Thought I'd get this started as my club have seemingly decided to wave the white flag before the season begins. Who's joining us?
Blades look toast already and the season's not even started. I really do think they could yet break Derby's record, or come close to it based on their willingness to weaken their promotion squad rather than strengthen it. Otherwise Luton will give it a good go particularly at home, but will ultimately come up short and then it's one from Everton, Forest, Bournemouth and Wolves. I can't see anyone else getting dragged into it unless someone does a Leicester (the 2022/23 version, not the 2015/16 version).
I think Bournemouth will be fine. Made some good signings IMO. I think Fulham could be in trouble. Already lost Solomon, might lose Mitro, relying on Willian being as good again when another year older. Still got Palinha who is a beast if they sell him I think they’ll be in real trouble without some good signings.
Holding fire on what we do before I decide we will be heavily involved on this thread. If the window closed now I'd say we'd be near certainties for the drop alongside Luton and Sheffield but I think we will hopefully do some decent business
it's an interesting bottom half right now. promoted 3 Sheffield utd burnely Luton last year's promoted sides forest Fulham Bournemouth perennial just do enough clubs palace Everton West ham wolves I find it encouraging that two clubs have jumped up the list with villa, Brighton and Brentford and prove what can be done it's going to be a long year for some clubs.
I don’t think we’ll be involved in here, but Raya and Toney were our two best players, and whenever Raya was out our form plummeted. If we hit a bad patch of form we could definitely fall into this.
Luton’s home form on their subbuteo sized pitch will be key to them staying up. Can’t see them earning more than ten points away from the Kennel.
It's about gaining early confidence for the lower teams. There is always going to be a period during the season when you go on a slump, but you have to get out of that quick and don't spiral. Our early fixtures are going to be tough for Fulham, Away at Man City Arsenal & Everton, with Brentford at Home before the International break could see us struggle early. My Mantra each season is do well in the home games and don't drop too many points against your relegation rivals while picking up away points against them, that should be a recipe for staying up.
very hard to make a case for Sheffield United, no doubt they'll beat us on the opening day, but it's just hard to see them finishing anywhere other than dead last. Luton as well just seem very likely to come up short. Third spot could be one of quite a few teams, Forest is my first thought, but feels quite hard to predict that one.
Wouldn't count us out of this either if we don't sign a couple of wingers and a full back. Can't go too long into the season with Schlupp/Ayew and Ward/Clyne as winger and right back starters.
I wasn't even remotely worried about relegation but I am now. The squad is more than good enough to compete in this division but as we saw with Bruno Lage, bad managers drag players down to their level. Sent from my moto e30 using Tapatalk
If you do go GON, I wouldn't say he's bad necessarily. I would ask / question whether the squad was right for him? Here he picked up a technically limited but hard working group who had a point to prove. Got them well drilled and motivated in a deep defensive shape and pinched the odd goal on the counter. Well, you saw at Molineux, that was archetypal O'Neil. A handful of those 1-0s is how we stayed up. So it entirely depends whether that fits, or not.
