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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jul 21, 2020 9:27:58 GMT
From WBA, Brentford, Fulham, and the the ones in the Play Offs, who would we like to playing again next season, in terms of hoping to take the most points from?
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Post by sheds1862 on Jul 21, 2020 9:35:15 GMT
If only football was so easy.
Who'd of thought we'd of won at West Brom?
Just take what is in front of you. There is absolutely no way anyone can predict that
4 points off Fulham
1 off West Brom
4 off Brentford
It's all irrelevant
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Post by biglad180 on Jul 21, 2020 9:38:41 GMT
not bothered who goes up or who goes down now we are safe
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Post by 16quidachuck on Jul 21, 2020 9:51:32 GMT
I want West Brom stay down.
I think they will struggle next season whatever league they are in to be honest. Its also easier get to than Cardiff, Brentford or Fulham.
Brentford will win the league next year if they dont go up in my opinion.
Whoever goes up with Leeds will come straight backdown.
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Post by thevoid on Jul 21, 2020 9:56:59 GMT
West Brom, back to being our bitches
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 9:58:17 GMT
After the season we've had I genuinely don't care......
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Post by scfc75 on Jul 21, 2020 10:06:15 GMT
I think the league will be weaker next season. We could lose one or more clubs to points deductions, either this season being relegated or starting next season on -12.
Rotherham and Wycombe coming up aren’t likely to be that competitive. I think Coventry will do ok. Bournemouth (most likely) and Norwich coming down don’t worry me, replacing Leeds and possibly Brentford who right now are the two strongest teams. Villa could be strong if they come down but I really think we have a golden chance next season to challenge for top 6.
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Post by Afrojack on Jul 21, 2020 10:07:59 GMT
I want West Brom stay down. I think they will struggle next season whatever league they are in to be honest. Its also easier get to than Cardiff, Brentford or Fulham. Brentford will win the league next year if they dont go up in my opinion. Whoever goes up with Leeds will come straight backdown. Brentford will lose some key players if they dont go up. This season is their one opportunity |
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Post by sharonbeech21 on Jul 21, 2020 10:11:04 GMT
Im only interested what Stoke do. Now we are safe im not bothered who goes up or down.
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Post by Godo on Jul 21, 2020 10:13:40 GMT
I'd like to see Brentford go up because they seem to be a well run club (imagine if they'd have had the £millions at their disposal that we've pissed up the wall?) and try and play proper football.
As for the others, don't like any of them!!
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Post by Goonie on Jul 21, 2020 11:32:36 GMT
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Post by crowey on Jul 21, 2020 13:16:02 GMT
... loved the one on Jackie Charlton |
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Post by wokka59 on Jul 21, 2020 13:26:19 GMT
i dont want Albion or Forest to go up, only because in the faint hope that supporters can go to games they are both good games home and away
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Post by stillgame4it on Jul 21, 2020 13:45:16 GMT
ABC for me
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2020 14:28:30 GMT
We could beat any top team, apart from Leeds, and some faltered after we did, but, we could lose to any poor team, and we often did. That was the season that (tomorrow) was, and the only thing we have do is be better next season. That's very easy to say now.
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Post by markby on Jul 21, 2020 14:28:48 GMT
Brentford will lose some key players if they dont go up. This season is their one opportunity They lose key players every season and every season they replace them.
For example, they signed Neal Maupay in July 2017 for around £1.7m. After a season settling in, he was their top scorer with 28 goals in 2018/19. When they sold him for £20m near the end of the window, they made a late bid for Lyle Taylor at Charlton, which was rejected. Everyone assumed that Taylor was NM's replacement, but he wasn't. That was Ollie Watkins, had been at the club for 3 seasons while he was being prepared to move from the wing to No.9, where he's scored nearly as many as Maupay. (Taylor was almost certainly Watkin's stand-in in case of injury etc). So that for each key player who they might lose (most obv Benrahma), you can be certain they've already identified a replacement, whether from within or externally.
