04 Aug 2016 14:24:34
Just not happy with our recent links. I do not like Warburton's nonchalant approach to these key signings that MUST be made if we are to win the title. Right now we would be challenging but if we want to win and win comfortably we need a ST (to me the most crucial need) and a CB. We can't go a full season with one striker.

Kenny Miller is 38 and we cannot put an SPL workload on him as it is unfair and can anyone really see him score more than 20 goals? We have NO other out and out striker, despite what some of you tell yourselves and Warburton does too, Waghorn is not a striker. He is dire through the middle, amazing on the right. To me its like asking Wayne Rooney to play up top on his own. Dodoo is unproven but also, not a striker. He is a right winger.

If Warburton fails to bring in a striker of quality or even a striker at all, this is a huge mistake that he must be criticised for. I love him just as any other fan does but we need to look past the "In Warburton we Trust" blindfolds and start analysing what is actually happening. At CB, we were linked with Mariappa. Now we are linked with Senderos. This is a complete step down in quality and to me proves the boards unwillingness to invest.

Dave King continuously promises to invest millions each year but so far on all of our signings we have spent £1.7m. I'm not asking for a massive splash out, but instead 2 good investments that wouldn't cost that much and in turn would win you the league. Thus returning your invested money and some with European Football. We as fans need to start criticising our team and board (constructively) and take off our blindfolds.

1.) 04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016 14:41:26
It's our first year back in the top flight. MW moved and made nine signings fairly quickly he obviously is struggling if people aren't in yet. We will never sign an out and out striker he has to be able to rotate across the front three. Defensive frailties are a little exaggerated Wilson is solid and worse case scenario we have Crooks who is real quality.

Dodoo is more of a striker than any other player we have outwith Miller. Mariappa is a step up in quality and rightfully demands such a fee and if we can't afford it what can we do? Kidnap him force him up to Scotland and torture him till he puts pen to paper? King is spending millions just not on signings we are running at an operating loss of like 5m a year who do you think is covering that? "two good investments" yeah easily said than done moron the scouting system has clearly improved significantly over the last year it's completely stupid to suggest that if there were two signings we could invest in that we wouldn't have already.

I'm all for criticising the team. Waghorn is over rated as is Haliday. Tav can't defend RK is a disaster. Miller won't cut it this season. We over paid for O'Halleron considering we could have signed him now for much less. Kranjcar is completely off the mark in terms of fitness and won't cut it against better oppositions. Rossiter and Crooks are our best signings. Barton will make a big impact.

2.) 04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016 15:05:51
Crooks hasn't kicked a ball for us yet- he could prove to be amazing or he could be a total flop. Nobody knows. But he is not a specialist CD (yet, he could be in future maybe) and he doesn't have the experience we desperately need in this position.

The senderos link worries me, just like the American defender did when we trialled him. There clearly is no plan at work here and its looking a little desperate. Senderos was promising at arsenal but has been a total flop since. Is he really any better than our current crop, I'm not certain the answer to that is yes.

I'm sure we will score goals, although I can only see waghorn threatening the 20 goal mark. Another striker would definitely help, although for me the CD position is a must.

We give far too many easy chances to opponents from simple balls into channel, crosses and counter attacks. Hate to say it but this is as much a problem of tactics as it is personnel

At some point we are going to have to spend proper money on 2-3 players to seriously challenge for the title. For me this season is about consolidation as our current squad is short of the quality required.

3.) 04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016 15:20:19
Just a thought fellow bears but if getting a quality CB in
is proving too problematic, could Warbs possibly switch to having 2 holding cntr mids to give Kiernan and Wilson more cover?

From watching Euro u19 it's clear that is Rossiter's natural position, so he cld sit in front of back 4 with Barton and allow 1 from Halliday Holt Windass or Forrester to support front 3

Hope Warbs puts waggy thru the middle tomorrow as I know he can drift out wide but it's not his natural position and he doesn't have the pace that makay MoH or Dodoo would give us out wide.

4.) 04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016 15:22:11
Nobody knows? I watched him for six months last season how would I not know how good he is? I don't think Waghorn will break 15 goals this season. You are commenting on preseason games like they matter we have made nine signings for god sake. Usual over rating the fan favourites like Waghorn while under playing the defence is Waghorn any better than Wilson at his position? No. He scored against nobodies and always goes missing when it matters I hate the fact that people value him so highly he's as unproven as Dodoo. scores 15 penalties against nobodies and you put him on a pedestal.

5.) 04 Aug 2016
04 aug 2016 15:55:49
jack 72 sorry mate but we have got loads of goals in our team the most crucial area we need strengthening is cb it is where we are weakest in my opinion! i don't think warbs is nonchalant about anything rangers just doesn't want to come across as if he is worried about anything as that affects the mindset of the team!

6.) 04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016 16:27:12
I THINK THAT WAGGY WHEN HE GOES OUT WIDE DRIFTS OUT OF THE GAME
i know i will have some critisizm for this but what about a 4-4-2 barton rossiter McKay forrester waggy up front with either miller or dodoo playing around him

tav McKay
keirnan barton miller
Wilson rossiter waggy
Wallace forrester
we would have plenty of attack and defence would be well covered! just a thought guys what do u think? (midfield rotates to give others a chance after 60 mins)

7.) 05 Aug 2016
05 Aug 2016 15:43:11
I can't believe how critical you're being of mw. Sure we need a defender but how can you say we're taking a step down in senderos when you don't even know me has any interest in him at all? . And waghorn scored 28 goals last year and was injured for about two months. Get off the guys back. Start supporting rather than criticise.