rubberman Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 ^ that's the spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 14 minutes ago, rubberman said: I don't think I can handle the wave of optimism. 1 or 2 of our new signings won't be great. We will have injuries and suspensions. There's ACON - more injury possibilities. Expectations are so high that it will transmit tension into the team, we'll tie up in games and drop points. It's a long season and will be tough. There's ample opportunity for us to screw this up. Id rather go in with the mentality that the players are good enough to beat any team in thia division ahead of expecting your team to loae every week. Worked so well last season that logic If we believe in them,they will too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 My heart says top 3, my head says mid table. Too much players and Staff all at once. Need alot of time to gel i think, we gotta be abit patient here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I think it might take a little while for the team to gel so we may miss out on automatic promotion although I wouldn't rule it out but probably top 6 and playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 1, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2016 Yup we've changed so much In our team I can see it taking til Xmas to start gelling and getting the winning feeling within the squad. Perosnally, I think we'll go up next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I went with playoffs. The team is definitely good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 1st or 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 If we play like we did in the first half at Wednesday or the second half at Bristol City then it is going to be a long, hard season. If we play like we did for the first 60 versus Huddersfield or the Rotherham game then we could well get a play off spot. So I think it is going to be a top 10 and another season in the football league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Right, decided to be positive after all the years of being down trodden. The owner has stood up to be counted, we have the players and now we just need them to deliver. I have picked Runners Up. We have a great chance now, settle the team over the coming weeks, gel them together and let's smash this league in the final three quarters of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I voted play-offs. Minimum expectations really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) I think we are one or two bad injuries away from being relegation candidates. I also think that if we stay injury free and the players play to standards and the manager makes smart decisions and we sign two strikers in January, we can make the playoffs. After so many years of mediocrity and worse, this season is going to be so much **** fun. UTV Edited September 2, 2016 by maqroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, nick76 said: Right, decided to be positive after all the years of being down trodden. The owner has stood up to be counted, we have the players and now we just need them to deliver. I have picked Runners Up. We have a great chance now, settle the team over the coming weeks, gel them together and let's smash this league in the final three quarters of the season. right on, let's enjoy this season, and be forgiving of the occasional lapse. These players know they are under pressure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 17 hours ago, ferguson1 said: Has to be a top six finish now, otherwise it would be considered a failure. This squad should be good enough. One or two more players in January and then push on to a strong finish. My only concern now is will the derbies hinder us? That's the grand total of 4 games this season. I don't class games v Burton, Forest and Derby as "derbies." Local games yes in which if you go to the away game it's novel to be home for tea but never has the feeling and intensity of playing SHA. It's like playing Stoke in the premier league. Nobody ever hyped that up to be a derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 11 hours ago, villalad21 said: My heart says top 3, my head says mid table. Too much players and Staff all at once. Need alot of time to gel i think, we gotta be abit patient here. Xia won't be........imo. He isn't spending 50m just to finish mid table every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 27 minutes ago, VillaChris said: That's the grand total of 4 games this season. I don't class games v Burton, Forest and Derby as "derbies." Local games yes in which if you go to the away game it's novel to be home for tea but never has the feeling and intensity of playing SHA. It's like playing Stoke in the premier league. Nobody ever hyped that up to be a derby. From VP: Coventry felt like a derby, but while Burton is a similar distance, there's no historical rivalry. As you say, Stoke was never a real rivalry and Derby are equally far. Forest are miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2016 Forest is an interesting one for me. Even though they are geographically far away for what should be a derby*, I think it is a derby nonetheless. Not because we're both Midlands, but because we're probably the 2 most recently historically significant clubs in the region, making it a kind of a clash of ye olde titans. Perhaps less a hatred though, and more a mutual respect thing, I dunno. I certainly respect Forest a damn sight more than I do pretty much everyone else on that list (bar us ). *A derby is not exclusively down to distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 Midtable, perhaps playoffs, but I don't see a promotion. This squad is still weak and there's a severe drop off in quality when we turn to the bench (or even before that in the centre of midfield where we are weak IMO still). We'll batter a few sides and but we won't win enough to really gun for the top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Top 10 - hopefully playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 If we only finish 8th-12th given the investment in the squad it should be considered an utter failure at this point and the manager should and will lose his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, BOF said: Forest is an interesting one for me. Even though they are geographically far away for what should be a derby*, I think it is a derby nonetheless. Not because we're both Midlands, but because we're probably the 2 most recently historically significant clubs in the region, making it a kind of a clash of ye olde titans. Perhaps less a hatred though, and more a mutual respect thing, I dunno. I certainly respect Forest a damn sight more than I do pretty much everyone else on that list (bar us ). *A derby is not exclusively down to distance. Forest is not a derby. Never has been and never will be. Clash of the titans maybe, but you could say the same about Leeds. Blues and Wolves. Even Wolves is a bit 'eh'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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