Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

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Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by Spijed » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:17 pm

Keep them fit and we should be fairly secure.

Obviously there will a few ups and downs but we now look very streetwise at this level.

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:20 pm

We beat Chelsea away.

Blackburn get stuffed by Doncaster at home.

If Carlsberg did Saturdays.......
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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by IndigoLake » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:20 pm

I felt reasonably confident before the season started but it's still to early to say. I think today's game is a hard one to judge off. We were brilliant first half but it just shows how good teams like Chelsea can be when they bring it back to 3-2 with 9 men.

However, there are a lot of positives. The main thing is that we keep this group together and bring in another 2 or 3 to further strengthen it. Not to do so would be a big mistake, in my opinion. Fingers crossed we get a few over the line in the coming weeks.
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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by Goalposts » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:27 pm

IndigoLake wrote:I felt reasonably confident before the season started but it's still to early to say. I think today's game is a hard one to judge off. We were brilliant first half but it just shows how good teams like Chelsea can be when they bring it back to 3-2 with 9 men.

However, there are a lot of positives. The main thing is that we keep this group together and bring in another 2 or 3 to further strengthen it. Not to do so would be a big mistake, in my opinion. Fingers crossed we get a few over the line in the coming weeks.

totally agree, a couple more signings and we can build again, rght winger centre half for me and another forward to mix it up...vokes was excellent today

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by WestMidsClaret » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:28 pm

We look a lot more maturer then last season already which is a massive plus.

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:31 pm

IndigoLake wrote:I felt reasonably confident before the season started but it's still to early to say. I think today's game is a hard one to judge off. We were brilliant first half but it just shows how good teams like Chelsea can be when they bring it back to 3-2 with 9 men.

However, there are a lot of positives. The main thing is that we keep this group together and bring in another 2 or 3 to further strengthen it. Not to do so would be a big mistake, in my opinion. Fingers crossed we get a few over the line in the coming weeks.
That's pretty much spot on, IL. Chelsea are Chelsea - worth a hell of a lot more than us and man for man a hell of a lot better. In some ways it's hard to measure because they were weakened so early on, but it's got to give our players confidence and that midfield of ours is pretty immense! If Vokes can keep scoring, we can stay up, for sure.

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by KateR » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:38 pm

Don't know what you guys are smoking!!
Tark's made 2 mistakes today and not good enough
Big Sam never a Premier striker
Midfield weak but better
No pace in the side
Board no ambition
Need a marquee signing
Manger & D4 obviously don't get on
One win is like one swallow, doesn't mean summer is here
If we don't bring 3 top players in we are relegated for sure

All above from various poster

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:42 pm

KateR wrote:Don't know what you guys are smoking!!
Tark's made 2 mistakes today and not good enough
Big Sam never a Premier striker
Midfield weak but better
No pace in the side
Board no ambition
Need a marquee signing
Manger & D4 obviously don't get on
One win is like one swallow, doesn't mean summer is here
If we don't bring 3 top players in we are relegated for sure

All above from various poster
Who left out the feedback box?

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by claret3561 » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:43 pm

We'll never get anywhere until we sign a 100 million pound striker
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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by biggles » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:49 pm

we are an established premier league side!!! :D

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by Colburn_Claret » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:54 pm

I'm stuck at a wedding, over the moon, but feel like a little kid stuck outside looking through the window.
The kids are going mental on WhatsApp, and all I want to do is go mental as well.
It sounds like the 4-5-1 was a roaring success. I can't wait to get home and watch game of the day.

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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by FactualFrank » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:55 pm

Colburn_Claret wrote:I'm stuck at a wedding, over the moon, but feel like a little kid stuck outside looking through the window.
The kids are going mental on WhatsApp, and all I want to do is go mental as well.
It sounds like the 4-5-1 was a roaring success. I can't wait to get home and watch game of the day.
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I bet your wife-to-be is a bit p1ssed off.
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Re: Our first eleven looks and seems to play like an established PL side

Post by HelloHiGoodbye » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:57 pm

We're very, very, very close to being a composed and comfortable Premier League side. As the OP states, our first eleven looks the real deal. Three players - max - will give us the required depth.

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