Bloom wants automatic promotion next season

[sir albion]

Christ where is the ambition amongst people on here

Of cause we can go up next season and have a quality squad for the championship

Bloom is very ambitious and its ashame many of our fans are not

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Who was the last boss we had who had won the FA Cup and played in the Champions League?

Not important - good players don't tend to make great managers, but I get your point. I just hope GP bucks the trend BIGtime.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Not important - good players don't tend to make great managers, but I get your point. I just hope GP bucks the trend BIGtime.

But players do need to have respect for their manager. With greats like Clough and Shankly they built up respect through years of hard work and success in management HOWEVER Gus is right at the beginning of his career so he can't point to any past managerial success. He can however point to all his medals from his playing days and you can't argue with that.

 

[Don Quixote]

It was too ambitious for us to believe we were better than mid table with Micky the greatest ever manager Adams. What has changed?

 

[brakespear]

The Truth

This squid KNOWS

 

[Screaming J]

I am sure he does; bless his little poker playing socks.

But so - presumably - will 23 other Club Owners in Div 1 next season.

I'm all for aspirational targets; but if Gus finishes third and then narrowly fails in the play offs, should he get the boot?

I bloody hope not!

 

[Worthai Seagull]

Whilst I applaud Mr Bloom's ballsy ambition, I wonder whether making such a public statement adds unnecessary pressure on the management, players and himself? (As well as giving supporters, what may prove to be, over-inflated expectations)
Automatic promotion would be fabulous, but finishing 3rd to 6th would also be a commendable achievement based on the shite that we've seen over the last few years - yet would be seen as failure based on the goals that have been set.

Let's hope he doesn't have a Rafa-esque inability to keep his optimistic predictions to
himself.... unless of course, they all prove to be spot on

No pressure on Gus...its what he wants and expects as well. It will put pressure on players,for sure...but maybe thats just whats needed !

 

[Whitterz]

Bloom knows the score. You dont earn all them millions without having a serious brain in your head.

 

[dannyboy]

At SOL, our new chairmen stated he wanted promotion next season and there would be a budget to do it.

He then said that once in the Championship there would be a top six budget for the Championship. So there may be a bit of a mix with a couple of players on shorter deals to get out of this division, but I imagine the majority would be signed with playing in the Championship in mind.

i hadnt heard this , and no one seems to have picked up on it on this thread. if thats true that will be a huge budget . exciting times ahead . i just hope its sustainable

 

[Working class pride]

If the Chairman pays for a top side then he expects a top side.

 

[Rowdey]

i hadnt heard this , and no one seems to have picked up on it on this thread. if thats true that will be a huge budget . exciting times ahead . i just hope its sustainable

Good point - Feasibly, what numbers could this be...20m to get out of the Champ ?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Good point - Feasibly, what numbers could this be...20m to get out of the Champ ?

It will take less now than it did and as more clubs find their past excesses coming home to roost, we may find one or two other obsrtacles removed from our path as well.

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

At the end of the day if the players feel it is too much pressure they should pack their bags & f*** off to Crystal Palarse. It's what they are paid to do for Christs sake. Anyone who can't cut it will be gone & those who play for Gus, Tony & us the supporters will have to have ambition to match the clubs. End of.

 

[Aristotle]

At the end of the day if the players feel it is too much pressure they should pack their bags & f*** off to Crystal Palarse. It's what they are paid to do for Christs sake. Anyone who can't cut it will be gone & those who play for Gus, Tony & us the supporters will have to have ambition to match the clubs. End of.

True. Also, there are different kinds of pressure. To set high expectations in a supportive environment that helps the players achieve what's asked of them is good management and what is required to achieve success. To demand that the team never loses at a club with a dodgy chairman and angry intolerant fans is a recipe for disaster... *cough*... *Leeds*

So setting expectations high is not a problem if everyone then plays their part in the right way, from the Chairman down. From what I can see this is happening. Therefore it is a good thing.

 

[Waynflete]

Thought this was worth a bounce, considering many people's doubts about whether going up this season would be a good thing... Some people had the same doubts a couple of years ago about going into the Championship...

 

[trueblue]

True. Also, there are different kinds of pressure. To set high expectations in a supportive environment that helps the players achieve what's asked of them is good management and what is required to achieve success. To demand that the team never loses at a club with a dodgy chairman and angry intolerant fans is a recipe for disaster... *cough*... *Leeds*

So setting expectations high is not a problem if everyone then plays their part in the right way, from the Chairman down. From what I can see this is happening. Therefore it is a good thing.

Agreed. I don't think it puts undue pressure on Gus because Bloom is an Albion fan and football man who will judge him fairly and understands how much he's already achieved for the club.

Seems to me that it's more likely a shrewd move to put the message out there that this is a club with major ambitions which should help Gus in the summer transfer market and shift some more season tickets. Whereas we spent last season looking for players who could succeed at Championship level, I get the feeling this year we'll be looking for some proven Premier League quality - especially with several thousand extra seats to fill.