact is they were going to be up for this regardless of what Adkins said so maybe he's just trying to tip them over the edge.

 

There is a point at which being fired up stops being productive and starts being a hinderance. The only thing I can think is that Adkins is trying to get the Brighton players to that point.

 

Nutshell. He did the same sort of thing before the Bournemouth game.

 

He knows that winding up the other side is more likely to work in our favour as we tend to play better against teams who are fired up and come at us.

 

That said, I think it would have been an open game without this cage rattling but, as you say, nudging the Brighton team to that tipping point where they take the bait will, IMHO, work in our favour.

[hamster]

They have to come at us now, All going to plan. Let's see if they really can play football against the best footballing team in the league.

[ghq]

I hope and pray Saints win against BHA, as if they don't Adkins isn't going to look too smart. Never, never give any kind of edge to an opponent. I really thought that was a basic understanding of any competetive sport management.

 

Even if we get automatic promotion, I'm starting to have serious doubts that this man will take us further. However, I'm willing to hold off on that as a definitive statement.

[NickG]

'When I came here we were 22nd in the division, I'm not sure how many points we were behind Brighton at the time......'

 

NickG? Care to tell him?

 

Good grief, what an interview. Sore loser or what?

 

6 .

[NickG]

Ive got a tenner on gus jumping ship for spurs when r*dkn**p gets the england job. I really dont think he'll stick it out at brighton once he gets a prem offer.

 

he won't get england job anytime soon

[jawillwill]

he won't get england job anytime soon

 

Yeah I agree. At least I hope Poyet doesn't. I'd far rather the next England manager was an Englishman!

[corky morris]

Lets not forget that Poyet started all this by saying Saints had the best players in the league etc. He even says it on BBC now, "Brighton have the best team, Saints have the best players".

So is he saying to his players that actually chaps - the players you play on Saturday are better than you guys to raise BHA??

Harry wont get the England job until his court case is sorted.......if it gets sorted?

[mitch01]

Lets not forget that Poyet started all this by saying Saints had the best players in the league etc. He even says it on BBC now, "Brighton have the best team, Saints have the best players".

So is he saying to his players that actually chaps - the players you play on Saturday are better than you guys to raise BHA??

Harry wont get the England job until his court case is sorted.......if it gets sorted?

 

Have to say I agreed with everything Poyet said. Probably talks more sense than our Nige. Not that I mind, NA is great value for money in his interviews.

[Window Cleaner]

Lets not forget that Poyet started all this by saying Saints had the best players in the league etc. He even says it on BBC now, "Brighton have the best team, Saints have the best players".

So is he saying to his players that actually chaps - the players you play on Saturday are better than you guys to raise BHA??

Harry wont get the England job until his court case is sorted.......if it gets sorted?

 

 

Poyet is right, he's obtained more with less.Next season will tell a different story I expect.League 1 is about effort and bludgeoning the opposition, individual class will show up more in the NPC.Brighton will have to watch their disciplinary record next time round, far too many red cards to be consistent at a higher level. Must be amongst the front runners in our division with 6 reds in a season.

[simo]

This is where niges psychology degree comes in handy !

[up and away]

However, his little snide digs at the way Brighton play are totally unnecessary and as others have pointed out, could well be counter productive. We all saw how Brighton played when they were up here, we have seen and heard about how they bend the rules to their advantage and how at times they can come across as somewhat unsporting, but I just don't want our manager to be saying that in the press. It doesn't sit well with me, is somewhat disparaging and he should do his talking on the pitch come Saturday (4 points off of the Champions would be a decent retort). Additionally, I would worry that it might just fire up the opposition somewhat.

 

The guard of honour thing is a total load of ****** however, and I totally support him and others who have played it down.

 

After seeing Brighton a couple of times this season, the team and the manager are a horrible, niggly concoction that I would gladly pay to miss. This team has Poyet written all over it and the man is a gem to dislike. The style of football is better than ours because it is more effective for the main object of this division. I am sure they play some great football on occasions, but when their backs are against the wall, only a mother could love that child.

 

So I fully empathise with Adkins, but all I am concerned about is Saints. If he wanted to say something like this I would have no problem after a win at Brighton, otherwise you are either sounding of sour grapes or just winding the opposition up. Poyet is one person who can fire it into his team and get them out of their lethargy that some of the players seem to be experiencing. Unless it's Kevin Keegan, the law of averages are not on your side. As for the guard of honour, I don't care except it may send the wrong idea to both sets of players from a Saints POV.

