| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? 12:14 - Feb 10 with 3243 views | saint901 |
I think we can all see that the 24/25 season will be one that is perhaps in the top (or should it be bottom?) three ever in the history of the club.
We have a squad that cannot compete at PL level.
That squad was forced to apply a style of football that actually made them look worse.
The new manager was acquired too late.
The new manager seems to be no better than the old manager.
We have failed to recruit well (or at all).
The ownership seems to want a theme park and not a football team.
Arguably we have become a feeder club for French and Turkish lower league sides.
We have now exited the Cup competition with a whimper.
My view is that even competing for mid table next year, we are - assuming nobody leaves - at least five players short.
We need - and have done for two seasons now - one or two strikers who can score a dozen goals each. We need a holding midfield player. We need at least one centre back, arguably two. A creative in midfield would be nice alongside a couple of water carriers.
Instead we show no signs of preparing for next season at all.
Couple of close prospects have probably already escaped us. Tyler Bindon formerly of Reading now signed to Forest (at Reading for the rest of the season) and Dean Huijsen of Bournemouth. Both young centre backs of recognised talent. Under our noses and now gone.
Instead we have Bednarek who is vocal about losing wages if relegated, THB who seems to have a crisis of confidence. Welington who I have not seen play and therefore have no view on. Captain Jack - nuff said.
The best holding mid we have has just been described as unprofessional. I suspect that has not done his playing form any favours.
Our striking options are woeful.
Where is the plan? |  | | |  |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 12:41 - Feb 10 with 2622 views | arfurdent |
you could sum it all up as "totally fooked"
and when the skates arrive next season it will not be pretty |  |
| And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's off with her head |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 13:21 - Feb 10 with 2568 views | Centurion |
What really happened in March 2022 in that 4 nil defeat at Villa Park?
I remember one of the punters on Match of The Day describing our defeat as a blip.
He couldn't have been more wrong. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 13:40 - Feb 10 with 2531 views | saintwizzler |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 13:21 - Feb 10 by Centurion |
What really happened in March 2022 in that 4 nil defeat at Villa Park?
I remember one of the punters on Match of The Day describing our defeat as a blip.
He couldn't have been more wrong. |
I remember that day.
It seem to go to shit from there. |  |
| We thought that we had the answers,
It was the questions we had wrong. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 06:11 - Feb 11 with 2264 views | jopreston |
It is all too easy to get down in the dumps and over react after a game like Burnley. But, come on guys and gals. It is not all doom and gloom. This place will be buzzing again if we get a result of any sort against Bournemouth. Footballs fans, very Skitzo, up and down and all the place.
Next season we will be better and will 100% be top six and as per my article I believe we will build a team in the summer that can make a serious title challenge. Look forwards! | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 07:31 - Feb 11 with 2205 views | saintwizzler |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 06:11 - Feb 11 by jopreston |
It is all too easy to get down in the dumps and over react after a game like Burnley. But, come on guys and gals. It is not all doom and gloom. This place will be buzzing again if we get a result of any sort against Bournemouth. Footballs fans, very Skitzo, up and down and all the place.
Next season we will be better and will 100% be top six and as per my article I believe we will build a team in the summer that can make a serious title challenge. Look forwards! |
Do you really think we will get anything against Bournemouth?
Their players will be bang up for it as they push for a European place.
Their fans always want to beat us.
Our motley crew are going through the motions as their agents find them an escape route in the summer.
Top 6 next season?
Leicester
Ipswich
Birmingham
Wrexham
WBA
Sunderland | |
| We thought that we had the answers,
It was the questions we had wrong. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:50 - Feb 11 with 2057 views | Jellybaby |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 06:11 - Feb 11 by jopreston |
It is all too easy to get down in the dumps and over react after a game like Burnley. But, come on guys and gals. It is not all doom and gloom. This place will be buzzing again if we get a result of any sort against Bournemouth. Footballs fans, very Skitzo, up and down and all the place.
Next season we will be better and will 100% be top six and as per my article I believe we will build a team in the summer that can make a serious title challenge. Look forwards! |
Agree, the weeping and gnashing of teeth on here over a narrow defeat from a club 2 places below us has been unbearable. I thought Shankleys’s quote: Football is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that” was tongue in cheek, I’m not so sure now! | |
| I wholly disapprove of what you say and will defend to the death your right to say it. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:58 - Feb 11 with 2048 views | saintwizzler |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:50 - Feb 11 by Jellybaby |
Agree, the weeping and gnashing of teeth on here over a narrow defeat from a club 2 places below us has been unbearable. I thought Shankleys’s quote: Football is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that” was tongue in cheek, I’m not so sure now! |
It was Burnley reserves. | |
| We thought that we had the answers,
It was the questions we had wrong. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 17:02 - Feb 11 with 1956 views | Avior |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 13:21 - Feb 10 by Centurion |
What really happened in March 2022 in that 4 nil defeat at Villa Park?
