Frankies6 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, staffordlatic said: I'm usually Mr Optimistic - but I have to agree. - watching this afternoon's shambles on the OS called "highlights" ?? I seriously fear us seeing anything above 24th all season I personally think we will stay up, but how far out of relegation spot we will finish is anyone's guess... still have a week to go interesting to see else Abdullah brings in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 9 hours ago, deyres42 said: Maybe the coach doesn't want this experienced leader that so many seem to think is essential... If so the coach is living in fantasy land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoodinaBoshell Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Frankies6 said: I personally think we will stay up, but how far out of relegation spot we will finish is anyone's guess... still have a week to go interesting to see else Abdullah brings in Interesting is one word for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffordlatic Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Frankies6 said: I personally think we will stay up, but how far out of relegation spot we will finish is anyone's guess... still have a week to go interesting to see else Abdullah brings in I really hope so. But I'm just not getting that feeling right now. This has a feeling of Port Vale from a couple of seasons ago written all over it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankies6 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, StoodinaBoshell said: Interesting is one word for it. I'm trying to be optimistic and positive about the whole situation.. What is needed to get promoted out of this league from previous winners ? Teams that can bully opponents mixed in with technically gifted players. We have technically gifted but we dont have the aggression side to our squad.. if that makes sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Frankies6 said: I'm trying to be optimistic and positive about the whole situation.. What is needed to get promoted out of this league from previous winners ? Teams that can bully opponents mixed in with technically gifted players. We have technically gifted but we dont have the aggression side to our squad.. if that makes sense.. Not right sure we have either tbh! Dark days ahead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careca9 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 9 hours ago, Whitts said: We may struggle but we need to give the manager and the team a little time before we write the season off as a lost cause. The team is a bit of an unknown quantity but we need to get behind them and hope things gel on the pitch. Meanwhile, the three groups squabbling to run the club need to find some common ground otherwise the lot will crumble no matter how good the team is. Will be well behind them early season in hope they produce. Just hope they have enough but honestly we look short all over the pitch and off it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 As a County fan with a genuine soft spot for Latics I worry for you, I know that wasn't your strongest 11 but I expected to see more individual quality even if it's too early to see a cohesive unit, Stott was excellent for us albeit at a lower level but he looked lost yesterday. Then again I've seen us have great pre-seasons in the past and call apart when the real business starts, anyway good luck and KTF. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC1984 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Just now, China said: As a County fan with a genuine soft spot for Latics I worry for you, I know that wasn't your strongest 11 but I expected to see more individual quality even if it's too early to see a cohesive unit, Stott was excellent for us albeit at a lower level but he looked lost yesterday. Then again I've seen us have great pre-seasons in the past and call apart when the real business starts, anyway good luck and KTF. We don’t have a “strongest” eleven. We just have one slightly less shit than the others, but only slightly. good luck for the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics22 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I'm expecting relegation, that way anything else is a bonus. Sad times, butbmaybe we really need rock bottom to start again. Least it will show AL and little MO, that the ain't footballing geniuses and their plan is fuckkng shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 No chance. If the team fails it won't be Marco and Mo who are at fault it will the the Coach and the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Frankies6 said: I'm trying to be optimistic and positive about the whole situation.. What is needed to get promoted out of this league from previous winners ? Teams that can bully opponents mixed in with technically gifted players. We have technically gifted but we dont have the aggression side to our squad.. if that makes sense.. I dont think we even have any technically gifted players if so you would have expected them to atleast create something against a national league side. We literally have nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 You seriously don't want to contemplate hitting rock bottom and starting again, non league football is soul destroying, seeing the away end empty week after week and travelling to places like Brackley, Eastleigh and Spennymoor is something I wouldn't recommend to anyone, you don't know how good league football is until you lose it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 14 hours ago, China said: You seriously don't want to contemplate hitting rock bottom and starting again, non league football is soul destroying, seeing the away end empty week after week and travelling to places like Brackley, Eastleigh and Spennymoor is something I wouldn't recommend to anyone, you don't know how good league football is until you lose it. I can second the travelling to Spennymoor bit. The sort of place where 'The Wicker man' is seen as a progressive idea rather than a horror film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsworthlatic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 12:56 PM, deyres42 said: Maybe the coach doesn't want this experienced leader that so many seem to think is essential... The coach doesn't have a say in who is brought in. He's there to try and polish a turd, nothing more, nothing less. Recruitment is in the (not so) capable hands of AL, ML and BO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, unsworthlatic said: The coach doesn't have a say in who is brought in. He's there to try and polish a turd, nothing more, nothing less. Recruitment is in the (not so) capable hands of AL, ML and BO. Perfectly normal, happens at loads of other lower league clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, deyres42 said: Perfectly normal, happens at loads of other lower league clubs. Such as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsworthlatic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, deyres42 said: Perfectly normal, happens at loads of other lower league clubs. I'm sure there are recruitment officers/sporting directors etc. Banide has had no input on any of these signings. He's there, purely to coach. Banide wouldn't have an idea of Woods, Mills and Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, unsworthlatic said: I'm sure there are recruitment officers/sporting directors etc. Banide has had no input on any of these signings. He's there, purely to coach. Banide wouldn't have an idea of Woods, Mills and Wilson Bandide is also there as the patsy when it starts going tits up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 10:03 PM, Frankies6 said: I personally think we will stay up, but how far out of relegation spot we will finish is anyone's guess... still have a MONTH to go interesting to see else Abdullah brings in FIFY Few clubs conclude their business until the end of the transfer window. We haven't done for as long as I can remember. I'd like it done sooner admittedly...and I'll be worried about us getting a positive result at FGR if we don't get a CB in before Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Dave_Og said: Such as? Ask BB80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, boundaryblue80 said: FIFY Few clubs conclude their business until the end of the transfer window. We haven't done for as long as I can remember. I'd like it done sooner admittedly...and I'll be worried about us getting a positive result at FGR if we don't get a CB in before Saturday. We’ll have played 6 league games by the end of the window. 13% of the season. I get that it’s normal to be bringing in the odd player during that time (loan strikers etc) but we lost our CB pairing from last season and haven’t replaced either of them. I dread to think how many goals we’ll concede from set pieces unless we sort that out asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Think we'll have to wait for the loans at the end of the transfer window before we complete our recruitment, as said above a lot of clubs wait as long as possible to complete their deals. Even with an experienced Clarke and good prospect Edmondson we struggled at the back last year (and the middle, up front, on the bench and in the dugout...) and we do need to get some more bodies in that can play there. Getting players in was one of the things I didn't think we've an issue with by having an agent for an owner, having too many players was more of a worry as the team becomes a revolving shop window for mercenaries. Whoever is doing the recruitment does need to get their finger out as on paper we look worse than last year, we've had some turd run ups to the season recently but this does look one of the worst, makes it easier for Banide though, just needs to pick the only player who can play in that position rather than thinking which is the best player for that spot at the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, beag_teeets said: Think we'll have to wait for the loans at the end of the transfer window before we complete our recruitment, Closes the same day these days. We can sign free agents though. *gulp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, jorvik_latic said: Closes the same day these days. We can sign free agents though. *gulp* That’s been scrapped for League 1&2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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