 

I still believe this is a dumb comment from Adkins, but that does not mean I want him changed. Neither do I feel he should go or will go, should we not get promotion this season.

[scotty]

he won't get england job anytime soon

 

Yeah I agree. At least I hope Poyet doesn't. I'd far rather the next England manager was an Englishman!

 

whoosh, I said that when harry gets the england job then my bet is that poyet will get poached over to spurs.

[boxosponge]

using the ballboys to speed up and slow down play

 

Must admit I think our lads need training so we can make better use of the system

[Sambib]

Bit pathetic isn't it, really? I mean, in all of Gus' interviews he insists Southampton have great players, are a good side and that Adkins is a nice bloke. For Adkins to continually try and stoke the fire with controversial statements (calling us cheating cunts (basically) is just being a poor loser) it would surely make our players more fired up for the game tomorrow, which we need nothing from, as we have proved that we are the best team in this league by winning it with 4 games left. If he wasn't making himself out as such a tit then I think we would be less up for it and you would have a greater chance of getting a result tomorrow.

 

FWIW I reckon you'll win tomorrow, but it won't matter in the slightest

[Sambib]

They have to come at us now, All going to plan. Let's see if they really can play football against the best footballing team in the league.

 

Ahem, arrogant, ahem. Don't see how you can say you are the best footballing side in the league when we are champions and play the best football...oh...you can't.

[RonManager]

Bit pathetic isn't it, really? I mean, in all of Gus' interviews he insists Southampton have great players, are a good side and that Adkins is a nice bloke. For Adkins to continually try and stoke the fire with controversial statements (calling us cheating cunts (basically) is just being a poor loser) it would surely make our players more fired up for the game tomorrow, which we need nothing from, as we have proved that we are the best team in this league by winning it with 4 games left. If he wasn't making himself out as such a tit then I think we would be less up for it and you would have a greater chance of getting a result tomorrow.

 

FWIW I reckon you'll win tomorrow, but it won't matter in the slightest

In reality it's all theatrical bullsh*t to those intelligent enough to see it. The danger in all this is that it can incite those who can't see it for what it is and then there is the potential for violence on the day. I wish managers and directors would think on a bit before they start sounding off with their pathetic attempts at mind games.

 

As far as it not mattering in the slightest - it bl**dy well does to us!!

 

Anyway -well done and all the best for next season.

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

Bit pathetic isn't it, really? I mean, in all of Gus' interviews he insists Southampton have great players, are a good side and that Adkins is a nice bloke. For Adkins to continually try and stoke the fire with controversial statements (calling us cheating cunts (basically) is just being a poor loser) it would surely make our players more fired up for the game tomorrow, which we need nothing from, as we have proved that we are the best team in this league by winning it with 4 games left. If he wasn't making himself out as such a tit then I think we would be less up for it and you would have a greater chance of getting a result tomorrow.

 

FWIW I reckon you'll win tomorrow, but it won't matter in the slightest

 

 

He s not calling you cheats!!!!!!!

 

Are you the team with the most pens given in the league YES

 

Are your ball boys told to give the ball back to BHA players quicker than the opposition YES

 

 

FACT

[sfc4prem]

Ahem, arrogant, ahem. Don't see how you can say you are the best footballing side in the league when we are champions and play the best football...oh...you can't.

 

It's weird the amount of bullsh*t some of our fans come out with. You've won the league in style and we've been sh*te for a large part, our performances have yet to come close to some of yours.

[View From The Top]

Ahem, arrogant, ahem. Don't see how you can say you are the best footballing side in the league when we are champions and play the best football...oh...you can't.

 

We can as we think you are dirty, cheating c**ts.

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

It's weird the amount of bullsh*t some of our fans come out with. You've won the league in style and we've been sh*te for a large part, our performances have yet to come close to some of yours.

 

Won the league in style Bull2hit

 

Won the league by being consistent maybe, but style no

 

stop arse licking !)

[Crazy Diamond]

To be honest, name a team that has ever been 100% fair and you will struggle. It's about winning. That said, defending for 90 minutes at a promotion rival isn't exactly great evidence of this brilliant passing game we've heard so much about.

 

The only problem I have with Brighton is it's fans and this whole selective rivalry b*llocks. They don't play us for years and as such couldn't give a toss about us, then when we're in the same division they hate us and we're 'local rivals'. It's pathetic. Grow up and jog on.

