Popular Post mancunianfox Posted 20 July 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 20 July 2018 5 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: That's the sad thing though isn't it, there are people in our fanbase who'd rather they failed so that they can be proved right about some daft comment they made in the pub (or on here) once, than actually see young homegrown players or cheap finds succeed with us. It's mad. Nothing should give us greater pride as a fanbase. I think a lot of people want to be pundits rather than supporters these days. Personally, I want any player wearing the blue shirt to do well. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 6 minutes ago, The Doctor said: The one where we should have scored 3 and spent an entire half in their box? Yeah Yeah, the one game where we should've won, but didn't - only scraping by thanks to a late moment of genius. Imagine if we had lost that match... Just tying in nicely with our recent struggles against Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 We haven't even finished sorting the squad out yet and people are predicting where we'll finish. Don't you just love the positivity on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 8 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: Yeah, the one game where we should've won, but didn't - only scraping by thanks to a late moment of genius. Imagine if we had lost that match... Just tying in nicely with our recent struggles against Bournemouth. There's a difference between being the better side and not winning, and being awful and getting off the hook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 4 minutes ago, The Doctor said: There's a difference between being the better side and not winning, and being awful and getting off the hook Not that much, the outcome is the same - you're not winning in both cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Doctor Posted 20 July 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 20 July 2018 2 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: Not that much, the outcome is the same - you're not winning in both cases. In terms of whether it's a positive sign for the future though... Under Puel we struggled to kill teams off, under Shakespeare we were never in the game. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 7 minutes ago, The Doctor said: In terms of whether it's a positive sign for the future though... Under Puel we struggled to kill teams off, under Shakespeare we were never in the game. In a nutshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 47 minutes ago, The Doctor said: In terms of whether it's a positive sign for the future though... Under Puel we struggled to kill teams off, under Shakespeare we were never in the game. In any case, a progress in terms of playing style is/was necessary. A different approach to games, and the sense that we finally see a unit on the pitch again. What's not helping Puel this time (and watch me making an excuse for him), is that we're on the brink of losing a few established players, plus Mahrez. It will feel like an almost completely new beginning/new squad, should players like Schmeichel and more decide to leave in the next two weeks, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 2 hours ago, mancunianfox said: I think a lot of people want to be pundits rather than supporters these days. Personally, I want any player wearing the blue shirt to do well. i totally agree !!!!! bar one Denis wise . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 4 hours ago, Nickfosse said: No he wouldn’t. He’d tell you to F off and die. Anything else would be a disappointment to be honest. ? After wrestling you to the g;round, ostrich-style, surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 I'm not saying nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 11 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said: I'm not saying nothing. We both want the lads to do well Sharpy, we just both know it ain't gonna happen under a manager who actively coaches the team to not score goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 9 minutes ago, ealingfox said: We both want the lads to do well Sharpy, we just both know it ain't gonna happen under a manager who actively coaches the team to not score goals. Havn't you heard? Entertainment at the football isn't allowed anymore. You have to be a happy clapper and watch the car crash slowly and ponderously happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMike Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 Can't believe how so many on here are optimistic for the new season. Even with the excellent signing of Evans and the brilliant signing of Maddison we will struggle in every game and will be just awful to watch. Without Puel: 6th or 7th - with Puel: 17th or 18th. The man cannot motivate himself - let alone the team or the fans - Mr. Uninspirational. Shame - could go places with the current squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dude Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, SuperMike said: Can't believe how so many on here are optimistic for the new season. Even with the excellent signing of Evans and the brilliant signing of Maddison we will struggle in every game and will be just awful to watch. Without Puel: 6th or 7th - with Puel: 17th or 18th. The man cannot motivate himself - let alone the team or the fans - Mr. Uninspirational. Shame - could go places with the current squad. FT Expert™. Made my day. Anyone thinking that we can reach 6-7th with this squad is utterly deluded. Edited 20 July 2018 by That_Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 14 minutes ago, SuperMike said: Can't believe how so many on here are optimistic for the new season. Even with the excellent signing of Evans and the brilliant signing of Maddison we will struggle in every game and will be just awful to watch. Without Puel: 6th or 7th - with Puel: 17th or 18th. The man cannot motivate himself - let alone the team or the fans - Mr. Uninspirational. Shame - could go places with the current squad. In all fairness I agree with you here. Maybe not as low as 17th or 18th but if we do well it will be in spite of Puel not because of him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 