Napier's Knee
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We're dark horses..........
http://www.theguardian.com/football...14/aug/07/championship-2014-15-season-preview
http://www.theguardian.com/football...14/aug/07/championship-2014-15-season-preview
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Horses Arse
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Dark horses for mid table I would have thought. No way will we be competing near the top six unless we have a stonking end to the transfer window.
could do if we have no injuries or suspensions
OzMike
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I have absolutely no idea what to expect this season.
I hope we don't end up at the end of the season ruing the 2 or 3 points that we needed for promotion because of fielding sides in August that were dictated by not having a more in depth squad.
I hope we don't end up at the end of the season ruing the 2 or 3 points that we needed for promotion because of fielding sides in August that were dictated by not having a more in depth squad.
The_Viper
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Lol because that's ever happened.
I agree with the above poster, we'll finish 15th/16th, flirt with relegation unless we really pull off something special between now and September 1st, and the suggestion that some of our preferred targets are going elsewhere can't feel good.
Horses Arse
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I wish I was optimistic but fear a poor start with the squad we've got and Sami being exposed and pressurised as a result, leading to poor performances and a general struggle. With a decent left back and with Toko fit (which doesn't sound like it) and Stephens back soon I think we could do OK and maybe hover around top ten but with Chicksen at left back, very little depth in an aging centre defence, injured midfielders and injury prone wingers I'm adjusting my normal optimism. Just can't see it happening this season, which is a real shame - will be interesting to see how attendances fair.
brightonmark1234
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i wouldnt say we are dark horses looking at our squad we are still miss 2 or 3 real quality players and i am not being negative .
Exactly this.
Haven't we been Dark Horses every year on our return to the Championship?
For once though, the competition around us seem a lot stronger than us. I'd say that article is pretty spot on.
Im predicting 7-10th, POG is better than most people rate him here, i expect him to bag a handful of goals, but Ulloa he's not. We still have money in the bank to pull out some surprises but I'm not that hopeful. As for Hyppia, f**k knows, but seems less convincing than OG even with his Champions League experience.
Hopefully attendance's won't suffer. 1 big transfer could spark more optimism
For once though, the competition around us seem a lot stronger than us. I'd say that article is pretty spot on.
Im predicting 7-10th, POG is better than most people rate him here, i expect him to bag a handful of goals, but Ulloa he's not. We still have money in the bank to pull out some surprises but I'm not that hopeful. As for Hyppia, f**k knows, but seems less convincing than OG even with his Champions League experience.
Hopefully attendance's won't suffer. 1 big transfer could spark more optimism
seagullsovergrimsby
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Toko is looking unlikely to start on Saturday because of a swollen knee in pre-season means he isn't fully fit and still needs time on the pitch. Looks like he'll be on the bench.
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We won't create enough chances, and of those that we do? We won't score enough...
Ie. desperately crying out for creativity and clinical finishing.
Ie. desperately crying out for creativity and clinical finishing.
brightonmark1234
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we havent got that clinical forward and we havent really got that creative midfielder we needⓏ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;6491729 said:
Not completely disagreeing with your point, but when was the last time we had the best academy / training facility in the country?
The_Viper
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Never, but that won't make the difference between a red and yellow card, or a bad challenge taking out a player
wont happen.
We've still got decent players though , Our first 11 is still decent. Should have enough to win saturday and then things will look better. First month CMS and COG have to step up from the start otherwise we will struggle. Possible
The_Viper
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Name one season even with extensive research that we've had with NO injuries or suspensions?
Black Rod
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We got pretty luck in 2010/11 with regards injuries and suspensions. The only seriously damaging one came to Murray once we'd won the title
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Be honest, did anyone predict Burnley to get promotion last season? They only bought one player - Barnes.