useless Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 That rather makes my point for me. The championship is a long season, and there are so many games with a lot of teams who are very similar ability wise, that things can change very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 4 hours ago, Zatman said: Boro won their 2nd game of season Burnley lost theirs and drew the other two i think. But they went on a run of like 10-15 games unbeaten. Are we capable of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 2 hours ago, KSV said: Burnley lost theirs and drew the other two i think. But they went on a run of like 10-15 games unbeaten. Are we capable of that? In this league possibly. I mean we just faced a promotion candidate and looked the better team. Yes we lost but my point is many teams in this league are worse than they are. Our biggest issue is fitness as this is a long season but I think we can overcome that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted August 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2016 This looks current again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) so with the transfers we are making (in and out), is it looking more likely that we can get promoted? Also, everyone talking about Newcastle, but what are Norwich up to with their squad? current Betfair odds to win Championship (not that it means anything really): Newcastle - 4.33 Norwich - 4.5 Brighton - 9 Villa - 10 Sheffield Wed - 13 Edited August 15, 2016 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, ender4 said: so with the transfers we are making (in and out), is it looking more likely that we can get promoted? Also, everyone talking about Newcastle, but what are Norwich up to with their squad? Norwich seem about on par with us. They have hammered a team already this season and have played out a close fought match with Sheffield Wednesday. They drew against Wednesday similar to how we would have if the mistake hadn't happened. I think based on the season so far they are our rivals for promotion yet I think we are pulling away from everyone in regards to squad quality, that said we have seemingly tried to buy the league so in reality we should have the strongest squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, ender4 said: so with the transfers we are making (in and out), is it looking more likely that we can get promoted? Also, everyone talking about Newcastle, but what are Norwich up to with their squad? current Betfair odds to win Championship (not that it means anything really): Newcastle - 4.33 Norwich - 4.5 Brighton - 9 Villa - 10 Sheffield Wed - 13 With every player like Jedinak we sign, our chances improve. But what gave me huge hope was Saturday's game - I only saw the extended highlights but we are finally looking balanced, truth be told I didn't really recognise us. Sounds simple but if RDM gets a majority first 11, littered with captains, not tainted by last season, then there is no reason why they can't top the league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 All things considered, with the signing of Chester and with Jedinak almost nailed on, we now have a team ready for promotion. You add the loan of Bamford or similar to that (if it happens) and I would be quite disappointed to not go up this season. Whilst it can be rather judgemental, looking at the team Newcastle have put out the first two games on paper, I would say our first 11 is at a par if not better factoring in those two potential signings. All down to how the team evolves with RDM's vision but I have no qualms with the transfer policy so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted August 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2016 Ultimately with each new signing (and each player leaving) we are getting a better team; no question on that. The more work on the squad done before 1st September the stronger we will be. Early days though and it is a long, gruelling season. Right now we look likely to fighting in the upper echelons of the League with potential of play offs. 1 or 2 more signings in/out and we could really get the promotion drive rolling. It is frustrating the team we are forming now would have been far, far better than last season's and would at the very least have been fighting in the relegation battle rather than being the team that got a kicking every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 3 points off top spot and NUFC in the relegation places. Be nice if this was the case after Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, Jareth said: 3 points off top spot and NUFC in the relegation places. Be nice if this was the case after Christmas. This league is a marathon more so than any other. 4 points from 9 isn't too bad seeing as we played a team who nearly went up last year and given Huddersfield start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 The encouraging thing is that when we seem to click we look a bit unplayable and the points we have lost have been through individual errors with a slice of luck involved. That should even out over the course of the season, but then again, we do seem cursed by the football gods at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 12 minutes ago, jonno_2004 said: The encouraging thing is that when we seem to click we look a bit unplayable and the points we have lost have been through individual errors with a slice of luck involved. That should even out over the course of the season, but then again, we do seem cursed by the football gods at times. we need a wicker man to end our misfortunes. I'll get the bees.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtern8 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 We can't keep saying "they're promotion candidates" though. This applies to about half the division. Oh look, we play Derby on Saturday and guess what they are another "promotion candidate". I think Norwich are quite obviously the best team in the league. Good up top and not bottle jobs like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, Holtern8 said: We can't keep saying "they're promotion candidates" though. This applies to about half the division. Oh look, we play Derby on Saturday and guess what they are another "promotion candidate". I think Norwich are quite obviously the best team in the league. Good up top and not bottle jobs like us. I think it's way to early to state Norwich are best side in league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: I think it's way to early to state Norwich are best side in league its not really, they have bulk of squad that went up last time and players like Hoolahan, Tettey, Brady, Naismith even Jerome are all really comfortable at this level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Just now, Zatman said: its not really, they have bulk of squad that went up last time and players like Hoolahan, Tettey, Brady, Naismith even Jerome are all really comfortable at this level It's three games in, form changes. I actually think Newcastle are best team in the league if going by squads. 10 games will give us a clear picture who is best team in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 6.5% season completion. a solid time as ever to make assertive assessments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2016 Way too soon to panic especially seeing as we are still pretty active in rebuilding the squad. Obviously we need to be nearer a 2 points per game average to win/get automatic promotion. There's over 40 games left though we just need to do enough between now and the transfer window closing to not leave us to much to do to compete at the top end of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm supremely confident we are going to be in the mix. We need 3/4 more signings but I'm equally confident they will come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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