Adver News: TEF Suicide Watch...

[Colin Todd]

so squad players of last year are now expected to step up and replace proven quality?
fucking big ask imo

I know where you are coming from but JPM & Amankwaah are perfect examples of players who had ability but were previously underwhelming at STFC having great seasons.

Before this season I'd have booked and paid for the taxi for mcgovern to piss off elewhere, he used to annoy the hell out of me. Last season I'll happiliy admit he was a different player and one of our best.

I'm not saying that pericard / Morrison or LFJ are definatly going to replace Paynter & Greer, but stranger things have happend.

[Simon Pieman]

If we don't add to the defense or the attack we're going to up shit creek. So we can't reasonably say Greer and Paynter have been replaced with squad players of yesteryear.

[suttonred]

Is this thread a dad's army script? I'm half expecting Corporal Jones to start posting. There's a month to go before kick off, lot's will happen between then and now, no reason to doubt, or panic.

[Arriba]

i'm sure replacements will already have been lined up.no panicking from me,but i dont think we have players on the books capable of replacing the 2 who have gone.those mentioned can up their games and become better mind.

[Highland Robin]

Precisely, SuttonRed.....we know, because he has said it on the record, that DW has at least four more in the pot, including an experienced striker.  None of us really knows whether the Greer departure is a shock or included in the plan; but we have all seen what DW can achieve.  Now lets just trust him to put it together for 7 August....when my son is getting married, so I won't be around to know!!

[BANGKOK RED]

5 pages of utter crap.

The TEF surpasses itself.

[STFC_Gazza]

Say we signed Caddis and I have my doubts we will, the feel good factor would come back right away!! All if's and buts right now. Agreed we are slightly worse off than last season. I hope that because Fitton said this division was weaker, he didnt think we need to weaken the team to get the same result as we may need less points etc...

[pride_of_wilts]

Say we signed Caddis and I have my doubts we will, the feel good factor would come back right away!! All if's and buts right now. Agreed we are slightly worse off than last season. I hope that because Fitton said this division was weaker, he didnt think we need to weaken the team to get the same result as we may need less points etc...

Sorry but i don't agree with all that bollocks from Fitton about this league being weaker, It's not, Fitton's comments were wrong in my opinion.

Sheffield Wednesday have made excellent signings and have a very strong squad for this league, The same goes for Huddersfield who have made some very good signings for this level Plus Southampton & Peterborough have very strong squads too, The league is no weaker in my opinion, It's just as strong as last season.

Our team is significantly weaker, Unless we now bring in an experienced defender to replace Greer and an experienced striker to replace Paynter as well as numerous other players then Fitton might have a shock when we struggle to get into the top 6 next season, Sorry but that's reality.

[Spy]

I agree. Let's not beat around the bush - we've lost our top goalscorer and arguably our best defender (after Amankwaah imo).

Add to that the fact we won't have Ward who was one of our best attacking assets and I'd say there is reason for concern as we're losing siginificantly more than we're bringing in... so far.

OK we've brought in Prutton but I'd say we need another CB (if only as back up to Cuthbert and Morrison) and a proven striker.

No need to panic but we need to bring in some quality as expecting all we've lost to be replaced by existing players improving would be too big a gamble and I'm sure Danny isn't planning on relying on such a gamble.

[Arriba]

they dont have to be proven,have to be good enough.which complete unknowns can and have been in the past.

[BANGKOK RED]

This thread is beginning to make me feel angry.

[Panda Paws]

arguably our best defender (after Amankwaah imo).

Really?

not Cuthbert?

[Langers]

I trust Wilson and co to bring in adequate replacements.

[Barry Scott]

Notes to self:

Do not read this thread again.
Don't get sucked in to the tef suicide pact.

[DV]

Is this thread a dad's army script? I'm half expecting Corporal Jones to start posting. There's a month to go before kick off, lot's will happen between then and now, no reason to doubt, or panic.

This is what we all said last season about replacing Simon Cox. How many strikers did we start the season with?

Also the signing of Caddis whilst a good one, wouldnt fill the gaps left by Greer, Paynter or even Ferry and Ward.