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  1. Red Robin

    Red Robin Well-Known Member

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    1-new goalkeeper

    2- new right back

    3- new left back

    4-new central midfielder

    5- new strikers *2

    6- new winger

    Players to build a team around are Flint and Wright and Korey Smith,in my opinion all the other spots are up for grabs.

    #shockingseason has LJ learnt from his mistakes,or are we in for the same next season.Time will tell.
    Harry turned him over today.
     
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  2. oneforthebristolcity

    oneforthebristolcity Well-Known Member

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    The pressure wasn't on us, nothing to play for in regards with the league position..
    slates wiped clean mate!!
     
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  3. banksyisourhero

    banksyisourhero Well-Known Member

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    Your opinion ain't worth ****!
     
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  4. Red Robin

    Red Robin Well-Known Member

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    oh dear :emoticon-0172-mooni:emoticon-0172-mooni:emoticon-0172-mooni
     
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    I am ok with Fielding but as extra cover we would do worse than look at John Ruddy who has been released by Norwich?- He even played for us once- Both full backs for me. Sorry, Bryan is so inconsistent now as to be considered not reliable for me. Flint and especially Wright are solid. I would make Wright captain.

    Need a good central midfield one that is more creative. Patterson is a definite keep. Smith and Pack are fine for the more defensive aspects and a striker to replace Tammy which will be hard.

    We did well at the end, but so did Rotherham last year. I hope that we dont follow their example. We need to build on what we got straight away.
     
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  6. BCFCRob

    BCFCRob Well-Known Member

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    Only RR would suggest we build the team around our centre backs when we had the 6th highest goals conceded in the league <doh>
     
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  7. Red Robin

    Red Robin Well-Known Member

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    AHHHH Rob,have a look after Wright came.

    <cheers><cheers>
     
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    Angelicnumber16 Well-Known Member

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    I thought Flint looked desperately slow and cumbersome when Birmingham scored their goal....
     
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  9. Red Robin

    Red Robin Well-Known Member

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    I thought they all looked like they were somewhere else.

    Flint is not premiership,to slow will get whipped by the pace.

    Tammy in my opinion is not premiership either at this point in time.
     
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    BCFCRob Well-Known Member

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    Just did. Still the 6th worst defence mate. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    Cliftonville Well-Known Member

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    That is not necessarily the fault of the central defenders. Bristol City often played with no defensive set team shape for months. I feel the central options are a good base to build from.
     
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  12. BCFCRob

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    Of course it's not just down to the CB's, but are they the ones to build a team around? Of course fecking not.

    Will Wright and Flint do as our central defensive partnership next season? Yes.
    Will they be the ones suitable to mount a play-off push and to take us into the Premier League? No.

    It all depends on ambition, and if we genuinely think we can go up, we will need a better CB to partner one of these imo. To be honest, I reckon Magnusson could be that player, if we ever play him. Taylor Moore absolutely needs a look-in next year too.
     
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    Cliftonville Well-Known Member

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    Then the options at the disposal of Mr Johnson are very healthy. And if all these options were not at fault for the teams frailties it has to be something else - The consistent defensive shape of the team,
     
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  14. BCFCRob

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    I completely agree, I just don't see why you need to twist every thread into a different agenda. The point was whether it's sensible to build the team around Flint and Wright, which it isn't imo. In fact, if you're 'building a team' around a certain player or two, it could be argued that it should never be the centre backs.
     
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  15. Cliftonville

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    I have not twisted anything. My opinion is that Bristol City always had very good central defensive options, and still do.

    In regards to your last point. Successful teams are consistently built from a spine - Keeper - Centre of defence - Centre of midfield ...
     
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    Which isn't 'a certain player or two'. Though again, I agree.
     
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    Make your fu**ing mind up, all season you've been saying LJ should have done way better with the players at his disposal, and then you turn around now and say only 3 are worth keeping!!!!

    Words truly fail me!!!
     
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    You missed out 1 new manager <whistle>
     
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    I'm giving him two months next season Tom,I'm back on the fence after his mini revival.
    Not holding much hope though.
     
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