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  1. Completely agree with all of this. We're haunted by the past. If Wagner's reign and same results/style came before Farke, 99% of the fans would be happy as we have a shot of promotion. However, we've played miles better football under Farke and had much better quality and still got thumped when promoted. The gap is simply too big. Look at the bottom 3/4 of the EPL and the top 3 of the Championship this year as firm evidence.
  2. Lucky with the timing of the interview being after a good win with the team seemingly back on the up...
  3. Agreed. I would wager this is 80% of fans thoughts.
  4. I'd like us to play a 4-3-3 with a new DM loaned from somewhere. Mclean looks very competent as a CB and helps us play out from the back. He doesn't offer much more playing in CM so adds more benefit to the team playing CB. All season this and last, our midfield has been the Achilles heel, by proxy inviting too much pressure onto the defence. We're crying out for a proper DM. For now we may as well put Sorenson in there over other options but I don't see him as the long-term fix. Gunn Stacey Duffy Mclean Giann Nunez NEW DM Sara Rowe Sargent Borja
  5. The squad we had in the Premier League 2nd time around was League One standard then with a few Championship level players. It was a minor miracle we didn't get relegated with the worst ever points total that season. That said, this league (Championship) is also escapable with an average squad if a manager has a plan and half an idea to play pressing football, see Sheffield United and their squad last year. This is an average to below squad with an average to below manager.
  6. The reality is that our Starting XI at this level (when all players fit) is fine and capable of challenging for the play-offs. Unfortunately, underneath that XI there is no strength in depth at all, in any position.
  7. I think it was widely known that before this summer's recruitment, Webber and co. weren't expecting many of the current crop of youngsters to make it and hence the injection of players at that level.
  8. It's another sensible signing. Another signing that helps with the goal of promotion. The wider plan of actually staying in the EPL upon promotion is extremely hard though. This season the 3 x promoted clubs have lost all 8 combined fixtures.
  9. We have no money left for transfer fees (the money we had before has gone on wages for the 'free' transfers in). We have three fit CB's, presuming Omobamidele is not sold in this window. I would go for a loan, akin to the Rodon loan to Leeds.
  10. Southampton want him to play against us before he moves. JWP wants a chance to say bye to the fans (been at Saints all his life, through the academy, etc.). West Ham understandably don't want to run the risk of him getting injured. Two ways out here: 1) He doesn't play but waves goodbye pre-match or half-time. 2) He does play, but West Ham insert some sort of compensation fee if he get's injured.
  11. Watford - Equally as mediocre squad as ourselves. Lost Sarr and Pedro and signed Jake Livermore and Tom Ince. Behind the scenes the club is a mess to boot. West Brom - See Watford. Middlesbrough - Decent side with a decent manager, expect them to be challenging as they were last year. People tend to overate the three teams coming down from the Premier League. Yes, they have more money to spend than most of the other teams in the league but that's largely as a result of selling their crown jewels. Not forgetting, even with their respective 'crown jewels' they were still the three worst sides in their league the year before. Leeds - Have you seen how many players they have lost? and not to decent fees either, alot of loans out to cover the wages and that's with a squad that was incredibly porous last year. Farke was a decent appointment but has a job on his hands. Leicester - Perhaps the best equipped for me but have gambled on their manager and the signing of Harry Winks is poor for me. I like the Coady buy but he'll be injured at the start. Lost Maddison, Barnes, Tielemans amongst others. Southampton - The worst side in the league last year. Likely to lose their two best players, i.e. Lavia and JWP. Russel Martin is an understandable appointment and I think they'll be up there but certainly nothing to fear. Whilst I do agree the league will be stronger this year than last, there are two major caveats to that: 1) The Championship last year was the worst I can ever remember in terms of team quality and individual player quality. It was impossible to get weaker. 2) As stated above, make no mistake, this league is wide open for a Sunderland, 'Boro, etc. to take and why not Ipswich? Look at Sunderland last year as I said, look at Luton last year. I obviously don't want Ipswich to go up and the expense of us (I appreciate I'm one of the very few that would like to see both clubs in the top league competing for the derby each year).
  12. Take away loyalties and there is no reason why Ipswich can't finish Top 6 this year - there is little difference between them and Sunderland 12 months ago (who then went on to have their main player and striker injured for the majority of the season and still finished Top 6). This league is dire. The three teams coming down; Leeds/Leicester/Saints will be similar to Burnley/Watford/Norwich 12 months back. It's anyone's league once more.
  13. We'll be a better team unit this year with the likes of Barnes, Duffy, and Stacey - it's just so boring to watch. We've been very lucky in the past 20 years or so, that we've always had a No. 10 or creative player to enjoy and hence the excitement of watching football. Some might argue it's the 'Norwich way' to have this type of player and play this type of football. We'll be fine this season, we won't get relegated but it'll be another slog of a season to watch I fear.
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