RECRUITS NEEDED FOR PLAN B

I am very much thinking we definitely need a bigger squad with other options there are some players just not cutting it turnbull is way of it, robertson is not inspiring me even Robinson is not firing we need better quality on the bench once we have to change it up.

But all we seem to be doing is playing wintle and joe for a few games then swap for turnbull and Robertson or chambers we need our best 11 out every game rather than just resting players from burn out we have such a small squad of quality players with injuries coming in thick and fast tanner willock lawlor ,kellyman is 1 step away from injury we cannot push him.



Bbm will be held accountable if we fail promotion is fear, due to not having enough quality cover or for a plan B as he does not want a large squad it's our main goal this season promotion and it's a long season lots of games with injuries suspensions etc.

I don't think there will ever be a plan B except going 442 with 20 mins to go if we are losing at home. So IMO that's plan A

BBM is going to do it his way, he believes in this, so i just can't see him changing.

I think Eli King's injury and Turnbull's lack of any form or impact in this system (on paper he is made for this) means we have to supplement the CM core.

CR is not a starter anymore more so we need a second option. I was surpised Davies didn't start as the striker yesterday, but we have to keep CR happy as well. Strikers are hard to find, especially in the winter window.

Should have got rid of Turnbull the day he was celebrating Celtic winning title same day we got relegated. We need to finish in the top 2 minimum as in my opinion any play off teams will be the strong ones that we don't seem to do well against. I don't think BBM will be here end of season if we don't go up nor will the core of our youngsters, VT isn't dull, all these new contracts are for maximum financial benefits not because they all want a few years in League 1. This year is make or break I believe and we MUST go up.

I am not worried about some players in a big squad might not get a game for a while, that's down to the manager to manage that situation,
i just want us to have a strong bench when players are having a bad day ,
our goal should be promotion end of, it would be a shame if we missed out because we have to many injuries suspensions and not enough quality to bring in off the bench.

We are not consistent at all.

5 Defeats in our last 10 games confirms that and not against very good opposition

Turnbull I believe is not helping at all and I was warned by Celtic fans, he plays when he wants to and is lazy and not up for the fight.
Then out the blue he will perform good.

Robertson needs match fitness.

BBM needs to finally keep a settled side and has every game this season changed the team, unbelievable.
Yes he is Mr TINKERMAN and that’s a big worry.

I am 50/50 about BBM.

Don’t forget our team is virtually a Championship team with a hell of a lot of quality which for me should not just beating some of these teams but hammering some.


Has BBM been found out ?


He has to get Promoted this Season, end off.

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Lost against two teams now who were bottom of the table.

I agree a couple of new signings are needed in January to cover for injuries and suspension's BBM main priority now is PROMOTION back to the championship THIS SEASON!!!

Lost against two teams now who were bottom of the table.

Won 62% of our games. At the top end of the league and in the quarter finals of a cup, the last EFL team left.

Averaging two points per game in the league, promotion form.

It's going well, despite many on here predicting in pre-season that we'd struggle.

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Nobody is saying we are not happy with the squad we just need a bigger squad, unless of course you are saying you are happy with a small squad ? As I said in the opening post we are changing midfield not because joe or wintle are poor it's because of the worry of burn out ,this is were we need quality players to swap with, but i feel we do not have that quality off the bench.
As I have said turnbull and Robertson are not doing the buisness when they are introduced or if they start there should be an uplift when they come on but it sadly is not happening but that's just my opinion.

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Nobody is saying we are not happy with the squad we just need a bigger squad, unless of course you are saying you are happy with a small squad ? As I said in the opening post we are changing midfield not because joe or wintle are poor it's because of the worry of burn out ,this is were we need quality players to swap with, but i feel we do not have that quality off the bench.
As I have said turnbull and Robertson are not doing the buisness when they are introduced or if they start there should be an uplift when they come on but it sadly is not happening but that's just my opinion.

Wasn't saying that anyone else wasn't happy, was just giving my opinion.

I agree about Turnbull but not Robertson.

Robertson has been good since his return in my opinion.

We need a left back, and id like us to sign a fast centre forward who can play off Salech and give defenders something to think about with balls in behind.

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Nobody is saying we are not happy with the squad we just need a bigger squad, unless of course you are saying you are happy with a small squad ? As I said in the opening post we are changing midfield not because joe or wintle are poor it's because of the worry of burn out ,this is were we need quality players to swap with, but i feel we do not have that quality off the bench.
As I have said turnbull and Robertson are not doing the buisness when they are introduced or if they start there should be an uplift when they come on but it sadly is not happening but that's just my opinion.

Wasn't saying that anyone else wasn't happy, was just giving my opinion.

I agree about Turnbull but not Robertson.

Robertson has been good since his return in my opinion.

Do you agree we need a bigger squad or stay as we are ?

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Nobody is saying we are not happy with the squad we just need a bigger squad, unless of course you are saying you are happy with a small squad ? As I said in the opening post we are changing midfield not because joe or wintle are poor it's because of the worry of burn out ,this is were we need quality players to swap with, but i feel we do not have that quality off the bench.
As I have said turnbull and Robertson are not doing the buisness when they are introduced or if they start there should be an uplift when they come on but it sadly is not happening but that's just my opinion.

Wasn't saying that anyone else wasn't happy, was just giving my opinion.

I agree about Turnbull but not Robertson.

Robertson has been good since his return in my opinion.

Do you agree we need a bigger squad or stay as we are ?

No, I personally think the squad is the right size. It keeps the wage bill low and we already have enough numbers and quality.