And it's not just on the pitch that they forward-plan. They always knew that Dean Smith was going to be lured away sometime, taking his key coaching assistants with him. But Thomas Frank had already been at GP for a couple of seasons, and was ready to step up as soon as the position became vacant, with his own assistants on hand. And if/when he leaves, BFC won't be searching on Linked-In to find his replacement either - they'll just reach into the drawer and pull out the list of candidates.
In every respect, the entire club is being built and developed with a long term view to reaching - and staying in - the PL.
So unless something happens to Matthew Benham, I'd say it's just a question of when, not whether. We'll see.
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Post by Goonie on Jul 21, 2020 15:35:27 GMT
Brentford will lose some key players if they dont go up. This season is their one opportunity They lose key players every season and every season they replace them.
For example, they signed Neal Maupay in July 2017 for around £1.7m. After a season settling in, he was their top scorer with 28 goals in 2018/19. When they sold him for £20m near the end of the window, they made a late bid for Lyle Taylor at Charlton, which was rejected. Everyone assumed that Taylor was NM's replacement, but he wasn't. That was Ollie Watkins, had been at the club for 3 seasons while he was being prepared to move from the wing to No.9, where he's scored nearly as many as Maupay. (Taylor was almost certainly Watkin's stand-in in case of injury etc). So that for each key player who they might lose (most obv Benrahma), you can be certain they've already identified a replacement, whether from within or externally.
And it's not just on the pitch that they forward-plan. They always knew that Dean Smith was going to be lured away sometime, taking his key coaching assistants with him. But Thomas Frank had already been at GP for a couple of seasons, and was ready to step up as soon as the position became vacant, with his own assistants on hand. And if/when he leaves, BFC won't be searching on Linked-In to find his replacement either - they'll just reach into the drawer and pull out the list of candidates.
In every respect, the entire club is being built and developed with a long term view to reaching - and staying in - the PL.
So unless something happens to Matthew Benham, I'd say it's just a question of when, not whether. We'll see.
I'm very envious of their whole recruitment and retention programme Well run club on that level- sustainability we have been chasing for a while - why reinvent the wheel when we should be mimicking their process Good luck to 'em |
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Post by kidcrewbob on Jul 21, 2020 16:47:32 GMT
My guess is that whoever comes in 3rd won't fare well in the play-offs - rarely favours them and those that sneak in 5th / 6th play with more positivity
Hope the Baggies go up as with Villa coming down and Brum there's enough midlands derbys as it is an we'll never get a mention on Central !!! ;-)
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Post by Veritas on Jul 21, 2020 17:18:00 GMT
I think WBA and Fulham would be the biggest threats next year so hope they go up.
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Post by Squeekster on Jul 21, 2020 17:23:10 GMT
All the ones above us then by right we'd be up.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 21, 2020 18:01:03 GMT
With my idealist hat on, I would like WBA and Forest to go up, along with Leeds. Three proper football clubs from football's heartlands, hopefully replacing Watford and Bournemouth.
That said, that would eliminate two good, local away days and replace them with two crap ones. It would also be funny if WBA made a mess of it. With my Stoke hat, therefore, I would rather those two stayed down.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 21, 2020 18:08:02 GMT
I think WBA are the biggest of the clubs up the top. I hope they go up too.
Brentford and Fulham are both small clubs (who have bounced around the lower leagues) with some money behind them but potentially I’d imagine fragile financially.
Of those going down I hope Bournemouth and Watford drop as they have less chance than Villa of going back up.
I’d like Forest to win the playoffs as they’re a decent club who have been through some tough times.
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Jul 21, 2020 18:21:18 GMT
If carlsberg did weekends
Baggies would lose
Fulham would lose
Brentford would go up after a draw and go up via goal difference.
In the playoffs I'd probably fancy Fulham to go up.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jul 21, 2020 19:16:10 GMT
Leeds
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Post by 16quidachuck on Jul 22, 2020 7:09:11 GMT
Brentford will lose some key players if they dont go up. This season is their one opportunity They lose key players every season and every season they replace them.
