Season so Far - RedPassion.co.uk

kinseyred · 25th November 2018, 21.25:25

Sorry if this subject has been raised already but I have not posted for ages. I'll be brief.

Great improvement on Keates' turgid teams; much more adventurous and entertaining; manager prepared to make changes (although yesterday's were costly); deserved and great improvement in our league position and looking likely we will be in play-offs.

Extremely unlikely to finish in top two as we have failed to do the b....... obvious, ie get a goalscorer (not an easy ask mind you). Yesterday proved promoted teams have the necessary quality up front even if they are matched in midfield and defence. Salford will be tough and worrying.

Hope Bobby Grant and other acquisitions do the trick and Ricketts loans out some of the non-achievers here especially Fondop who appears to have never kicked a football in his life.

Otherwise I'm much more optimistic about immediate future once the moneyed teams have left this league.

Red_Jackoisback · 25th November 2018, 22.44:37

Perhaps you could read other threads to avoid boring and obvious repetition.

pagl · 26th November 2018, 02.02:50

Simple. Currently looking like a play off contender.
Need to improve for bigger ambitions and/or consolidate position.
Good progress from last season, better football, bigger crowds? and higher expectation.

Lets not have a Deja-Vu December/January.
Its WAFC for you

kinseyred · 26th November 2018, 19.52:59

What a rude person, not pagl obviously

thedischunter96 · 26th November 2018, 20.44:08

Better quality players than last year. They seem more creative but lacking in the final third. If we get a striker or 2, we may go up. At the moment I think play offs looking likely. Bigger crowds too. At least 4,000 every home game.

Lods · 26th November 2018, 20.55:27

More enjoyable than last year. Keates had a system that he stuck with come rain or shine and Ricketts is a bit more flexible with his tactics.

The "we need a goalscorer" thing is repeated a lot but it's fair. Fondop is having a worse dry spell than the Sahara at the moment. Pyke and JMD are weird ones to judge. They do come close every time they play but I think they would get more luck if they worked as hard as, say, Beavon.

Holroyd hasn't played enough. However, I think he's the only player we retained in the summer that is worse than he was last season. Beavon works very hard but isn't a 20+ goals a season striker and is only as good as the people he's working with.

With regards to "money teams", there will always be one. If Salford go up this season it's very likely they'll be replaced by Billericay next season. There's always some new pet project in this league. Unfortunately it's something we'll likely always need to deal with.

25th November 2018, 21.25:25	#1-0 (permalink)
kinseyred Squad Player Joined: Feb 2012 Racecourse Spot: upper yale Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Season so Far Sorry if this subject has been raised already but I have not posted for ages. I'll be brief. Great improvement on Keates' turgid teams; much more adventurous and entertaining; manager prepared to make changes (although yesterday's were costly); deserved and great improvement in our league position and looking likely we will be in play-offs. Extremely unlikely to finish in top two as we have failed to do the b....... obvious, ie get a goalscorer (not an easy ask mind you). Yesterday proved promoted teams have the necessary quality up front even if they are matched in midfield and defence. Salford will be tough and worrying. Hope Bobby Grant and other acquisitions do the trick and Ricketts loans out some of the non-achievers here especially Fondop who appears to have never kicked a football in his life. Otherwise I'm much more optimistic about immediate future once the moneyed teams have left this league.

25th November 2018, 22.44:37	#2-0 (permalink)
Red_Jackoisback Club Captain Joined: Jun 2010 Racecourse Spot: mold road stand Real Name: david jackson Twitter: @	Re: Season so Far Perhaps you could read other threads to avoid boring and obvious repetition. Last edited by Red_Jackoisback; 25th November 2018 at 22.46:56..

26th November 2018, 02.02:50	#3-0 (permalink)
pagl Tipped As Manager (info 1 & 2) (info) Joined: Sep 2008 Racecourse Spot: Techend Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Season so Far Simple. Currently looking like a play off contender. Need to improve for bigger ambitions and/or consolidate position. Good progress from last season, better football, bigger crowds? and higher expectation. Lets not have a Deja-Vu December/January. Its WAFC for you

26th November 2018, 19.52:59	#4-0 (permalink)
kinseyred Squad Player Joined: Feb 2012 Racecourse Spot: upper yale Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Season so Far What a rude person, not pagl obviously

26th November 2018, 20.44:08	#5-0 (permalink)
thedischunter96 Club Captain Joined: Oct 2018 Racecourse Spot: Yale Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Season so Far Better quality players than last year. They seem more creative but lacking in the final third. If we get a striker or 2, we may go up. At the moment I think play offs looking likely. Bigger crowds too. At least 4,000 every home game.

26th November 2018, 20.55:27	#6-0 (permalink)
Lods Cult Hero Joined: Dec 2017 Racecourse Spot: Wherever the new ticketing process lets me sit Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Season so Far More enjoyable than last year. Keates had a system that he stuck with come rain or shine and Ricketts is a bit more flexible with his tactics. The "we need a goalscorer" thing is repeated a lot but it's fair. Fondop is having a worse dry spell than the Sahara at the moment. Pyke and JMD are weird ones to judge. They do come close every time they play but I think they would get more luck if they worked as hard as, say, Beavon. Holroyd hasn't played enough. However, I think he's the only player we retained in the summer that is worse than he was last season. Beavon works very hard but isn't a 20+ goals a season striker and is only as good as the people he's working with. With regards to "money teams", there will always be one. If Salford go up this season it's very likely they'll be replaced by Billericay next season. There's always some new pet project in this league. Unfortunately it's something we'll likely always need to deal with.