94th Minute Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 When city go up to the first division at the end of this season will they be capable of doing a wigan and flying near the top or will they do they same as last time and be back down the next season CITY 3 SOUTHAMPTON 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :sport19: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: :Costumed34: You've been smoking too much waccy baccy! :Cool27: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Long way to go yet - but if City do get there then we would have to strengthen during the close season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Our Current Sqaud can only just hold our own now, in divison 2, nevr mind divison one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider head Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 the team at present if they were to go up would flirt in the bottom half of division 1.. and would fight relegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave L Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 We have a nucleus of talented young players who will continue to improve. But this squad would struggle in the first without strengtheneing in key areas. Assuming we ever get there of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 1.We won't go up. 2.If we do, we'll need 5-7 new players just to hold our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 We had our chance of going up last season, but then we had SM in the squad, the team was stronger and more confiedent looking than what they are now, so I see no hope of getting any where near the 1st div this season without the help of a miricle. To me the team have lost a bit of the old fighting spirit they had last season, and untill it's recaptured I can see City staying in the 2nd div without even reaching the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc seattle Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 I thought our team at the end of last year would have been mid-table in Div 1. Well lower end of "mid" but I don't think we'd have had a relagation battle. Then again I am an Optimist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucksred Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Fight, & lose,it would be relegation, cos this team is weaker than the last time we went up, in every department, even Tinman is older, definitley straight back down, unless some rich Ivan decides to buy up City??!!! :Rage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Fight, & lose,it would be relegation, cos this team is weaker than the last time we went up, in every department, even Tinman is older, definitley straight back down, unless some rich Ivan decides to buy up City??!!! :Rage: I'm not so sure about that. There are only a few players that were better tan what we have now, Gk - Welch, Phillips is better Lb - Barnard/Bell - would take barnard as he was in the team now. Rb - Locke - Amankwaah and carey are better. Cb - Carey - Coles is a better centre back Cb - Taylor - Now this is something we have been missing ever since, sadly the ideal successor to taylor is currently sat on a third month on loan at cheltnham. Rm - Goodridge/Murray - Both were pretty poor at this time, Robbo is better at right wing now than either of these two were. Lm - Tinman - younger, so i'd have him in. Cm - Doherty - I would gladly take the doc of this time over the one we have now Cm - Hewlett - was incredibly effective beside the terrier like doc, but no different to clisty, wilkshire, and Hulbert is better than all of them. Goater - Now this is what we miss. Torpey/Nugent - very good support strikers, neither got quite enough goals to stop them becoming scapegoats, but the majority of goaters and subsequently akinbyis' goals, were layed on a silver platter by one of these two. In real terms we are only really missing 3 components, a commanding centre back, like taylor which Butler certainly is not. A pure goalscorer, Peacock is getting there but isn't quite yet clinical enough. And most importantly a manager who knew what he was doing, although Ward was never going to be good enough to do it in division 1 as he just didn't understand advanced tactics, but he got the players playing well and pushed us up out of this division, he knew exactly what was needed to get us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SteveinNC Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 City will not go up this season......or next, unless we make some major changes. DW has passed his sell by date, and I don't think he will get us promotion. We have SOME good players, but also some that are barely good enough for Div 2. I just don't think we have what it takes yet to go up! :Costumed19: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fct Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Yes. I can't see this squad and the tactics utilised so far getting above mid-table. There's no way we have the offensive firepower to get us to the play-offs. Sorry but its mid-table mediocrity this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redrum Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Are City first division material? No, No, No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTID 7 Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Then there's off the field! We're years behind most first div clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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