Saint_clark

2005 - and that was under Redknapp where he refused to use the kids at any point.

FFS why do we only have good players? We should be playing like Barca as well, not just doing a professional job and winning comfortably!

It's always the reserves playing Eastleigh.

Good, then you should know that it was because we didn't need to spend big as the first 11 was already sorted. All we needed to buy last summer was squad players.

I'd say the 5 year plan accommodates for 2 years in the Championship, but no more. As I keep pointing out though, the league position of the team is only one aspect of the 5 year plan - this is highlighted by Cortese saying we were actually ahead of schedule half way through last season.

TDD was being sarcastic...

The bridges are pretty much burnt there. It will take some very impressive/hardworking performances from him to convince me at least that I want him at our club.

This is a complete rewrite of what happened last season. Not even in the home defeats to Rochdale and Brentford were we "torn a new hole".

You'll need a season ticket, that's pretty much guaranteed.

The only player we're likely to lose that we don't want to is Chamberlain. Any other outgoings will be our own choice.

We need a new CM really. I rate Hammond more than most, but he's a midtable NPC player at best.

Good enough to go to the Prem really, but he is the absolute ideal replacement for Jaidi.

Brighton are spending an absolute bomb on their facilities/stock. It's completely unsustainable for a club of their size. Unless Bloom can get them established in the Prem they're gonna go on a downer again once his money runs out.

Not by much. I'd say a CB and CM is all that's needed for us to hold our own - maybe another striker and right back as well to really improve.

For the last two years, no we haven't. We've been very good at supporting our players (Puncheon got some abuse because he stopped putting the effort in).

The forum time is 8.58

I think it's one of those annoying technical things where they have to announce the original date...they can't just use common sense and arrange a "safe" kick off time from the start of the season.

It was always going to be different than what the fixture list said.

Nolan is only 27 isn't he? Got a good 5 years of being able to perform at Prem level if you ask me.

Sorry, I was in a rush to get off to work so only read half way down the page

Has it actually been said anywhere that we're changing kits every season?

I love how you're referring to the window in the past tense - as in, Adkins has already failed.

Bridge?

Nolan and Faye to West Ham so far...they could storm the league next season. They're gambling big time, though.

Yup.