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Post by stantheman on Jan 4, 2017 9:39:46 GMT
And also no cup run?
If we finish 9th this season, I'm going to put a shedload of cash on us to finish 9th for the 5th season in succession
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 4, 2017 9:41:12 GMT
In a heartbeat. Cup run or not, I don't see us finishing top half this season.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 4, 2017 9:41:16 GMT
If we played close to how we can then yes.
The no cup run bit would bother the Chairman though I suspect.
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Post by sonichuth on Jan 4, 2017 9:41:58 GMT
I'd snap your hand off for ninth now.
Don't think we look good enough to be top ten at the moment. Cup run would be great, and who knows, maybe it'll positively impact our league form like 2011?
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Post by philb on Jan 4, 2017 9:43:11 GMT
Yes but I feel we'll finish somewhere between 10-14 with our inconsistency.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2017 9:44:22 GMT
No because I don't think we're going to be in any danger of relegation, so although I don't think we'll finish 9th either I'd feel pretty good in taking the gamble and possibly finishing higher/winning the cup.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jan 4, 2017 9:45:34 GMT
It's looking like another season of missed opportunities. Fully fit squad and we can easily be where West Brom are now but we, for whatever reason, never get a run of games with all our best players firing.
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Post by philb on Jan 4, 2017 9:49:00 GMT
It's looking like another season of missed opportunities. Fully fit squad and we can easily be where West Brom are now but we, for whatever reason, never get a run of games with all our best players firing. Probably because Hughes never sticks to the same starting eleven from one game to the next. That's a major part of why we're so inconsistent, oh and Hughes doesn't have a clue about his best eleven and best formation! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2017 9:50:14 GMT
I'll take 9th and at least one trip to Wembley......
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 4, 2017 9:51:57 GMT
If you guaranteed me 9th spot playing like we did last night, I wouldn't take it no.
It was so bloody unnecessary. We played well in defeat to Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal and played well for long spells v Leicester.
If the only way we can pick up points moving forward is to play like we did last night, I'd rather we didn't bother.
Where has the positive, we can beat anyone mark Hughes gone?
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Post by stokieben on Jan 4, 2017 9:54:33 GMT
It's looking like another season of missed opportunities. Fully fit squad and we can easily be where West Brom are now but we, for whatever reason, never get a run of games with all our best players firing. Probably because Hughes never sticks to the same starting eleven from one game to the next. That's a major part of why we're so inconsistent, oh and Hughes doesn't have a clue about his best eleven and best formation! Weren't some using this as the exact excuse for our drop off after christmas last year, that he picked the same 9 or 10 players every game over the busy christmas period? The reason we dont pick the same 11 at the minute is because we have get many niggly injuries in training, which is a whole other conversation |
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Post by salopstick on Jan 4, 2017 9:55:19 GMT
Yes but I feel we'll finish somewhere between 10-14 with our inconsistency. That is our consistency We are a 14-9 or there abouts stable mid table club. Our results and performances dictate that. Nothing wrong about it and in this football climate it's a very good place to be |
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Post by philb on Jan 4, 2017 10:01:02 GMT
Probably because Hughes never sticks to the same starting eleven from one game to the next. That's a major part of why we're so inconsistent, oh and Hughes doesn't have a clue about his best eleven and best formation! Weren't some using this as the exact excuse for our drop off after christmas last year, that he picked the same 9 or 10 players every game over the busy christmas period? The reason we dont pick the same 11 at the minute is because we have get many niggly injuries in training, which is a whole other conversation Don't agree with the injuries as a reason for not picking a regular starting 11 Bony, Bojan, Adam, Whelan, Shaq, Crouch, Imbula, Ramadan, Walters, Diouf have all been mainly fit for months and yet have been in and out of the side on a regular basis. |
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Post by stokieben on Jan 4, 2017 10:24:40 GMT
Weren't some using this as the exact excuse for our drop off after christmas last year, that he picked the same 9 or 10 players every game over the busy christmas period? The reason we dont pick the same 11 at the minute is because we have get many niggly injuries in training, which is a whole other conversation Don't agree with the injuries as a reason for not picking a regular starting 11 Bony, Bojan, Adam, Whelan, Shaq, Crouch, Imbula, Ramadan, Walters, Diouf have all been mainly fit for months and yet have been in and out of the side on a regular basis. Fair enough Some of those have been shockingly inconsistent though, Shaq and Bojan to name but two. Both are either brilliant or completely useless |
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Jan 4, 2017 10:25:53 GMT
It's looking like another season of missed opportunities. Fully fit squad and we can easily be where West Brom are now but we, for whatever reason, never get a run of games with all our best players firing. Sorry I don't buy that mate. Hardly anyone has a fully fit squad. All teams get injuries and I'm not sure we've suffered particularly badly this year. Butland is an obvious long term omission but other than that we've pretty much had a fit squad for Deecember and for the most part we were shite. It's not like if we could only get Muniesa, Cameron and Ireland fully fit we'd suddenly be pushing for Top 6. In squad terms we've struggled because of piss-poor recruitment and a failure to provide decent cover for known weaknesses. Fact that prior to Grant arriving we had FOUR fully fit goalkeepers available to play in the first team. None of whom are deemed competent to cover for Butland tells you what you need to know. |
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Post by Royal Donut on Jan 4, 2017 10:27:03 GMT
Yes this season next season the season after.
