| A big IF ! 09:26 - Oct 3 with 1872 views | wombat |
What does anything think the club will do if we are still in or around the play offs in jan ?
stick with what we have ?
go for edwards and maybe a new keeper ?
and who do we jettison from the first team squad . |  |
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| A big IF ! on 09:38 - Oct 3 with 1791 views | Rangersw12 |
In order to move onto the next level i.e push for play offs then I think we need a new keeper and also a more attacking RB |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 10:00 - Oct 3 with 1728 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Take lessons from Warburton, Austin, and Johansson I hope. |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 10:19 - Oct 3 with 1677 views | OakR |
I think it will depend on where we are with injuries.
Edwards the obvious one of course, but I don't think we would do much barring sudden 6 month out type injuries. | |
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| A big IF ! on 10:38 - Oct 3 with 1627 views | nick_hammersmith |
Hopefully being in or around the playoffs won't trigger the club into handing out big contracts to attract players, as only one club goes up via the playoffs, so its still likely that at least three other teams have to spend another season in the Champ, if we learnt anything from that last push with Warburton its that season after that is hard work, as we end up with a few older pros, like Austin and Johanson who got weighed in and the rest of the squad might not be in the same position |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 10:49 - Oct 3 with 1594 views | stevec |
| A big IF ! on 10:00 - Oct 3 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Take lessons from Warburton, Austin, and Johansson I hope. |
Well yes and no, we very nearly made the play offs that year after a horrendous first half of season.
Still our best finish in 10 years.
As said, it’s a big IF, but this is a very average league this season and there’s no real reason why the best of this squad can’t aim at a top six spot.
The big if is, how many want it? We were top 3 end of Jan a few years ago and it’s hard to understand how we fell so far so quickly in the last three months of that season.
Belief is massive, the manager has to get them all to buy in to being good enough not only to go up but to compete at the level above. You need hungry players (Burrell/Kone/Saito), players young enough to gamble on the potentials of a step up, the pros who have done it all (Cook/Hayden) and at the same time convince the stalwarts that have been around for years that the comfortable route to paying the mortgage is worth sacrificing for the greater good and a crack at a level perhaps beyond them or finding themselves trying to do the same at Preston North End. That’s the hard bit.
If we find ourselves in that position come January, then any reinforcements will probably need to be costly older pros who can get you over the line and that won’t go well on here.
Bottom line is, if Austin and Johansen hadn’t found themselves starting from 19th place half way through that season rather than 9th place, we’d have made the play offs and things might have turned out altogether different. |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 10:50 - Oct 3 with 1597 views | lassel |
They will spend big regardless of where we are, but if we were in contention they’d go stratospheric.
Promotion is the only chance Ruben has to get out at his number and the guy would really love to get out.. | | | |
| A big IF ! on 10:55 - Oct 3 with 1583 views | nix |
Firstly I'm nowhere near thinking about play offs this season. Just as I disagreed with the doom mongers before a ball had been kicked, I also can't see us challenging for the play offs so early on.
BUT if we do get anywhere near I don't want to sell the family silver to achieve it, no. If we sell someone, happy to reinvest but otherwise I don't want to repeat the Warburton season either. |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 11:11 - Oct 3 with 1511 views | cyprusmel |
I doubt very much that Edwards will be available to us now given he is holding a place in Saints first team.
Even if they made him available I doubt that we would be able to afford the fee they would want. | | | |
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| A big IF ! on 11:30 - Oct 3 with 1457 views | stowmarketrange |
Is Loic Remy still playing? |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 11:54 - Oct 3 with 1393 views | johnhoop |
After Wednesday’s display I don’t think it’s something we’re going to have to worry about too much. | | | |
| A big IF ! on 12:06 - Oct 3 with 1355 views | DavieQPR |
If the team was good enough to be in the playoff mix then there is no need for the owners to gamble more of their money. |  | | |
| A big IF ! on 13:02 - Oct 3 with 1241 views | HAYESBOY |
Sort of a side question to this.
With the Prem League about to announce an alternative to PSR, will this affect how the lower leagues fair play rules going forward? Or would it take a court challenge for them to be changed? |  |
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| A big IF ! on 13:59 - Oct 3 with 1129 views | qprmeath21 |
Will he be available for the playoffs? | | | |
| A big IF ! on 19:35 - Oct 3 with 882 views | kensalriser |
| A big IF ! on 13:59 - Oct 3 by qprmeath21 |
Will he be available for the playoffs? |
Report to the glossary thread for your punishment, both of you. |  |
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