All the moans about strikers (2 Viewers)

rob9872 said:

Waste of money, donkeys, Robins can't spend money, needed a creative midfielder instead, should've spent Hamer money, Kelly too negative ....

All of these could be true, I've gone through that this past week when I expected better from Hull and Cardiff, yet despite everything, the creative side getting a kicking, let's not forget we scored in both games, both away, led for a long time at Hull and if we'd kept clean sheets then we'd have 6 points. Is it as bad as we're all thinking? Get that settled back 5 then stick with it, then we only need to nick 1 to win games. Matty is on form, Allen back, Cal nearly ready and I still believe Simms will come good once he gets his first.

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rob9872 said:

Waste of money, donkeys, Robins can't spend money, needed a creative midfielder instead, should've spent Hamer money, Kelly too negative ....

All of these could be true, I've gone through that this past week when I expected better from Hull and Cardiff, yet despite everything, the creative side getting a kicking, let's not forget we scored in both games, both away, led for a long time at Hull and if we'd kept clean sheets then we'd have 6 points. Is it as bad as we're all thinking? Get that settled back 5 then stick with it, then we only need to nick 1 to win games. Matty is on form, Allen back, Cal nearly ready and I still believe Simms will come good once he gets his first.

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clint van damme said:

Mental gymnastics about how it's the strikers fault we're conceding incoming......

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Godiva said:

We have a new team - a complete overhaul. All the new players are talented, but they need time to adapt to the style of play Robins want. They need to learn their place and responsibilies on the field. And the players around them need to learn where to find them - where they run to.
You may say the new boys have proven their worth earlier in other teams, so why wouldn't they just hit the ground running? Sure, but if that's what you expected, you never played yourself!
We have overall better players and more quality in depth than last season, yet we most likely won't be up there at the end of this season. Our defense need to stablize around Lati, Kitching and Thomas as we phase out McFad. It means a somewhat brittle defense and fewer clean sheets for a while.
In midfield we obvious miss Hamer, and it will be intestering to see if O'Hare can come back at full strength.
I really think we have adeqaute replacements for Gyo in Haji and Simms, but they need time to become part of the fabric of our attack. Without the service from the midfield they look like donkeys. It's not a mystery why it's Godden who gets all the goals!
Last season we overperformed to some extent and the playoffs were cheap on points. This season may not be the same, but it's clear we are building for the future. So please don't panic, be patience. The results will come! Haji and Simms will start to score and it will be summer again next year.

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