Poyet: We'll put Birmingham setback right (From The Argus)

Lets have some shots on goal,we seem reluctant to have a punt.Also give young Barker a run out he scored a hatrick in the Dev team.He is the best front man one the books apart from Craig.M.S.

I don't think you would naturally translate success in the Dev Squad to the Championship. Happy to have someone like Barker on the bench for a run out if the match is won, but a big risk to pin your faith on him.

If they win tomorrow night, all about saturday is forgotton. Saturday's performance was weak, but Birmingham weren't that good either was a 0-0 game, with one lucky strike the difference. Hopefully they will be much better tomorrow night and get that much needed win to keep the Albion top.


Up the Albion.

Clean Sheet wrote:
I don't think you would naturally translate success in the Dev Squad to the Championship. Happy to have someone like Barker on the bench for a run out if the match is won, but a big risk to pin your faith on him.

Fair enough,but he looked a lot better than Dobbie and he got a place in the team.

Gus is so right. For the first 10 minutes Brum looked petrified of their own shadows on Saturday. Their confidence was brittle and had we have gone straight at them I think we'd have seen a very different game. Bucks had the beating of both of their full backs and Hammond was making some great runs which weren't picked out.

Out style of football is attractive and usually breaks teams down, but on Saturday it had the contrary effect of giving Brum time to play themselves into the match. Our second half performance was brighter but by then Brum were playing with more confidence and to be fair to them, dealt competently with what were threw at them.

Gus is so right. For the first 10 minutes Brum looked petrified of their own shadows on Saturday. Their confidence was brittle and had we have gone straight at them I think we'd have seen a very different game. Bucks had the beating of both of their full backs and Hammond was making some great runs which weren't picked out.

Our style of football is attractive and usually breaks teams down, but on Saturday it had the contrary effect of giving Brum time to play themselves into the match. Our second half performance was brighter but by then Brum were playing with more confidence and to be fair to them, dealt competently with what were threw at them.

Gus needs make sure we don't go back to last year when we moved the ball to slowly, and predictably.. Teams will come and defend .. We need to get at the with pace.. Lua lua to start ..
As for Barker, let him go out on loan,

Great if Bruno is playing as his runs down the wing can be quite electrifying, but lets hope that there is someone there to meet the crosses -this to my mind has been the most frustrating part of the Albion's play. Yes, we are good enough to get behind defences, as we do basically have a promising squad, but in all 4 home games so far, many crosses have either been wayward, or no one is there to bury it.

Yep you're right hastingsgull, high crosses seem futile, especially when the opposition is set on just defending. If we had a Crouch, Fellaini or Zamora, Birmingham wouldn’t have been allowed to play the way they played.

Obviously we missed CMS and Bruno, but we are also missing the big target man option for our game to be more adaptable.

I now do not take at all seriously the pre - match bulletins that this or that player is expected to be fit for the next game. It just raises expectations which are nearly always dashed. I interpret the manangers comments as......Crofts is out for a couple of weeks at least, Bruno and Orlandi are both doubtful for the game tomorrow. I shall just turn up tomorrow and hope to be pleasantly surprised when the teams are announced. For me, the five players mentioned by the manager are in my strongest eleven.

We are so very close to being the best team in the division. I really believe that GP wants to go for it and unleash more attacking options from the start but understandably he is cautios of this appraoch and is possibly being just a little too cautious at the moment. I think that the day the shackles are removed will be the day that we start to dominate this league. UTA

The rot is setting in and I expect like the end of last season Brighton will struggle to win any more games. Relegation looks likely unless Poyet drastically changes things.

Hpr so pleased your back what a happy chappie you must be now palace on on run now. It's made you re find your cockiness . Your post has made me laugh . Thanks! Here's hoping a gus can inspire more than the back 4 and Liam on Tuesday. Not all bad sat at the top with 26,000 a game.

I still think we don't need a big target man. It just encourages the hopeful punt upfield. What we want is good quality crosses and right movement in the box. Big centre backs, like Birmingham had, would not cope with that so easily. As others have said, the crosses were either wayward or we didn't have enough presence in the box. Of course if the big target man was Drogba i might think differently, but our on loan target men last season added very little in my opinion.

Welcome back HPR from wherever you've been to wherever you are!

Sadly, your holiday's left you looking very dim and distant, but as hilarious as ever. :-))

What planet are you currently on?

