StefanAVFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I don't see how anybody could look at the squad we have and call it weak. for the Championship, it just isn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 17 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: I don't see how anybody could look at the squad we have and call it weak. for the Championship, it just isn't. I don't think that's the only yardstick though, is it? We've still got to get over last years' hangover, possible disruption from certain individuals, a new manager, new coaching team, new ideas to implement. I think we've one of the strongest squads, if not the strongest but there's still a lot to get right before we can be confident of promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Just now, choffer said: I don't think that's the only yardstick though, is it? We've still got to get over last years' hangover, possible disruption from certain individuals, a new manager, new coaching team, new ideas to implement. I think we've one of the strongest squads, if not the strongest but there's still a lot to get right before we can be confident of promotion. Sure, but that wasn't the point I was addressing. I was purely addressing posts that have said 'the squad is weak'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 2, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 Just now, StefanAVFC said: Sure, but that wasn't the point I was addressing. I was purely addressing posts that have said 'the squad is weak'. I did wonder that just as I hit submit and was just going back to see if I could find the offending posts. I don't see how anyone could objectively say we have a weak squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Anything lower than top 6 would be failure IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted September 2, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 Don't see much to be afraid of including Newcastle who have been weakened by the transfer window so when the team gel and it would need to be soon I think we'll be promoted automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 2 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: I don't see how anybody could look at the squad we have and call it weak. for the Championship, it just isn't. I think our squad is probably better than Newcastle's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 21 minutes ago, KJT123 said: I think our squad is probably better than Newcastle's. On paper I think we have the best squad in the league. That said we need to hope that this squad gel into a team otherwise it largely means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2016 That's the thing. Newcastle and Norwich will have probably 2 to 3 months headstart on us. Whether or not we have the best squad in the division, historically, the sides who go straight back up after relegation tend to be the sides who kept their squad together. We haven't done that because we didn't want to keep that squad together. But it does mean that statistically we have a much larger job to do than either of the other relegated sides. We've done right by us, but that doesn't mean we're not up against it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted September 2, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 1. Newcastle 2. Norwich --------------------------- 3. Derby 4. Sheffield Wednesday 5. Brighton 6. Ipswich ---------------------------- 7. Brentford 8. Wolves 9. Cardiff 10. Huddersfield 11. QPR 12. Aston Villa 13. Birmingham City 14.Bristol City 15. Preston 16. Leeds 17. Nottingham Forest 18. Wigan 19. Reading 20. Barnsley 21. Burton ---------------------------------- 22. Blackburn 23. Fulham 24. Rotherham This is a prediction I made at the start of July, since then you are no longer an absolute shambles off the pitch and signed some good players, but there's still evidence of players being mentally weak, so your weakness will be if the other team scores first. I'd now predict 8th place for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2016 Yeah, about Fulham ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) At least we're above the Shitty!! - Birmingham city that is @JamesBCFC Edited September 2, 2016 by Gary Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted September 2, 2016 Visiting Supporter Share Posted September 2, 2016 14 minutes ago, BOF said: Yeah, about Fulham ... Very surprised about Fulham. They were awful last year and if it wasn't for McCormack and Dembele would have been relegated. At the time of the prediction I think Dembele had left and McCormack was about to leave, so I couldn't see how they'd survive. But they've done decent business since, think they will finish bottom half still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 I think Huddersfield have been the most impressive team in the league thus far and we battered them for most of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 i think weve got alot more building to do, so im saying lower half mid table finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 11 minutes ago, AndyBM said: i think weve got alot more building to do, so im saying lower half mid table finish. Buy another team as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, AndyBM said: i think weve got alot more building to do, so im saying lower half mid table finish. You think there are at least 12 squads better than ours? We could conceivably put out a first 11 that cost £70m next weekend and that's without putting a price on Jack Grealish. So either we're in the playoffs, minimum, or we massively **** up this summer. Catastrophically. Edited September 2, 2016 by dont_do_it_doug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 hour ago, AndyBM said: eh? You said we have a lot more building to do. We've just bought 90% of a team, have new management, owner and senior backroom staff. What more building do you expect to be done? Time to gel - sure. Things might not all go smoothly - sure. But what more building do you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I Just hope ppl are patient, even if we finish mid table. We got to give this rebuilding some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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