Pretty hard to judge really. If we have a bad start i reckon come january re-inforcements will be brought in either under AM or someone else so we could end up higher than this squad looks capable of. Without injuries and some players improving on last season i'd say 12th. To me it looks a very average side
Quite scary how it turned out. Did we really think 8th or was we clutching at straws?
Never mind that, I'm still intrigued by the supposedly stronger squads who finished below us in the table (Ferguson/McLeish).
Quote from: ASHTONVILLA on August 06, 2011, 10:43:50 AMVoted 16th.The defence is rank bad, and minus the best performer last season (Walker), and possibly minus our best central defender (Cuellar). I have no faith in Eck performing miracles and getting them to play well, indeed Dunne is another year older and will possibly decline still further.The midfield is far and away weaker than last year, having been shorn of its two best players. We have a good signing in N'Zogbia, but that is a very poor trade for Young AND Downing. Petrov is not going to miraculously become a 90 minute player, and beyond him we have no one that can tackle in he squad. EWe will miss Coker this year. Delph seems very injury prone. Makoun may do better, but needs to as he was not great last season. I fully expect Ireland to comtinue to be poor, based on his pre season form being no better than last season. Albrighton looks jaded, though I would hope he will improve.Up front we have Bent, best hope he does not get injured as without him we could be in the relegation mix again.Can't see past a bloody awful season tbh.And the Nostradamus Award for 2011-2012 goes to...I voted 12th for the record.
Voted 16th.The defence is rank bad, and minus the best performer last season (Walker), and possibly minus our best central defender (Cuellar). I have no faith in Eck performing miracles and getting them to play well, indeed Dunne is another year older and will possibly decline still further.The midfield is far and away weaker than last year, having been shorn of its two best players. We have a good signing in N'Zogbia, but that is a very poor trade for Young AND Downing. Petrov is not going to miraculously become a 90 minute player, and beyond him we have no one that can tackle in he squad. EWe will miss Coker this year. Delph seems very injury prone. Makoun may do better, but needs to as he was not great last season. I fully expect Ireland to comtinue to be poor, based on his pre season form being no better than last season. Albrighton looks jaded, though I would hope he will improve.Up front we have Bent, best hope he does not get injured as without him we could be in the relegation mix again.Can't see past a bloody awful season tbh.
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Quote from: KRS on August 04, 2011, 11:20:11 PMOur saving grace this season is that there are so many other shite teams that will be worse than us.Going for a miserable 14th.you say so many, yet by suggesting 14th you're also there's only 6 teams worse. Doesn't make sense.
Our saving grace this season is that there are so many other shite teams that will be worse than us.Going for a miserable 14th.