, 10:56 Thu Nov 1
After ten league games
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Lets’s not fool ourselves last season we had nine points by now and today we have just eight. We have conceded three fewer than this time last season. What is false is that we Smith thirteenth in the table now compared to sixteenth last season.
The difference from then and now was that after ten games the bottom five teams had accumulated 36 points collectively whilst to date the bottom five have garnered just 23.
Our only crumb of comfort is the deplorable form of the teams around and below us. All that money spent and we lose just as many games but not so heavily.
I know it’s a well worn cliche but our next game is definitely a six pointer.
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Takashi Miike
11:01 Thu Nov 1
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said it last night, if you can't score goals you will be found out. who can we rely on to get us 10-20 a year? we may as well get allardyce back if we're just going to continue to grind out low scoring draws or nicking the odd. only that trio of cunts could get it so wrong in the summer, and i love balbuena & diop but sadly they alone won't be enough in delivering a decent season
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Takashi Miike
11:01 Thu Nov 1
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*nicking the odd win*
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TWe
11:03 Thu Nov 1
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5 of our 10 games this season have been against top 6 teams.
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Vexed
11:03 Thu Nov 1
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There are no six pointers before Xmas you fucking fairy. Calm down. Dreary season ahead though.
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Takashi Miike
11:05 Thu Nov 1
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we've also been beat by Bournemouth, Wolves & Brighton. we're in trouble
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JustAFatKevinDavies
11:07 Thu Nov 1
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comma, you're so fucking dull I cant help but be impressed.
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stepney hammer
11:08 Thu Nov 1
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There are definitely 3 worse teams than us so I don't think we need to worry too much about relegation.
But yet another crap season regardless by the looks of things.
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,
11:09 Thu Nov 1
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TWe, so what about who we have played. Remember we have lost to Brighton, Wolves and unlikely top six side Bournemouth.
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Vexed
11:10 Thu Nov 1
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We could do with a few signings in January though. When will the dildos start making the usual FFP excuses. Reckon it must start soon.
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,
11:11 Thu Nov 1
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Fatty Davies, I think I recall some years ago you inadvertently posted something that was constructive and moved a discussion forwards.
Try it again.
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,
11:17 Thu Nov 1
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Stepney you are sounding hugely complacent for me. The Burnley game is against one of the teams below us, all the teams we have played being above us now, and we need to keep Burnley there by beating them. Looks a tough game for me though I don’t expect a humiliating defeat like last season.
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GreenStreetPlayer
11:24 Thu Nov 1
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Hart will be man of the match Saturday.
You feel the pressure is upon us again. I fear the negativity will transfer again down onto the pitch with so many nerves out there.
We need a good start to the game with some goals that's for certain.
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Justin P
11:31 Thu Nov 1
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With that shit last year, was someone just going to come in and wave a fucking magic wand?
We are now going into every league game knowing we ain't going to get tonked, only conceding one a game, vast improvement that.
Fab, Zab, General, Diop and Rice are drilled and as solid as any other team in the top 10 now, its up front we need to improve.
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diehardhammer
11:39 Thu Nov 1
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can we please just fuck off with the constant doom and gloom
last night was lost due to player's being shit and not pulling their weight. It is evident pellegrini is trying to implement something but too many lazy bastards which im sure he will ship out in jan if he can.
there was a period just before the goal at 2-0 where west ham were constantly threatening their box, had we started our first team we would have won.
bottom line is our reserves arent good enough.
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JayeMPee
11:41 Thu Nov 1
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We should get 6 pts from the next two games, if we don't then time to start bleating.
I think our 'normal' defence is far superior to last season, our midfield will improve with Obiang back and Anderson demonstrating he is worthy of being a record buy. Upfront is where the problems lie, we should start to change that on Saturday (I hope!).
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zico
11:49 Thu Nov 1
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I think central midfield is a problem as well as up top and it has been for years. Nolan on his last legs and the likes of Diame and Kouyate who would have one barnstorming game in ten, it's an issue that hasn't been fixed and Christ knows what it would be like without Rice in there. Obiang can be tidy at times and Noble is fine if you are dominating games but they aren't the answer.
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Pee Wee
11:51 Thu Nov 1
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A positive spin.
A manager usually comes in a tris to sort it he defence out first. With Balbuena and Diop I think we have the best pairing in years and the more they play together the better they look. Fabianski also looks solid. Zab is strong, but full back positions need improving, however, overall I think we look good defensively and still improving.
I think most right minded fans could live with a poor points tally if they see improvements, so looking at this year compared to last is silly really, certainly if that's all you look at.
With a solid defence I'd like to think he'll spend more time on our attack play. And recruit better for it in Jan and summer.
I'm not saying the manager is perfect, but he's head and shoulders better than the last two, no matter what our points say. We're improving (in the league).
I do think we're lucky this season because there is so much crap that we are in no danger of going down.
Saturday isn't a 6 pointer. It's no more important than the last game or the one after. As long as we continue to improve, I'll be ok with that
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goose
11:59 Thu Nov 1
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i missed the game last night as one of the kids was chucking her guts up.
however, first 4 games aside we've looked ok.
brighton, everton and leicester are tough places to go - all 3 places we have controlled the game for long periods.
home win over man utd and draw with chelsea were good performances.
we are still short maybe 3 decent players. a left back who can actually defend, someone to cover lanzini and someone to replace Hernandez.
should have got Mario back on loan.
maybe Galaxy would like to swap Ibra for little p.
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WHUDeano
2:38 Thu Nov 1
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Pee Wee 11:51 Thu Nov 1
Pretty much sums it up for me. The football we are playing and the managers general tactical decisions are light years ahead of our previous managers going back 10-20yrs.
The fact is that our squad isn't good enough to handle the number of players currently missing - we're actually very lucky that Rice in central midfield and Diagana have stepped up and thrived under the pressure. Take those two out - especially Rice, and we'd be in massive trouble.
Our squad is bloated with ageing former first teamers, now backup, who are simply not good enough or worse still, not motivated enough to compete. When this is combined with flair players who drift in and out of games (Anderson, Wilshere, Hernandez) it's a recipe for disaster.
The likes of Adrian, Creswell, Ogbonna, Antonio, Carroll, and maybe even Reid all need moving on and replacing with hungry young players. The Borussia Dortmund model is one we could and should be following.
At the end of the day considering the players who are missing, Pellegrini is working a bit of a miracle having us playing good football and going toe to toe with top 10 teams.
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Russ of the BML
4:35 Thu Nov 1
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Can't be bothered to go into detail on this. But basically, new manager, new players, new system and lately shit load of injuries.
We are not playing to the level we can but we are looking a lot more solid and hard to beat.
Thing that sets us apart from a lot around and below us is we have at least another two gears to up when we get the chance. They don't.
And there are good signs that we are trying to play the right way.
Time will see us right.
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