[Seagull]

To be honest, name a team that has ever been 100% fair and you will struggle. It's about winning. That said, defending for 90 minutes at a promotion rival isn't exactly great evidence of this brilliant passing game we've heard so much about.

 

The only problem I have with Brighton is it's fans and this whole selective rivalry b*llocks. They don't play us for years and as such couldn't give a toss about us, then when we're in the same division they hate us and we're 'local rivals'. It's pathetic. Grow up and jog on.

 

Indeed, its a results business and footballers are paid to get results. Everyone in football tries to get any advantage they can and if anyone thinks otherwise they are very nieve.

 

Evidence of a brilliant passing game? We had a 1st year pro making one of his first ever apperances at centre back and the useless Argie Battipiedi in midfield due to injuries/suspensions which certainly didn't help. We displayed another side of our game that night which helped us grind out a good point which could have been more. You've got an excellent squad of players so however good we are you can't expect us to turn up and play you off the park away from home.

 

We don't hate you, you're not local rivals. We think Adkins/Harding and Hammond are ******s and you have been our biggest threat and competitive rivals this season. If you can't accept that someone might dislike a few of your staff and think that means we hate the whole bloody club its you who needs to grow up!

[Lallana's Left Peg]

Indeed, its a results business and footballers are paid to get results. Everyone in football tries to get any advantage they can and if anyone thinks otherwise they are very nieve.

 

Evidence of a brilliant passing game? We had a 1st year pro making one of his first ever apperances at centre back and the useless Argie Battipiedi in midfield due to injuries/suspensions which certainly didn't help. We displayed another side of our game that night which helped us grind out a good point which could have been more. You've got an excellent squad of players so however good we are you can't expect us to turn up and play you off the park away from home.

 

We don't hate you, you're not local rivals. We think Adkins/Harding and Hammond are ******s and you have been our biggest threat and competitive rivals this season. If you can't accept that someone might dislike a few of your staff and think that means we hate the whole bloody club its you who needs to grow up!

 

I agree with your first two points but more confusing than your fans manufacturing a bit of a one-way rivalry with us is the mini-obsession some of your players have with us (indeed, referencing it both in the media and in your own matchday programme). It seems a bit silly.

[Seagull]

And for what its worth Nigel is talking out of his arse. We've been so much better than everyone we've played at home this season we haven't needed to use the ball boys to get any advantage, our management are no different to anyone else in terms of getting upset when a bad foul is made and if the implication is that we dive for penalties, rubbish, take a bloody look at them on Seagulls Player, we are good team and get into the oppositions box more than most sides, we've got skilful players which slow centre backs can't cope with, thats why we've had penalties. Besides, we've missed most of them!

[corky morris]

Not seen you live at home, but at our place you were a bunch of cheating (u nt s!!!! A very very poor referee let you get away with all sorts of nasty niggly stuff both on & off the ball.

As for the ball boy stuff - why have so many other managers & teams moaned about you then?? Are they all bad losers?

I actually think you lot have such an issue with us you will roll over for Hudders.............That will confirm your cheats!!!!!

 

And for what its worth Nigel is talking out of his arse. We've been so much better than everyone we've played at home this season we haven't needed to use the ball boys to get any advantage, our management are no different to anyone else in terms of getting upset when a bad foul is made and if the implication is that we dive for penalties, rubbish, take a bloody look at them on Seagulls Player, we are good team and get into the oppositions box more than most sides, we've got skilful players which slow centre backs can't cope with, thats why we've had penalties. Besides, we've missed most of them!

[hamster]

Ahem, arrogant, ahem. Don't see how you can say you are the best footballing side in the league when we are champions and play the best football...oh...you can't.

 

TIC

 

We are very good at it though. You'll see tomorrow.

 

FWIW I would be a very disappointed little seagull if they didn't go out to win every last game, this 'we have nothing to prove' stuff is nonsense and disrespectful to their professionalism. In some ways this is one of you most important games cos in years to come you it one of the few games many of us will remember. There are some bragging rights at stakes here.

[Seagull]

I agree with your first two points but more confusing than your fans manufacturing a bit of a one-way rivalry with us is the mini-obsession some of your players have with us (indeed' date=' referencing it both in the media and in your own matchday programme). It seems a bit silly.[/quote']

 

The players didnt even know about it until one of the people who make the programme referenced the comment. Anyone who thinks it was some ploy by Gus to put it in (as I saw suggested on here) is deluded and any comments made by our players are just the generic replies you'll get when the media asks them about it. You can't underestimate how thick footballers are! "Hey, did you know Nigel Adkins said this?". Player, "Oh yeah, thats great motivaton". ********. I'll tell you what motivates players, win bonuses!

