Always look on the bright side of life!
With the seemingly unending takeover farce hanging over the start of the season, I have decided to keep this article positive in much the same ways as that shown by the motley band of Monty Python characters singing while strung up on crosses at the concluding part of that superb classic comedy movie ‘The Life of Brian.’
Perhaps It’s time for the fans to adopt this tune alongside KRO until new owners are in place, at least it will cheer everyone up.
The end of last season proved that there is a well of hidden talent at St Andrews ready to make the step up to the first-team squad. Several young loanees have returned after successful periods at lower league clubs so is it time to stop bringing in expensive none performers from other clubs and instead use the talent already at Blues’ disposal?
Three names stand out among the rest. James, Bellingham, and Hall, the latter two making such an impressive impact at the Blackburn game when at last they were thrown on to try and rescue a blues side that had underperformed yet again. Surely they must start the season in a first-choice starting line-up.
Tate Campbell and Marcel Oakley have both shown they are ready to move up to the first team squad while Andrews despite an injury-ravaged season and especially Ryan Stirk also displayed talent ready for the EFL championship.
Then there is Odin Bailey who surprisingly was again sent out last season on loan when he should have stayed to provide an option for a poor performing front-line attack.
Two underperformers in one million pound Leko and two million pound Cosgrove have shown no form while out on loan.
What does amaze me is why Cosgrove was such a prolific striker for Aberdeen and yet looked like such an awkward slow player after being sold to Blues. I realise the Scottish Premier is no match for their English counterpart, but their top sides have regularly shown they are a match for most of the EFL championship sides. Should Blues have persevered with him a bit longer or is it another Brock-Madsen case?
Leko seems to have lost all his early promise after a bad cruciate injury and unless he starts to show some of his early form will eventually drift down the leagues. This again shows what a crazy policy it is to splash out a million pounds on a badly injured player.
The English transfer window has now been open since June 10th and closes on September 1st. While transfers are going on with teams like Bristol City Blues have been preoccupied with the takeover with a manager who must realise he is likely to be sacked either by the new or present owners come what may. So what sort of atmosphere must that be generating at Wast Hills?
Do not expect much if any money to be splashed out on players whatever happens with this so-called takeover.
Of the current squad, I expect Sanchez to move on, while Cosgrove, Leko and at least two others from the current squad will either move permanently or go out on loan.
Likely Squad:
Goal. Etheridge, Jeacock + one other maybe loan.
Defenders: Colin, Roberts, Gordon, Oakley, Friend +one other loanee
Midfield: Bacuna, Sunjic, James, Gardner, Hall, Bellingham, Graham, Stirk, Woods, Bailey.
Attack: Deeney(cap), Juke, Andrews, George, Hogan plus one other.
That is twenty-five players.
What do you Blues Focus readers think? Who should go and how many replacements do you want?
Don’t think anything anymore won’t be going down to watch them that’s for sure until we have new owner’s in but kro
Just hope our young players are not being set up to become millions of pounds makers for other clubs and we receive peanuts kro
I think anyone would be depressed relying on 3 strikers over the age of 30/1 who scored a grand total of 16 goals between them last season and a ageing defense who have more battle scars than Henry Cooper.l think we will be ok in midfield with the youngsters we have and if Sunjic can show the class that he has,top striker or two needed,left wing back,central defender and goalkeeper just to be a half descent side,lower leagues have talent just have to pick them out.
What is there to look forward to next season apart from relegation. If the player can’t be bothered why the hell should we . It seemed to me that they just run around like headless chickens and then pick up there wage packet and go home .
BSHL still no money!!, When new owner billionaire takeover and new manager!!
Blues can’t score more, Honest Blues going down cos last season 20th bottom table league so far
BSHL/HKSE ITS TIME TO SELL 100% MUST GO NOW!! you’ve embarrassed the club enough, #BSHLOUT
Really ironic that Derby County have been bought out Stadium as well by a local Businessman for £300 million,it says a lot about the state we are in.
Go bust now. We are going to finish 25th so lets bite the bullet.
If players like Bailey fail at a lower level when on loan they are unlikely to add much to our miserable lot.
Im disguested with the out come with the takeover & the standard off player’s we got sorry blue are going down.
Have no choice but to use the younger players, hopefully get rid of a few dead weights and get in some freebies very similar to what Derby had to do but without the points deductions. 🤞
Our current owners at best only have a season left before they go burst or to prison. Can only hope that being odds on to go down with no hope galvanisers the team and fans to fight for everything. just give us your best shot KRO.
@KC Bailey did well at Livingston.
We are a zombie club, still walking around but with no real life inside.
Relegation is almost inevitable as things stand.
If the post was true that Etheridge will go as his wages will go up at a certain amount of games played, i will take that.
Our defence will always be bad with Roberts there.
Woods good and bad, mainly bad.
Hogan stands about too much , does not help defence like Jukie does.
Play the kids i say. What i have seen of them is good .
Gets me most comments above are so negative
must be 1 to 5 year supporters
Why don’t you support those down B6 ?..
keep right on.
Well said Dave I’ve been going down St. Andrews to support Blues for 60 years. It’s bad but we must do our best to continue supporting The Team. “Also its still BSHLOUT”. KRO