Looking on the bright side.

[outwoodclaret]

How's about, "Deep in the Brown Stuff".

I think you have it BT!

[Acido]

Was Garlick in the stand?

Aww Im tempted to make a joke about garlic and vampires here guys... but I won't.

You do have to look for the positives though, as hard as it might feel right now.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Aww Im tempted to make a joke about garlic and vampires here guys... but I won't.

You do have to look for the positives though, as hard as it might feel right now.

There are none Acido. It's back to the Championship for us.

[kritichris]

Looking on the bright side..I never watch MOTD if we get beat so won't be seeing much of Lineker and co this season.

[Acido]

There are none Acido. It's back to the Championship for us.

And how many times have they proved you wrong ehh Beds lol, always remember that.
I don't particularly care about the likes of Brighton Fc and what they do in this or in any season to be honest. But I will ask about the match against them, did they deserve the win or do you think you were unlucky. And it is of course only the first game after all!.

[sinkov]

I've only watched the highlights on MOTD, so I can't comment on the overall performance, but it's obvious we could easily have been 3-0 up in the first half, so given that, there is some hope for us, it was a game we could have won. Their goals both came from our left side, with Taylor and McNeil not seeming on the same planet, never mind on the same pitch.

I noticed in the Norwich v Liverpool game, Tsimikas lost the ball dawdling on the edge of the Liverpool penalty area, James Milner wasn't having that, he ran back and gave him a slap. Did anyone think to give McNeil a slap after their first goal, he needed one, it might have woken him up, and reminded him that tracking back is his job, especially when you're defending a 1-0 lead.

[Swissclaret]

After seeing our display today, we have until 31st August to get rid of the deadwood and replace them with reasonable players with some ambition and hopefully flair if we want to stay in the premier league. Signing the likes of Lennon should not be an option.

Unfortunately we are more likely to see one or more of our better players leaving before the window closes and who could blame them for wanting to get away.

We also need to review our tactics as 35% possession playing at home against a potentially relegation candidate is pathetic.

I agree Vintage. To keep saying that we can compete at this level with the squad we have is delusional. Any opposition that has 65% possession will create chances and probably convert at least one. Our attacking options are Plan A only - Wood, Barnes and Jay Rod have little pace. Vydra has pace but warms the bench. McNeil and JBG go AWOL too often and the midfield is too often overrun. It worked well in the first half, but once Potter changed the set - up our tactics stayed the same, except that McNeil, JBG, Wood and Jay Rod barely featured in the second half. 11 against 7.

[sinkov]

It gets even brighter, up from 14th to 12th without even kicking a ball.

[sinkov]

More positivity, it can work wonders I'm told. We were expected to lose our three best players this summer, Pope, Tarko and McNeill, they're all still here, at the moment anyway. Looking on the bright side, that's like three new signings ............isn't it ?

[ClaretinBudapest]

More positivity, it can work wonders I'm told. We were expected to lose our three best players this summer, Pope, Tarko and McNeill, they're all still here, at the moment anyway. Looking on the bright side, that's like three new signings ............isn't it ?

Add to that Sinkov Aaron Lennon and the new groundsman, and you could say it has been a successful window.