When's the time to panic

[Bluecap]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

[gshaw]

Whenever the transfer window closes, at that point you can't do anything about it until January

[Un Corte Sobre]

Now.

Now is always the correct time to panic.

[Long slender neck]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

Your friend should get a grip and stop panicking about a 4th division football team.

[Chief crazy horse]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

Hello Bluey....so you don't want to know then, only your friend?

[RedDwarf 1881]

Well with only three weeks to go before the start of the new season we're still hardly any stronger than last season . IMO. we still need about another two or three new players . The last time we took our time signing new players we ended up with Gorman and Alabi so waiting this long doesn't always pay off .

[Long slender neck]

We also won the league

[RedDwarf 1881]

We also won the league

Those two players hardly contributed to it .We won the league because we had Bonne and Korma up front and Clay was carrying out midfield virtually single handedly .

[Omygawd]

As a lifelong O's fan I am never less than actively panicking before, during and after the season. What's not to panic about?

[BIGRON]

Im panicing now ☹

[tuffers#1]

The last time we took our time signing new players we ended up with Gorman and Alabi so waiting this long doesn't always pay off .

[tuffers#1]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57747144

Harry Smith signed on 7th july
So exactly a year 2 days ago

[Loyal_Supporter]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

Very weak midfield? Really? Not the strongest but still not bad.

[KC & sunshine band]

an average squad, with many players who are injury prone not tough enough and go sick for weeks on end
No signings to get excited about, its same on same
compared with other teams its a bit disappointing
Mid to lower table in the 4th division, and probably out of all cups in the early stages
same old spin from the machine, no need to panic cos there's nothing to get panicked about, just the same old, same old , same old !!

[BiggsyMalone]

23rd July

[RedDwarf 1881]

an average squad, with many players who are injury prone not tough enough and go sick for weeks on end
No signings to get excited about, its same on same
compared with other teams its a bit disappointing
Mid to lower table in the 4th division, and probably out of all cups in the early stages
same old spin from the machine, no need to panic cos there's nothing to get panicked about, just the same old, same old , same old !!

When you look at a club like Bradford they knew who they wanted and went out and got them , no arsing around . Will any new signings we make be any better than theirs simply because we held back . ?

[gshaw]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

Very weak midfield? Really? Not the strongest but still not bad.

Moncur - strong
Pratley - strong but old, still doubt how many games he'll manage
Clay - mediocre and recovering from serious injury
Brown - poor
Coleman - poor

I was no fan of his and not upset to see him go but we haven't replaced Kyprianou. If one of Colebrown ends up filling that spot it becomes even weaker than last season.

We also won the league

Those two players hardly contributed to it .We won the league because we had Bonne and Korma up front and Clay was carrying out midfield virtually single handedly .

Plus when we ran out of midfield options due to messing up the Adams signing McAnuff dug us out of a hole by moving into CM and pushing himself above and beyond to get us over the line.

[faith1234]

Look people already starting to talk sh*t and the season hasn’t started yet not need to worry

[tuffers#1]

Look people already starting to talk sh*t and the season hasn’t started yet not need to worry

I reckon they have nightmares about players getting injured during sleep as well .

[Chelmsford Swimmer]

When you look at a club like Bradford they knew who they wanted and went out and got them , no arsing around . Will any new signings we make be any better than theirs simply because we held back . ?

Bradford City changed half their team last year and finished below us. None of the teams promoted last year made mass change. We made mass change going into the National League and struggled. Got a decent manager, and finished the season well. Didn't make significant change, kept the team that finished well and got promoted. I see a parallel now. Not saying a couple of new players won't help, But a good manager, continuity, and team spirit goes a long way,

[RedDwarf 1881]

When you look at a club like Bradford they knew who they wanted and went out and got them , no arsing around . Will any new signings we make be any better than theirs simply because we held back . ?

Bradford City changed half their team last year and finished below us. None of the teams promoted last year made mass change. We made mass change going into the National League and struggled. Got a decent manager, and finished the season well. Didn't make significant change, kept the team that finished well and got promoted. I see a parallel now. Not saying a couple of new players won't help, But a good manager, continuity, and team spirit goes a long way,

Fair point Swimmer but we still need about two or three new signings .

[PutneyO]

There's no need to panic but as it stands, we'll have another mediocre season

[Max Fowler]

That we havent any fit forwards and a very weak midfield.
Asking for a friend.

Very weak midfield? Really? Not the strongest but still not bad.

Moncur - strong
Pratley - strong but old, still doubt how many games he'll manage
Clay - mediocre and recovering from serious injury
Brown - poor
Coleman - poor

I was no fan of his and not upset to see him go but we haven't replaced Kyprianou. If one of Colebrown ends up filling that spot it becomes even weaker than last season.

We also won the league

Those two players hardly contributed to it .We won the league because we had Bonne and Korma up front and Clay was carrying out midfield virtually single handedly .

Plus when we ran out of midfield options due to messing up the Adams signing McAnuff dug us out of a hole by moving into CM and pushing himself above and beyond to get us over the line.

Perfect assessment of both the current and previous midfields.

The only other player to include is Smyth who could play the CAM role again this season. Obviously expect Moncur to start most games there and Smyth out on the wing, but Moncur won’t play 46 games. We have no other creativity in midfield so will have to be Smyth filling in. Obviously counts as ‘strong’ as well, when not injured….

We still need a first choice CDM to start ahead of Coleman and Brown.

[Adz]

I think the current squad is about good enough for a 10th place finish. If we get lucky with injuries and RW can get the best out of them then we could sneak 3rd. I think we need a couple more quality first team players to bridge that gap.

[Max Fowler]

I still say the CDM role is the only one we’re missing a first choice. I’m happy with the other 10. It’s just a lack of options and depth thereafter, not even just to cover injuries and suspensions but to make productive changes in games.