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Post by allingtonstone on Jul 31, 2018 11:19:28 GMT
I’m expecting a very rough ride this season, without the Pigott and Hines goals from last year we would of been in dire trouble , if our new strikers don’t hit the ground running I think we wil again be involved in the scrap to stay up rather than the comfortable mid table cruise some seem to think we are heading for . That’s not to say we can’t do well as jay has done great signing the better players from last year. Hopefully Turgott, Loza and Coker can help out Quigley and Mullings in the goals department Looking forward to it ! Coys.
Who’s gonna be our top scorer this year ?
I’m going for Turgott.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 11:42:27 GMT
I’m expecting a very rough ride this season, without the Pigott and Hines goals from last year we would of been in dire trouble , if our new strikers don’t hit the ground running I think we wil again be involved in the scrap to stay up rather than the comfortable mid table cruise some seem to think we are heading for . That’s not to say we can’t do well as jay has done great signing the better players from last year. Hopefully Turgott, Loza and Coker can help out Quigley and Mullings in the goals department Looking forward to it ! Coys. Who’s gonna be our top scorer this year ? I’m going for Turgott. I think we have better options in attack than we were left with after the 'golden two' left last year, and on that basis I can't see us having another dreadful run like the one after Christmas. The jury is out on the two big men as both have a lot to prove after relative failures elsewhere but I think with Loza looking sharp again, our three main wingers will be a real threat this season and I can see them scoring goals that will allow us to nick enough points to keep our heads above water.
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Post by jdl on Jul 31, 2018 12:11:31 GMT
The problem is not so much what we have done, but what have other teams have done. If everyone (or at least the dozen or so clubs we might expect/hope to beat - see my earlier post) - has upgraded their squad as well as we have, then we are back to square one. And it's very unlikely that Maidenhead, Eastleigh, Halifax, etc haven't brought in players just as good, or better, than our new recruits.
You cannot sit still in the NL, you need to constantly improve just to stay where you are, and almost all NL clubs are desperate to stay in the league - there aren't many NFU's in any season. This is a shark pool, not a nice little non-league playground.
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Post by Nick on Jul 31, 2018 14:12:21 GMT
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear Plague, pestilence and famine is just around the corner. Why have your glass half full when it can be half empty I guess there's no chance of reading anything too positive about the new season on this forum
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Post by hammerstone on Jul 31, 2018 15:46:29 GMT
As mentioned, lots of other teams around us have strenghened with no one really being seen as nailed on candidates to go down. I for one would of liked to have seen us get Alfie Pavey back, and I think he will do well for Havant. Strikers are where our biggest question mark remain, so hopefully ours can go about their business and improve on where we were from January onwards last season.
I think the real test for us is how we play against sides that don't necessarily want to "play" football. By that I mean last season we faired well against teams who like to play on the floor, as we looked a good side against sides like Sutton and Macclesfield towards the tail end of the season, however when we came across sides like Barrow, we were frankly bullied and had no plan B.
Im going to reserve judgement until we are a good few weeks/months before any predictions of where we might end up come April.
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Post by meerkat87 on Jul 31, 2018 16:50:33 GMT
Reserve judgement?! About time you did that rather than keep bloody moaning 😂
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Post by pedant on Jul 31, 2018 17:09:27 GMT
I’m expecting a very rough ride this season, without the Pigott and Hines goals from last year we would of been in dire trouble , if our new strikers don’t hit the ground running I think we wil again be involved in the scrap to stay up rather than the comfortable mid table cruise some seem to think we are heading for . That’s not to say we can’t do well as jay has done great signing the better players from last year. Hopefully Turgott, Loza and Coker can help out Quigley and Mullings in the goals department Looking forward to it ! Coys. Who’s gonna be our top scorer this year ? I’m going for Turgott. If he stays fit for long enough I'll go for Coker.
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Post by hammerstone on Jul 31, 2018 17:10:00 GMT
Reserve judgement?! About time you did that rather than keep bloody moaning 😂 Saving it all up for the Christmas period!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 10:34:52 GMT
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear Plague, pestilence and famine is just around the corner. Why have your glass half full when it can be half empty I guess there's no chance of reading anything too positive about the new season on this forum I'm surprised you of all people came out with that Nick, as you always look very closely at players and know the squad very well. It is surely clear that it would be blind optimism to think we'll be challenging for top places with the squad we have at the moment. If myself and others are wrong, then we can call that a pleasant surprise. I think some of us are just managing our expectations a bit more carefully and judging the squad against what is a very, very tough league.