For example, they signed Neal Maupay in July 2017 for around £1.7m. After a season settling in, he was their top scorer with 28 goals in 2018/19. When they sold him for £20m near the end of the window, they made a late bid for Lyle Taylor at Charlton, which was rejected. Everyone assumed that Taylor was NM's replacement, but he wasn't. That was Ollie Watkins, had been at the club for 3 seasons while he was being prepared to move from the wing to No.9, where he's scored nearly as many as Maupay. (Taylor was almost certainly Watkin's stand-in in case of injury etc). So that for each key player who they might lose (most obv Benrahma), you can be certain they've already identified a replacement, whether from within or externally.
And it's not just on the pitch that they forward-plan. They always knew that Dean Smith was going to be lured away sometime, taking his key coaching assistants with him. But Thomas Frank had already been at GP for a couple of seasons, and was ready to step up as soon as the position became vacant, with his own assistants on hand. And if/when he leaves, BFC won't be searching on Linked-In to find his replacement either - they'll just reach into the drawer and pull out the list of candidates. In every respect, the entire club is being built and developed with a long term view to reaching - and staying in - the PL.
So unless something happens to Matthew Benham, I'd say it's just a question of when, not whether. We'll see.
This. You've done my reply for me. The only thing i would add is that they have a new stadium ready as well and i'm not sure but id imagine they are investing in their training facilities as well. id be surprised if they are not. |
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Post by kronkie on Jul 22, 2020 7:32:36 GMT
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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Jul 22, 2020 8:03:36 GMT
I'm not too fussed. Anybody can beat anybody in this league - doesn't really matter.
We've just beat Brentford! If that doesn't prove it, I don't know what does.
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Post by shakermaker on Jul 22, 2020 8:21:50 GMT
Brentford will lose some key players if they dont go up. This season is their one opportunity They lose key players every season and every season they replace them.
For example, they signed Neal Maupay in July 2017 for around £1.7m. After a season settling in, he was their top scorer with 28 goals in 2018/19. When they sold him for £20m near the end of the window, they made a late bid for Lyle Taylor at Charlton, which was rejected. Everyone assumed that Taylor was NM's replacement, but he wasn't. That was Ollie Watkins, had been at the club for 3 seasons while he was being prepared to move from the wing to No.9, where he's scored nearly as many as Maupay. (Taylor was almost certainly Watkin's stand-in in case of injury etc). So that for each key player who they might lose (most obv Benrahma), you can be certain they've already identified a replacement, whether from within or externally.
And it's not just on the pitch that they forward-plan. They always knew that Dean Smith was going to be lured away sometime, taking his key coaching assistants with him. But Thomas Frank had already been at GP for a couple of seasons, and was ready to step up as soon as the position became vacant, with his own assistants on hand. And if/when he leaves, BFC won't be searching on Linked-In to find his replacement either - they'll just reach into the drawer and pull out the list of candidates. In every respect, the entire club is being built and developed with a long term view to reaching - and staying in - the PL.
So unless something happens to Matthew Benham, I'd say it's just a question of when, not whether. We'll see.
I'm not bothered who stays down, but I'm supporting Brentford as much as us tonight. They absolutely deserve to go up. You could argue that over the course of the season, they deserved to go up when we beat them in the League One play-off final. Luckily for us, they just didn't turn up on that sunny day at Cardiff. But they've come such a long way since then, a magnificently run club on the brink of an achievement most others would have thought impossible. I also love seeing small clubs make it into the Prem, to give other clubs that bit of hope. Come on the Bees, and goarrn you mighty, unstoppable rip-roaring Potters! |
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Post by flea79 on Jul 22, 2020 10:13:59 GMT
I want West Brom stay down. I think they will struggle next season whatever league they are in to be honest. Its also easier get to than Cardiff, Brentford or Fulham. Brentford will win the league next year if they dont go up in my opinion. Whoever goes up with Leeds will come straight backdown. i would love leeds to end up worse than Derby |
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Post by OldStokie on Jul 22, 2020 10:40:55 GMT
I know who I want to go up. Leeds and West Brom automatically and Brentford via the playoffs. I'm not interested in the rest and if Michael O'Neil can continues to weave his magic, then what's left should be well within our capabilities of being beaten, including any of the three teams being relegated from the Prem.
OS.
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