 

Not seen you live at home, but at our place you were a bunch of cheating (u nt s!!!! A very very poor referee let you get away with all sorts of nasty niggly stuff both on & off the ball.

As for the ball boy stuff - why have so many other managers & teams moaned about you then?? Are they all bad losers?

I actually think you lot have such an issue with us you will roll over for Hudders.............That will confirm your cheats!!!!!

 

At your place, under tremendous pressure, we were incredibly calm and didnt buckle under pressure. Rather than pump the ball forward to no one, lose it, and then have to contain more pressure, we slowed the game down as much as possible. Of course you won't like that, but thats football. We werent there to lie down and get beat, or to entertain you. We were there to get a result and we did.

 

Other managers haven't complained about it. It's not been mentioned once before and there haven't been any complaints to the Football League.

 

There is no way we will roll over to Huddersfield. If you don't beat us, we will want to go the whole season unbeaten. We're also lifting the trophy that day and wont want to lift it after a defeat. We might play a couple of fringe players against them. Although we might play a couple of fringe players tomorrow. We've won the league, we can afford to give a few other squad members a chance to prove themselves. If we do, they'll have something to prove too.

[BHA]

Not seen you live at home, but at our place you were a bunch of cheating (u nt s!!!! A very very poor referee let you get away with all sorts of nasty niggly stuff both on & off the ball.

As for the ball boy stuff - why have so many other managers & teams moaned about you then?? Are they all bad losers?

I actually think you lot have such an issue with us you will roll over for Hudders.............That will confirm your cheats!!!!!

 

Get over it!

[NickG]

a draw was a good results for away team at St Marys - all are happy with that inc Brighton, fair enough they got what they aimed for.

[Micky]

Geeze guys, Brighton have won the league. It's a little lame to start pointing at the amount of penalties they have had and the way their ball boys work - real clutching at straws stuff really.

 

They won the league because their results were better than anybody elses - ours included, so let's not start micro-analysing what effectively are now moot points.

 

The only thing that matters now is the 3 points today, we need to go there, show some bottle and try to pick them up, our need is greater than theirs.

[scotty]

Micky, thats fair enough comment if you didnt see them at st marys. They were the most negative team ive seen this season, utter sh*te in fact, but played a tactical game and almost nicked 3 points off us. They have worked out the percentage game to a fine art, but dont kid yourself that they play good football. And fwiw, the comments about timewasting are richly deserved, they were doing that 10 minutes from kickoff at st marys.

[Crazy Diamond]

Indeed, its a results business and footballers are paid to get results. Everyone in football tries to get any advantage they can and if anyone thinks otherwise they are very nieve.

 

Evidence of a brilliant passing game? We had a 1st year pro making one of his first ever apperances at centre back and the useless Argie Battipiedi in midfield due to injuries/suspensions which certainly didn't help. We displayed another side of our game that night which helped us grind out a good point which could have been more. You've got an excellent squad of players so however good we are you can't expect us to turn up and play you off the park away from home.

 

We don't hate you, you're not local rivals. We think Adkins/Harding and Hammond are ******s and you have been our biggest threat and competitive rivals this season. If you can't accept that someone might dislike a few of your staff and think that means we hate the whole bloody club its you who needs to grow up!

 

This isn't exactly true given you released a DVD having beaten us last season at St. Mary's and I found myself being called a 'scummer'. Do Brighton fans even know why Portsmouth fans call us 'scum'? I'd have a guess and say no, they do not.

 

Isn't it rather childish to think three grown men are '******s' just because you don't like what they say or who they play for? Hmm.

 

Whatever really, I'd rather concentrate on my team getting promoted. Promotion is promotion - the title would have been nice but we were probably the architects of our own downfall with our terrible pre-season training (or lack of it) and the sacking of Alan Pardew.

 

P.S - Do the grown ups know you're using naughty words?

[Cascadia Saint]

I think Adkins can say whatever the hell he believes. It's refreshing to have an intelligent manager, passionate for the club and the cause, speaking what he believes is the truth. I couldn't give a shlt about upsetting rival clubs, 'looking stupid' if we lose, playing mind game etc etc. Our manager gives a Fv(k, that's fine by me.