Chi Gull wrote:
I still think we don't need a big target man. It just encourages the hopeful punt upfield. What we want is good quality crosses and right movement in the box. Big centre backs, like Birmingham had, would not cope with that so easily. As others have said, the crosses were either wayward or we didn't have enough presence in the box. Of course if the big target man was Drogba i might think differently, but our on loan target men last season added very little in my opinion.

The problem last year was that both Paynter and Vokes were simply not up to the required standard. Good to have different opinions - I think a mobile big target man is going to prove critical over the next few month. I am confident we will see Ipswich off but we are not going to run away with this league. I'm a big fan of CMS like everybody else but notwithstanding his early flurry of goals, we will not see the best of him in my view unless he has a big fella alongside him who can hold the ball up etc etc.

i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Taffster, it is always easier to spend other peoples money. I'm sure TB would appreciate your opening your chequebook too!

I struggle with some peoples perspective on here. We need 2 pts a game to get promotion. So far we are on track. Well done to Gus and TB for bringing some more quality into our squad, and having us top of the table at 1 Oct. Let's keep it going at 2 points a game:)

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

We are top of the league in case You hadn't noticed and have the best GD.If that isn't ambitious enough maybe you should support Man City who we are helping everytime we buy petrol.

If we keep the whys and wherefors simple regarding the Birmingham match, there were just two things we need to put right. Learn how to cope with the offside trap, run at them with ball at feet and pick up the free kicks from the fouls that will follow. The crosses were either of poor quality or we didn't have anyone in the box capable of latching onto them. That is an easy fix. If the defenders have height advantage then cut in from the wide spaces and play the ball to feet. If CMS were fit and Gus wanted Dobbie on the field too Dobbie would play in the hole behind CMS so put Barnes in the role of CMS. If Bruno doesn't start then his replacement stays at home and Lua Lua plays wide on that side of the park. Bridge can continue to raid from his side. Dobbie and CMS will become a lethal paring and I see no reason why Barnes and Dobbie should not be the same but Dobbie must play in the hole as he is not an all out striker.

Clean Sheet wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Taffster, it is always easier to spend other peoples money. I'm sure TB would appreciate your opening your chequebook too!

I struggle with some peoples perspective on here. We need 2 pts a game to get promotion. So far we are on track. Well done to Gus and TB for bringing some more quality into our squad, and having us top of the table at 1 Oct. Let's keep it going at 2 points a game:)

On a point of fact Taffster we paid fees to Swansee for both Orlandi and Dobbie but how much we paid was not disclosed.
However I agree with you that we do need an extra striker, someone with a bit of physical presence and pace who is capable of getting on the end of all those crosses we make.
I think we have strengthened the squad but hope that the newcomers are deployed to their best advantage.
For example I thought Dobbie was much more effective when Poyat moved him deeper just behind Barnes after an hour. From then on it was evident how good he was at linking play and he seemed to find more space. As the Argus said today (not this thread) he really has been signed as an alternative to Vicente not CMS.
A couple of other points.
Firstly I thought Bridge was fantastic on Saturday, a class above everybody else. Secondly I was concerned at the lack of shots which were well down on previous matches this season and more or less at the level of this time last year.

And what banner can we expect tomorrow from the inbreds from a council estate near Norwich ?

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

We paid 350k for Dobbie

Just to change course for a second - anyone know what role is being given to Guy Butters. He has aparently left Winchester to take on a high profile job at the Amex... It doesn't apparently warrant a mention in the local media...

Simon Mew wrote:
We paid 350k for Dobbie

TB should have put that on Europe to win the Ryder Cup Saturday afternoon.

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

MackGull wrote:
If we keep the whys and wherefors simple regarding the Birmingham match, there were just two things we need to put right. Learn how to cope with the offside trap, run at them with ball at feet and pick up the free kicks from the fouls that will follow. The crosses were either of poor quality or we didn't have anyone in the box capable of latching onto them. That is an easy fix. If the defenders have height advantage then cut in from the wide spaces and play the ball to feet. If CMS were fit and Gus wanted Dobbie on the field too Dobbie would play in the hole behind CMS so put Barnes in the role of CMS. If Bruno doesn't start then his replacement stays at home and Lua Lua plays wide on that side of the park. Bridge can continue to raid from his side. Dobbie and CMS will become a lethal paring and I see no reason why Barnes and Dobbie should not be the same but Dobbie must play in the hole as he is not an all out striker.

