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Post by Peters Pipe on Dec 11, 2007 23:20:45 GMT
are we?
after the last few results; getting results against the various wallowers, making top of the table look ordinary and bereft of ideas (ringing any bells?), I really have the belief we have made the correct waves and are now finally being taken a bit more seriously.
It seems more recently we're being described as 'well organised', 'professional' and 'difficult to break down'.......good!
About fucking time eh? Welcome back Fortress Britannia, just a couple of shrewd extra signings needed and I think we are very well set....
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Post by Alvechurch Assassin on Dec 11, 2007 23:37:03 GMT
we're definitely contenders for the play-offs with the current squad. with decent investment during jan, particularly in the midfield, we could become contenders for the top two.
this really is a great chance within a poor league. we need to grasp it though as a few near misses can result in a preston like scenario - who i believe have gone bottom of the table tonight.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 12, 2007 1:34:56 GMT
We can sustain the good start by making sure we set out to win games and if we do we have a good chance of beating most sides in this league. Sitting on 0-0s is unnecessary and just plain negative.
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Post by lordb on Dec 12, 2007 13:57:48 GMT
ask again in April
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Post by Widget123 on Dec 12, 2007 14:26:01 GMT
it truely is a very poor championship this season - and this is a gilt edged opportunity for any team, even ourselves to have a good punt at achieving a £30million payday. i never been a pulis fan (except in the very first season where he saved us from certain relegation) but i'll accept that we're in a supurb position to enter this crucial xmas time. we need to batten down the hatches further in defence and build a team on the cheap (i suspect) or otherwise which is also more of a threat through midfield. the goals i'm sure will come from there as well as ricardo finding his form again.
as i say this league is so uniquely poor this year with out the we have every chance of making that £30million payday and we should be doing everything we can to make it happen and as i sit here typing i'm positive that at least one of the promoted teams this year will be a real showstring outfit who took advantage of this...
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 12, 2007 23:15:26 GMT
Thing is you get this far in a season have a good look around and realise....this division isn't actually very good. Any side with the bollox to go for it can achieve it.
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Post by mermaidsal on Dec 12, 2007 23:45:24 GMT
Yes we're serious contenders but not for automatic spots - ok we have Salif now, thankfully, and fingers crossed we'll add more midfield quality in January, but we're not going to be the only team stepping it up so I reckon it's going to take all that to hang onto a playoff spot.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 13, 2007 0:01:37 GMT
Automatic is beyond us at the moment. The play offs are reachable but its so important to approach games postively. Look at Blackppol on saturday. There is no reason why we can't win that game. Of course a draw away from is healthy BUT the time has to come where you understand your own worth and approach accordingly.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 13, 2007 8:12:41 GMT
I seem to remember after we just missed out on the playoffs last season the board was full of posts saying that we had blown our big chance as this season's Championship was going to be much higher quality than the season just ended.
It hasn't turned out that way has it? I seem to remember similar posts at the end of previous seasons as well. Perhaps the Championship doesn't get worse each year - perhaps we just get more capable of playing in it. Certainly in our first season back in this league, our rare wins were something to be savoured and defeats were something to be expected. These days I go to games expecting to win or at the worst draw and defeats come as a bit of a shock - that is some sort of progress.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 13, 2007 8:40:09 GMT
Yes, I think that we COULD be serious challengers, particularly in a league which is as even as this one is.
I don't think that it's a particularly poor quality league, it's just that this season there isn't one or two obviously better teams that start pulling away about now. Can't see that happening this year.
Just two things worry me a bit though, firstly despite all the good talk emanating from the management, can we attract the additional 2 or 3 quality players we so obviously need and secondly there is the annual post Christmas slump to contend with, which perversely might not happen if the first issue is addressed.
C'mon Mr Coates, you know it makes sense!
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Post by dexter97 on Dec 13, 2007 8:44:23 GMT
Forny makes a good point about the perceived level of quality in this division. For a few seasons now, the expectation prior to August has been that it will be a tough league, then by October everyone's talking about how poor it is.
Two or three shrewd acquisitions in January, and there's no reason we can't be challenging for a top-two place. Play-offs are probably more realistic though.
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Post by bolly_premprem on Dec 13, 2007 10:27:09 GMT
if the current run of form continues, then there is no reason we cant be top 2, but we have been here many times, and the real question is how bad will the post christmas slump be, if we can combat that we "should" be sorted. A couple of strategically bought players and we are flying  |
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Post by stokiemac on Dec 13, 2007 10:31:31 GMT
its literally there for the taking this season even more than last season, watford are top and they didnt look that good to be honest, and everyone else who has come down the brit looked tripe frankly so lets do a derby and really go for it in january
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 13, 2007 10:39:22 GMT
Mind you, we keep saying how crap this division is. Perhaps we don't give ourselves enough credit and don't say that we are a good team.
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Post by stayingupfor Sexualchocolate on Dec 13, 2007 10:58:08 GMT
I think we are now to be honest. We are "hard to beat" side now, most teams really dont fancy playing us now, as was shown with the comments made by boothroyd. I have every faith that fuller will start to find form again and as such we really could make a push for automatic promotion.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 13, 2007 11:09:41 GMT
Hard to beat is a good start! With Fuller in scoring form we become likely to win.
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Post by stayingupfor Sexualchocolate on Dec 13, 2007 12:27:07 GMT
Exactly..I would like to see cresswell given a run up front with fuller, Ricci seems to work better when played with another out and out striker as opposed to mamas style of sitting behind him amd linking with midfield/long hoofs.
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