FRY-CCFC
Well-Known Member
Seabourne will have been on piss all. Why are you so pessimistic all the time. Our 5th choice centre back has left, it's not the end of the world
I get that but who will replace seabourne? A cheaper alternative I suspect
Seabourne has spent his whole career in the South West -- it may just be a case of not settling.
I get that but who will replace seabourne? A cheaper alternative I suspect
I get that but who will replace seabourne? A cheaper alternative I suspect
Seabourne has spent his whole career in the South West -- it may just be a case of not settling.
Good point, you may well be right. Still a bit of a shock. I thought a back 3 of reda, Webster and Seabourne looked fairly capable at this level.
Good point, you may well be right. Still a bit of a shock. I thought a back 3 of reda, Webster and Seabourne looked fairly capable at this level.
We nearly got relegated because we sold Clarke and the replacements were shit as were loan players like Robinson and Prutton. Not because of the small squad.
So we are buying what we don't really want ?
They are one and the same thing, we nearly got relegated because we sold Clarke and Wilson got injured and we had a tiny squad that couldn't cope with that, so we had to resort to desperation loans to fill the gaps, this squad is smaller and more susceptible to the exact thing happening than last years squad.
In order to get your squad list two players in each position you had to list 2 players we haven't signed (and the season starts tomorrow), 5 nearly untried kids and 3 kids with less than a season experience. That is a very small squad and it won't take many injuries/suspensions to make it all fall apart and thats without the risk of us selling our most valuable asset whoever that may be in January.
It might all work out great but it's going to take alot of luck for the squad size not to cause us big problems at least a few times during the season.
Him and his ilk ignore the 12/13 season where we used god knows how many players and made a £7m loss.What is it with bellends on hear who seem to have no grip on reality in terms of ffp and size of most squads in league 1?
The squad size is about right we do need 2/3 max but most squads in league 1 are about 20-25 players many of which encompass some youth players.#
and add a little to it with loans.
Perhaps Noggin can find another team with 40 players in the squad in league 1 who are all seasoned pros though!!! :facepalm:
To be honest I think our academy kicks out players good enough for this division.
With the move to 352 I actually think we're a lot better covered than last year. I believe the likes of Haynes, Phillips, Daniels and Lawton are good enough to be backups in L1.
I think the quality of the first 11 is lower, but the balance of the squad is better.
What is it with bellends on hear who seem to have no grip on reality in terms of ffp and size of most squads in league 1?
The squad size is about right we do need 2/3 max but most squads in league 1 are about 20-25 players many of which encompass some youth players.#
and add a little to it with loans.
Perhaps Noggin can find another team with 40 players in the squad in league 1 who are all seasoned pros though!!! :facepalm:
with the additional 10 points, we would have been 13 points off the play offs last season. You feel the balance of the squad is better, but first 11 quality is lower
all in all, its mid table to lower half isnt it ?
20 players + a few kids and then add to it a bit with loans is an average sized squad for this league sure.
However thats not what we have, we have 20 players with a squad number, 3 are loan players, 8 are kids (although daniels, willis and phillips have at least a little bit of experience) and at least a couple of the senior players we do have have had long and serious injury layoffs in the recent past.
If we had 20 senior players I wouldn't be worried but we dont, so no need for your inaccurate, illinformed and insulting comments.
Have you had a look at every squad in the division to determine what is the average sized squad for this league then?
Of course he hasn't but why let that stop him making silly unrealistic comments....giving him all the rope he needs!!! :claping hands:
Your earlier comments were all about the size of our squad being too small in relation to our competitors you are now saying it's about right in relation to our competitors which comment is your view surely you can appreciate the two comments conflict with each other?
It was his comment, I just agreed with that one part of it, why not ask him?
He said "
The squad size is about right we do need 2/3 max but most squads in league 1 are about 20-25 players many of which encompass some youth players.#
and add a little to it with loans."
I repeated something similar (about other squads other than ours) and said sure, I haven't analysed each squad no, but im confident he is about right
The squad size is fine as it is. However Elvis wants more players, so we have nothing to worry about. Please look at other teams squads, the majority are a mix of youth and experience, like ours.
great, book me a seat next to you at the "welcome home" league one champions open top bus tour
Where did I say we were going to win the league or get promoted?
I'd be worrying if we only had a first eleven with four players over the age of 26 in and a bench full of kids...oh wait we started with that last season and everything was fine.
we are in league one, surely we should be giving this league a proper go if we can compete with the squad size and quality of the squad ?
Where did I say we were going to win the league or get promoted?
I'd be worrying if we only had a first eleven with four players over the age of 26 in and a bench full of kids...oh wait we started with that last season and everything was fine.
your signature, and was it fine? or did we just manage to stay up after losing 11 of our last 20 games?
your signature, and was it fine? or did we just manage to stay up after losing 11 of our last 20 games?
Nearly got relegated means safe by April btw. If we won the league we'd nearly have missed the play offs.There were circumstances that led to that happening:
1) Clarke sold
2) Wilson injured
3) Points Deduction
4) Elvis tinkering with a winning system
5) Good 'on the face of it' loan signings turned out to be pants (or at least not fit into our system)
6) Playing Willis at left back
We were never ever going to get relegated last season. Season just slowed up as per.
Just for one second did you not think perhaps that's a tad tongue in cheek?
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