What does Puel have to do this season to be deemed a success? If anyone is 'expecting' a challenge for the top 6 then they more than likely going to be disappointed. People going to be happy with a top 10 finish? I feel like he's almost in a job he can't really win unless something special happens. Obviously the standard of football needs to improve as a priority and hopefully that brings positive results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 5 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: What does Puel have to do this season to be deemed a success? If anyone is 'expecting' a challenge for the top 6 then they more than likely going to be disappointed. People going to be happy with a top 10 finish? I feel like he's almost in a job he can't really win unless something special happens. Obviously the standard of football needs to improve as a priority and hopefully that brings positive results. He could get top 4 and people would hate him. "Yea we came top 4 but we didnt score 4 a game and he isnt a silly billy in interviews" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dude Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 Just now, RowlattsFox said: What does Puel have to do this season to be deemed a success? If anyone is 'expecting' a challenge for the top 6 then they more than likely going to be disappointed. People going to be happy with a top 10 finish? I feel like he's almost in a job he can't really win unless something special happens. Obviously the standard of football needs to improve as a priority and hopefully that brings positive results. We lost a player who despite his tantrums, depression and whatever, was a major contributor to our goal threat.. Maddison is a gamble, Gray has yet to prove himself, Diabaté is still rough, Nacho blows hot and cold, Silva is an unknown. The whole team is in the (re)build phase. We're going to be hit and miss A LOT before things start to click, if they click. How can people think about top 6 is beyond me. You have to be consistently good and have a couple world class players to expect challenge the top 6. How is that going to happen this season, unless we have a miracle transfer window? Watch people wanting Puel out after three games. Or less. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 8 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: What does Puel have to do this season to be deemed a success? If anyone is 'expecting' a challenge for the top 6 then they more than likely going to be disappointed. People going to be happy with a top 10 finish? I feel like he's almost in a job he can't really win unless something special happens. Obviously the standard of football needs to improve as a priority and hopefully that brings positive results. When we were struggling last season we were told that it was because he didn't have a pre season or his own players. Now he has a preseason, we've spent a bit on players(with probably a bit more to come) and he's even got another coach in and got rid of Appleton. The bare minimum we should expect for this season is a higher place and more points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 Top 10 is success. We've lost someone who had a handed in about 30 plus of our goals last season. The squad's evolving and other teams have invested a lot. Last season the target should have been 7th but this season I'd like looking at 10th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: What does Puel have to do this season to be deemed a success? If anyone is 'expecting' a challenge for the top 6 then they more than likely going to be disappointed. People going to be happy with a top 10 finish? I feel like he's almost in a job he can't really win unless something special happens. Obviously the standard of football needs to improve as a priority and hopefully that brings positive results. Forget positions for a minute. Obviously we want to finish as high as possible. What Puel has to do to be deemed a success is show us a winning, exciting brand of football. Then we can look at and assess an expected league position from then. Where we finished last season I admit wasn’t bad - although we did throw it away abit and finished lower that we could and should have, but again, for a minute forget the league position we finished, it was dire, boring football we played. I always used to say winning was the most important thing, then you work on the style but we weren’t even winning games either. One thing I can say that goes in his favour is that all expectations due to him and last season have been lowered. I dont think many people are expecting anything except boring football. The ball is in his court. Impress and prove us wrong. Edited 20 July 2018 by Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 Too 10 would be a huge success! If Kasper goes we have lost a great goalkeeper and also our main creativity in Mahrez! This is going to be a long season! And we need to hold onto our hats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 (edited) I think progression should always be the aim so yeah higher than 9th and more points should be the target. We could find ourselves in the position where we get more points but finish in the same place or lower, given the nature of last season. Overall i I want to see us to try to play good football where possible but also grind out points when needed. We are going to have shit days, going to have a run of bad games, we are not good enough not to. Just hope the good days happen more often. Really unsure how this season will go, can see it going well but also wouldn’t be surprised if it went very very badly. Edited 20 July 2018 by RowlattsFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozman Posted 20 July 2018 Share Posted 20 July 2018 20 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Top 10 is success. We've lost someone who had a handed in about 30 plus of our goals last season. The squad's evolving and other teams have invested a lot. Last season the target should have been 7th but this season I'd like looking at 10th. That may feel like success to you , I'd bet that our owners wouldn't feel the same way, its the nature of the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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