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Probably around half of all PL transfers have yet to be done. It was 40% by this date last year

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View Alex1991's Profile Alex1991 Flag Ashford 31 Jul 17 5.49pm Send a Private Message to Alex1991 Add Alex1991 as a friend

Originally posted by pssguy


Probably around half of all PL transfers have yet to be done. It was 40% by this date last year

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I know that this is often the case and there is a ripple effect when transfers happen, however we waited a long time to do business last season and inevitably cost us points at the beginning of the season. It doesn't seem like we are learning from our mistakes.

 


"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.

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Originally posted by Alex1991

however we waited a long time to do business last season and inevitably cost us points at the beginning of the season. It doesn't seem like we are learning from our mistakes.

How can you be so sure. After 6 games we had 10 points and were in 7th place

 

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View Alex1991's Profile Alex1991 Flag Ashford 31 Jul 17 6.56pm Send a Private Message to Alex1991 Add Alex1991 as a friend

Originally posted by pssguy

How can you be so sure. After 6 games we had 10 points and were in 7th place

Losing at home to West Brom and narrowly getting a draw against Bournemouth. That's 5 points right there. Yes it picked up for the next 3 games but we were fortunate to win against Sunderland. The main components of the team should be in place for the first game of the season.

 


"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.

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Originally posted by Alex1991

Losing at home to West Brom and narrowly getting a draw against Bournemouth. That's 5 points right there. Yes it picked up for the next 3 games but we were fortunate to win against Sunderland. The main components of the team should be in place for the first game of the season.

The only significant player we signed last summer after the first week of July was Benteke and he played against Bournemouth. I guess he could have scored twice against WBA to give us a win but that is stretching it

If you think every point is vital, maybe you need everyone there Day 1. If you think you have a few points to spare and beating Huddersfield is a good bet anyways you might try and wait out Sakho for 20 mill on deadline day cf 30m couple of weeks earlier

It's a poker game

 

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Last season we didn't have cover at left back, Soare got injured and we lost a heap of points right there. Right now we are vulnerable in a number of positions. We are likely to lose someone to injury from the first eleven. We will struggle if we get only a couple of injuries but if we get lucky then we will be ok.
I would rather we didn't rely on luck and got adequate cover.
It's an art knowing when a player is passed it, Fergie was great at it but even professionals get it wrong a lot. Some of our star players are reaching (or have passed) the point where their form could deteriorate. These are players that won us lots of points in previous seasons. I cannot see relacements in the squad yet.

In my opinion a lot of work is needed to get the squad strong enough for an expected mid-table finish.

 

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View crystal-purley's Profile crystal-purley Flag Purley 31 Jul 17 8.19pm Send a Private Message to crystal-purley Add crystal-purley as a friend

Originally posted by alaneagle1

All the games in this league are difficult,Far harder for Huddersfield to blend in 7 new players, if they do,than us switching to 343.
If Frank does it.
Remember when we signed 16 with Holloway. ?


. . . and SP (at least if Ollie's comments about not knowing some of the players is true). The weird thing is we stayed up that season with a bit to spare and an apparently very thin squad. hmm

 


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View Hrolf The Ganger's Profile Hrolf The Ganger Flag 31 Jul 17 8.22pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

We need to sign a number of players including Sakho, a keeper, a striker and probably another two midfielders. Our pre season has been bereft of goal scoring chances and our passing game will see us get destroyed by quality teams.

Other than that, great.

 

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View Alex1991's Profile Alex1991 Flag Ashford 31 Jul 17 10.42pm Send a Private Message to Alex1991 Add Alex1991 as a friend

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

We need to sign a number of players including Sakho, a keeper, a striker and probably another two midfielders. Our pre season has been bereft of goal scoring chances and our passing game will see us get destroyed by quality teams.

Other than that, great.

This is my problem, we need a few players and have 2 weeks to incorporate them into the squad. Just seems to be cutting it fine.

 


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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

We need to sign a number of players including Sakho, a keeper, a striker and probably another two midfielders. Our pre season has been bereft of goal scoring chances and our passing game will see us get destroyed by quality teams.

Other than that, great.

Benteke was unlucky not to score four goals against Metz....

 

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Originally posted by pssguy

The only significant player we signed last summer after the first week of July was Benteke and he played against Bournemouth. I guess he could have scored twice against WBA to give us a win but that is stretching it

If you think every point is vital, maybe you need everyone there Day 1. If you think you have a few points to spare and beating Huddersfield is a good bet anyways you might try and wait out Sakho for 20 mill on deadline day cf 30m couple of weeks earlier

It's a poker game


Benteke was not with us for the West Brom game.
His debut was against Blackpool in the League Cup.

 


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Originally posted by alaneagle1

Benteke was not with us for the West Brom game.
His debut was against Blackpool in the League Cup.

That was kind of my point. Your comment assumed we wouuld have got 3 points against WBA if he had been playing

 

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