Survival almost secured,...But Next Season ,? Are we going to do the usual ??..

[sinkov]

We have a plan. Squeeze the juices out of the first team. Bring in and develop young players and get thirty million a piece for them (e.g. McNeil). Have 25 players in the squad who know their role (e.g. Long, Gibson, Lennon, Vydra and Blake). Fill the Dry Powder Room up to ceiling with lovely lucre, keep the fans happy with the odd discounted away game (e.g. Chelsea and Everton), give them the odd free flag (e.g. Wolves and Cardiff) so they can all happily think they are part of a big happy family and keep on counting the cash. Remind me again DD - who does not have a plan?

Blake ? Who he ?

[sinkov]

Why are we always the team being linked with other clubs looking to snap up our best players for a starter. If we don't keep the cream and dump the dross then yes we will be exiting this division very soon. There is a big rebuilding job in the summer where we need more transfers in than we achieved last season just to replace the leavers eg Bardsley, Couch etc. I am afraid I have no real confidence in this club to get the players we need and pay the wages to get the business done. Whats the betting that we will be moaning in the summer at the lack of quality signings as we sign up players nobody has ever heard of or the odd has been!! And yes my betting is we also wont even get the dross in before the pre-season either. A proper club would have a plan ; whose going, whose being sold etc and therefore what do we need and who can we get to improve the team. Hardly Rocket science but well beyond the capability this lot I'm afraid.

I admire your confidence Dave, you actually think we'll be signing some players, after the debacle of the last two windows I'm not convinced we'll sign anyone.

[blueheeler1]

Why are we always the team being linked with other clubs looking to snap up our best players for a starter. If we don't keep the cream and dump the dross then yes we will be exiting this division very soon. There is a big rebuilding job in the summer where we need more transfers in than we achieved last season just to replace the leavers eg Bardsley, Couch etc. I am afraid I have no real confidence in this club to get the players we need and pay the wages to get the business done. Whats the betting that we will be moaning in the summer at the lack of quality signings as we sign up players nobody has ever heard of or the odd has been!! And yes my betting is we also wont even get the dross in before the pre-season either. A proper club would have a plan ; whose going, whose being sold etc and therefore what do we need and who can we get to improve the team. Hardly Rocket science but well beyond the capability this lot I'm afraid.

A PLAN--LET'S SEE.

No more transfers in unless on loan.

But let's sell Popeye or Heaton and Tarks for what we can get.

Now THAT'S a plan.

[1959_60]

Let's just leave it to Sean, eh?

He's a much better manager than any of us.

[sinkov]

Let's just leave it to Sean, eh?

He's a much better manager than any of us.

So what are we paying Mr Rigg for ?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

So what are we paying Mr Rigg for ?

Behave sinkov. He sold Vokes and brought in Crouch.

[HeidyClaret]

Getting a little bored of the negativity, repeating the same comments as last 4 windows despite being proven wrong each time.

The form shown since new year has been excellent, so why are those players suddenly not good enough?

I'd much rather have our board than some 'ambitious' boards like Fulham's any day

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Getting a little bored of the negativity, repeating the same comments as last 4 windows despite being proven wrong each time.

The form shown since new year has been excellent, so why are those players suddenly not good enough?

I'd much rather have our board than some 'ambitious' boards like Fulham's any day

When our lot are on fire they will beat almost anyone and like you Heidy, I think MOST of our players are good enough. We definitely need a new left back to replace Wardy, we definitely need a new right back to replace Bardsley, we definitely need a new striker to replace Couchy and we need to bolster our midfield options. I wonder if Aiden O'Neill is cutting it down under? (blueheeler?)

[Altobelli]

Getting a little bored of the negativity

Yes so am I, time the Board supported the Club they proport to be fans of.

As for being proved wrong for 4 Windows, please take a look at the performances during that time, last year was littered with below par performances, yes we finished 7th only because more teams were worse than us, been surrounded by better teams this year confirmed by our struggle again with too many poor performances by players not good enough because we have not strengthened, as I keep saying, belief, grit, determination, will and a never say die attitude will not sustain us forever.