Delphinho123

Let’s see at the end of the season. Happy to be wrong.

Wolves are better than us.

Let’s see who’s right in a few weeks time. We could easily have lost the Spurs game as we were poor first half and we weren’t unlucky to lose today, they were just better than us. We haven’t been decent in every game either. We were poor against Wolves, Leeds and Leicester. Without question.

Leicester will finish above us, as will Wolves and maybe Palace. I can see another 14th place finish. Had Emery been in charge from the start of the season, I think we could have pushed towards a 10th/11th place finish. But that’s your lot. Our players aren’t good enough to finish higher.

And we could feasibly get 3. How did we get on against Bournemouth, Leeds, Leicester and West Ham this season? We’re a below average PL team and a bad run of luck/form could see us in a bit of trouble.

He’s faster than Buendia.

I lost you at ‘blistering’

You’ve joined the dark side. It’s a slippery slope.

I just want to see a lineup without Buendia and Bailey in it.

Can’t see anything but a loss here.

Looks a bit passive to me. Clearly got some talent but not sure it’s enough to make it here. Will probably have a good career as a championship footballer.

Really good player. Glad he’s staying longer.

Never forget.

Right now. Trezeguet > Bailey. And I thought Trezeguet was an awful footballer.

You mention quality? What quality? The same quality that’s seen us finish 11th, 14th and 17th since promotion back to this division? And that was with one of the best players in the world in our side. The aim can be whatever you want it to be in your head but you’re in dreamland if you think this squad is going to finish in the top 10 even with Emery in charge who I agree, seems to be a very good manager. Prepare to be appalled. Your comments around fans being unambitious and accepting of mediocrity is just bizarre. Some are just realistic and understand we need at least 2/3 better players to challenge the top 8/10. Don’t confuse pessimism with realism. We’ve wasted millions in wages and fees on several players over the last couple of years. Bailey, Buendia, Coutinho, Digne. None of those 4 have consistently shown anywhere near enough quality to finish any higher than 10th and that’s £105m in transfer fees along with close to £400k a week in wages. 2 of those can’t currently get in the side and all 4 shouldn’t start in our best XI (in my opinion). We’ve got it wrong on the field since Grealish left. Kamara aside, we’ve not really improved at all. I’m convinced Emery will do well here but he isn’t going to turn this squad of players into a top half team. We need a massive clear out in the Summer and to bring in at least 4 new starters. There is also a strong chance we’ll lose Martinez too, so it really is going to be a pivotal Summer window.

We can just as easily go on a run of losses. That’s the kind of team we are. When Gerard left, or certainly towards the end of his tenure, I’d have snapped your hand off for 17th. We’re a 10th-14th placed team in terms of ability but a bad run of luck can always see you dragged into it. I also think we’re a little fragile mentally as a squad. We need to focus on getting to 40 points.

They were. Towards the end, he couldn’t even get in their side and now he’s stuck plying his trade in Turkey and will probably go back there again next season. Lyon fans wanted him gone just like our club wanted him gone and paid for the privilege. He’ll be toast at the end of this campaign. On a similar level to Trezeguet and El Ghazi - not good enough.

Here-in lies why nobody can truly walk away. Nail. Head.

I’ll never ignore those hopeful punts across field of our own throw-ins. That was my favourite part of his game.

Lyon fans were right. I was wrong about Bentancur. That said. He’s out for a while. Useless crock.

McGinn or Coutinho should come in for Buendia and Duran should come in for Bailey

The further away from our starting XI he is, the better.

I read somewhere that it’s incredibly difficult to drown yourself when you have the ability to breathe if you can/want. Human instinct will always take over for breathe. Not sure if true.

Does anybody think at some stage that we’ll look for further investment from a Middle Eastern consortium? I know Nas and Wes have tonnes of money, but the yanks also seem like they’ve seen English football as a cash cow they can milk while the going is good. Could Wes maybe look to sell his stake at some point? He’d make an incredible profit if he were to do so. Just a thought. Maybe they’d both like to stay and bring in a third party to further boost cash flow. V sports would be incredibly attractive, especially as we’re about to buy a big stake in Vitoria and also probably starting the Vegas Villans. Any Middle Eastern consortium would be getting a lot of bang for their buck!