Novocastrian Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Tiresias said: Seen someone on athletic full of rage saying club needs to spend to avoid midtable mediocrity as if just being safe midtable isn't the goal anyway lol. I agree we need a little more but raging as if the board are expecting us to be competing for top 4 already A touch of hyperbole? I’ve not seen anyone say we should be challenging for top 4. We should, in my opinion, be challenging for the peripheral European places. We need to make improvements in the final third to make that happen and we’ve now played two games without any attacking reinforcements. We finished mid-table last season and as such could reasonably be considered to be a year ahead of schedule now. Top 7/8 is ambitious but absolutely within the scope of this team as long as we can bring in a couple of quality additions. To not try and achieve that would be a dereliction of duty for me, considering the ownership group have ambitions to be an elite club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, joeyt said: Surprised at how many empty seats in the Brighton end. Isn't this the best it's ever been for their fans Rail strike today and the ground is in the middle of nowhere, only really accessible by car or train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBingo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Poor performance, good point is about all you can say about that. Hopefully another reminder for the likes of Ashton that we need better players up top. On the plus side, we do have some very good defenders and keeper options. Botman looks like an absolute beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Novocastrian said: A touch of hyperbole? I’ve not seen anyone say we should be challenging for top 4. We should, in my opinion, be challenging for the peripheral European places. We need to make improvements in the final third to make that happen and we’ve now played two games without any attacking reinforcements. We finished mid-table last season and as such could reasonably be considered to be a year ahead of schedule now. Top 7/8 is ambitious but absolutely within the scope of this team as long as we can bring in a couple of quality additions. To not try and achieve that would be a dereliction of duty for me, considering the ownership group have ambitions to be an elite club. I hope so too but that is oh if everything goes well and that is fine, I am more critical with someone getting furious at the board for one poor performance that resulted in a decent away point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tiresias said: I hope so too but that is oh if everything goes well and that is fine, I am more critical with someone getting furious at the board for one poor performance that resulted in a decent away point It’s a decent point for sure. Brighton showed last week they are a good team. There’s still time, I just hope we can bring in a couple of attackers to mix it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I think poor performance is a bit harsh. Sub par, yes. In the first half we matched them, in the second we faded. In terms of confidence, we couldn't have faced Brighton at a worse time, after beating Man Utd. Taking that into account, going there and getting a respectable shut out us a great result. Need a tactical miracle against City next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Lucky not to lose today, they are a good side and we didn't do too bad. Its just that we can seem to get the right shot or pass in the final third and often waste our best positions. really need one or two good final third players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, STM said: I think poor performance is a bit harsh. Sub par, yes. In the first half we matched them, in the second we faded. In terms of confidence, we couldn't have faced Brighton at a worse time, after beating Man Utd. Taking that into account, going there and getting a respectable shut out us a great result. Need a tactical miracle against City next week. Brighton will outplay a lot of top half teams, they just have no end product. Not many teams pass the ball better than they do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Well happy with a point. Not too fussed about the performance either, it’s always a shite game down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 The kind of game we'd have lost 3-0 in each of the last ten seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wullie said: The kind of game we'd have lost 3-0 in each of the last ten seasons. Yup. Rode our luck but important to come out of the games where we don’t click with a result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Where would you say we need signings after today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just now, Mike said: Where would you say we need signings after today? On the pitch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribble Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Mike said: Where would you say we need signings after today? wing mainly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just now, Mazzy said: On the pitch! Ironically, off the bench. Just not enough squad depth to make a difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just now, Mike said: Where would you say we need signings after today? It's still CF and W. We didn't learn anything today other than that Maxi might be further away from clicking than we thought, amplifying even more the need for a quality winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mike said: Where would you say we need signings after today? If we are set on playing 433 most of the season then RCM and RW for the starting XI. Same as its been most of the Summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just now, Dokko said: Ironically, off the bench. Just not enough squad depth to make a difference. I disagree. Get RW and CAM. That puts Almiron and Willock on the bench. Gives the bench an immediate upgrade in terms of bringing players on the change the game whilst (hopefully) improving our starting 11 massively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OverThere Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Phew! Very happy with a point. That was a tough watch. Defence was good, Pope was great and that's just about it. Did some of our players forget we changed strips? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 However it is on the pitch for them, it must be profoundly shit supporting Brighton and having to do that every home game just to get back to the town. Hope that is never us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Any Howe reaction yet ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, Mike said: Where would you say we need signings after today? RW, CM and ST. RW and ST being the highest priorities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 How was Botman? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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