Season expectations 2017-18

[AV82EC]

I expect us to go up as Champions. Whether Bruce can deliver is another matter. He showed enough in the two unbeaten runs last season that he can set a team up to not make mistakes and win games. Whether he can do it over a season remains to be seen. Whatever happens it'll be eye bleedingly awful.

[itbrvilla]

8th-12th. Top half just same problem as last year no creativity and goals.

[Toronto Villa]

Champions. It won't always be pretty and we are bit lucky the other major contenders are not the calibre of Brighton or Newcastle. Boro will be second in my opinion.

[Clampy]

With the squad we've got, we should be aiming for and achieving automatic promotion and I think we will fall short and finish in the play offs I reckon.

[mallo]

Bruce really has no excuses now. I think it'll be meat and potatoes nick a goal football. I just don't think Bruce has enough to get us top 2, but I always hope. I think realistically he'll get the boot and we'll get someone else in around Feb and go on a free flowing football masterclass and finish champions. In my dreams.

[ldavfc4eva]

No excuses this season, top or second.

If we get Elmohamady in then I think it is likely we will go 3-5-2 with wing backs similar to when Sir Brian was in charge.

               Johnstone
        Chester Terry Baker
Elmohamady               Taylor
                 Jedinak
        Lansbury   Hourihane
                  McCormack
                   Hogan


At least until Kodjia comes back I see that as the likely starting 11. Bench could be Bunn,Elphick,Hutton,Bjarnason,Adomah,Grealish,Agbonlahor

Really hope we can get a couple more in though and ditch the likes of gabby,Richards etc once and for all, although I'm sure Gabby won't be going anywhere.

[brian green]

If we sign Elmohamady Bruce will go

                                                  Johnstone
                   Elmohamady                                       Taylor
        Hourihane                        Jedinak.                        Lansbury
Adomah           Gabby        Kodjia.       Hogan           Davis.          Green

Sometimes called the post war pyramid.

[Richard]

Don't be silly Brian there's 12 in that line up 😎

[brian green]

How many are you allowed to have?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Not enough.

[Matt Collins]

No excuses this season, top or second.

If we get Elmohamady in then I think it is likely we will go 3-5-2 with wing backs similar to when Sir Brian was in charge.

               Johnstone
        Chester Terry Baker
Elmohamady               Taylor
                 Jedinak
        Lansbury   Hourihane
                  McCormack
                   Hogan


At least until Kodjia comes back I see that as the likely starting 11. Bench could be Bunn,Elphick,Hutton,Bjarnason,Adomah,Grealish,Agbonlahor

Really hope we can get a couple more in though and ditch the likes of gabby,Richards etc once and for all, although I'm sure Gabby won't be going anywhere.

I can see that set up. It does mean you've got three central defenders plus a screen (sir Brian never played an absolute stopper in midfield). Plus Taylor is really a left back rather than a wing back. I just think it's too defensive

[peter w]

I think Elmo will be wide right midfield and Green reverting to the left/bench.

[VILLA MOLE]

why sign Bree ?

[PeterWithesShin]

why sign Bree ?

Thought of more as one for the future I assume.

[peter w]

I always thought it was done to either persuade hourihane to sign - a familiar face to prose him from barnsley. he may be a player who is loyal/homesick etc etc no idea.