Originally Posted by
pass_and_move
Good point that today, Millwall will be in the top aif this season, possible play off contenders. It's always tough in this division as we know and things can change. Personally am not writing anyone off yet as its early days. The promoted teams will gradually find their feet I would imagine. Remember we went 17 league matches and almost 4 months without a win after beating Fulham on the opening day last season.
I watched Coventry and they ain't a bad side, a couple of very dangerous players within their ranks. Av not sin Rotherham or Wycombe yit so cant comment. Initial signs suggest that it will be another struggle for us but I'm not so sure. I saw enough attacking quality at Stoke to encourage me. However, our defence does look suspect. Lapses in concentration ev cost us a few goals already this season, the kind of crap that was going off this time last year. It has to stop. I'd be delighted with a clean sheet just now.
We're a 'nearly team' under this model. I still maintain that selling Brown was a serious boo bah and this is the quality we been missing up front in the early part of this season. Freiser will need time to settle in obviously but this is classic Barnsley operating in the championship, one step forward and then 2 back initially. Jacob Brown is now what I'd call Championship ready and was an integral part of our good run from when Struber took over. He's sold and replaced by Freiser who obviously isn't Championship ready and will need time to settle.
As a club we're still stood in the same puddle as we were this time last year which is so disappointing after that miraculous escape. It is annoying why it's like that and shows a lack of ambition as well as the need to gradually improve our league position. Weear as tha keeps thi Jacob Browns, adds to the squad with the right quality and genuine progress can be made. Wiss nivver establish owt with our sell sell sell tinpot mentality.