tiger76 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:58 pm

So a fortnight tomorrow and the action will begin in earnest, difficult to be sure exactly what sort of campaign awaits us due to all the changes over the summer.

I'm intrigued how we fare, but equally I'm nervous about our fortunes.

Hopes:

Promotion naturally, however I think that might prove a step too far in Kompany's 1st season.
Integrate all these exciting young talents into a cohesive unit.
Play more expansive football to entertain the fans.
Score plenty of goals.
Make TM a fortress again.
Blood some of our development squad in the 1st team.
A cup run or maybe 2 if I'm being greedy.
Beat Rovers twice, that might prove tricky as the gap has definitely narrowed,
Finish above Rovers come May.

Fears:

We fail to gel given the host of changes.
Kompany struggles to adapt to the Championship, and the fans start getting on his and the team's back when we lose a game or two.
Our new signings don't make the desired impact we might have wished for.
Crowds start dwindling away as we flounder in mid-table or worse.
We meekly crash out of both cups at the 1st hurdle.
Rovers beat us twice, as do our other local rivals.
We sell again in January when it's clear promotion is out of reach.
None of our development squad prove capable of even providing bench options.
Pace fires Kompany if things are going pear shaped.
Finish below Rovers come May, and even worse they go up while we remain in the Champ.

As you can see quite a lot of variables on either scenario, and one thing is fairly certain it'll be interesting whichever way it pans out.

I'll just be glad when we can start discussing footy matches again for better or worse.

Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:42 pm

Fears
Asking a fellow fan who that is playing for us.

dandeclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:00 pm

Hopes and Fears....

This Is The Last Time I am going to say this. It's a worry that Everybody's Changing, and really We Might As Well Be Strangers, but as Vinny said, you come into this with Your Eyes Open. The team have looked good in the open training session in the Sunshine, but with significant gaps in the squad She Has No Time to Waste and We Can't Stop Now in working to fill them. I think the Derby games will be amazing, and Turf Moor atmosphere is under rated - it's Somewhere Only We Know how intimidating we can make it.

There will be times when we're under pressure, but I just hope they don't Bend And Break, and struggle against some Untitled team in cup competitions.

Anyway, enough of that, you try and get bloody Bed Shaped into a football conversation about Hopes And Fears.... it's not easy.



** This has only been done for jdrobbo, who is a big fan of the piano led 5 piece from the West Country.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:18 pm

I wouldn't be that nervous if I knew I wouldn't be attending games.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:26 pm

Who says I won't be attending games, I won't get to many due to the travelling involved, but I will get to a few this season when possible.

If I lived nearer and the costs involved weren't so high I'd attend more, but midweek games are out, and there's no guarantee we'll be playing many Saturday 3PM matches, probably because we'll be featured on the box often I suspect.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:30 pm

Apologies. I thought I once read that you'd not actually attended a game for years. Maybe it was someone else.

Good news if you're attending more this season.

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:54 pm

Fears

VK is like Chris Waddle
McNally is like Michael Williams
Eagen-Riley is like Neil Moore
Harewood-Bellis is like Andy Kiwomya
Twine is like Kevin Henderson
Bastien is like Lee Howey
Cullen is like Mark Ford

jdrobbo wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:39 pm

Excellent work Dan!! Love it. Indeed I am. Looking forward to seeing Tom Chaplin in October.

Hopes and Fears is 20 years old next year and something special is being planned!