Straight back up for Burnley, without any doubts.

[fidelcastro]

Probably one of those seasons when we will be able to enjoy the matches knowing promotion is guaranteed.
Scot Parker appears to be very relaxed, I just get that impression this will be a strong season for the club.
Preferable to the dark days last season in the Premier league.
Might even set a record for points this time .
No doubts about it in my mind.

Arrogance beyond belief.

[Bin Ont Turf]

Always start a season as a Burnley fan with pessimism (but don't shove it onto others).

The only way is up.

[Ric_C]

My mate who is a Boro fan hates Wilder with a passion

[Wile E Coyote]

Arrogance beyond belief.

you need a new dictionary if you think my post can in any shape or form be deemed as arrogant.
There are courses you can attend to prove this.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Won’t be as straight forward as some are making out.

[fidelcastro]

you need a new dictionary if you think my post can in any shape or form be deemed as arrogant.
There are courses you can attend to prove this.

You really are the resident loon on here.

Stating that promotion is guaranteed is basically the definition of arrogant.

[Clive 1960]

I'm hoping at the very least we will be in the top 6 but it depends on who stays..

[Wile E Coyote]

I rarely post thesedays, I did tonight, and find there is a problem with a few on here that just seek confrontation and seem drawn to rudeness. Everyone else took it for a lighthearted , optimistic post, but you and a few others are unable to take things in that manner, and have to include your mundane criticisms, I genuinely pity you and your frosty outlook. please seek help.You actually bore me to tears.

[fidelcastro]

I rarely post thesedays, I did tonight, and find there is a problem with a few on here that just seek confrontation and seem drawn to rudeness. Everyone else took it for a lighthearted , optimistic post, but you and a few others are unable to take things in that manner, and have to include your mundane criticisms, I genuinely pity you and your frosty outlook. please seek help.You actually bore me to tears.

[Wokingclaret]

We need to get the squad number down asap.

Not sell to many of the prised assets

Then the remaining players have to buy in to parker plans:

Only then will I think promotion is on

[dsr]

you need a new dictionary if you think my post can in any shape or form be deemed as arrogant.
There are courses you can attend to prove this.

Meriem Webster defines arrogance as this: "an attitude of superiority manifested in presumptuous claims or assumptions".

If you wish to claim that your post does not show at attitude of superiority or make presumptuous claims, that's fine, but others will disagree.

Please could you point me in the direction of the courses I could attend to prove this (whatever this may be)?

[Wile E Coyote]

by others, I assume you mean the bovine herd of halfwits that enjoy being illiterate ?
anyway, its a course called basic English for the terminally retarded , it starts at 7-30 at Burnley college. there is a crayon drawn map to poke the dunces in the right direction, give me a call if you're struggling.

[dsr]

I find there is a problem with a few on here that just seek confrontation and seem drawn to rudeness.

by others, I assume you mean the bovine herd of halfwits that enjoy being illiterate ?
anyway, its a course called basic English for the terminally retarded , it starts at 7-30 at Burnley college. there is a crayon drawn map to poke the dunces in the right direction, give me a call if you're struggling.

Does it ever occur to you that you may be part of the problem?

[Vegas Claret]

whatever happens there is zero excuse for us not to be incredibly strong in the Championship. We have an unbelievable squad at this level imho

[AGENT_CLARET]

Bloody hell not bad signings them epically O Hare. Not been keeping up with transfers so didn’t realise. I know the club is in a mess.

O Hare hasn't done anything at all since coming back from his two massive injuries, rumours going around that Hamer is off and that weakens them

[jrgbfc]

We definitely need to start shipping a few out. Hard to keep everybody happy and have any kind of team spirit with such a bloated squad.

[ClaretTony]

so fell out with the owners at Sheff Utd, he fell out with Gibson at Boro, fell out with the owners at Watford - all 3 times complaining and it was everyone else's fault. I'm very pleased we didn't go for him

Wasn’t aware he’d fallen out with Gibson or anyone at Watford.

[taio]

O Hare hasn't done anything at all since coming back from his two massive injuries, rumours going around that Hamer is off and that weakens them

It'll have been a challenge for O'Hare coming back from serious injury but he did very well last season on his return. An excellent signing by them.

[Hipper]

I have doubts similar to some others.