Absolutely right.
What worries me is Gus' obstinacy in only using one front man and playing people out of position. We all knew (well, the informed judges did) that Dobbie is not a point of attack striker but Gus played him alone up front just like he did Vicente on occasions.
True, we are top but any team can improve and we would be more points clear of rivals if Gus would get the strikers' options correct. Barnes or CMS on the wing is just stupid when we have attackng full-backs like Bridge and Bruno.

the taffster wrote:

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

Short term success, is wasting money in the hope you get it right with the players getting 20k a week.. Build a youth set up and your be halfway to. Success x

Jonathan Mouette wrote:
Just to change course for a second - anyone know what role is being given to Guy Butters. He has aparently left Winchester to take on a high profile job at the Amex... It doesn't apparently warrant a mention in the local media...

I saw that story on the excellent Newsnow Brighton and Hove Albion which you intriduced me to JM. The story is also on the NonLeague daily website.
I suspect he is taking on Hinshlewood's job or something akin to it.
By all accounts he had Winchester playing some good footaball. They scored around 135 goals last season and conceded less than 40 which was less than one per game !
Thanks to Simon Mew for the info re the £350,000 fee for Dobbie. I think that might turn out to be good value.

the taffster wrote:

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

Are you going to cough up the transfer fee and weekly wage for a top level striker? Don't you think if we had the finances available, we would already have a top drawer striker?
I think that Bloom is fantastic, no one else would have put so much money into the club and is still doing so.
Orlandi, Dobbie and Lopez have not yet had a chance to settle into the team yet - all are very good players - free transfer or not.
The training ground is essential in order to develop young talent - local and from further away - to play decent passing football.
One loss in six, and you lot are questioning Poyet's decisions and managerial skills.

ballantrrae wrote:

Jonathan Mouette wrote:
Just to change course for a second - anyone know what role is being given to Guy Butters. He has aparently left Winchester to take on a high profile job at the Amex... It doesn't apparently warrant a mention in the local media...

I saw that story on the excellent Newsnow Brighton and Hove Albion which you intriduced me to JM. The story is also on the NonLeague daily website.
I suspect he is taking on Hinshlewood's job or something akin to it.
By all accounts he had Winchester playing some good footaball. They scored around 135 goals last season and conceded less than 40 which was less than one per game !
Thanks to Simon Mew for the info re the £350,000 fee for Dobbie. I think that might turn out to be good value.

Sorry about the 'literals'.
Should read 'introduced' and 'Football'
A bit surprised that the club haven't made an announcement regarding Butters returning in a coaching capacity.
I can't see any of our current injury victims being fit for tomorrow's game although Bruno is a possibility.
I don't see any merit in bringing players back in a hurry. With the international break coming up there should be time for them to all get back to full fitness with the probable exceptions of Hosko and Vicente.
Keep wishing Poyet would sign the target man he wants and the Albion need.

Club just got planning for new training ground..... Premiership here we come

Mars Crater Resident wrote:
Welcome back HPR from wherever you've been to wherever you are!

Sadly, your holiday's left you looking very dim and distant, but as hilarious as ever. :-))

What planet are you currently on?

Vegas drops out
HPR steps in

Nice wind up while it lasted

Congrats

UTA.................
.......

29 million for the facility, coaching staff coming from Spain ... As for butters running it, he does not have qualifications..

Ringmer Rich wrote:

the taffster wrote:

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

Are you going to cough up the transfer fee and weekly wage for a top level striker? Don't you think if we had the finances available, we would already have a top drawer striker?
I think that Bloom is fantastic, no one else would have put so much money into the club and is still doing so.
Orlandi, Dobbie and Lopez have not yet had a chance to settle into the team yet - all are very good players - free transfer or not.
The training ground is essential in order to develop young talent - local and from further away - to play decent passing football.
One loss in six, and you lot are questioning Poyet's decisions and managerial skills.

Yes, agree that the comments contained in the original post were idiotic to say the least. Brighton are top of the Championship, Hammond and Orlandi have already added quality to the side, Dobbie will also do so before long. Kuszczak, Bruno and Bridge have all been stellar acquisitions.......i
s that not ambitious enough? Brighton also laid out 2.5 Million on a goalscorer last season - he just happens to be injured. Far too many people on here thought that Birmingham would just roll over on Saturday. Did anyone actually see how many name players there were in the Birmingham side on Saturday?
Jack Butland, Steven Caldwell, Curtis Davies, Jonathan Spectre, Leroy Lita, Chris Burke - all internationals and/or solid ex premiership players. And on the bench, the likes of Hayden Mullins, Darren Ambrose, Marlon King, Nathan Redmond and Nicolas Zigic. A year ago there is no way a side of this quality would have parked the bus like they did on Saturday. If you listen to Lee Clark's comments after the match it is quite clear what he thinks of the respective merits of the two clubs - in his opinion are on the verge of reaching the next level. It truly staggers me some of the comments on here just because they lost narrowly at home to a great strike. What more do people want.

