Possession

[ghostrider]

I share your passion on this point Ghost. I would like nothing better than to see Ginola beating two or three players and lashing an unstoppable shot into the net or watching another Shearer or Supermac hatrick
But let’s face it those days are long gone, there is not one single player in our squad that excites me when he has the ball.

I agree there is nobody that really excites...but I believe there could be if they were given more freedom to express themselves when on the front foot.
It's clear to see that when on any rare attack, the emphasis seems to be stall in the move, rather than pass and move.
Better football attracts better football players. They will want to play for us.
In this set up most flair players will give us a wide berth and I would if I was aa flair player looking at the way we are set up.

The squad we have is a survival squad and nothing more and all I can see is another relegation dogfight ahead.

I agree and disagree in a way. One one hand, yeah it's a survival squad if you look at if from the point that everyone outside the top 6 is basically playing by that rule, with the odd one's having a short seasonal burst before getting back to brass tacks.
On the other hand we can easily play among the best of the rest outside of the elite band and survive at the upper end of that.

Of course we all want more than that and I beg for another Shearer/Ferdinand type combination, or a Beardsley bit of wizardry....etc.
The problem is the game has turned scientific. They've made football so tactical that even the players are likely taking exam A levels on what the hell they're supposed to do.
I'm laughing but serious at the same time.

I personally wouldn’t be too bothered if we got relegated as this is the current squads level and at least we would win more than we lost.

The premier league holds no excitement for me other than to watch the odd big game party, like man utd v man City or the likes, just so I can pick a side.

I'd take championship football rather than be cannon fodder for the elites, anyday.
It's closer to brass tacks without the general over thought tactical nonsense, in the main.

However I'd love to fight for the prem title under fair means.
I would not like to do it under a Sheikh because that's when the football club does get destroyed.