by Yacob » Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:22 am
Hjl wrote:Bodacious Benny wrote:However difficult it is, we'd be in the flight of our lives in the PL next season if we go up. We're a long long way from even looking at being a top half side (assuming we go up) and 17th will be our aim next season. Desperately need to add quality in key areas, traditionally there used to always be a few sides in the PL that you could identify as the ones that 'should' go down. Those days are over and literally half the league could realistically see themselves as relegation candidates on any given season.
I agree whole heartedly. Just look at Leicester this season. On paper they are miles better than we are and they are in a relegation battle.
Honestly next season scares me a lot more than this one does. We are going to need to spend a lot in the summer and replace most of our team if we want to do ok.
lets look at our starting 11
Darlow (replace)
Yedlin (keep) Lascelles (keep) Clark (replace) Dummett (replace)
Ritchie (keep just) Hayden (replace) Shelvey (keep) Goufran (replace)
Perez (replace)
Gayle (replace)
so by my reckoning thats 7 replacements in just our starting 11 needed.
then if you look at the bench
Ameobi (replace)
Sterry (replace)
Lazaar (replace)
Sels (replace)
Haidara (keep)
Barlasar (replace)
Hanely (replace)
Mitro (replace
)
I don't agree. You can't replace that many players in one summer. It has to be a slow process. If we bring in five or six good players, we will have more than enough to stay up. Look at Burnley. They have an average team, but are well drilled and pick up results. Rafa will have us doing something similar and we can grow a lot quicker due to having a world class manager and being a bigger club. I think we will be comfortable of relegation next year, even if we only make a few additions.
Gouffran, Dummett need to be replaced and we need a better number ten. Aside from that, our team will improve and is more than good enough to stay up.
[quote="Hjl"][quote="Bodacious Benny"]However difficult it is, we'd be in the flight of our lives in the PL next season if we go up. We're a long long way from even looking at being a top half side (assuming we go up) and 17th will be our aim next season. Desperately need to add quality in key areas, traditionally there used to always be a few sides in the PL that you could identify as the ones that 'should' go down. Those days are over and literally half the league could realistically see themselves as relegation candidates on any given season.[/quote]
I agree whole heartedly. Just look at Leicester this season. On paper they are miles better than we are and they are in a relegation battle.
Honestly next season scares me a lot more than this one does. We are going to need to spend a lot in the summer and replace most of our team if we want to do ok.
lets look at our starting 11
Darlow (replace)
Yedlin (keep) Lascelles (keep) Clark (replace) Dummett (replace)
Ritchie (keep just) Hayden (replace) Shelvey (keep) Goufran (replace)
Perez (replace)
Gayle (replace)
so by my reckoning thats 7 replacements in just our starting 11 needed.
then if you look at the bench
Ameobi (replace)
Sterry (replace)
Lazaar (replace)
Sels (replace)
Haidara (keep)
Barlasar (replace)
Hanely (replace)
Mitro (replace <wah> )[/quote]
I don't agree. You can't replace that many players in one summer. It has to be a slow process. If we bring in five or six good players, we will have more than enough to stay up. Look at Burnley. They have an average team, but are well drilled and pick up results. Rafa will have us doing something similar and we can grow a lot quicker due to having a world class manager and being a bigger club. I think we will be comfortable of relegation next year, even if we only make a few additions.
Gouffran, Dummett need to be replaced and we need a better number ten. Aside from that, our team will improve and is more than good enough to stay up.