Mars Crater Resident wrote:
Welcome back HPR from wherever you've been to wherever you are!

Sadly, your holiday's left you looking very dim and distant, but as hilarious as ever. :-))

What planet are you currently on?

Vegas drops out
HPR steps in

Nice wind up while it lasted HPR

Congrats

UTA.................
.......

The Phantom wrote:

Ringmer Rich wrote:

the taffster wrote:

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote: i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

Are you going to cough up the transfer fee and weekly wage for a top level striker? Don't you think if we had the finances available, we would already have a top drawer striker? I think that Bloom is fantastic, no one else would have put so much money into the club and is still doing so. Orlandi, Dobbie and Lopez have not yet had a chance to settle into the team yet - all are very good players - free transfer or not. The training ground is essential in order to develop young talent - local and from further away - to play decent passing football. One loss in six, and you lot are questioning Poyet's decisions and managerial skills.

Yes, agree that the comments contained in the original post were idiotic to say the least. Brighton are top of the Championship, Hammond and Orlandi have already added quality to the side, Dobbie will also do so before long. Kuszczak, Bruno and Bridge have all been stellar acquisitions.......i s that not ambitious enough? Brighton also laid out 2.5 Million on a goalscorer last season - he just happens to be injured. Far too many people on here thought that Birmingham would just roll over on Saturday. Did anyone actually see how many name players there were in the Birmingham side on Saturday? Jack Butland, Steven Caldwell, Curtis Davies, Jonathan Spectre, Leroy Lita, Chris Burke - all internationals and/or solid ex premiership players. And on the bench, the likes of Hayden Mullins, Darren Ambrose, Marlon King, Nathan Redmond and Nicolas Zigic. A year ago there is no way a side of this quality would have parked the bus like they did on Saturday. If you listen to Lee Clark's comments after the match it is quite clear what he thinks of the respective merits of the two clubs - in his opinion are on the verge of reaching the next level. It truly staggers me some of the comments on here just because they lost narrowly at home to a great strike. What more do people want.

Excellent post.

HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote:
The rot is setting in and I expect like the end of last season Brighton will struggle to win any more games. Relegation looks likely unless Poyet drastically changes things.

Where were you when we won five on the trot? You pretend to have a season ticket at the Amex but your comments show that you have not been watching the Albion this season. We won't win every game and sure there will be poor performances along the way but we will win more than we lose for sure and the journey will be exciting wherever it ends.

Good news regarding training ground. Tuesday we beat Ipswich 2 nil and remain top of the league. Any truth in us considering Thomas hitzleslerger?Other players that don't seem to be playing that could be useful malouda or Owen Hargreaves. Another winger helder barbosa from sporting braga it was rumoured we are looking at? Great times so lets win tomorrow and beat derby 1 nil on saturday. We will then have 22 points from 10 games and still be top. Seagulls !!!!

football's coming home wrote:

HOVEPARKRESIDENT wrote: The rot is setting in and I expect like the end of last season Brighton will struggle to win any more games. Relegation looks likely unless Poyet drastically changes things.

Where were you when we won five on the trot? You pretend to have a season ticket at the Amex but your comments show that you have not been watching the Albion this season. We won't win every game and sure there will be poor performances along the way but we will win more than we lose for sure and the journey will be exciting wherever it ends.

No disrespect - but I have asked before - and now ask (wearily) again - why try and reason with a troll - unless of course you actually enjoy his/her drivel?
You do know that is what he/she wants don't you?

Agree with most posters. Bridge was a class above. Relentless running and our most potent attacking force. Dobbie showed some nice skill and Buckley was a threat until he ran out of steam. Do worry about the workmanlike midfield though - not sure the likes of Dicker, Hammond and Croft have that creative edge to transform possession into actual shots on goal.