[saintseye01]

Nige "We'll go to Brighton at the weekend, the ball boys will be existant then non-existant, they've done it all season, everyone's complained about it, get on with it, that's football, thats life"

We will watch out Nige to see the non existant ballboys today!! He should name names if everyones complained about it. Who would they complain to anyway?

[sadoldgit]

Oh yeah, sacking Adkins would be a real smart move! I'm sure Cortese would be thinking differently if we were second in the league or something...

 

But then sacking Pardew was hardly the smartest move at the time was it?

[Fowllyd]

This isn't exactly true given you released a DVD having beaten us last season at St. Mary's and I found myself being called a 'scummer'. Do Brighton fans even know why Portsmouth fans call us 'scum'? I'd have a guess and say no, they do not.

 

To be fair, though, most P*mpey fans don't know why they call us 'scum'. And those that claim they do are basing it on a non-existent event. That said, it's pretty lame just copying a term of abuse from another set of fans, which both Brighton and Bournemouth fans appear to be doing.

[sadoldgit]

Good luck to Brighton. They have had a storming season and done better than us. I also hope we beat then today and go on to secure 2nd place. Everything else is just nonsense.

[NickG]

yep.

 

Typical gooble-de-gook from Adders. Excuses time now, we didn't win the league as Mr Cortese wanted... watch this space

 

Brighton only win by cheating??? Do me a favour!

 

Remember he was going to win this league and we'd catch Brighton? "Plenty of games left, plenty of twists and turns" No, I thought not but Mr Cortese will remember.

 

This is called Grade 1 Rrse covering - but my guess is its much too late, the P45 is already signed and sealed in a brown envelope and awaiting delivery.

 

We just cannot deliver when it matters in away games so in reality it is not in our hands at all. We must as always rely on the other two to cock-it up! One might but surely not both.

 

Put it this way, if we lose on Saturday would you bet your house on winning the other four....

 

 

Let's not kid ourselves lads, there is no way we are going to beat Brighton down at Saltdean, on the other hand we just cannot afford to lose. We must hope and pray for a draw 0-0 or 1-1 at best.

 

Losing seems to be the bookies favourite, if we do we are pretty much stuck with the play-offs as Titsfield are never going to lose their game. Even a draw will mean that we only got one point from the 2 games in hand over Titsfield assuming we win the remaining 4; does anybody really think we're going to achieve that on current form?

 

I hate myself for being so negative but this looks uncomfortably like a 3-1 defeat to me, Brighton will be on a high after clinching the league trophy!

 

 

 

 

 

We seem to be on the slide, Adkins post match interview was lunatic, he must have been at a different match to the one the rest of us saw. A man under very serious pressure from his boss it seems which would explain why he's becoming erratic.

 

Without Schneiderlin , Lallana & Chamberlain and now Barnard & Jaidi we are just a makeshift side, many players out of position and not knowing their roles; what scares me is it looks like it will be this way until the end of the season.

 

On today's showing absolutely no chance against Brighton and even the other four matches will be a struggle. I'm dreading the thought too of two play-off games against Rochdale.

 

Not the happiest of days despite the 3 point

 

 

 

 

 

Oh dear! Looks like the effing play-offs now. Can't see Titsfield losing again. Ah well...

 

Roll on next season, surely we'll be favourites to win Division 3 next time? Don't bet on it!

Edited 23 April, 2011 by NickG

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

Funny that at 1-0 up the ball boys strangely disappeared but at 2-1 down hey presto they reappear lol

[Thedelldays]

But then sacking Pardew was hardly the smartest move at the time was it?

 

if we go up in 2nd...yes it would be

[david in sweden]

Ive got a tenner on gus jumping ship for spurs when r*dkn**p gets the england job. I really dont think he'll stick it out at brighton once he gets a prem offer.

 

I'm not so sure he'll go to Spurs, and I'm not so sure that 'arry will get the England job either (Barnard is not the only one with a court case hanging over him -is he 'Arry ?)

 

However, I'm fairly sure that BHA will have a problem finding another 20 million (after funding their new stadium)... to buy new players if they intend to mount a serious challenge on the CCC title.

 

After the first lapse of form, I expect Gus to move to a " bigger " London club...(NO ..I'm not ITK, nor do I have any names) but it will happen.

[hughieslastminutegoal]

Typical gooble-de-gook from Adders. Excuses time now, we didn't win the league as Mr Cortese wanted... watch this space

 

Brighton only win by cheating??? Do me a favour!

