3 teams being promoted that we have every chance of finishing above.

Newcastle possibly without Rafa

Palace looks like without Zaha

Brighton ? depends on how new manager does


All sounding ok so far..................................................

Plus Sheff utd and the play off winner

Norwich and Sheffield United up also good news. Not likely to be big spenders, already overachieving, etc.

Norwich too !!

SGr got there before me.

Bournemouth seem to blow hot and cold under Eddie......

don't kid yourselves, next season will be every bit as tough if not tougher than this for teams like us.

We will finish 13th. Fact.

I said fact at the end, so it's set in stone and you cannot argue with me.

5 poorest teams in Division will be us, Brighton and the three promoted teams. There will also be a couple of other teams that struggle like Southampton this season. Success for us is keeping the three promoted teams and Brighton below us and doing better than one of the teams that struggle

Progression for me is being able to play a less restrictive style of football and having a good go at the cups without struggling to keep 4 or 5 teams below us

If Bournemouth struggle to score goals - they'll be relegation candidates.

Foshiznik wrote:We will finish 13th. Fact.

I said fact at the end, so it's set in stone and you cannot argue with me.

Only counts if you use block caps. FACT

claptrappers_union wrote:If Bournemouth struggle to score goals - they'll be relegation candidates.

Bournemouth will finish higher that Burnley FACT

We will qualify for the group stages of a European trophy next season.
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whoops did I say that out loud?

If someone comes in for Fraser/Wilson I think Bournemouth could be on the chopping block

16. Burnley
17. Brighton
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18. Man United
19. Sheffield United
20. Norwich

That's my prediction

That's not going to happen Damo!!!!!

Foshiznik has already said where we are finishing. I want to disagree and state that he I think we will finish 5 places higher than that but he has already FACTED it.

People will make predictions on here and few will come true..... FACT

I think we will be fine next season. The players will have a full rest after this season and with no Europa league disturbing pre season I think we will be raring to go. Id fancy our chances finishing above Bournemouth as well.

I know it seems unlikely right now, but "second season syndrome" does have some basis in fact and Wolves could be very vulnerable to it.

I think the bottom line is that whilst SD is in charge we are not likely to go down!

Damo wrote:16. Burnley
17. Brighton
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18. Man United
19. Sheffield United
20. Norwich

That's my prediction

That's ridiculous. What makes you think that we'll finish below Derby County?

If Norwich can keep their side intact and add a goalkeeper, they ought to do a little better than Cardiff this season and are way better than Fulham were.

timshorts wrote:That's ridiculous. What makes you think that we'll finish below Derby County?

If Norwich can keep their side intact and add a goalkeeper, they ought to do a little better than Cardiff this season and are way better than Fulham were.

I think Derby county will finish 7th next season


And just miss out on the playoffs

Vegas Claret wrote:don't kid yourselves, next season will be every bit as tough if not tougher than this for teams like us.

Exactly...we need to recruit well to have a fighting chance imo

Devils_Advocate wrote:5 poorest teams in Division will be us, Brighton and the three promoted teams. There will also be a couple of other teams that struggle like Southampton this season. Success for us is keeping the three promoted teams and Brighton below us and doing better than one of the teams that struggle

Progression for me is being able to play a less restrictive style of football and having a good go at the cups without struggling to keep 4 or 5 teams below us

Careful, sounds like you must be mellowing. At least you didn't say that we'd be the poorest of the 5 poorest teams!

Devils_Advocate wrote:Bournemouth will finish higher that Burnley FACT

Yet another less than positive post from DA - FACT

Vegas Claret wrote:don't kid yourselves, next season will be every bit as tough if not tougher than this for teams like us.

I'll give you my analysis after a couple of weeks into the season as to where we will finish!

Spijed wrote:I'll give you my analysis after a couple of weeks into the season as to where we will finish!

good man

I am uncertain, for which Euro trophy, we will qualify.

Bournemouth, stupidly in my view, get called out every season as relegation fodder. They’ll be fine again next season.

The day I go into a season thinking that promising signs are measured by how poor other teams may be, and if we can just finish outside the relegation zone, is the day I pack it all in.

DCWat wrote:Bournemouth, stupidly in my view, get called out every season as relegation fodder. They’ll be fine again next season.

This, they recruit well and new players always step up to the plate when called upon. Even If Frazer/Wilson go it will just become Brooks/King etc

edison wrote:Only counts if you use block caps. FACT

Bugger.

Foshiznik wrote:Bugger.

That mean he's a big BUGGER

To rely on the vagaries of others in the Prem is totally unreliable.

The only way to stay up is to batter as many teams as we can home and away whoever they might be.

UTC.

If all of the above fail to deliver, we could always try some of dem Vodoo Spells Mama is selling.

We can only get better on the shots faced and shots taken count. We finished highest and lowest respectively.

A beast of a central midfielder will sort it.

CombatClaret wrote:This, they recruit well and new players always step up to the plate when called upon. Even If Frazer/Wilson go it will just become Brooks/King etc

I don't think our Eddie recruits that well, for every Brooks you have a Solanki, over reliance on players that have been there for years and are coming to the end of their careers.
I can see someone going for Brooks, Wilson, Ake and a keeper crisis, I can see them struggling.

Shore claret wrote:I don't think our Eddie recruits that well, for every Brooks you have a Solanki, over reliance on players that have been there for years and are coming to the end of their careers.
I can see someone going for Brooks, Wilson, Ake and a keeper crisis, I can see them struggling.

Solanki has only been there 6 months and has had injury's. How many games did the likes of Tarks, Ward, Westwood and Taylor make for in their first 6 months or even 12 months for us cos im pretty sure we don't criticise these signings as bad ones?

Devils_Advocate wrote:Solanki has only been there 6 months and has had injury's. How many games did the likes of Tarks, Ward, Westwood and Taylor make for in their first 6 months or even 12 months for us cos im pretty sure we don't criticise these signings as bad ones?

I very rarely criticise players until they have a good run in the team, all the players you've mentioned have played extremely well when they have got a foothold in the team, can you give a reason not to criticse solanki, not done well anywhere, not justified any move he has had, just because your in a top youth team it doesn't make you a good player.

Shore claret wrote:I don't think our Eddie recruits that well, for every Brooks you have a Solanki, over reliance on players that have been there for years and are coming to the end of their careers.
I can see someone going for Brooks, Wilson, Ake and a keeper crisis, I can see them struggling.

If they sell Brooks, Wilson and Ake they're going to have well over a hundred million to spend which would probably help them for the next season (with the obvious Fulham caveat).

Bournemouth's young keepers looks good though.

aggi wrote:If they sell Brooks, Wilson and Ake they're going to have well over a hundred million to spend which would probably help them for the next season (with the obvious Fulham caveat).

As you've said 100 million can be spectacularly wasted.

Shore claret wrote:I very rarely criticise players until they have a good run in the team, all the players you've mentioned have played extremely well when they have got a foothold in the team, can you give a reason not to criticse solanki, not done well anywhere, not justified any move he has had, just because your in a top youth team it doesn't make you a good player.

I think 6 months is a little to early to call him a flop and I gave you some really good examples of Burnley players you would be labelling a flop sticking by your same logic.

Bournemouth have some great strikers and attacking players so new signings will need to bide their time. Burnley are very much like that for defenders where we have seen Keane, Ward, Tarks, Taylor and currently Gibson all need to be patient cos its a squad game and if the first team are playing well then its tough luck