GWN Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Away Toon said: A few days left, but with this squad we go down. Watford will get a bump with Roy unlike the lack of bump we got with Howe. i swear down you are a miserable Mackem like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 So you think buying Trippier and Wood keeps us up? We'll likely finish bottom without further additions. Watford have bought 4 maybe 5 and brought in a new and better manager for the position they are in. It's called an opinion and a realistic one (IMO) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 - addressing the spine of the team and biggest problems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Still think we’re just as likely to go down as stay up, depending on the amount of goals we can score. Not having a completely shite midfield will help of course, but Bruno is still coming into a very bad team. More signings to come hopefully though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Still think we’re just as likely to go down as stay up, depending on the amount of goals we can score. Not having a completely shite midfield will help of course, but Bruno is still coming into a very bad team. More signings to come hopefully though. I'm expecting 2 or 3 in tomorrow and I would be very surprised if at least one was not a 'Bruno' type signing. I hope so anyway as I'm not convinced this team stays up otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 We now have a chance at 4th bottom . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Think we will survive, and as an added bonus send the scouse mackems down . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Finalise Burn, bring in Lingard and I'll be a 1. Another attacker on top of that, a 0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 It just doesn't seem possible that this club, with this squad and this positive, forward thinking mindset, could now go down but I guess until we get a few more wins, I'm going to be completely shitting myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I'm a 5. Our signings to date are astute and should see us safe, it's just that we have no margin for error having played more games than nearly everyone around us. We can't afford a Clark vs Norwich moment or a Darlow/Joelinton vs Brentford. We'll be back to 2nd bottom by the time we next play but with 2 very winnable home games to come. If we get 6 points we'd be riding a wave with 3 wins on the bounce and a good window behind us. On the flip side, if we don't win either game the window will be quickly forgotten. I get why people are saying 0 or 1 due to our signings but no team is too good to go down and regardless of optimism off the pitch, the league table doesn't lie. Until we're out of the bottom 3 I can't score it lower than a 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Other clubs around us are picking up problems/have bigger troubles, but I think we've made the most ardent strides in the past month to address ours. New signings will give us momentum, no doubt, but I'd like to have complete confidence in the errors/main perpetrators of dropping a bollock being eradicated from the side before having any optimism that we'll be ok. I'd say there's every possibly that it'll open up and we'll see one or two other teams in the mix in the next few weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Let’s not forget how bad this squad was before the 3 (soon to be 4) additions. Bruno is massive upgrade in quality and will almost transform the midfield on his own. Trippier is also a big upgrade at RB, although this probably wasn’t a key position that we needed to improve we still have done so and makes our right hand side/set pieces that much more dangerous. Plus his experience and leadership qualities are priceless. Wood I think will play his part, not sure really how well he blends in up top with the type of player that Bruno is. He’s not going to be latching on to through balls but perhaps he can be more of a deeper lying forward retaining possession with his head and shifting the ball back to midfield who will look for the pace of ASM/Fraser/Almirion to get onto key passes. Always will be a danger from a set piece which can’t go understated. Burn is the question mark for me because it depends on if we are trying to incorporate him in a back 5 which would utilise Schar nicely in the middle. I personally don’t think Schar is suited to a 4, so from my point of view Burn will be paired with Lascelles or it will be the 5 with Burn/Schar/Lascelles. Add Lingard to this to replace Fraser and that’s a huge step forward to. LB is also weak as we have little balance there with Lewis probably being our only capable natural LB, I defended Dummett after the Leeds game but Raphihna did show how limited the guy is. For an out and out defensive LB to get his bum hole felt that many times is poor, Targett would be better here although neither would necessarily suit what Howe is going for I don’t think. Long story short I’m still at a 5 or 6. If we sign a striker tomorrow that suits the style that Bruno can provide, plus Lingard and a LB I’d be down to a 3. Edited January 30, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I’m still at an 8 , points make prizes I’m afraid but we have given ourselves a chance and that’s all we asked for . No excuses now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) I don't think I've really changed, prob a 6. You always had to take into account our squad would improve - it has, prob no better or worse than my expectations. Bruno's better than what I imagined, but thought we might do better in terms of getting proven goals. If there's a nice attacking surprise tomorrow could shift my expectations. Edited January 31, 2022 by Inferior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 About a 5. In terms of numbers it’s a 1 in 4 chance but I reckon we have the quality now to give us a better chance than 25%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I’m probably sitting at a 5/6. I’ll feel a lot happier if we bring another proper goal scoring threat in though. I’m sure Wood will get a few but we’re still short in that department and Wilson isn’t back for a bit yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 As it stands right now, 8. Said all along we'd need 4 real quality signings, or more. Trippier and Bruno are just that, can't say i'm certain of Wood or Burn tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7. If we beat Everton twice, I'll go down to a 4, as it'll drag them right into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peder Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Need an CB and goalscorer before it goes lower then 5-6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Lingard would up our chances dramatically as he is capable of putting them away from the right hand side of a striker or a number 10 role. Targett and Burn would help the defence, especially our left hand side which is a weakness (ASM in front of whatever rank defender we have in that position). If we beat everton on the 8th we will survive... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 We need another attacker, we still look a bit blunt going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 19 minutes ago, neesy111 said: We need another attacker, we still look a bit blunt going forward. Looks like they’re about to address that 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I fear it'll Burn at LB with Captain Calamity still at CB. In any scenario where that clown is still guarantees a starting place, I'm uncertain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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