Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:59 am  

bamford got 9 in 14. that's good going.
hugely over achieved this year. however we should have strengthened in January when we were top 2

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:29 am  

If we don`t get promotion the owners have already said we will need to sell two or three "star" players as he cannot fund us in the Championship.
So we need investments from elsewhere otherwise the team will be worse than this year player wise.
There`s also the likelihood we will lose Bielsa.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:33 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Maybe we should have strengthened in January but the fact remains we went into this weekend with it in our hands. Playing a mediocre wigan team near the bottom who have one win away all season and at home for 80 minutes with 10 men and 1-0 up you have to win that game backed up by a lacklustre display against a side with nothing to play for really. Its been a massive choke really this weekend.

We just have to hope knowing now they are in the play offs now rather than suffering a last day body blow will them enough time to recover and get right for that because this current standard will be miles away from being enough.

Yeah fair play I agree with that. But why have we choked? Maybe because we lack a bit of quality in the front 3. Bielsa said himself if we put away our chances we'd be promoted by now.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:34 am  

chapylad wrote:

If we don`t get promotion the owners have already said we will need to sell two or three "star" players as he cannot fund us in the Championship.
So we need investments from elsewhere otherwise the team will be worse than this year player wise.
There`s also the likelihood we will lose Bielsa.

Thought that was a made up story that the owner refuted? Christ he only bought in 3 or 4 players and sold Viera and let Saiz go...

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:22 am  

I was told 3 or 4 would go. jansson, Clarke probably

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:52 am  

And Philips
I would be ok with Halme to replace Jansson and James to replace Clarke but think that ship has sailed now.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:12 am  

tad rhino wrote:

I was told 3 or 4 would go. jansson, Clarke probably

Well if that's the case we need new ownership or major investment otherwise we face many more years in the championship

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:46 pm  

Just makes the lack of transfer activity in Jan all the more infuriating.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:49 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Yeah fair play I agree with that. But why have we choked? Maybe because we lack a bit of quality in the front 3. Bielsa said himself if we put away our chances we'd be promoted by now.

Saturday was a choke for sure. 1-0 up at home to a relegation threatened 10 men there is no other word for it. Totally agree regard the chances missed its been the way all season.

On reflection though, barring the odd glorious performance i'm thinking Derby and WBA at home we have been not that great for a few months. Our last 5 games reads 4 losses and 1 win. The one win against 10 man preston. I hope we can muster up those 2 performances i mentioned for the play offs but its hard to imagine us stringing 3 games like that together.would love to be proved wrong

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:58 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Just makes the lack of transfer activity in Jan all the more infuriating.

Absolutely