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We’re a team of strangers. 18:02 - Aug 30 with 881 viewsITFC_Forever

And that’s not a surprise.

KMc said a few weeks ago he’s having to build a new team and he’s right.

Such is the ludicrous nature of the Championship and the transfer window, we can’t start the season with the squad we’ll have.
So we need to find a way to get a result against teams who are going to come here and spoil.

Derby aren’t the first and won’t be the last who we’ll play and use those tactics, and while we’re gelling, we still need to take the points off them.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:03 - Aug 30 with 839 viewsMVBlue

You start the building on solid ground at the back....
Time will tell.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:04 - Aug 30 with 838 viewsMarshalls_Mullet

Please everyone stop with the gelling excuse

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 with 815 viewsITFC_Forever

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:04 - Aug 30 by Marshalls_Mullet

Please everyone stop with the gelling excuse


So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:07 - Aug 30 with 773 viewsMarshalls_Mullet

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 by ITFC_Forever

So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?


The starting XI weren't primarily strangers.

Most teams have a lot of turnover and don't have the huge benefit of being a parachute team

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:09 - Aug 30 with 749 viewshomer_123

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:04 - Aug 30 by Marshalls_Mullet

Please everyone stop with the gelling excuse


Why is any hint of being slightly concerned with KMc by homer_123 30 Aug 17:21
And is it possible, given last season, that we maybe not quite as confident as we were before we went up to the Prem?

The team is clearly a little bereft of confidence and that affects performance.

So, yes the players (majority) maybe the same but we do have to rebuild, even if mentally.


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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:09 - Aug 30 with 743 viewspointofblue

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 by ITFC_Forever

So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?


So have a lot of teams. And some have them have started better than us. If it's taking so long to gel maybe questions should be asked why? Rather than using it as a free pass.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:10 - Aug 30 with 722 viewschicoazul

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 by ITFC_Forever

So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?


Derby had 8 new signings I think it was today.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:12 - Aug 30 with 711 viewsMarshalls_Mullet

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:09 - Aug 30 by homer_123

Why is any hint of being slightly concerned with KMc by homer_123 30 Aug 17:21
And is it possible, given last season, that we maybe not quite as confident as we were before we went up to the Prem?

The team is clearly a little bereft of confidence and that affects performance.

So, yes the players (majority) maybe the same but we do have to rebuild, even if mentally.



I just don't buy it.

It's such a weak excuse.

We have every possible advantage.

KM should be able to motivate them and instill confidence.

I believe in KM, and that's part of the reason I don't buy into such poor excuses.

Happy to agree to differ.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:13 - Aug 30 with 681 viewsRozz

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:10 - Aug 30 by chicoazul

Derby had 8 new signings I think it was today.


And looked dogsh.t to be fair.
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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:15 - Aug 30 with 644 viewshomer_123

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:12 - Aug 30 by Marshalls_Mullet

I just don't buy it.

It's such a weak excuse.

We have every possible advantage.

KM should be able to motivate them and instill confidence.

I believe in KM, and that's part of the reason I don't buy into such poor excuses.

Happy to agree to differ.


It's not an excuse Mullers.

It's a factor, one element and not the only one. I would say that the spell we had after we scored shows that we can still play the way we know works and is successful - during that period we played with belief and confidence but it's not as ingrained after last season and that's not surprising.

It needs to be rebuilt which is part of KMs job but the other factor is 'winning mentality' we are just off it at the moment.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:16 - Aug 30 with 627 viewsITFC_Forever

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:10 - Aug 30 by chicoazul

Derby had 8 new signings I think it was today.


And they were awful and spent more time on the floor than the ball was in play.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:17 - Aug 30 with 613 viewsMarshalls_Mullet

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:15 - Aug 30 by homer_123

It's not an excuse Mullers.

It's a factor, one element and not the only one. I would say that the spell we had after we scored shows that we can still play the way we know works and is successful - during that period we played with belief and confidence but it's not as ingrained after last season and that's not surprising.

It needs to be rebuilt which is part of KMs job but the other factor is 'winning mentality' we are just off it at the moment.


There's no excuse for our band of hyper expensive signings that have been recruited partly based on character not having a winning mentality.

Like I said, I'm happy to agree to differ.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:30 - Aug 30 with 503 viewsJoey_Joe_Joe_Junior

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:15 - Aug 30 by homer_123

It's not an excuse Mullers.

It's a factor, one element and not the only one. I would say that the spell we had after we scored shows that we can still play the way we know works and is successful - during that period we played with belief and confidence but it's not as ingrained after last season and that's not surprising.

It needs to be rebuilt which is part of KMs job but the other factor is 'winning mentality' we are just off it at the moment.


Yes but we need to get promoted, we can’t reset expectations now and with our spending it will be the only aim. Look at Burnleys turnover and start to last year. We’ve been seconds away from losing more games in August than they did all season.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:32 - Aug 30 with 483 viewsHighgateBlue

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 by ITFC_Forever

So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?


This is the excuse that I'm clinging on to, as regards our poor attacking play.

But what's the excuse with the defence? If we don't let in 2 at home against a poor Derby side, we win that. And 4 of the back 5 played together last year.

In the Premier League.
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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:38 - Aug 30 with 427 viewshomer_123

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:30 - Aug 30 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior

Yes but we need to get promoted, we can’t reset expectations now and with our spending it will be the only aim. Look at Burnleys turnover and start to last year. We’ve been seconds away from losing more games in August than they did all season.


I haven't reset my expectations, which is promotion.

How we achieve that is largely irrelevant and we are still in August.

Don't get me wrong, that's 2 points dropped today.

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We’re a team of strangers. on 18:50 - Aug 30 with 371 viewsITFCSG

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:05 - Aug 30 by ITFC_Forever

So we haven’t had 10+ leave and the same number join?


Sunderland had about the same number signed, and they have already won more games at home than us in the PREMIER LEAGUE

"Gelling" is a pathetic excuse, seriously.
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We’re a team of strangers. on 19:47 - Aug 30 with 245 viewsWestSussexBlue

We’re a team of strangers. on 18:10 - Aug 30 by chicoazul

Derby had 8 new signings I think it was today.


Yep and coincidentally have also failed to win any of their first four games, conceding 8 over the last three.
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We’re a team of strangers. on 19:53 - Aug 30 with 206 viewstextbackup

8 of the 11 starters were together last season.

I’m not sure that’s complete stranger zone

We’ll be good again... one day
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