Interpolic Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Yeah but I'm not saying lessons need to be learnt like we need to spend £25m on Debuchy, Douglas and Remi or whatever, I'm saying we need to not leave ourselves short. That might mean stopgaps, loans, etc - it doesn't matter, but we can't leave ourselves exposed because every signing needs to perfectly aligned to this model of ours. I do agree that lessons most likely won't be learnt whatoever though, if we have an injury crisis then fuck it we'll struggle but we'll manage. It's disappointing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looks like we're going to have to count on your youth players a lot this season (which isn't necessarily a bad thing imo). However, we really can't be counting on the like to just immediately step up to the plate - whilst on the one hand, it would be a good experience, it could equally be a bad experience for them on the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 And aye, a few loans/free transfers here and there wouldn't go amiss... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Most of those sort of players aren't in central defence or up front though. Not convinced the likes of Good and Sammy Ameobi can be relied upon in that way. Might be a good season for a few of them though as you say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 As it stands, our defensive options (that is, those are who currently fit and assuming Colo is actually injured) are: Saylor, Williamson, Perch, Tavernier, Santon, Ferguson, Good, (Anita) [i've put him there because he is a good contingency plan for RB], (Jonas) Our defence will most likely be: Anita Saylor Williamson/Perch* Santon *Depending on the opposition With that in mind, our backup options would be one of Perch/Williamson, Tavernier and Good which I suppose isn't too bad. An injury to Perch/Williamson/Saylor though and we would definitely be in the s***. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Perch is a much better footballer than Willo. But against Everton (a) I would play Williamson every day of the week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think with Fellaini about you'll have to play Williamson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Fuck this International shite. Fucking sick of it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 ITK Doza again? Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Its every year with these internationals. The players aren't up to full fitness and the national sides take the piss. Let them have at least 8 games before forcing internationals onto them. Internationals are shit anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Only a tiny proportion of these internationals are even competitive. UEFA really needs to introduce a preliminary round to weed out the tiny nations who simply don't have a hope in hell of qualification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Its every year with these internationals. The players aren't up to full fitness and the national sides take the p*ss. Let them have at least 8 games before forcing internationals onto them. Internationals are s*** anyway. Yeah. I despise them more and more with every season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Its every year with these internationals. The players aren't up to full fitness and the national sides take the piss. Let them have at least 8 games before forcing internationals onto them. Internationals are shit anyway. Couldn't agree more. International football should be on off-season game. All qualification campaigns to be played during the summer and possibly introduce a winter break for it. Get the whole lot out of the way and then let the clubs, the ones who pay for the players services, get on with their seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 That's how it is done in international basketball, indicentally, and it works rather well. The qualification tournaments are also immensely more entertaining than the current format in football where you play a shit team once every 2 months. However, the FAs would have to give up on most of the money-spinning friendlies they shoehorn in the international breaks, and they just won't do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If manager's want the Season to start after August 31st and don't want such an early international break, there is a very obvious solution there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Anyone know when Colo is due back? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Anyone know when Colo is due back? From today's Chronicle: "Pardew is hoping that Fabricio Coloccini, Cheick Tiote and possibly Tim Krul – linked with a move to Barcelona yesterday by the London media – are back after the visit of Norwich City with games against Man United in the League Cup and a trip to Reading to come hot on the heels of this week’s packed fixture list." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Anyone know when Colo is due back? From today's Chronicle: "Pardew is hoping that Fabricio Coloccini, Cheick Tiote and possibly Tim Krul – linked with a move to Barcelona yesterday by the London media – are back after the visit of Norwich City with games against Man United in the League Cup and a trip to Reading to come hot on the heels of this week’s packed fixture list." and here we go again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Soon the team sheets will have who the player is linked to next to the name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Have we got the shittest physios in the league or something? Player's returning dates seem to keep moving back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Have we got the shittest physios in the league or something? Player's returning dates seem to keep moving back Maybe injuries aren't that straightforward? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Fair point probably, dunno if we're statistically doing worse than other clubs at estimating recovery time or whatever or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Fair point probably, dunno if we're statistically doing worse than other clubs at estimating recovery time or whatever or not I would say whoever is looking after Jack Wilshere is doing far worse than our lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Tiote & Cisse trained today, Pards said Colo would miss Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I do miss him so. Hopefully back for reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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