Lowering of expectations needed

[CarlMcBlade]

What makes you think Selles and his staff don’t have a personal touch with players?

Nothing at all. But I do know Wilder liked to lean into his transfer dealings…Don’t know how Selles operates.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Nothing at all. But I do know Wilder liked to lean into his transfer dealings…Don’t know how Selles operates.

No, we don’t. So we don’t know if we’re going to miss anything greatly.

 

[chesblade]

We're actually in a much better position.

1) Takeover completed. No two lists. No missing out on new players and renewals due to not knowing who owns us.

2) Unlikely to go into season massively short on numbers/ basic fitness like last season

3) Cooper, Seriki, Peck, Burrows, Campbell, Moore, Cannon, McCallum, O'Hare in situ and bedded in/developed.

4) Arblaster and T Davies likely to play a bigger part

5) The massive opportunity of a second summer window to build on all the above. No relying on a massive influx of Jan loan signings with all the associated risks of buying in that unfavorable window. If we can finish third with one summer window the expectation is to improve after another

6) Fitness/injury concerns unlikely to be as big an issue due to bigger squad size and having players in situ.

7) Much weaker competition at the top of the league.

The notion that we have a last parachute year with no expectation of automatic seems fanciful. The owner's stated goal is promotion and consolidation. This season is logically the best chance

The above could change if the owner's take a wrecking ball to the squad selling all our best players without adequately replacing them. I don't see it.

Don't think competition at top of the league is going to be much weaker

 

[Champagneblade]

"Keeping your council" apart from everything you wrote in your post?

I’m holding off on telling you they’re making a balls of it, whilst sowing the seeds of telling you they’re making a balls of it, whilst not actually saying it aloud.

 

[programmechap]

I'm sorry. We just missed out on promotion last season and sacked the manager who got us there. What's the point of doing that unless we expect the new bloke to get promotion?

 

[AWetFlannel]

I'm sorry. We just missed out on promotion last season and sacked the manager who got us there. What's the point of doing that unless we expect the new bloke to get promotion?

To transition to a new style/way of running the club in line with the new owners' philosophy.

Although this may be the case, I'm also certain they'll have set the target for promotion for 100 different reasons, some of which have been stated already.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I'm also certain they'll have set the target for promotion for 100 different reasons, some of which have been stated already.

Please could you produce two charts, one setting out the reasons that haven’t already been stated and the other those that have. It will need to total exactly 100. Thanks

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Its quite simple. Its promotion or your sacked.

Why is it?

 

[GeorgeDonis1889]

Why is it?

You know this. Come on. Take a guess.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Transition!

 

[Seth Rollins]

Why is it?

Would’ve thought that’s fairly obvious.

 

[Frank the tank]

I'm sorry. We just missed out on promotion last season and sacked the manager who got us there. What's the point of doing that unless we expect the new bloke to get promotion?

Can't believe it's July and you still have to have this explained to you

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Would’ve thought that’s fairly obvious.

No it's not, which is why I'm asking.

 

[Seth Rollins]

No it's not, which is why I'm asking.

Wilder failed to get promoted - got sacked. Selles fails to get promotion - will get sacked.

I cant really spell that out any clearer.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Wilder failed to get promoted - got sacked. Selles fails to get promotion - will get sacked.

I cant really spell that out any clearer.

Do you genuinely believe that's the main reason that Wilder got sacked?

 

[Seth Rollins]

Do you genuinely believe that's the main reason that Wilder got sacked?

Yes. Yes I do.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Yes. Yes I do.

We'll leave it at that then.

 

[I should coco]

Mid table is fine, because at least we'll have a plan B and the football won't be turgid.

Is that a fact?

I'm surprised that RS's number is already posting on here, but at least we know now, how great we will be to watch.