Expectations of Sherwood....

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Assuming Lerner doesn't find a buyer, but invests say £15-£20m in transfers:

This season:  Keep us up + have a good go at the Cup.

Next season: Solid mid-table, no relegation fight.

After that:  Top 8 and a cup challenge.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

This the Second City of the country with the richest and best league in the world. (Allegedly)
We should win the European Cup. (Again)

[villan from luton]

Just want him to keep us up this season.

Really impressed by the half time talk today, totally different team in the second half. Loved his reaction at the second goal. I honestly think a couple of weeks and we will be seeing the real Christian Benteke back. Givens comments at the end that Sherwood said about hitting him were spot on

[Monty]

Keep us up and sacked by November.

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So you're hoping we stay up and then are shit between August and November so he gets fired? See, I'm hoping we stay up, win the FA Cup this season and he has us in the top six by November. But each to their own I suppose.

I think that's what he 'expects' Sherwood to do, not what he hopes.

[Ian.]

Our players can keep the ball comfortably and we can defend. So If the new boss can create that extra tempo like today and improve on the final ball or like today get the ball forward quicker we are going to be absolutely fine.

[The Left Side]

We need to stay up this season and revamp the coaching for all our teams (youth, school kids, reserves to first team) playing football to feet with quick passes. Oh and win the FA Cup.

[JD]

Win some games, score some goals and entertain the crowd.
Get clear of relegation with a few games to spare.
Win the F.A. Cup.

Next season, identify the players we need to progress and actually sign them.

[ROBBO]

Ah JD there comes the rub, i don't think Lerner has any intention of spending decent money again, surely there's a multi billionaire Brummie somewhere that wants to give something back to his birthplace.

[JD]

With the new money coming into the Premier League there may be more to spend Robbo. If we stay up and don't get a new owner next season it will be interesting to see what Lerner will invest for new players, after all they've just given Sherwood a decent contract, now the club have to support him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Keep us up and sacked by November.

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So you're hoping we stay up and then are shit between August and November so he gets fired? See, I'm hoping we stay up, win the FA Cup this season and he has us in the top six by November. But each to their own I suppose.

I think that's what he 'expects' Sherwood to do, not what he hopes.

Indeed, Monty.

[Villa in Denmark]

If he can add the vaguest ounce of positive play and a bit of midfield organisation we should stay up comfortably.
I refuse to believe our squad has worse players than the likes of Leicester, Hull, QPR and Burnley, but up until now they've looked like much better teams since the end of September.

Next season will be a much bigger test as the adrenalin fuelled end to the season won't be there and he'll be starting from scratch with a squad that may already be getting bored of his motivational techniques.

I would guess at a Gregory style good start to the season and falling off badly around Christmas time, but surviving until summer 2016 where if it's ended on a downward curve he should be allowed to "pursue other opportunities"

Oh and you've got a bloody good head start in this FA cup malarkey, so winning it would win you an awful lot of goodwill, maybe even enough to get you to summer 2017.

[dave.woodhall]

If he can add the vaguest ounce of positive play and a bit of midfield organisation we should stay up comfortably.
I refuse to believe our squad has worse players than the likes of Leicester, Hull, QPR and Burnley, but up until now they've looked like much better teams since the end of September.

Next season will be a much bigger test as the adrenalin fuelled end to the season won't be there and he'll be starting from scratch with a squad that may already be getting bored of his motivational techniques.

I would guess at a Gregory style good start to the season and falling off badly around Christmas time, but surviving until summer 2016 where if it's ended on a downward curve he should be allowed to "pursue other opportunities"

Oh and you've got a bloody good head start in this FA cup malarkey, so winning it would win you an awful lot of goodwill, maybe even enough to get you to summer 2017.

If he wins the FA Cup he can be manager until the end of the century for me.

[robbo1874]

Dear timeh:

Make me actually have to book flights home this season. And if we do get to the final, give whoever the opponents are a game this time please.

That's all.

[Boz]

Our players can keep the ball comfortably and we can defend. So If the new boss can create that extra tempo like today and improve on the final ball or like today get the ball forward quicker we are going to be absolutely fine.

Under Lambert we could only keep the ball comfortably in our own half, as soon as we tried to play it forward either the passing was crap, the build up too slow, we never had enough off the ball movement, or we lost it in a tackle.

I'm hoping Sherwood will improve these aspects.

[Villa in Denmark]

If he can add the vaguest ounce of positive play and a bit of midfield organisation we should stay up comfortably.
I refuse to believe our squad has worse players than the likes of Leicester, Hull, QPR and Burnley, but up until now they've looked like much better teams since the end of September.

Next season will be a much bigger test as the adrenalin fuelled end to the season won't be there and he'll be starting from scratch with a squad that may already be getting bored of his motivational techniques.

I would guess at a Gregory style good start to the season and falling off badly around Christmas time, but surviving until summer 2016 where if it's ended on a downward curve he should be allowed to "pursue other opportunities"

Oh and you've got a bloody good head start in this FA cup malarkey, so winning it would win you an awful lot of goodwill, maybe even enough to get you to summer 2017.

If he wins the FA Cup he can be manager until the end of the century for me.

Lets hope we can hold you to that one!