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  1. I Sit Next To A Badger-Leazes Corner

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    NUFC v QPR

    Bothroyd is through on goal, one on one and is brought down by Colo. Red card, who replaces him?

    Tiote finally recieves a red card for persistent fouling, but Jonas is injured and Marveaux has to play on the wing, Vuckic is injured and Cabaye is sitting on 9 yellows. What happens then?

    What happens when Lovenkrands gets slower and is effectively walking? Or Shola gets injured and we are left with two strikers for months?

    My point is clear, we have not got a big enough squad. People can try and believe we will be ok and will progress, but incidents like the above happen every season, and when they do, we are really up **** creek.

    I am gutted. We had the chance to progress, but we will go backwards. It's one step forward with the signing of Cabaye > Barton. But the rest don't come close to the players that have left.

    No one can justify us not buying a striker. We had 8 months. Going into a season with 4 strikers, 3 of them pretty much the same, is shocking. How easy is it going to be for teams to handle us? Our game plan is clear.

    I do not believe they tried hard enough, and I even said when we 'bid' for Ruiz that it was just a con, something it proved out to be.

    I do believe we will do enough to stay up but I want better, and we could have had better.

    EDIT: I'm a pessimist!
     
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  2. expat_mag

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    Wait, how about this one... EVERY PLAYER at the clubs gets injured in a horrible Cinco de Mayo piñata accident. WHO DO WE PLAY?! Our club has a dangerously small squad.

    Lets be sensible here, i would say our squad is small; but we are FAR from being in a bad situation. The point i'm making here is that this is all wild conjecture, and with wild conjecture you can make anything seem terrible. You don't gain anything at all.

    And for our other signings, I would say we've strengthened pretty well.

    Santon is a good prospect - not as good as Enrique was (he is one of the best left backs in the premiership), but Enrique wasn't playing that well for us, and hasn't been for a while. I would rather have lost an Enrique who didn't want to be here and gained a player who did than keep him.

    Our acquisitions in midfield have all been good - we've brought in pace and trickery; as well as a good solid player in Cabeye. And again, we've shipped out want-aways and aging players on huge pay packets.

    And our forward line. It isn't the best in the premiership, but it isn't the worst. And i'll admit i've complained about Ba. But the lad has only played a handful of games for us. Let's give him a chance before we call him a flop...
     
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  3. TomTom94

    TomTom94 Well-Known Member

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    Given that last year Tiote started multiple games at CB, I think we have every right to be pessimistic about our small squad.
     
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  4. I Sit Next To A Badger-Leazes Corner

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    You really think Enrique wasn't playing well?
     
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    Jesus, he cant get any slower, can he?
     
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  6. expat_mag

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    Yep, I do. Especially at the start of this season, I don't think his heart was in it.

    But maybe I was a bit over-zealous with the "hasn't been for a while" bit...
     
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  7. You'veBeenTiote'd

    You'veBeenTiote'd Active Member

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    Erm wut?


    We may have a small squad, but just look at teams like Everton where they have a first XI and then youth. Honestly, other clubs have smaller squads and still do well. It's not nailed on that players will get injured or carded.

    People really need to cheer up and see the good things we have going for us! I'm confident we'll be fine this year!
     
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    Which games did Tiote play at CB?
     
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    He never played at CB.
     
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  10. I Sit Next To A Badger-Leazes Corner

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    'fine' is the most disappointing word you said there. We could have been a force, but now, bottom half beckons. I'll be delighted with 15th at this rate.
     
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    I read Santon can play CB in emergency on that Inter forum. Him or Tiote play CB until the game is over and we hope and pray for a draw. Next 3 games a youth player or emergency loan has to be brought in.

    Still play Cabaye, obviously, and partner him with Gosling or Guthrie in the middle. Vuckic isnt a starter anyway, play Obertan/Ferguson on the other wing.

    Hopefully doesnt matter as Ba, Best and Ben Arfa should be playing ahead of them. But wouldnt you rather see Sammy play over Lover anyway?



    I'm not defending Ashley, nor am I saying the squad isnt small, just that we can get by and if it really gets that bad, we'll have to depend on youth or maybe even an emergency loan.
     
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  12. If Colo is suspended then i'd Santon CB, Raylor LB and Simmo RB. <ok>
     
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  13. ModernEpic

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    Santon > Enrique
     
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  14. Potentially...
     
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  15. Smudger

    Smudger Active Member

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    Tiote has never once played at CB, he briefly played RB against Chelsea in the cup, once, and has never played in defence since.
     
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    willo
    gosling/guthrie/Ferguson/Abeid
    sammy

    plus think Obertan is better than routledge

    and as for lover it's like we play with 10 men when he's on anyway
     
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  17. Arfa's Left Foot

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    Colo suspended surely Willo just comes in...
     
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  18. You'veBeenTiote'd

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    Seriously?! By fine i meant at least 12th again! We've increased the squad size and are only really worse at LB and upfront, where we only had one supposedly top class player anyway! What if he'd been injured? The team has started with 7 in 9 with 2 wins, coming in a derby and against a team we always seem to fail against, and this is without much playing time as a team!

    The squad last year served us well enough and it's been improved so i don't see why we shouldn't break into the top 10.
     
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  19. Smudger

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    Willo's looking at 6 weeks on the sidelines from the scunny injury.

    Why the **** dont we just include Kadar in the first team? He never once looked out of his depth playing for us.
     
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    How badly injured is Willo? Where's Kadar? Simmo played at cb in the cc, Tiote once..went back into defence after Colo went off injured.
     
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