What league position do you consider 'par' for the Albion this season?

[Bozza]

Given our squad, where do you think the Albion should be finishing in the Championship this season?

 

[brakespear]

Top eight

 

[Napper]

Considering last year and improvement made. Par would be 4th

 

[Nathan]

Better than last year, so 7th - 9th would be alright.

 

[El Presidente]

Our squad is better, so is that of our competitors, it's just in or just out of play-offs for me.

 

[MattBackHome]

Better than last year, so 7th - 9th would be alright.

This.

it's natural to be frustrated by that because it's just outside the playoffs, and what you're missing out on is more evident than your improvement from last year. That's one reason that everyone is getting so hysterical about how useless Gus is.

 

[Giraffe]

Somewhere between fourth and eighth for me, but voted 3rd-6th.

 

[pasty]

Not good enough for top 2, but would be disappointed with anything lower than 10th. If we make the play-offs naturally I'll be happy, but won't be massively surprised/disappointed if we don't.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

7th-9th - anything higher than last season is good enough, but the higher we are, the more happier id be.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

With the players we have PO spot minimum.

 

[scooter1]

With the players we have PO spot minimum.

Agree with this

 

[Acker79]

I think it might be easy to look above us and think there's fewer than 6 teams with better squads, but I think we also have to look below us to the likes of Birmingham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Leeds and Wolves. I'm not saying they're all better/more experienced than us, but squads that are performing below their par are often overlooked.

For me, the lack of experience together, we are probably par 7-9th. Next season when Ulloa has settled in, orlandi and lopez becoming permanent fixtures, maybe with upson settled in we could argue for the play off spots.

 

[banjo]

Just missing out.

 

[Seagulltonian]

Play-offs hopefully, so the Albion roller-coaster ride can continue

 

[Randsta]

Will be gutted to just miss out but think that's what we will get and will be a fair result!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Should be right in the mix given the squad we have but fear we will wimp out because we don't go for the jugular enough. 5 wins in 20 says it all.

 

[Grombleton]

Would love us to break the top 6, but as long as we're top 10 then we can begin to banish the 'punching above our weight' tag and become an established Championship club.

 

[Rugrat]

Just missing is fine, albeit disappointing. Next year will be different though, not only the 1st season intimidation/uncertainty gone but we'll have a full squad built for the Championsip. Play Offs at a minimum (gulps!)

 

[pasty]

Next year will be different though, not only the 1st season intimidation/uncertainty gone but we'll have a full squad built for the Championsip. Play Offs at a minimum (gulps!)

Definitely agree with that bit. If we don't make it this season, I think next season I would expect top 6 minimum.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

If the season was to start over again with this squad playoff's or major disappointment. From here on, in anything inside top 10 but still with a sense that what could/should have been.