CIH wrote:Is there even such thing as a 20 goal a season striker any more? At our level anyway, unless you luck out with a gamble from the "lesser" European leagues (Dutch, French, Belgian etc), then there is is no one a club like us can attract. Not for a reasonable price, at least. We have been linked to Bas Dost yet again, ripping it up in Portugal, for 35m. If Ashley breaks the record this summer, presuming he is still in charge, then I will tell OT to put his arse in Fenwicks.

Juliet Papa Golf wrote:

Heisen wrote:Safety was always the aim but if we end the season with 5 defeats on the bounce just because safety was guaranteed in the 33rd game it doesn't say much for this group of players or Benitez' ability to motivate them.

Only getting yourself motivated when relegation is looming is an awful attitude.

Harsh. If safety was our primary objective then it really doesn't matter how it's achieved in my opinion. I think our players have looked a little burnt out, which is understandable. We haven't been awful, we've just not had the same intensity that was there a few weeks ago.

Heisen wrote:Safety was always the aim but if we end the season with 5 defeats on the bounce just because safety was guaranteed in the 33rd game it doesn't say much for this group of players or Benitez' ability to motivate them.

Only getting yourself motivated when relegation is looming is an awful attitude.

Juliet Papa Golf wrote:I put the stream on and we score