We are not consistent at all.

5 Defeats in our last 10 games confirms that and not against very good opposition

Turnbull I believe is not helping at all and I was warned by Celtic fans, he plays when he wants to and is lazy and not up for the fight.
Then out the blue he will perform good.

Robertson needs match fitness.

BBM needs to finally keep a settled side and has every game this season changed the team, unbelievable.
Yes he is Mr TINKERMAN and that’s a big worry.

I am 50/50 about BBM.

Don’t forget our team is virtually a Championship team with a hell of a lot of quality which for me should not just beating some of these teams but hammering some.


Has BBM been found out ?


He has to get Promoted this Season, end off.

I’m not sure it’s a championship side really.

Trott hasn’t played in the championship
Kpakio hasn’t played in the championship
Ng has played well in the championship
Bagan hasn’t played well in the championship
Lawlor hasn’t played in the championship
Osho hasn’t played much at championship level
Fish didn’t play much in the championship certainly not well
Chambers has played well at a level above the championship but didn’t for us last year
Colwill,R has been very inconsistent at championship level
Turnbull hasn’t played well at championship level
Robertson hasn’t played well at championship level
Wintle hasn’t played well at championship level
Colwill, J hasn’t played well at championship level
Willock hasn’t played well for us at championship level
Ashford has been very inconsistent at championship level
Davies hasn’t played well for us at championship level
Kellyman hasn’t played at championship level
Salech has had half a good season at championship level
Robinson was very inconsistent at championship level

We don’t have much championship experience at all. Not sure why people think we are a championship club with championship level players. We finished bottom of that league and then lost half the squad.

BBM is rotating to keep the players fresh. He knows better than us I’m sure what makes young players tick.

I agree a couple of new signings are needed in January to cover for injuries and suspension's BBM main priority now is PROMOTION back to the championship THIS SEASON!!!

Spot On .

I agree we need a plan B, and perhaps need to set up differently depending on the opposition, which is what I think he’s trying to do with changing personnel each game.

If he kept the same 11 and never changed, I’d say we are a one dimensional team if we weren’t winning every match. It’s strange he does seem to set up depending on the opposition but we seem to play the same way just with different players.

Unless we sell a player all we will get his loans.
I said on here before we are playing two many games. Getting knocked out of the FAC is a blessing.
We've got young players who are not only playing for us but are also getting called up to for Wales.
I don't think BBM is a tinkerman.he's protecting players from further injury.
e.g. Lawlor and Ashford .We don't know what's going on behind the scenes.

Lost against two teams now who were bottom of the table.

FA cup game when we are in the quarters of the other cup, good, we could do with some fixture breaks and recovery time between games.

Happy with our squad still and I have no doubt BBM will get us promoted.

Tanner coming back in January will make a huge difference.

There may be one or two signings in January but I wouldn't expect many.

Pleased with how things are going.

Agreed, we need a few more and Tanner back, I think we will play well again Saturday with a full weeks recovery which is rare for most of our players.

I agree with monty. We havent got enough depth in a number of positions and January could be pivitol.

Id love to see us sign a proper left back to challenge Bagan

1 decent winger.

Poach someones striker who's on 10-15 goals in our division.

We definately need recruits if top 2 is the ambition; which after this decent start it should be.

If we want automatic promotion we have to bring in new recruits, injuries suspensions will take their toll, we have at best
a "best 15" after that our quality is struggling.

If we want automatic promotion we have to bring in new recruits, injuries suspensions will take their toll, we have at best
a "best 15" after that our quality is struggling.

100% Agree Monty

If we lose to Blackpool and are knocked out of the cup by Chelsea (highly lightly) then the mood will change. Imo, unless we strengthen the squad in January with better quality players then we will be fighting for a Playoffs place.

If we lose to Blackpool and are knocked out of the cup by Chelsea (highly lightly) then the mood will change. Imo, unless we strengthen the squad in January with better quality players then we will be fighting for a Playoffs place.

The moon has already changed. Does every time we lose.

If we lose to Blackpool and are knocked out of the cup by Chelsea (highly lightly) then the mood will change. Imo, unless we strengthen the squad in January with better quality players then we will be fighting for a Playoffs place.

That's a very negative "what if" scenario for Blackpool in my opinion.

I always look at in the way "what if we win".

If we lose to Blackpool and are knocked out of the cup by Chelsea (highly lightly) then the mood will change. Imo, unless we strengthen the squad in January with better quality players then we will be fighting for a Playoffs place.

The moon has already changed. Does every time we lose.

Is that a Full Moon

If we lose to Blackpool and are knocked out of the cup by Chelsea (highly lightly) then the mood will change. Imo, unless we strengthen the squad in January with better quality players then we will be fighting for a Playoffs place.

The moon has already changed. Does every time we lose.

Is that a Full Moon

Ha I meant mood

The wages outlay of the club - I couldn't care less to be honest.
I do think a couple of quality recruits in January would boost confidence and give the manager more options, notwithstanding a couple of injured players returning.

So, yes, I do feel the squad is a little too small and needs a boost - like Monty, I expect injuries/ suspensions to hit us over winter.

Also, losing 5 of the last 10 matches is not good.

BBM has argued that a smaller squad has its advantages in providing the opportunity for more players to play and keeping them incentivised. Young players in the academy will also be incentivised at the prospect of being in the 1st team squad. But the small squad approach also has it's' risks. This said, I would place my faith in BBM's judgement - unless the wheels fall off the cart. He has done well so far.