by Victor Meldrew »
31 Jul 2012 22:04
Hadn't really thought of us as relegation material until getting back from holiday last week and reading both this and the bookies making us favourites.
I always feel that promoted clubs often get it wrong by buying attacking players rather than defenders and unless they buy a couple more defenders I think Saints will struggle.
West Ham aren't ever as good as they think they are and they are bringing in quite a few foreign unknowns who may turn out to be Faes rather than Tiotes.
Our signings look reasonable for a side making a serious challenge for The Championship rather than 4th bottom in the Premier League but there are big questions about our defence in all areas IMHO and I would like to see a Scott Danns or a Turner at centre-back.
The Russian is unproven and Roberts (despite a very good few months with us) wasn't good enough for relegated Blackburn and may now be too old.
Our wingers will once again be key and I am glad to see McLeary who I think will take the place of either Jobi or Jimmy rather than be a back-up.
The likes of Church,Robson-Kanu and ,unless fully-fit, Hunt may not be up to the mark either.
I would like to see another striker instead of them,maybe a Rhodes or Doyle but please not Shane Long-we don't want to go backwards and resort to chasing lost causes football.
I would love to know what Brian's first choice eleven will be and if we will still play with 2 wingers etc.
Will go to my first friendly in years on Saturday because of so many new players and because it is 10 minutes away and from here on in presumably Brian will be looking to send out a side not too far removed from our Prem. starting team.
Relegation?
West Ham,Saints and one other,keeping everything crossed that it isn't us.
