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I disagree, i think he adds to the enjoyment. Life is all about opinions, AS might be the Victor Meldrew of TSF but not everyone laughs at Benny Hill, if you get my drift??

Count me in for that too, seriously!!!

No, but given the panic that is going on given 3 of our 4 first choice midfielders were missing today our 'weak' midfield acquited itself well against a team likely to finish in the top half of the league above. Saying they are 'not good enough' after a decent performance is IMO slagging them off.

Nick has not been banned from SMS, saw him in the Kingsland today.

They were only examples i used, look at Darren Carter, a player who has played premier league and suddenly available, what is to say that Newcastle sign a player which means Kevin nolan joins Norwich which means Wes hoolihan is available? Again just an example but it can happen. I agree with not panic buyng and our squad at the moment is good enough to get through august with a significant points tally. We do need to add for the whole season though,be that loans or permenant deals.

Er no, we beat Leeds 1-0 at SMS, lost up there 0-1. Beat Bristol Rovers 5-1, lost at home 2-3.

From what i saw today that XI would beat most L1 sides at SMS. IMO of course.

We only have until the end of August so not that long! What would you all say if for example Chris Lines, then Stock, Danns or Howard became available a week later and we didn't go for them because we had signed Lines?

?????? He has been a sub for most of preseason and only started once i beleive. Hardly 'consistantly producing the goods at a higher level' you might be able to make that comment in January but not after a couple of sub appearances in preseason. I would have Puncheon over Antonio every day of the week, technically he is a far better player, he may be great one day and not so good the next but has the abilty to create something from nothing or score a great goal which IMO Antonio does not have yet. I like Antonio and hoped we could keep him, but Puncheon is a better player at the moment.

The starting XI today probably will be the start XI next week, if the missing 4 are still not fit. They all did very well.

No one disagrees with this, but AS & CEC keep banging on about all the players we have let go, when the only two that matter are Antonio and Waigo, who were both bit part players last season. I firmly believe a squad of 20-24 good players is far better than 35 average ones, but some on here seem to think qunatity is all that matters and that we should sign someone, anyone, as long as we make a signing. I totall agree with AP's comments last week, we dont want to make a signing only for a better player to become available. We are fortunate to be in the position where we can have our pick of some of the best players in the lower leagues and maybe even CCC, so why would we rush into it?

A couple of times for the team or Mllls? So unconvinced he gave him a start in the JPT final? AP seems to be convinced by him preseason, hence why he he has start most games.

And if they do well like Oxlainde Chamberlain,Reeves, Martin and Raccine have should they then be dropped or should they be kept faith in? Like they were today? We didn't win today no, but you weren't there, for the first hour we were as good as if not better than Reading, without 4 OF OUR BEST PLAYERS. it was only when both teams started making a raft of subs and we brought kids on that Reading scored 2 goals, so the first XI which could potentially start next week was as good as a side which will likely finish top half of the CCC. If you cannot see the pschological boost that gives to the team i dont know what else to say to you.

So what do you base your opinons on? how many times have you seen the team first hand to form this quite passionate view you have that what we have is not enough for automatic promotion? Your comment earlier of 'Mills mmmm' when mentioning fit wide players is based on what? How many times have you seen him play?

Because like VW said, it gives them experience if they are called into the squad. They have to start somewhere and some when, or the likes of Bale, Walcott, even Rooney, etc would still warming the bench or in the reserves. So when do you think is the right time to give our promising young players a chance?

but they didn't and we beat them all, two of which by scoring 5 goals.

Surely only what happens in August matters and that we get off to a great start???

and it would have been less if we hadn't beaten Norwich, MK Dons & Bristol Rovers away and Leeds, Huddersfield and Charlton at home.

Spot on.

Are you for real?!! 99% of people on here agree, you included that we need a couple of extra players, but to say we lack depth is ridiculous. At the back we have two good players for each positon. We have three of the best strikers in the league and in midfield we have 4 quality players who would walk into every team in this league and half of the teams in the league above. yes we need a CM and RM to complete the squad, we lack depth on one area, everywhere else is as strong as you could wish for. Do you or do you not agree that the first XI is better today than the first XI which finished last season?

Did you notice the stunned shock that went round the ground when he came on, guy next to me said 'oh he is still alive then' :lol:

That i do agree with you on, i expect them both, especially Fonte to be 10/10 every game so i am surprised at every lost header or misplaced pass. Harsh really but shows how highly rated they are.

The author of this thread for one, who clearly did not go today. The midfield did not 'look weak' at all. With only one of our first choice 4 starting in midfield they did well against a midtable side the league above.

See again i don tthink he was, i think a lot of is it 'because its Wotton' he did okay today, 6 out of 10, not spectacular but did a job, which is what you get from him, you obviously missed his 50 yard pass to feet from inside his own half out to Mills in the first half then? If Schniderlin had done that a lot would be w*nking over it.

No problem with the current squad size, yet claim it lacks depth? Contradiction if ever i heard one. What is your take on the signings of Richardson and Butterfield? Undoubtedly two better right backs than what we had last season. All we hear from you is a prophecy of doom, i honestly just think you are a wind up merchant, you sometimes raise valid points and everyone agrees that we need a wide player and cover in CM but your constant negativity leads me to believe that you just enjoy winding people up on here.