thomas Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I expect comfortable survival(10-14) and not a to-the-last-game-scrape for survival(15-17). So I don't expect more than survival but a good kind of survival ... if that makes sense. I consider Sunderland to have survived comfortably this season. Would that be acceptable? Not really, no. I would think we'd be able to put up a double digit gap between ourselves and the strugglers with more than 5 games remaining. For me they've left it late to pull away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brummiemag Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I hope we will play some decent football next season, I don't want us going away from home playing eleven men behind the ball. I expect us to aim for more than survival, we have the core of a good footballing team (Jonas, Colli, Barton, Enrique, Carol), spend £20 million on 3 or 4 quality players and no reason why we can't finish mid table playing decent football along with a good cup run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 It would be wrong to expect less than 4th place, for such a massive club. Someday i hope we can be as big as Watford. Well, that's why we're all on a Watford forum, after all. Man, you should see how shit those things are. Honestly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 At the moment, we're nowhere near good enough to hope for anything more than survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I think it would be wrong to expect anything other than survival for the next 2 seasons9ofcourse that would be if we stay up after the 1st year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 When a club wins promotion to the top-flight survival is usually the be all and end all. Would it be wrong to expect more than just survival next season? Yes, we are fucking shite and full of Championship level players. We have pissed a very poor league. Survival would be an achievement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loven Mag 11 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 steve Claridge (MOTD pundit wanna be) thinks the current squad would finish between 12th and 15th in the PL! i very much doubt that, with our current CM's and lack of PL quality strike force, we would be lucky to avoid a lowest points total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Not wrong at all, based on the crap at the bottom, but if all we achieve is retaining our PL status by the end of next year then we should not be too disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loven Mag 11 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Not wrong at all, based on the crap at the bottom, but if all we achieve is retaining our PL status by the end of next year then we should not be too disappointed. i wouldnt be disappointed at all. infact i would be overwelmed if the current group of players kept us in the prem, even if it was by GD. but we should easily finish around 12th, if we sign some players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 At the moment, we're nowhere near good enough to hope for anything more than survival. This - wait and see what the signings are like before speculating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 There is no way the current squad would finish 12th or even 14th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 There is no way the current squad would finish 12th or even 14th. in the current prem we probably would stay up with the current squad (pompey being awful and points deduction, laws being utterly useless hull west ham not much better) but next season who knows, im seriously wondering now who out of west ham hull would be better for us to stay up and im thinking hull, dowie would then be appointed but with their financial trouble (large wage bill and need for more cash) i find it hard to see them survive another season. I get the feeling bolton next season will badly struggle as coyle attempts to bring free flowing football there-that usually works out badly for a side which is traditionally scrap by whatever means neccesary to survival, wigan won't be terribly safe and unless mcleish spends very large in the summer its hard to see him repeating this seasons achievments. Wolves will have to watch out for 2nd season syndrome (as will birmingham) and if they lose doyle they will struggle badly. Then of course theres us wba and the playoff winners (please be blackpool) there are my predictions for the relegation shootout next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I think we can push for midtable. The 20 million (?) chris will be given is enough for a right back, a dominant dentre midfielder and a striker. With these signings and the usual youngsters/loanees we should have a squad that will keep us up. I reckon that if the attitude is the same next season we should win those hull/stoke/sunland games which are bread and butter to any team looking for survival. YES, but depending on funds given. 100% confidence in Hughton also, have to admit I had my doubts earlier in the season due to his love fest for Smith/butt but now he seems to have got a grip completely..Well done mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Let's look at the teams we will have to beat next year to stay up and to stay in the top half: Birmingham/Stoke/Blackburn/Fulham/Sunderland/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 wolves / Bolton / Wigan /West Ham / West bromich Albion. Come on we can do these teams surely? I left the top eight out as they are much better than these sides... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 We will stay up if Chris gets 20 mill to spend. No doubt about that. New players with right attitude, no big time charlies!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Survival has got to be the main priority but as someone else has said, a la Birmingham, you concentrate on game after game and if we should find ourselves in a healthy position and amass the 40 or so points required THEN you look at more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scottishmag54 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 yes unless we are going to spend 20 million plus in the summer which i doubt we will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Depends who we buy. We've still got the same shocking CM we had last season which got us relegated. Colocinni and co have done well at the back this season, but if say in one game we get battered off Rooney, Drogba or Torres, how long will it be before confidence drops? I would be worried about the effect a few defeats in a row would have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Survival is all I'm interested in next season. I'm not a greedy guts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoU Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I hope for more than survival. I hope for us to survive in a manner in which the general perception of us will be that we are a club with a future in the division. This would lie a solid base upon which we can build the club back up to a good status. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 There's some absolute muck in that league and there's two shite teams from this league coming up with us. Survival is the only realistic expectation as things stand, but we're three significant improvements (to the first XI) from having a semi-decent Premier League side. But they've got to be significant, one in each of the defense, midfield and attack i'd say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 There's some absolute muck in that league and there's two s**** teams from this league coming up with us. Survival is the only realistic expectation as things stand, but we're three significant improvements (to the first XI) from having a semi-decent Premier League side. But they've got to be significant, one in each of the defense, midfield and attack i'd say. quite happy with the defense...at least 2 in midfield and 2 up front says I. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 It would be wrong to expect to not be troubled by the issue of survival, but it wouldn't be wrong to aim to not get dragged into a serious dogfight. As has been mentioned, dare we say, a Sunderland sort of campaign next year, then go from there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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