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Post by daveu on Aug 1, 2018 12:06:46 GMT
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear Plague, pestilence and famine is just around the corner. Why have your glass half full when it can be half empty I guess there's no chance of reading anything too positive about the new season on this forum I'm surprised you of all people came out with that Nick, as you always look very closely at players and know the squad very well. It is surely clear that it would be blind optimism to think we'll be challenging for top places with the squad we have at the moment. If myself and others are wrong, then we can call that a pleasant surprise. I think some of us are just managing our expectations a bit more carefully and judging the squad against what is a very, very tough league. No, some of us just can't help trotting out the same boring negativity. Not a ball has been kicked yet in anger, yet you already know enough about every signing made by every one of our rivals that you can make a judgement that we are going to be in a relegation struggle.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 12:18:06 GMT
I'm surprised you of all people came out with that Nick, as you always look very closely at players and know the squad very well. It is surely clear that it would be blind optimism to think we'll be challenging for top places with the squad we have at the moment. If myself and others are wrong, then we can call that a pleasant surprise. I think some of us are just managing our expectations a bit more carefully and judging the squad against what is a very, very tough league. No, some of us just can't help trotting out the same boring negativity. Not a ball has been kicked yet in anger, yet you already know enough about every signing made by every one of our rivals that you can make a judgement that we are going to be in a relegation struggle. So it's not allowed to be anything other than positive on this forum then - oh dear, I obviously didn't read the admin's rules properly. The thing is, Dave, by the same token I could patronise you and say "so, you know the squad well enough then to know we're going to do very well" or does it not work both ways? The funny thing is, I haven't even said I think we will struggle or do badly. I have said I think we might do okay and finish mid-table. Why anybody would have a problem with that to the extent they actually suggest it shouldn't be allowed on this forum is beyond ridiculous. We've signed a few players who are decent enough, and two huge strikers who were so bad at their previous clubs that the fans just laugh about them. If you want to convince yourself this constitutes a transition from a team that couldn't buy a win in the second half of last season, into promotion contenders, that is up to you. It is your opinion and you can express it on this forum, just as I can say I think we might finish mid table. If another person thinks we'll be relegation fodder, that is their view and they should be able to express it without some sort of ad-hoc forum mafia trying to bully them into not being negative.
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Post by jdl on Aug 1, 2018 14:51:40 GMT
How anyone could read my earlier post and describe it as 'glass half empty' is puzzling - the second part of it is rampant optimism, given the previous two seasons!
No one could look at the NL and our situation and reasonably expect us to finish in the play-offs. But we can all hope that Jay has worked his magic and we'll play much better than last season and end up with a decent mid-table finish. And perhaps a cup run - or two!
If that's glass half empty, then perhaps Nick needs to turn his glasses upsidedown...
Or just borrow Dave's black and amber ones!
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Post by yorkshirestone on Aug 1, 2018 15:09:50 GMT
Given that...a large chunk of our profit is being spent on increased wages. And given that...no new income streams are apparent, don't expect any shiny new stands any time soon.. The cup competitions are where we need to succeed. A run to the 3rd round proper of the FA Cup could net us up to £130k as the prize fund has been doubled this season.
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Post by daveu on Aug 1, 2018 15:49:38 GMT
No, some of us just can't help trotting out the same boring negativity. Not a ball has been kicked yet in anger, yet you already know enough about every signing made by every one of our rivals that you can make a judgement that we are going to be in a relegation struggle. So it's not allowed to be anything other than positive on this forum then - oh dear, I obviously didn't read the admin's rules properly. The thing is, Dave, by the same token I could patronise you and say "so, you know the squad well enough then to know we're going to do very well" or does it not work both ways? The funny thing is, I haven't even said I think we will struggle or do badly. I have said I think we might do okay and finish mid-table. Why anybody would have a problem with that to the extent they actually suggest it shouldn't be allowed on this forum is beyond ridiculous. We've signed a few players who are decent enough, and two huge strikers who were so bad at their previous clubs that the fans just laugh about them. If you want to convince yourself this constitutes a transition from a team that couldn't buy a win in the second half of last season, into promotion contenders, that is up to you. It is your opinion and you can express it on this forum, just as I can say I think we might finish mid table. If another person thinks we'll be relegation fodder, that is their view and they should be able to express it without some sort of ad-hoc forum mafia trying to bully them into not being negative. 1. I don't recall making any judgement about how well we'll do since I don't have any knowledge to base it on. I'm certainly not comparing our players with those signed by other clubs because I don't know enough about them. You obviously think you do because you have made that exact judgement. 2. maybe you didn't actually state that we'll be in a relegation battle ( you didn't actually say anything about mid table either), but the whole tone of your post was gloom and despair that everyone else has made better signings than us. 3. it remains to be seen how good our new strikers are. They've looked pretty good in pre-season but I will wait until I've seen them in competitive games before making any judgement, rather than simply basing my opinion on hearsay from other clubs' supporters. Finally, you can post what you like, but don't use the tired old accusation of forum mafia just because I have the temerity to question the basis of your opinion.
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Post by nws on Aug 1, 2018 21:32:27 GMT
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear Plague, pestilence and famine is just around the corner. Why have your glass half full when it can be half empty I guess there's no chance of reading anything too positive about the new season on this forum Opening post on this thread?
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