We managed to stay up last season despite Davey buggering about with bizarre formations and JCR in the middle/sweeper. He seems to have learned his lesson, and is now sticking to a simple 442 with JCR out wide.</p> We managed to stay up last season despite Davey buggering about setting us up defensively and not going for the win. I know it was only a friendly, but I don't think we did that against Man City. Hopefully he will try to win every game.</p> The players we let go, haven't weakened the first 11. Yes the squad is thinner, but *if* we can bring a couple of players in as cover, we are not worse off. *If* we can bring a couple of players in, that are better than current players, we will have improved.</p> </p> The previews all say we struggled last year, and have lost players since then so we will struggle again. Good, let em think that. </p>
I'll see your optimism and raise you... The possibility that Hume will be available, Odejayi may have pulled his finger out, the youngsters RNL, Sodje, Butterfield et al. might break through and things could be looking up. Then again... Bassett's right, we should know our place.
