How bad would it really be without any signings?

Mick Ocallaghan · July 19, 2011

With the squad we have, a good pre season and the progression of some of the better youth players im facing this season with optimism. I think we genuinely have a great chance to get a european spot.

If we get off to a good start, is there really any reason why we cant compete? I dont think so.

Im talking about the team we have!
Not the board, not Bill and not players we dont have.

We have some of the most sought after players in England, and some of the best rising stars too!

So lets hear you. Why not?

COYB!!!!

Allezfan · July 19, 2011

Mick Ocallaghan said:
If we get off to a good start, is there really any reason why we cant compete?

Two reasons:

The 2010/11 season and the 2009/10 season.

chicoazul · July 19, 2011

It would be bad mate.

RFUS · July 19, 2011

Sigh.

TMc · July 19, 2011

Ian Ross, is that you?

Dublintoff · July 19, 2011

So your hanging around micheal? Good lad.

While keeping all our best players is probably a priority for us, you always need a few new players to freshen things up and put pressure on certain players who might be a bit cosy in their position. Without doubt we need a winger and a striker, minimum.

Dublintoff · July 19, 2011

TMc said:
Ian Ross, is that you?

Ian Ross wouldnt drink whiskey like this man!!

BiggyRat · July 20, 2011

No problem at all, as long as we can guarantee no injuries....

Mick Ocallaghan · July 20, 2011

So no optimism out there lads. For **** sake it aint that bad.

While i agree with dublin toff on freshening things up and that i can drink whiskey like water, i do think yeah with a bit of luck on the injury front we will be ok. There is some competition for places, maybe not as much as we would like but enough to keep the lazy ones on there toes.

ToffeeMark · July 20, 2011

Mick Ocallaghan said:
So no optimism out there lads. For **** sake it aint that bad.

While i agree with dublin toff on freshening things up and that i can drink whiskey like water, i do think yeah with a bit of luck on the injury front we will be ok. There is some competition for places, maybe not as much as we would like but enough to keep the lazy ones on there toes.

I'm well optimistic, I think our squad is about to do something special. I'd be happy if there was no outs. I reckon we'll be up there. I'm also optimistic that the Yak will be reconciled, have his last season with us and play a twenty goal + campaign in order to get a top move. (Note: players always turn it when they want a move or on in their last contract year (ala Gravesen) because they're a tad mercenary.

Spurs are in Turmoil (like us with Lescott)
Arsenal are in Turmoil (like us with lescott)
Man U were up and down and could be on the wain
Liverpool have spent a fortune on not so special players and could go either way
Villa are in melt down
Chelsea have an ageing squad and proved to be beatable last season.

We've kept the squad together over several years and have a good team spirit and the last two seasons we've finished strongly but started poorly.

If we have a good start, we could be up there and we could be hard to shift.

If we sell anyone we're foooked big time....

blue61 · July 20, 2011

For every season that we fail to compete in the transfer market, our more established players get another year older. I'm all for giving younger players a chance, but will we have 5 or 6 who will make the top grade in the next couple of years when the likes of Distin, Neville, Saha, Cahill etc are getting past it? We may have a good youth set up but it's a big ask and a major gamble if that's the policy.

ijjysmith · July 20, 2011

It would be bad.

Not that bad.

But still bad.

faddy the blue · July 20, 2011

They say it every year that it won't be bad at all and we have a good squad which is closely knit but they miss the simple point that you need to freshen things up always. New players coming in always try to make an impression. If we don't sign a good forward then we'll again have to rely on Cahill's 9 or10 goal tally and then since either Saha or Beckford will play up top then maximum of 15 goal tally from them since Saha will be injured again. You're looking at the same mid field and there won't be any competition for places either in there.

Arteta 29
cahill 31
Distin 33
Neville 34
Osman 30
Saha 32

The older they get, lesser effective they will get. Cahill will however keep heading them home 9 or 10 times a season but we need to add on that. Osman is at his peak and that may be over in a year or two.

Mick Ocallaghan · July 20, 2011

ToffeeMark said:
I'm well optimistic, I think our squad is about to do something special. I'd be happy if there was no outs. I reckon we'll be up there. I'm also optimistic that the Yak will be reconciled, have his last season with us and play a twenty goal + campaign in order to get a top move. (Note: players always turn it when they want a move or on in their last contract year (ala Gravesen) because they're a tad mercenary.

Spurs are in Turmoil (like us with Lescott)
Arsenal are in Turmoil (like us with lescott)
Man U were up and down and could be on the wain
Liverpool have spent a fortune on not so special players and could go either way
Villa are in melt down
Chelsea have an ageing squad and proved to be beatable last season.

We've kept the squad together over several years and have a good team spirit and the last two seasons we've finished strongly but started poorly.

If we have a good start, we could be up there and we could be hard to shift.

If we sell anyone we're foooked big time....

Thank you mate, thats more like it. Its not all doom and gloom.

The RS won the champions league with a much worse squad than we have. Im not saying we will be unbeatable but in comparison we have a good squad.