Eddy B wrote:
Agree with most posters. Bridge was a class above. Relentless running and our most potent attacking force. Dobbie showed some nice skill and Buckley was a threat until he ran out of steam. Do worry about the workmanlike midfield though - not sure the likes of Dicker, Hammond and Croft have that creative edge to transform possession into actual shots on goal.

Agree with this.

Having seen Posh annihilate Hull on their own ground, it was interesting to see 2 Posh players demonstrate what we lacked against Brum:- George Boyd showed excellent creativity and timing in setting up Emile Sinclair for his hatrick which was brilliantly and coolly executed. As for Sinclair's opening goal - most players would have shot when homing in on goal by the near RHS post, but Emile instead coolly rounded the keeper and slotted into the empty net.

It's that sort of class we need up front -the sort who can send the keeper one way and put the ball in the net the other - with a clever feint, players who can chip over, rather than blast shots at, the keeper (most players lack composure and skills to always score in a one-on-one situation), players who can round the keeper with skill and confidence. That's why class strikers are so sought after. Even great players like Suarez don't score nearly as many goals as they should.

Peterborough look to have unearthed a great striking talent in Sinclair, who has "Bobby Charlton like" pace, and tremendous dribbling skill and finishing if his hatrick against Hull is anything to go by.

I'm sure there are more players like him around in the lower leagues. It's up to Gus and our scouts to find them!

Just thought..... that with more confidence and more composure, maybe Lua Lua could become a lethal striker. He has a lot of the qualities demonstrated by Sinclair. He just needs to (strangely enough) slow down and get his head up a bit more!

With regard to Hoskins, I think he will be a similar player to Dobbie... a link man with good skills and a great shot.

We probably need a target man though, who can hold the ball up, and get on the end of things.

I hope Gus pairs Dobbie and CMS together, AND give them time to gel. We look a bit "sameish" going forward at the moment, despite having players with speed and skill. Clearly the creative player mentioned by Eddy B is important to facilitate this. When Vicente comes back, I'm sure the above players and Buckley will annihilate most Championship defences.

MackGull wrote:
If we keep the whys and wherefors simple regarding the Birmingham match, there were just two things we need to put right. Learn how to cope with the offside trap, run at them with ball at feet and pick up the free kicks from the fouls that will follow. The crosses were either of poor quality or we didn't have anyone in the box capable of latching onto them. That is an easy fix. If the defenders have height advantage then cut in from the wide spaces and play the ball to feet. If CMS were fit and Gus wanted Dobbie on the field too Dobbie would play in the hole behind CMS so put Barnes in the role of CMS. If Bruno doesn't start then his replacement stays at home and Lua Lua plays wide on that side of the park. Bridge can continue to raid from his side. Dobbie and CMS will become a lethal paring and I see no reason why Barnes and Dobbie should not be the same but Dobbie must play in the hole as he is not an all out striker.

Very much this. Also agree entirely with Dr Baldhead's very succinct appraisal of the situation...saves me writing effectively the same thing in different words, eh?!

Cheers Vince. I thought Dobbie did show that extra bit of class by putting his foot on the ball, looking up, making some nice turns, so worth trying with CMS together. Bridge, despite his lack of 1st team practice for a few years at City, is showing his premiership class. Lopez obviously needs a few games under his belt to see what he can do. I would like to see Lua Lua given more first team action (although he didn't have his best game on Saturday and seemed to stumble quite a bit). I just don't think we need 2 more holding/workhorse type midfielders (am I doing them a disservice?) on top of Bridcutt.

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:

mark by the sea wrote:

the taffster wrote:
i do question brightons lack of ambition once more,if they want promotion they have to buy a goalscoer.the reason orlandi.dobbie,lopez were free transfers were theyre not good enough at this standard,put your hand in your pocket mr bloom if you want to realise the clubs ambitions,

Yes agree with you, the club spending 29 million on a training ground is clearly a intention of returning to with dean and get mayo, hart and some other hoofers back into the club!

spend the money on 1 or 2 classier players and pay them what theyre worth.a goalscorer is a must.pointless having great facilities without a team to match.

Short term success, is wasting money in the hope you get it right with the players getting 20k a week.. Build a youth set up and your be halfway to. Success x

it just seems a shame that with the addition of a proven striker the team will be complete.dobbie desnt look the answer,he doesnt look fit to me.they looked clueless infront of goal on saturday and idont see that changing tonight.strength in depth in all positions is whats needed.without cms its hard to see where the goals are coming from and when he s fit you need a plan b.