A club of our stature has no right to be competing against oil states and going toe-to-toe with the dozen clubs or so who have hoovered up 90% of domestic trophies English football has ever offered between them - never mind topping a Europa group containing two clubs that have won the biggest European trophy available 4 times between them.
So against that background and a crippling injury list, we've had a great season so far. Into the last 16 in Europe, top 8 in the league and still very much in the mix for top 4/5.
I give it an 8 - one point point dropped for not having kept a league clean sheet and one for not quite reaching last season's heights in the league. But still, it's been outstanding.
So against that background and a crippling injury list, we've had a great season so far. Into the last 16 in Europe, top 8 in the league and still very much in the mix for top 4/5.
I give it an 8 - one point point dropped for not having kept a league clean sheet and one for not quite reaching last season's heights in the league. But still, it's been outstanding.