Biggest difference from the squad 2 years ago and today's one

is the attitude of the players. I'm not talking about bad characters or anything like that. I'm just wondering if some of the players have had their heads turned. Is it the case now that the likes of Brady, Naismith and Klose will be protecting themselves in the hope of a January move. That's not ideal and if some of the players think they're Premier League players now, doesn't that bring into question whether they think they're better than most of the players in this league. That's not a mindset that can be easily changed and it's arguably the biggest challenge AN faces this season.

The squad of two years ago, once Snodgrass and Fer were sold was pretty much Championship standard. Players would have had a point to prove and knew that they wouldn't get a big move back to the Prem. So in that sense AN would have joined with a highly motivated squad of players with a point to prove. Not sure he has that this time around.

Bradley Johnson with 15 goals in one season, I'd be shocked if Brady gets anywhere close to that total. But we're going to need someone to stump up that amount from an attacking position.

Posted By: roedtonowhere, Sep 3, 00:27:28