Quote Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice View Post
Look at our Squad then look at City's and tell me we seriously have a chance of winning the league.... particularly if we don't buy in January which is not impossible. We've pretty much had one first team squad player fall to injury every week so far and it's not even October yet.

It's a little far fetched for us to think a few cup games will actually (in reality) equate to us throwing the league and/or CL away. The league lasts till May as does the CL & FA Cup which doesn't even start for us till January. The Capital One Cup won't. If by December it seriously looks like we might have the cojones and luck to actually win the title or CL then we can sign a few players in January. However we could also get to January be several points off the pace in the league, likely to go out of the CL and out of the Mickey Mouse Cup already which would be a travesty.

It may not be likely but with any number of random injuries that can affect a squad any number of adverse ways and I can't help feeling our lack of options up front is bound to affect us eventually.
I'd usually agree but the squad is wafer thin. We play a full strength team in the cup games, we only risk losing them in future cup games because the fatigue will catch up to them in the league. If we play the kids we may unearth so gems that are ready for the first team.

We have a good shot at the title. City look good now but they have a new coach and you just don't know what will happen. I remember when Chelsea looked good when Scolari came in as coach. They were scoring for fun then it all fell apart. After this summer, my expectations have been set a little higher. That desperation for a cup/any cup has gone. For me, that mentality stemmed from this squad needing to believe in themselves and this club. A self esteem boost. But if we continue to spend money on players like Ozil, the team will automatically get that from the sort of players we're bringing in.