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Post by skelman on Jan 4, 2017 10:34:29 GMT
Afellay back, a new striker and a collective return to form could present us with 8th and a good cup run
Together with the extension ...
That would be good progress
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Post by Silkystoke on Jan 4, 2017 11:00:17 GMT
No, we can get 8th easily,....
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Post by cooper67 on Jan 4, 2017 11:24:04 GMT
And also no cup run? If we finish 9th this season, I'm going to put a shedload of cash on us to finish 9th for the 5th season in succession Wouldn't it be the 4th season to finish 9th?? |
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Post by stantheman on Jan 4, 2017 11:30:54 GMT
And also no cup run? If we finish 9th this season, I'm going to put a shedload of cash on us to finish 9th for the 5th season in succession Wouldn't it be the 4th season to finish 9th?? No point in putting on a bet for 9th this season, I meant 9th for the 5th time next season |
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Post by kentpotter on Jan 4, 2017 11:47:57 GMT
9th? Cor yes please!
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Post by kurt on Jan 4, 2017 11:49:48 GMT
No, 7th should be the target
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Post by Bowyer83 on Jan 4, 2017 11:53:36 GMT
Yes but I feel we'll finish somewhere between 10-14 with our inconsistency. That is our consistency We are a 14-9 or there abouts stable mid table club. Our results and performances dictate that. Nothing wrong about it and in this football climate it's a very good place to be It doesn't matter how many times you say it some fans think we are above and beyond that. I'm 100% with you and proud we are a midtable PL club as you say in this football climate it's a positive position to be in. The thought of struggling every year like Sunderland would be a fucking non stop head thrash or worse Leeds, Blackburn, Nottingham Forest etc... |
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Post by fca47 on Jan 4, 2017 12:16:53 GMT
Need a cup run, our league season is done. We are going nowhere fast.
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Jan 4, 2017 13:09:00 GMT
I'd take 17th place now!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2017 13:15:54 GMT
None of the tier 2 teams are really pulling away, so 9th is the least we should get, maybe 8th...I'd settle for top dogs in the Midlands again, just to wipe the smile off whats his name...
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Jan 4, 2017 13:37:58 GMT
Been a funny season so I would take 15th and a re-think in the summer but I would like a bit of a Cup Run please
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2017 13:42:51 GMT
I'd take 40 points and move on this season , been a struggle right from the pre-season with constant injuries and changes.
A settled side with cover in all areas by the end of the season safe from relegation is the target for me.
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Post by lordb on Jan 4, 2017 13:43:29 GMT
the middle of the table is very tight
we could finish 9th quite easily without i being as impressive as previous seasons
doesn't look like there will be much difference points wise 8th to 14th or so
I think we will beat Wolves but a cup run is as dictated by the draw as much as anything
Chelsea away in the 4th round, for e.g. you would expect to get beat
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Post by lordb on Jan 4, 2017 13:46:10 GMT
I'd take 40 points and move on this season , been a struggle right from the pre-season with constant injuries and changes. A settled side with cover in all areas by the end of the season safe from relegation is the target for me. I would be disappointed with 40 points Hughes sides normally (last season being the glaring exception) perform better (& often significantly better) second half of the season than they do the first 50 points is not an insane target as for being safe from relegation I think 33 or 34 points will probably keep you up this year |
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