Forest spent millions and took the hit on ffp, but it was worth it by all accounts. The Leicester fans I work with said they should have done the same, but they have always been cheating bastards.Forest managed to stay up and Brentford and Bournemouth so it can be done / you need to survive year one by getting more points than 3 teams ! Simple’s
We already have it we won the last oneThe M69 cup is ours for the taking next year lads and lasses
Or maybe not, when we pass them on the way up.The M69 cup is ours for the taking next year lads and lasses
Could our kids then play them in next years Checkatrade trophy or whatever it will be called? That would just be delicious wouldn’t it..Or maybe not, when we pass them on the way up.
Someone like ourselves have a chance of staying up. Not a massive chance but...After tonight’s score, looks like the three teams promoted from the Championship last season will be coming straight back down. Does this reflect an ever increasing gulf between the top two divisions which means it’s too big a gap to fill for newly-promoted teams to fill, even with the possible benefit of parachute payments?
The most shocking stat the three promoted sides average points has reduced from 44.3 in 1996/97 to just 22 last season.
Someone like ourselves have a chance of staying up. Not a massive chance but...
We have players on their way up like Rudoni. With our aerial threat we will score goals. Wright would score goals. Lampard has knowledge and contacts.
Our aim would be 17th. But if we didn't make it we would have to continue to strengthen slowly and go again. The money would help.
Ipswich were never going to stay up if we're all being honest. Went up too quickly with some L1 players still in and around their squad. Leicester are in a whole heap of mess atm so that was kind of inevitable!After tonight’s score, looks like the three teams promoted from the Championship last season will be coming straight back down. Does this reflect an ever increasing gulf between the top two divisions which means it’s too big a gap to fill for newly-promoted teams to fill, even with the possible benefit of parachute payments?
Probs should've read this before I repliedSouthampton were doomed from the start Russell Martin was never going to work for a lower level premier league team.
Leicester are in trouble with FFP and couldn't spend anything and will hopefully get a points deduction next year.
Ipswich had a lot of the same players from league 1 and it's probably a step too far for them. I imagine they'll do well next year though.
The teams that do well tend to get recruitment right first year and build out the squad to Mid-Table standards over 3 transfer windows.
you need to survive year one by getting more points than 3 teams ! Simple’s
There were worse players at the start of the prem people like Rennie and Julian Darby come to mind but in the last ten years or so he would be up there as the worst.Faes is probably the worst player I have ever seen in the PL. Our players are not all multimillionaires like Leicester players. They dont even give a shit. Ruud is totally clueless and massively out of his depth.
A total clearout needed including Vardy over the summer. They need younger and hungrier players who give a shit. I would be seroisuly worried in I was a Leicester fan with that team even in the Championship.
They're good enough to get enough points to survive a club like Wolves this season. Then build on it with the next 3 victims to go up.I think Leeds will stop up next year they are a really good strong team.
You need to beat the teams around you and squeeze a couple more.They're good enough to get enough points to survive a club like Wolves this season. Then build on it with the next 3 victims to go up.
Spot on tactics wise - these wanna be Guardiola managers care more about their own image by sticking to a philosophy than surviving. Kompany getting the Bayern job off the back of a rotten season last year won’t have helped this.Last season, the 3 promoted teams from the 23/24 scored the lowest combined points tally since the Prem began and this season’s cohort will probably score lower.
One of the reasons for growing gulf is that tactically, the teams set up to be mini Man City’s in the Championship. They come up, try to play the same way and they’re not good enough and get exposed. Managers like Kompany, Martin and Maresca just aren’t cut out to manage relegation threatened teams.
The parachute payments are uncompetitive and allow teams like Sheff U, Leeds, Leicester (and more) get so bloated and they just dominate the transfer market in the Championship.
My thoughts exactly.I actually think our more pragmatic approach under FL would mean that if we were to go up we have fighting chance to survive with the right investment as FL wouldn’t be opposed to parking the bus and playing counter attack football.
Ipswich went the buying the best of The Championship route. I think its ok to pick up 1 or 2 that way but its clear you need to be a bit smarter with your recruitment than that to have a chance of staying up.Ipswich have spent close to 150mil trying to stay up. They might do well next season but if they don't go straight back up they will be in a world of shit. Their wage bill will be a breach of FFP in Championship. Teams seem to get away with it for a year but after that are fecked.
That's disgusting. Why on earth would you consider working alongside Leicester supporters?Forest spent millions and took the hit on ffp, but it was worth it by all accounts. The Leicester fans I work with said they should have done the same, but they have always been cheating bastards.
Spot on tactics wise - these wanna be Guardiola managers care more about their own image by sticking to a philosophy than surviving. Kompany getting the Bayern job off the back of a rotten season last year won’t have helped this.
I actually think our more pragmatic approach under FL would mean that if we were to go up we have fighting chance to survive with the right investment as FL wouldn’t be opposed to parking the bus and playing counter attack football.
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