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  • True Dave's may have tried hard but have ultimately not delivered a decent striker

    And Slav has ultimately failed to deliver on what was not the toughest of briefs

  • Tbh it just looked like a team under Sam 3 years ago.

    In fact we've looked like that in all four of our games.
  • Ridiculous to have gone out to this lot

    What again
  • Come on then defend that SB got it wrong board have bought rubbish this summer utter rubbish

    Yeah I'll go against that.....

    I'll judge after at least 4-6 weeks, probably longer.



  • May as well bring back Sam.

    Steady on..
  • Fletcher IMO was the only player to come out with any credit.
    The biggest disappointing player tonight easily Tore...
    Was not meant to be..
    Missed a couple that should have won it, but overall poor
  • Baracks FYI

    te putem juca în fiecare săptămână ;biggrin
  • Of course, wise after the event but why did we only play one striker in the first half? WHU were set-up to defend rather than attack and showed little aggression. Tore disappointed again and why bring on Valencia? One of the younger hungrier kids might have been helpful. Gosh, I am gutted.
  • edited August 2016
    We have paid for not having a decent striker.

    Can roll out the excuses as to why that is blah blah blah.

    Calleri missed two, Fletcher one. Valencia offered nothing.

    A decent striker would've buried at least one.
  • It's not often that I really have a moan these days but this has really annoyed me.I'll give Antonio credit for his effort & I thought Fletcher was great apart from the miss but the rest were awful.
    It might be the reality check we need because I've heard a lot of talk pre-season about how we are going to push on & become a 'big' club etc etc & this result proves we are a long way short. The real big clubs can cover an injury crisis & we obviously can't.Roll on the EFL v Accrington,let's have a crack at winning that.
  • Quantity over quality. That's our major problem. This transfer window was all about Europe. We have enough players in the squad for about three teams. Try keeping 30 players all expecting game time happy. I'm am so angry. Instead of buying one or two half decent players we've spent north of £45m on squad fillers. We'd have qualified with better players. Honestly I think we'll struggle now. The morale could be awful his year.

    And where the hell is Sakho. He should be far in front of Tore or Valencia. He could have made all the difference. Even if he didn't go to the US, who was keeping him fit.

    Quantity over quality. Gets you nowhere. I appreciate all the effort that is put in by the club but they got this wrong in so many ways.

    2 years we expected European football and twice we've been beaten by rubbish. What's the pint in a high league finish if we don't take Europe seriously? Where was Payet? Where was Noble?

    Just gutted.
  • Why would Payet seriously want to be here?
  • NEoldiron said:

    Baracks FYI

    te putem juca în fiecare săptămână ;biggrin

    ;lol

    That's the only thing to ;lol about right now
  • I'm not embarrassed. But there are a few players out there who should be. I'm really angry and very frustrated. Injuries have been a major factor, but we really should have spanked them with our 2nd 11.
  • Fail to prepare. Prepare to fail.

    The board talked the talk (as usual) about signing a top striker and yet we're still relying on players like Valencia.
  • Fail to prepare. Prepare to fail.

    The board talked the talk (as usual) about signing a top striker and yet we're still relying on players like Valencia.

    Yeah that's it,,,, all talk ;weep
  • edited August 2016
    Randolph - fine.
    Burke - fine, not a LB.
    Byram - terrible hesitation on delivery.
    Reid - fine.
    Ogbonna - fine.
    Nordtveit - wanders around playing five yard passes, then throws in a 1/4 back launch.
    Obiang - runs around playing five yard passes, then throws in a foul.
    Tore - seriously Slav?
    Kouyate - fine.
    Antonio - saw exactly why Slav doesn't fancy him as a winger.
    Calleri - bright but can't score.

    Fletcher - promising.
    Valencia - jeez.
    Ginge - n/a
  • Fail to prepare. Prepare to fail.

    The board talked the talk (as usual) about signing a top striker and yet we're still relying on players like Valencia.

    100% spot on.
  • Fail to prepare. Prepare to fail.

    The board talked the talk (as usual) about signing a top striker and yet we're still relying on players like Valencia.

    Spot on ;ok

    But not to worry, eh, still a week left of the window
  • I'm embarrassed

    I do however feel a little bad for D&S because of the abuse they've got but facts are facts we haven't bought a striker which we needed

    It's not all doom and gloom like some posters are making it out to be, would b shocked if we don't get at the very least 11th

    Moan all you want about our transfers but we managed to keep Payet which was huge (well we'll see now) and we have so much talent missing

    No Payet, Lanzini, Ayew, Cresswell, Carroll, Sakho, Feghouli and today Masuaka that is talent we can't afford to lose given the size of our club

    Gonna try forget tonight and keep positive
  • If the owners have aspirations of European football year in year they should be telling the Manager to put out the strongest team possible and investing in a full strength squad to enable the manager to put out his strongest squad in all competitions - not a barely adequate one.

    I thought he had put out his strongest line up/squad...............

    Carroll, Ayew, Cresswell - long term injuries

    Feghouli, Payet, Lanzini, Noble - All knocks or not yet fit.

    Artur - not available until group stages

    Perhaps I'm missing something

    ;puzzled

    If that is our strongest squad we are in for a big loss in our next game.

    TBH I have now lost patience with Carroll, taking up a berth and money that could be better used, Valencia? why have we still got him - another one, some one will have to bite the bullet sooner rather than later and take the loss, letting both go on free's.
  • edited August 2016
    Why feel sorry for G&S?

    They've had all summer to sign a first choice striker, after telling us all that was the main priority.

    They've signed:

    A back up LB
    A back up CM
    A back up CM
    A back up winger x2
    A winger
    A back up striker
    A kid striker x2
    A kid winger

    6 days to go to.
  • Utterly pathetic. One step forward and then a chasm backwards.
    This result should never have happened .

    I expect a dire season with very little entertainment.

    How this has happened is beyond me but it always does .

    Absolutely shocking but at least I did not get a season ticket as my daughter is still at uni.

    I find it hard to understand how we have become such a very poor team.
  • edited August 2016
    If last season is anything to go by I'm predicting a 2-0 away win a the etihad
  • We need to give absolutely everything for the FA Cup. Won't get anywhere near top 6 this season IMO, so Europe will depend on winning that lottery of a competition.

    I am so frustrated that we're three weeks into the season and still haven't signed a striker of any note. Frustrated too that once again we're utterly hamstrung by injuries (it can't just be bad luck, surely).

    I love Bilic but why he rested Noble (I haven't heard that he's injured) tonight I'll never know. He's made a few decisions that have left me a bit ;hmm and he has to take a share of the responsibility for this shambles of a result.
  • edited August 2016
    noble not playing was not the reason we lost
  • The way we're playing we wouldn't have beaten Astra Zenecca tea ladies tonight let alone Astra Giurgiu
  • But i thought the new stadium would attract top players? ;hmm
  • At least Valencia got his boots on, and AC has an injury. Where what and why is Sakho? I have no problem with injuries, or players having a bad game, what I cannot deal with is chaps earning big bucks and behaving like a tart.
  • Tonight showed exactly why top players won't come near us.
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