Aribo should be 100% starting against Spurs. And I expect Lavia to start as well. I'd say it is a transition season. Aribo aside, our debutants will be very young. Fans shouldn't expect a huge amount from them straight away.
How has it got worse though if we haven't sold anyone? We've lost Tino to injury, but that's about it. There's a big difference in having to make the 'transition' over the entire season, and being forced to make it from the very start (like 14/15).
Yeah, how'd I forget him?! Haha. Okay, Broja is a significant loss, I grant you that. Forster not really for me. Still, in terms of out-going players, we haven't really suffered badly (in comparison to previous seasons). The manager is the same, and the first team will mostly be the same. The only transition is that we will have more players/options to help us out. If we'd sold say, Salisu, Prowsie, and KWP, then we would be talking about a transition season. That's how I see it anyway. But fair enough if you think differently.
Same as SaintMagic says really Last season's team wasn't good enough so the new players need to improve us, but there's quite a few and their all young and relatively inexperienced so they will take time to settle in Plus let's not forget we've changed the entire coaching team, therefore that's a Transition 14/15 we lost some great players as well, this year its all about improving with what we have plus the new blood Sometimes one or two key players can improve everyone and lets face it everyone needs to improve ... except KWP maybe?
It is almost back to the drawing board as regards to finding the best starting XI so this is very much an experimental season and our Ralph does like an experiment or two!
New coaching team Backed by the board in transfers Free reign to sign his players Free to pick his formation and tactics Yet exactly the same sort of performance as last season. When are fans and the board going to wake up as to what the problem is?
Careful mate, having an opinion on here that goes against the general consensus is dangerous. (I'm with you, by the way)
Out. I’m done. He doesn’t have a clue. Djenepo, valery, Adarma obviously aren’t up to it. Benched che for no reason. Bad decision after bad decision. He can stay as a scout as he’s good at picking young players. Lavia and Bazunu look class. But as a manager he doesn’t have a scooby
I think we need to give him more than 1 game, but these are all valid points. Given that the board have decided to back him he has to stay atm. I would give him a maximum of 6 games to stop the rot. If performances haven’t improved then I think he needs to go.
Give him 10 games. The transfer window is still open, get the right players in and we should like a different team.
If this **** is still going on as we approach the end of September, cut the cord so the new manager gets a chance to work with and look at the squad up close before the World Cup break and the January window.
We have the arguably the toughest fixtures of all teams for the first 6 or so games. So I fully expect us to stay in / around bottom 3 throughout those. For me I will be worried if we’re still there around game 12
