I did say right after the final that I wished we hadn't got through to it if losing like that were the outcome. As it happens, getting that close has obviously helped us attract higher calibre players for less up front cash because promotion clauses are seen to be worth accepting.
So I'm quite glad to be wrong!
Well for starters I think it's very unlikely that only one relegated club makes the top 6 like last season, all seem in stronger positions. What's clear though is that through the Gyo sale, Wasps bankruptcy, King takeover and a bumper ST sale, the club's in the best health it's been in for several decades.I've got to be honest, I didn't understand a lot of the "we won't get another chance like that again for years" sentiment.
I think players are looking at us now and see a club that was one penalty kick away from the premier league. That final hurt like hell, but other than getting promoted, that was the absolute best way to end a season
I expect one of the relegated clubs to get autos, one will be in and around the play offs (may or may not get top 6), one will be mid table.Well for starters I think it's very unlikely that only one relegated club makes the top 6 like last season, all seem in stronger positions. What's clear though is that through the Gyo sale, Wasps bankruptcy, King takeover and a bumper ST sale, the club's in the best health it's been in for several decades.
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It'll be more won't it, fairly confident Robins mention of Ten was after going to Portugal and possibly also post Labuatiere.Imagine a window where we sign 10 permanent players
Benevolent Brighton I'd say!Like a lot of people I was OK with Gyokeres leaving as long as the money was used to upgrade the quality and quantity of the squad.
It seems like the club are ticking those boxes. Funds well used on the face of it.
Well for starters I think it's very unlikely that only one relegated club makes the top 6 like last season, all seem in stronger positions. What's clear though is that through the Gyo sale, Wasps bankruptcy, King takeover and a bumper ST sale, the club's in the best health it's been in for several decades.
Helped by Sunderland dropping twiceThis gets said every year. Someone did some analysis recently and the average position for a relegated team over the last ten years or something is 8th.
I think we need a first team quality striker and CB. The RWB CAM and CM can be either developmental or loans.
A team ready to go for the next 3 or 4 years
Equally, the last 3 seasons have been convincingly won by a relegated club.This gets said every year. Someone did some analysis recently and the average position for a relegated team over the last ten years or something is 8th.
Equally, the last 3 seasons have been convincingly won by a relegated club.
I’m not suggesting they all will, but the 3 coming down this season are in much stronger shape than their counterparts last season. I do think the league will be generally a higher standard.Yeah, but to imply half the top six will be relegated teams if wrong. It never happens. Every year people say “this is the hardest league”.
I’m not suggesting they all will, but the 3 coming down this season are in much stronger shape than their counterparts last season. I do think the league will be generally a higher standard.
Thankfully so are we
I think burnley looked good , better than the 3 coming down .. one of the best I've seen in this league for years overall ..I’m not suggesting they all will, but the 3 coming down this season are in much stronger shape than their counterparts last season. I do think the league will be generally a higher standard.
Thankfully so are we
I don’t think so. I think it’s a psychological trick, the unknown relegated teams always look strong, the teams you’ve seen close up look weak. Every season since we’ve been up people have been telling us that season was the weakest ever and next year it’s way stronger.
Watford and Norwich both came down having been relegated by a country mile, and both tailed off badly last season.I think burnley looked good , better than the 3 coming down .. one of the best I've seen in this league for years overall ..
The other 2 teams yes I agree
Two traditionally strong Championship teams but I don’t fancy them. Watford are a basket case (to be fair have been for a long time) but finally feel the chopping and changing is going to catch up with them. Norwich seem average.Watford and Norwich both came down having been relegated by a country mile, and both tailed off badly last season.
Time will tell but I think at least 2 of the ones this year should be in contention for the autos.
I see us starting slowly to be honest, but once players get used to each other it should be pretty strong. This is probably the most ‘continental’ our squad has been since the late 90s so will be interesting to see how that goes too.Two traditionally strong Championship teams but I don’t fancy them. Watford are a basket case (to be fair have been for a long time) but finally feel the chopping and changing is going to catch up with them. Norwich seem average.
Genuinely, we will be stronger going into this season than last season and that’s despite losing the best striker in the division.
If we can keep Hamer and continue our exciting recruitment, we’ll comfortably be a playoff team.
Every year people say this will be the strongest ever division but I really don't see it.Watford and Norwich both came down having been relegated by a country mile, and both tailed off badly last season.
Time will tell but I think at least 2 of the ones this year should be in contention for the autos.
Leicester have also lost BarnesEvery year people say this will be the strongest ever division but I really don't see it.
I am reassured that the three that came down all finished below Everton, who were pretty useless.
Southampton were essentially down for most of the second half of the season like Norwich and Watford the year before. Leicester have lost Maddison and Tielemans, who really were he focus of all their play when they were good. Leeds a bit of an unknown quantity this season.
Things take time and unless MR was panicking, which he wasn’t, there wasn’t really anything to worry about.The doom and gloom over no signings from a few weeks back feels very much like a distant memory, actually laughable.
I don’t know the rules on ffp, but was talking to a chap the other week who told me the Gyokeres money about 20odd million can all be used to buy players as it is classed as income had he stayed we couldn’t have spent the same 20mill on players even if DK had gave us the money out of his back pocket so to speak something to do with income and ffp, perhaps someone can enlighten on that ruling.
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