[Albion] How close is this squad to being top 4?

[Hugo Rune]

We signed so many possible options for next season (currently on loan now or on their way soon) that European qualification is ‘planned for’.

0-3 against Everton was great. But the prospect of FH tuning this team once he has all the targets up to speed is mind-blowing. There are only two teams I really fear now. Arsenal and Citeh. The rest? Let’s have it!

 

[HangletonGull]

We signed so many possible options for next season (currently on loan now or on their way soon) that European qualification is ‘planned for’.

0-3 against Everton was great. But the prospect of FH tuning this team once he has all the targets up to speed is mind-blowing. There are only two teams I really fear now. Arsenal and Citeh. The rest? Let’s have it!

This

 

[dazzer6666]

We signed so many possible options for next season (currently on loan now or on their way soon) that European qualification is ‘planned for’.

0-3 against Everton was great. But the prospect of FH tuning this team once he has all the targets up to speed is mind-blowing. There are only two teams I really fear now. Arsenal and Citeh. The rest? Let’s have it!

Another this from me.

 

[ManOfSussex]

We signed so many possible options for next season (currently on loan now or on their way soon) that European qualification is ‘planned for’.

0-3 against Everton was great. But the prospect of FH tuning this team once he has all the targets up to speed is mind-blowing. There are only two teams I really fear now. Arsenal and Citeh. The rest? Let’s have it!

With this squad and being at home to Man Utd tomorrow the only thing I fear is fear itself.

 

[GT49er]

The table never lies

Yes, but the bloody thing is always changing its mind!

 

[Coxovi]

We win tomorrow its top 4, we lose and its a relegation battle.

Like always.

Great window though.

 

[Bodian]

I am completely lost and have no idea of how many players we have now, who is off, who is staying, who is likely to play. So - I have absolutely no idea where we are likely to end up!

 

[chickens]

Webster and igor . Lower half mate

Webster plays well for us a lot more than he plays badly, injuries count against him, but when he’s fit he’s usually decent.

Igor only came in last season and seemed a reasonable defender as long as you didn’t put him in foot race situations. Plus playing with RDZs tactics meant a clean sheet was rarely on the cards. TBH I still don’t feel I’ve seen enough of him to have fully made up my mind.

It’s only his second season with us, I’d like to see how he looks now he’s acclimatised a bit, and is playing for a manager who wants to defend and attack. Jury’s out for me, but I haven’t written him off. The manager and the club will have their own views and that will determine what happens next.

 

[trueblue]

Not impossible. Liverpool under new management, Chelsea a shadow of their former selves, Spurs inconsistent, United unconvincing, Villa with the Champions League to juggle. Newcastle could be good again, West Ham will be optimistic. Needs a lot of clubs to be off their game but one spot might be up for grabs.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I have no idea. It will be tough but I'm loving our options, here is a first 11 and shadow team:

 

[BadFish]

If the players that we've not seen or have hardly seen play are as good as we have decided they are then.... Yes maybe.

I am trying to keep a lid on all this and threads like these are making it very difficult .

If we beat United, then we could go into meltdown.

 

[BadFish]

It’s interesting in that most think top 10 and yet score predictions for tomorrow look very positive against a top 4 contender.

I thought we were playing United.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Webster and igor . Lower half mate

Oh I don't disagree that we do not have quality in depth there, you are right. We would be screwed, metaphorically screwed, totally screwed, absolutely, 100% screwed, just not literally screwed, that is the one screwed we would not be.

 

[Weststander]

With this squad and being at home to Man Utd tomorrow the only thing I fear is fear itself.

If only a US president had coined that phrase.

 

[MJsGhost]

Oh I don't disagree that we do not have quality in depth there, you are right. We would be screwed, metaphorically screwed, totally screwed, absolutely, 100% screwed, just not literally screwed, that is the one screwed we would not be.

You literally just died on the same hill I did in a very awkward debate with my wife.

Did we change the definition of 'literally'?

Literally every modern dictionary includes this definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Apparently language changes through persistent misuse, so if you can't literally beat them, you should consider joining them.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

You literally just died on the same hill I did in a very awkward debate with my wife.

Did we change the definition of 'literally'?

Literally every modern dictionary includes this definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Apparently language changes through persistent misuse, so if you can't literally beat them, you should consider joining them.

That is figuratively one of the ways that languages evolve. (I'm starting a Ukraine-style counterattack for "figuratively" to retake some of the linguistic territory that "literally" has vacated. I don't have high hopes.)

It's just a bit unfortunate when a word comes to mean both its original definition and its exact opposite, because then it literally means nothing at all.

 

[Official Old Man]

The Man City odds are those that Star Lizard would find acceptable and put a few £Million on to gain pennies. But in placing those few £million you also have to take into account that Man City may not even be in the EPL come May '25.

 

[Mike Small]

We have a chance (albeit outside) which is amazing to think. FH is a winner. We will have to defend better but the forward pressing and having Weiffer in front is much more solid than WBG, Pascal or Baleba. A clean sheet last weekend was so important as were far too casual when winning last year and this fed into us never getting clean sheets.

I am so looking forward to the pundits who never consider us having to take note. The 'top 8' clubs bla bla bla. I hope they don't significantly strengthen in the next week...

 

[DJ NOBO]

Leicester won the league, proving that literally anything is possible in the premiership.
So yeah, top four. Why not?

 

[Peteinblack]

We win tomorrow its top 4, we lose and its a relegation battle.

Like always.

Great window though.

So today could be season-defining?