I remember one of the punters on Match of The Day describing our defeat as a blip.
He couldn't have been more wrong. |
That is a brilliant question. I remember watching the home game before against Everton which we won very comfortably 2-0 and thinking we had a really good team who had got into a winning habit. Salisu was in excellent form and JWP and Oriel completely bossed the midfield (to the point where Mason Holgate and Allan nearly had a fight0. Stuey and Shane Long scored. After the Villa game Ralph never got it back under control. | | | |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 10:55 - Feb 12 with 1754 views | BuenosSaint |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:50 - Feb 11 by Jellybaby |
Agree, the weeping and gnashing of teeth on here over a narrow defeat from a club 2 places below us has been unbearable. I thought Shankleys’s quote: Football is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that” was tongue in cheek, I’m not so sure now! |
It was the last thing to look forward to with a completely winnable game and no reason to rest any players. Going out with a whimper was what was unbearable | |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 11:29 - Feb 12 with 1702 views | saintwizzler |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 10:55 - Feb 12 by BuenosSaint |
It was the last thing to look forward to with a completely winnable game and no reason to rest any players. Going out with a whimper was what was unbearable |
But the majority of us, especially when the team sheet of 4 full backs and no Central Striker, was announced were not shocked.
What are Sport Republic’s plans for this club? | |
| We thought that we had the answers,
It was the questions we had wrong. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:45 - Feb 12 with 1565 views | DorsetIan |
Where will we be next year?
It will turn out that Johannes Spor is a footballing genius. He quickly identifies a footballing plan that will both storm the Championship and then act as a sensible platform to push on from in the PL. More to the point, he manages to get all the Sports Republic amateurs to buy into his plan.
A manager to implement the plan is found. He is brought in as soon as we are mathematically relegated and give the chance to asses the current squad for the rest of the season.
A sale and recruitment plan is worked out. Spor turns out to have nose for recruitment too, new players are identified quickly, Solak provides the necessary funds and they are brought in quickly.
The new manager has the whole pre-season to work with them, and we are unstoppable next year.
By mid-Feb 2026 we are 12 points from automatic promotion and the bookies are no longer taking bets on us being Champions.
The team will have moved on fantastically.
And I will still be sitting here eating these mushrooms. | |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 16:10 - Feb 12 with 1486 views | kernow |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:45 - Feb 12 by DorsetIan |
Where will we be next year?
It will turn out that Johannes Spor is a footballing genius. He quickly identifies a footballing plan that will both storm the Championship and then act as a sensible platform to push on from in the PL. More to the point, he manages to get all the Sports Republic amateurs to buy into his plan.
A manager to implement the plan is found. He is brought in as soon as we are mathematically relegated and give the chance to asses the current squad for the rest of the season.
A sale and recruitment plan is worked out. Spor turns out to have nose for recruitment too, new players are identified quickly, Solak provides the necessary funds and they are brought in quickly.
The new manager has the whole pre-season to work with them, and we are unstoppable next year.
By mid-Feb 2026 we are 12 points from automatic promotion and the bookies are no longer taking bets on us being Champions.
The team will have moved on fantastically.
And I will still be sitting here eating these mushrooms. |
The first four paragraphs were incredibly optimistic.
The last three were credibly realistic. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 16:36 - Feb 12 with 1466 views | kernow |
Actually, thinking about it more, it’s all optimistic.
With a team playing like this we’ll struggle. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 21:36 - Feb 12 with 1328 views | saint22 |
We have been totally mismanaged in all departments for a number of seasons and been muddling through with average players no defence and no keeper for a while
This year it all came home to roost
Complete clear out from top to bottom’s the only way | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 22:06 - Feb 12 with 1295 views | mushinexile |
I expect that we will be descending through the lower divisions for some years yet. Sports Republic will know when to call in the administrators, having pumped up their foreign offshoots with the SFC money and then 'lost' the rest | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 09:17 - Feb 13 with 1171 views | jopreston |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 14:58 - Feb 11 by saintwizzler |
It was Burnley reserves. |
And Liverpool got beat at Plymouth. It happens. Move on. I am gutted as well as we would have had a good chance of QF again. But I am back IJ to keep turning things around and weed out the sulkers and bad influences. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 09:42 - Feb 13 with 1155 views | saint901 |
I would say that most of us on this platform are not sulkers or bad influencers but rather realists and long standing fans who have endured all manner of highs and lows.
And make no mistake, this season has been a low.
Football fans go through phases. Up to the age of what, 14? 15? we can see no wrong in our team and we celebrate every victory as though we've won the league and every defeat as though we're about to be relegated. That's a childish reaction because we were children.
From then to whatever age we begin to settle down, the loyalty to the club deepens but we're either a bit more balanced about the results or - in some cases - even more invested and see defeat as a personal insult to be visited upon opposition fans or even families at home.
