We'll see, as always I would be delighted to be proved wrong, all I am saying is that I would take a 21st place finish but apparently that is a some kind of crime on here. If our players are so amazing why did none of them leave in January? I do know a lot about football and have seen this team many many times, my opinion differing from yours with regards to how we'll get on next season has nothing to do with that.
I'm not knocking the players, as you're surely too intelligent to realize (if not you are being overtly cynical which is beneath you) I'm simply pointing out that many of them are making a step up to the championship and they may not be able to cope.
There are players in the championship like Helder Costa who cost 13 million and play for lowly Wolves who score 35 yard screamers, have we got something to match that? Will Evans, Sharp Clarke etc score enough goals? Will Moore cope being under so much more pressure? And the full backs?
You're saying because we play a certain style we'll be fine. That's naive beyond parody
Anyone would take 21st place, but to suggest that as in some way saying you expect a long hard season and relegation struggle is unfounded.
Stating you have seen this side many times and know football looks silly when you then talk about an individual that cost 13million and wondering if some of our players will cope!
Of course they will cope, this fabled gap or "step up" is only a problem if the players lack ability and have relied on brawn and set pieces to score goals.
Several members of this squad have played there before and are merely returning to that division. Others have shown the necessary skills to be successful there too.
As for Wolves signing £13m Costa....good for them. Doesn't make him better than anyone else because some silly feckers paid over the odds for him. Jordan fucking Rhodes cost £10m and he's bang average. This isn't a football manager game, magical numbers aren't put against a player and a price put on them accordingly. There are many many players who move from lower league clubs up and do it with a club they have got promoted.
As for screamers....I wonder how far out Sharp was against Shrewsbury? That strike by Lafferty wasn't shabby against Rochdale....
Quite simply it's about more than players. We have bought expensive championship and premier league players in league one and they were shit. It's about the manager, and the players giving their all week in week out for him. Luckily, many of those players are already quite talented too.
Of our best side last season....Moore, Freeman, Lafferty, OConnell, Coutts, Sharp, Clarke, Duffy, Basham have all played Championship football or higher.
Fleck played in the Scottish Premier and the champions league for Rangers as a kid!!!
So tell me, why are these lads going to have a problem with this non step up?