 

Remember he was going to win this league and we'd catch Brighton? "Plenty of games left, plenty of twists and turns" No, I thought not but Mr Cortese will remember.

 

This is called Grade 1 Rrse covering - but my guess is its much too late, the P45 is already signed and sealed in a brown envelope and awaiting delivery.

 

For a so-called saints Fan you really are a grumpy old Farquahar aren't you?

Isn't it a good idea for Adkins to at least try to "encourage" Brighton to step up and beat Huddersfield?

Edited 26 April, 2011 by hughieslastminutegoal

[Window Cleaner]

I'm not so sure he'll go to Spurs, and I'm not so sure that 'arry will get the England job either (Barnard is not the only one with a court case hanging over him -is he 'Arry ?)

 

However, I'm fairly sure that BHA will have a problem finding another 20 million (after funding their new stadium)... to buy new players if they intend to mount a serious challenge on the CCC title.

 

After the first lapse of form, I expect Gus to move to a " bigger " London club...(NO ..I'm not ITK, nor do I have any names) but it will happen.

 

Won't take 20 million to build a challenge for the CCC. 5 perhaps, think that's about what Norwich put out last close season, maybe not even that.Brighton have a sound base,as do we, they probably need a CB and a midfielder, we need a CB and a striker,other than that both sides can probably go top half with what they have next season.The NPC really isn't all that good just now although some sides are obviously superior. At the moment I'd fancy our chances against any of the lower half NPC sides and probably a couple of the others.

[The9]

Funny that at 1-0 up the ball boys strangely disappeared but at 2-1 down hey presto they reappear lol

 

Actually they didn't. They pulled most of them over to gather under a floodlight to the left of our fans at the end of the nearest stand at 1-0 up but left 4 behind the goal Brighton were defending. That group of ballboys didn't move from there for the rest of the match and as far as I can remember there weren't any around the pitch after the 80th minute or so.

 

Even when they were there it was taking them 10 seconds to chuck the ball to any Saints player (I can't remember any Saints getting a ball from a ball boy in the attacking half) and about half a minute to get it to Ankegren. I'd love to see the stats on time the ball is in play for Brighton matches at home compared to everyone else this season.

[hughieslastminutegoal]

Won't take 20 million to build a challenge for the CCC. 5 perhaps, think that's about what Norwich put out last close season, maybe not even that.Brighton have a sound base,as do we, they probably need a CB and a midfielder, we need a CB and a striker,other than that both sides can probably go top half with what they have next season.The NPC really isn't all that good just now although some sides are obviously superior. At the moment I'd fancy our chances against any of the lower half NPC sides and probably a couple of the others.

 

Haven't you undemined your own argument here? All we need is a CB and a striker ... to get the better of the lower half and a couple of the others? We'll have to do better than that to build a challenge. Ah sorry, I just noticed you said "at the moment", so you are saying all we need are a CB and a striker to mount a credible challege?

[Window Cleaner]

Haven't you undemined your own argument here? All we need is a CB and a striker ... to get the better of the lower half and a couple of the others? We'll have to do better than that to build a challenge. Ah sorry, I just noticed you said "at the moment", so you are saying all we need are a CB and a striker to mount a credible challege?

 

No the CB and the striker refers to mounting a challenge, perhaps my expression of that is wayward.What we have now is probably good enough for the bottom half etc.

 

Sorry didn't make it clear enough evidently.

[sadoldgit]

if we go up in 2nd...yes it would be

 

I said at the time because at the time it wasn't. It took until after Christmas for Adkins to really get into gear. We still don't know if we are going up and perhaps with Pardew we would have gone up as Champions?

[hughieslastminutegoal]

I really think we'll need more than 2. I think we'll probably lose AOC and MS (at least), so your CB and striker won't replace them well enough. Speculation I know , but I reckon we'll need 4 or probably 5 who will seriously challenge for places.

[Window Cleaner]

I really think we'll need more than 2. I think we'll probably lose AOC and MS (at least), so your CB and striker won't replace them well enough. Speculation I know , but I reckon we'll need 4 or probably 5 who will seriously challenge for places.

 

AOC a certainty to leave Ithink. I've heard no rumblings about Morgan of late except that in theory he can leave for free if we don't get promoted.

St Etienne wanted him last summer but we were asking an awful lot of money (according to my ASSE contact..could be crap) which they didn't have.They tried to sell Perrin to Monaco to get it but it didn't come off so it all fell through.Think he might well stay actually, depends how much we'd be asking this time.