No I don’t think it is possible as we do not have the finances to fund a squad of the quality that could sustain a spell in the top 10. There are examples of average squads where things click and propel clubs like us up there for a season and that could be within our reach if we stay around long enough to do it.
I think a far more realistic aim is to be a side who are comfortably mid table and have the odd tilt in the cups or a run that takes you inside the top ten.
This. Are we ever going to be a consistently bigger club than the 9 mentioned? Hard to see. And there are a lot of good clubs fighting for that tenth spot. Most of whom have had a relegation scare in the past few years.It is going to get harder and harder - top6 then Leicester, Everton and Wolves makes 9. Add the ‘bigger’ clubs by history, size, location and reputation = easier to attract players: Aston Villa, Newcastle, Leeds, West Ham. That leaves 7 of which you could add half a dozen more from Championship on fairly similar level (Norwich, Watford of the world).
Not while this clowns in charge
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Forget what you feel about GP for a moment, he’ll either stay or go but longterm do you really believe that the Albion will establish themselves as a team that spend a few years in the top 10 of the PL?
Could be next year, could be in 10 years but can you see it happening? Yes, you’d probably like it but that’s not the question.
I can’t unless we are taken over by an Oligarch or a Middle Eastern state/Chinese/Asian/US investor and I THINK I will hate it when/If TB calls it a day.
Not being Top 10 doesn’t really bother me either
Can you imagine commentators just talking about Albion and dismissing the team we are playing, in fact the reverse of what happens at the moment.
Can you imagine someone posting on the Leicester board after their first season back, when they just about dragged themselves to 14th from the bottom with Ulloa top scoring, "can we win the league next season?". Would have been dismissed as a fruitcake, totally unrealistic, entitled, mad and going against Vichay's long term plans ("he's rich but he's not that rich"). And yet with a new coach PLUS clever recruitment they did it.
I actually mostly agree with [MENTION=4934]One Teddy Maybank[/MENTION] here. We are two or three quality players away from climbing up the charts. But those players do need the right coach and this is where it is a game of opinions. You, Swanny and, currently and crucially, Tony Bloom, think Potter is the right coach. I'm far from convinced.
The perfect storm of Mahrez, Vardy and Casper plus a manager who managed to get himself sacked shortly afterwards. Once in a lifetime...or two event, sadly
You really should learn to read opening posts before you go into anger mode
Burnley
Southampton never go particularly wild in the transfer market.
In response to the original question, I’ve said numerous times, when we’re humming our football is great to watch and that’s down to Potter, and given the right tools i.e a striker and a recognised left back, I think somewhere around 10th is achievable, even this season if we act quickly. However, if the club are going to stand pat I don’t think GP knows how to deploy a different style which would be more geared for a survival battle.
In brief, back him or sack him. If we give him an actual striker and left back I think we’ll fly, but as things stand we’re stuck in a dirty big rut.
This fixation with being a top ten club is fairytale stuff for now , a bit like playing at Withdean and wishing for Falmer .
It may well happen but I'd still rather us be concerned with retaining our EPL status for now , be that with Potter in charge or whomever Bloom sees fit to do that very job .
Forget what you feel about GP for a moment, he’ll either stay or go but longterm do you really believe that the Albion will establish themselves as a team that spend a few years in the top 10 of the PL?
Could be next year, could be in 10 years but can you see it happening? Yes, you’d probably like it but that’s not the question.
I can’t unless we are taken over by an Oligarch or a Middle Eastern state/Chinese/Asian/US investor and I THINK I will hate it when/If TB calls it a day.
Not being Top 10 doesn’t really bother me either
Can you imagine commentators just talking about Albion and dismissing the team we are playing, in fact the reverse of what happens at the moment.