Most of us have a period when events in our lives are more important (or should be) than football. Marriage, kids, perhaps death of parents, etc. Football becomes a distraction and still important but is not in context as is not the all consuming passion it was.
Coming out of that phase, perhaps bringing your kids to matches means you arrive at the turnstiles with a sense of responsibility. (Didn't stop one Dad I watched swear every few seconds - with some decent creativity - watched by his 6 year old more interested in a bag of sweets).
Then when the kids are gone we are older and more in control of ourselves and we see victory and defeat for the charlatans they are and can accept and forgive both.
Here though we are in a different place.
Yes, the team is probably not good enough but most of us realise that is because of poor recruiting which is driven by a poor corporate plan. Managers have been indulged way beyond reason probably because of a lack of money.
Poor team, poor results even poor tactics we can stomach and deal with.
Poor ownership is though is often fatal. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 11:04 - Feb 13 with 1093 views | saintwizzler |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 09:17 - Feb 13 by jopreston |
And Liverpool got beat at Plymouth. It happens. Move on. I am gutted as well as we would have had a good chance of QF again. But I am back IJ to keep turning things around and weed out the sulkers and bad influences. |
I’d prefer him to get some points on the board to be honest. | |
| We thought that we had the answers,
It was the questions we had wrong. |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 06:14 - Feb 14 with 929 views | jopreston |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 09:42 - Feb 13 by saint901 |
I would say that most of us on this platform are not sulkers or bad influencers but rather realists and long standing fans who have endured all manner of highs and lows.
And make no mistake, this season has been a low.
Football fans go through phases. Up to the age of what, 14? 15? we can see no wrong in our team and we celebrate every victory as though we've won the league and every defeat as though we're about to be relegated. That's a childish reaction because we were children.
From then to whatever age we begin to settle down, the loyalty to the club deepens but we're either a bit more balanced about the results or - in some cases - even more invested and see defeat as a personal insult to be visited upon opposition fans or even families at home.
Most of us have a period when events in our lives are more important (or should be) than football. Marriage, kids, perhaps death of parents, etc. Football becomes a distraction and still important but is not in context as is not the all consuming passion it was.
Coming out of that phase, perhaps bringing your kids to matches means you arrive at the turnstiles with a sense of responsibility. (Didn't stop one Dad I watched swear every few seconds - with some decent creativity - watched by his 6 year old more interested in a bag of sweets).
Then when the kids are gone we are older and more in control of ourselves and we see victory and defeat for the charlatans they are and can accept and forgive both.
Here though we are in a different place.
Yes, the team is probably not good enough but most of us realise that is because of poor recruiting which is driven by a poor corporate plan. Managers have been indulged way beyond reason probably because of a lack of money.
Poor team, poor results even poor tactics we can stomach and deal with.
Poor ownership is though is often fatal. |
You have read my post wrong. I was referring to IJ weeding out players who are sulkers and bad influences. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 11:34 - Feb 14 with 793 views | saint901 |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 06:14 - Feb 14 by jopreston |
You have read my post wrong. I was referring to IJ weeding out players who are sulkers and bad influences. |
Apologies.
I can't think IJ has the luxury of removing players from the squad who might be sulkers etc. | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 11:39 - Feb 14 with 783 views | PatfromPoole |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 09:17 - Feb 13 by jopreston |
And Liverpool got beat at Plymouth. It happens. Move on. I am gutted as well as we would have had a good chance of QF again. But I am back IJ to keep turning things around and weed out the sulkers and bad influences. |
I remain to be convinced that "weeding out" Flynn Downes is going to be a long-term benefit to the Club.
Maybe he was too close to David Brent.
He was however very good for us last season, and we will need him next season. |  |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 17:07 - Feb 14 with 646 views | 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Looks like it will be your worst ever season. ie not in your bottom 3 worst seasons.
Unless you win about 7 or 8 more games.
Get some practice in for next season eh!! |  |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 17:57 - Feb 14 with 617 views | Centurion |
Football supporters are the eternal optimists, at least on the day before the first game of the new season! | | | |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 18:36 - Feb 14 with 587 views | PatfromPoole |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 17:07 - Feb 14 by 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Looks like it will be your worst ever season. ie not in your bottom 3 worst seasons.
Unless you win about 7 or 8 more games.
Get some practice in for next season eh!! |
If it will be our worst ever season, then by inference it will also be in our bottom 3.
You absolute tool. | |
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| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 18:53 - Feb 14 with 569 views | cocklebreath |
| Where are we today? And where will be be next year? on 11:39 - Feb 14 by PatfromPoole |
I remain to be convinced that "weeding out" Flynn Downes is going to be a long-term benefit to the Club.
Maybe he was too close to David Brent.
He was however very good for us last season, and we will need him next season. |
I’m sure it won’t be hard to find a half decent replacement, he’s hardly Steve Williams.
I’d be happy to f()ck them all off and start again |  |
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