Slav confident of a “big season”

Upbeat Slaven Bilic is convinced the Irons are heading for a “big season.”

Speaking to www.whufc.com immediately after the defeat in Romania he said: ““We have a big season ahead of us which starts on Sunday and we are going to be good in the Premier League. I am very confident about that.”

And he told the critics of his team selection whic saw a shadow squad on duty: “We had some youngsters in the team but mostly they were players we will count on.

“It is a good experience for a few of the youngsters but some of the guys who played tonight showed us they are going to be very useful.”

He added:  “We had a good game and started well when we scored the goal. It was a shame that we conceded a cheap goal because until that moment we were controlling the game and I was expecting to us score another one because Astra looked really nervous and started to panic.