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Do you think we'll get anywhere near promotion next season?
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Statto
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Upper mid-table. Look at the teams in this division and you could easily name the top 6 without hesitation. Charlton, Southampton, Norwich, Leeds Uinted, Mk dons abd the loser of the final. Just shows what a tough league its gonna be next season. Ill say 10th or 11th.
Norwich have a rubbish manager as far as i'm concerned and don't see them as a threat.
Southampton start on -10 and have no money.They will be relying alot on kids i believe.
Charlton don't really have a good squad but i expect them to be up there.
Leeds will deffo be a force next season.
As always this league will throw up 1 or 2 suprises.Hopefully us.
As for this league being stronger next season i'm not so sure.MK finished on 85pts and that would of promoted them from this league the last 3-4 seasons.
Teams coming up from league 2 are not stronger or have the backing like MK and Posh did.
I reckon this league will be open next season apart from Leeds who will do a Leicester i feel.
Shinbreath
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We got 6 pts from Millwall and 4 from Leicester last season so if we can keep some kind of consistency against the big guns (I think we are all expecting to do head and shoulders better under RS next season) I cant see why it cant be play-offs minimum next season...
bhaexpress
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how longs a peice of string?? what a pointless thread
Have to agree. (Oh, 'I' before 'E' except after 'C').
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how longs a peice of string?? what a pointless thread
Go and post one of your one word threads if this is boring you
adammicheal
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- Jan 3, 2006
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As i posted on another thread
I think if we keep Murrey and Forster fit and playing we will score lots of goals, but in saying that i think we will need to strengthen elsewhere in the squad/team or we will concede lots of goals as well, but i had high expectations for last season and look what happened, so i will leace my predictions till the season has started
I think if we keep Murrey and Forster fit and playing we will score lots of goals, but in saying that i think we will need to strengthen elsewhere in the squad/team or we will concede lots of goals as well, but i had high expectations for last season and look what happened, so i will leace my predictions till the season has started
how longs a peice of string?? what a pointless thread
I'm 5" 11 - if it helps.
For what its worth, I think it is far too early to guess where we will come next season. After the first day of last season I thought we were going to be near the top of the league. You can never really make any informed guesses until the end of pre-season at the very earliest.
dougdeep
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Automatic promotion with Leeds.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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We have let 14 players go and we haven't replaced any of them yet. We weren't good enough for anything but a relegation scrap this season and as things stand at the moment that is exactly what we'll be having next season. Anyone who is predicting a good season is just a dreamer, until we know who's coming it's just a random guess with no foundation...keep predicting 
Ha ha ha ha, that's the funniest thing I've ever read, honestly, do you seriously think that Leeds will go up?... They are no more than an average run of the mill L1 side these days!!!
Us however, if Slade brings in players that are of the same quality of what he has left after his slashing of the squad then I think we should be comfortably in the top ten, hopefully top 6.
You said the same about Leeds last year....well I bet you would of if you were registered!:lolol
Finchley Seagull
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We have let 14 players go and we haven't replaced any of them yet. We weren't good enough for anything but a relegation scrap this season and as things stand at the moment that is exactly what we'll be having next season. Anyone who is predicting a good season is just a dreamer, until we know who's coming it's just a random guess with no foundation...keep predicting
The other way of looking at it is that a fit Murray, Forster and McNulty would be like signing three new players (I think our best three). Also, we have Harty playing really well, Virgo playing great in his best position and hopefully Dicker signing. None of these happened for most of last season.
Personally, I am torn between upper mid table and play offs but went for upper mid table and hopefully promotion the next year after Falmer. If we can get a new keeper, a left back to cover McNulty, Dicker and a couple of other mdfielders we certainly have a play off squad and hopefully Slade can continue to get the best out of them.
Finchley Seagull
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I agree. Leeds have finally got the right man in Grayson and I think they will go up at the third attempt next year. It wouldn't surprise me to see MK come second too as they have quite a lot of financial backing. I think automatic promotion is out of the question unless we spend a lot of money in the summer.
siclean
ex hollingbury
- Apr 14, 2009
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opps, excuse my spelling, was early in morning !!
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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There are rather too many "Ifs" in your analysis, the biggest, which you left out, is if Slade gets the budget to bring in these quality players we are all taking for granted will be here next season. Keeping an elderly strike force fit is another concern.
If all the above comes about then yes we'll be there or therabouts but I've been an Albion fan too long not to expect a certain number of downsides to balance the up's..such as the potential sale of Murray, the possible non recovery of McNulty to continue as a pro etc as examples.
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siclean
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- Apr 14, 2009
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guess i hit a nerve ? ouch !