We don't know who will be in the squad.
We don't know if last season's failures will succeed in The Championship. I don't think it's a 'given' that they will.
It can't it be compared to VKs Championship season. We had a complete reset and we were all surprised and pleased with the new style from the first match. That can't be the case this season - we seem to expect it. In any case VK's early results weren't brilliant but that turned out to be both teething troubles and small adjustments as everyone, VK included, learned realities.
Finally, any manager can talk the talk. We don't have an easy start so I'm just going to wait and see.

[RVclaret]

whatever happens there is zero excuse for us not to be incredibly strong in the Championship. We have an unbelievable squad at this level imho

What if the club sell all/most of our best players? Would it still be be an unbelievable squad at this level then?

[ClaretPete001]

What if the club sell all/most of our best players? Would it still be be an unbelievable squad at this level then?

Indeed, the picture is unclear at the moment.

[claretskeith]

I’d settle right now for top six, snap your hand off in fact. I think top ten would also be a good result for SP’s first season.

Got to be on a wind-up. Nobody is that negative.

[claretskeith]

What if the club sell all/most of our best players? Would it still be be an unbelievable squad at this level then?

One would hope that whoever deals with the accounts/numbers is aware that promotion is worth more to us than selling our best players. If they don't know that then we wouldn't deserve to be promoted.

[RVclaret]

One would hope that whoever deals with the accounts/numbers is aware that promotion is worth more to us than selling our best players. If they don't know that then we wouldn't deserve to be promoted.

Agree but forced debt repayments may have something to say about that (admittedly we don’t know exactly what that looks like).

[jedi_master]

Agree but forced debt repayments may have something to say about that (admittedly we don’t know exactly what that looks like).

I’d imagine that £20-25m for Trafford, similar for Odobert, £10-15m for Muric and £10m for Kompany would be sufficient for this year based off our last relegation. It’s all guesswork though as you say but that’s approaching £70m before we look at loaning out/selling the guys who clearly have no future here (Bastien, Churlinov, Egan-Riley etc).

[claretskeith]

Agree but forced debt repayments may have something to say about that (admittedly we don’t know exactly what that looks like).

But surely the lender will likely be aware that promotion gives us a better chance of paying it back quicker.

I wonder if the likes of Chester Perry knows roughly the minimum repayment needed before the window closes.

[CrosspoolClarets]

I’m also fairly confident and more importantly am quite looking forward to it.

Parker has the opposite of VK’s challenge - a bit like pouring all the players into a sieve, giving it a shake, and seeing who are left in it. If we have to let go 10-15 more players, some for dosh, some who ask to go and some he wants to offload, that could bring in a lot of dosh, even the ones going for just a few million each would add to quite a bit.

Cannot rule out Parker deciding a big name striker is needed for £15m-£20m. We have done that in previous promotion seasons (Gray etc) and it would need funding by even more sales. I suspect Parker is making us more defensive so he will want a really good striker to offset that.

But all the other positions we can easily think of a good team including a 1st reserve for each position from players who are likely keen to stay. So that makes me optimistic.

[Since62]

I’m expecting a decent showing and a much more enjoyable season but not assuming anything. A few other clubs will also have high hopes of promotion and the team will have to fight for it. UTC.

[jojomk1]

Lokonga too.

Lokonga has gone on loan to Sevilla

[warksclaret]

We should not underestimate the challenge of promotion-some see it as a given after our 100 plus points in the Championship last time. That time however we had some truly memorable individual performances that won us a number of games. Tella delivered some magical moments like the long goal kick he brought down beautifully at WBA which got us a penalty, his finish at Coventry, plus some of his wonderful strikes. We saw some incredible goals and wizardry from Benson, to a lesser degree from Zarourry. On top of that a couple of game winning goals from Maatsen. Two of these have gone for the other two no guarantee they will regularly feature or indeed recapture that form after being firmly frozen out

[Nonayforever]

One would hope that whoever deals with the accounts/numbers is aware that promotion is worth more to us than selling our best players. If they don't know that then we wouldn't deserve to be promoted.

Agree.
It has to be a combination of balancing the books and planning for the PL.
Surely even AP will realise that.

[Vegas Claret]

What if the club sell all/most of our best players? Would it still be be an unbelievable squad at this level then?

I'd say it's pretty obvious we are talking about the here and now. What happens if we get taken over by the Saudi's, sell all our players and replace them with World class talent ? Hypothetical football scenarios are silly

[Spike]

Sheffield Utd and Luton aren’t going back up
The Jealous Guys from downwind will struggle to stay up
Knobbers will launch their annual fight against promotion
We will go straight back up unless Pace sells players at the last minute with no adequate replacements for that position