Season Predictions

[Petriix 2,550]

With the new season kicking off in just two days and the squad nearing its final form, it's time to make a wild stab in the dark about our chances. Will we survive? Will we surprise people? Or will we fail again?

Here goes...

Heart says 14th

Head says 16th

I think we'll be fine. We've massively improved the squad but kept the core together. The philosophy is well and truly embedded throughout the club and there is a real sense of unity. We will be bigger than the sum of our parts and capture a few big scalps along the way to relatively comfortable survival after an understandably tricky start.

What do *you* think?

[Canary Wundaboy 1,289]

Without another CB and quality addition at CDM, 18th.

[ricardo 6,664]

Most likely another relegation fight.

[Uncle Fred 526]

1 minute ago, Canary Wundaboy said:

Without another CB and quality addition at CDM, 18th.

Agree defensive side of the squad still needs a major overhaul 

[Ward 3 337]

Heart and head say 12th

[Google Bot 2,725]

13 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Most likely another relegation fight.

To be fair, even if we were mid-table at Christmas we'd still be looking at the bottom of the table and worrying.  So yes, we're so desperate for survival that it's almost a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I think we'll either be rock bottom or around 12-14th.  Too many unknowns as yet, but with the core of Gilmour and Lees-Melou through the middle there's a really sold base for us to build around.

Just comes down to who is going to tick in the attacking third.  I can't see us fighting for 17th, it'll be highs or very lows.

Edited August 12, 2021 by Google Bot

[Midlands Yellow 3,507]

This is one for lakey. 

[Hank shoots Skyler 2,055]

Petrix with his best Cambridgeshire canary impression

[Robornio 96]

1st

Then the Champions League the following season.

Oh no, wait… that’s Football Manager.

17th in reality. Anything else is a bonus.

[nutty nigel 6,936]

Heart says: 10th

Head says: Listen to.your heart

10th it is then

[Petriix 2,550]

1 hour ago, nutty nigel said:

Heart says: 10th

Head says: Listen to.your heart

10th it is then

I'm out of reactions, but this made me smile.

[Don’t be Krul 370]

There are a lot of teams who may struggle this year and it could be a case of any 3 from 8 or 9. Think Wolves and Burnley will be in the relegation mix this season along with the usual suspects. We haven't been gifted with a pleasant start so any points from the first 4 games will be a bonus.

I'll say 15th.

[Kanadyan Kanary 108]

Head says relegation. Reasons:

Need more defensive options.

Not enough physicality in the midfielders. We will continue to get bullied by Burnley, West Ham, Watford et al.

Desperately need CDM. This was a high priority at start of window and I feel the "wait" for Skipp will disadvantage us. 

Can't see us getting many points from opening 6 games and then our confidence will be battered. It will be difficult to recover from there.

Heart hopes I am wrong.

[crab man 120]

20th again unfortunately.

Missing a CDM and CB so far, and a real lack of experience in the side which I feel will show once the going gets tough again.

[Indy 3,011]

Definitely better prepared, know what to expect, but without a lot of luck with keeping key players fit we don’t have a huge chance of anything better than 17th.

Would love to say Top ten but reality bites……Palace, Watford, & Brentford need to be below us….

[If wed kept Howie.. 133]

no lower than 18th {definitely 2 teams worse than us)

no higher than 11th

so i'm going for 14.5th 

[Felixfan 53]

I fear the Premier league has moved away from us but with all the ducks in a row 16th is not impossible.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,411]

With a couple more quality additions in defensive areas we can survive, but without them I fear for us. It's on a knife-edge at the moment, but if I had to guess I'd say we'd go down, but those final additions could swing it back in our favour.

[PurpleCanary 5,267]

We will finish above Brentford and above at least one team that isn't Watford (which is not to say we won't also finish above Watford).

Edited August 12, 2021 by PurpleCanary

[lake district canary 4,266]

If things really click I can see us doing brilliantly well, but I'm not going to predict a place as I will only get mocked for it, but I believe anything is possible this season and there is enough quality here to make a real impact.  17th.....7th...1st.....anything can happen.

[Parma Ham's gone mouldy 1,969]

Will be tight, though 16th and a great achievement. 

Expecting a slow start points-wise, though a clear methodology developing with a more compact 3 in the central midfield area, more responsible high-and-wide players, Pukki running hard and full backs being positive, though more circumspect.

More shooting from distance, more playing for fouls, more set piece goals from defenders, even more possession-retention in defensive and middle thirds, more pace going in behind on occasions from slightly longer and flatter balls.

All just enough

Parma.

[dylanisabaddog 3,790]

Bottom 

[PurpleCanary 5,267]

31 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Bottom 

Hadn't realised this was a thread about naming Shakespearean characters but in that spirit: Sir Toby Belch.

[Google Bot 2,725]

Titania

[lake district canary 4,266]

Puck off with the Shakespeare stuff.

[TheGunnShow 5,198]

1 minute ago, lake district canary said:

Puck off with the Shakespeare stuff.

That's Much Ado About Nothing. Measure by Measure we'll ditch that stuff.

[cambridgeshire canary 5,817]

Heart says 17th. Brain says 18th.

[king canary 6,849]

As others are going for the same format.

Heart says 15th- I like the new attacking signings, I think the defence should be better than two years ago and we've got fans back.

Head says 19th- the central midfield fills me with worry and I'm concerned we'll see teams cutting through us with ease and exposing our defence on repeat.

[overthebordercanary 124]

Without a holding defensive midfielder to protect the defence from getting bullied and battered every week, anything above 18th will be a miracle.

[Capt. Pants 3,532]

I can't make any predictions until the transfer window has shut and we know how the squad ends up. 

Pre season has been a bit of a disaster with several players undercooked fitness wise. We'll know a bit more once we've played and hopefully beaten Watford.

I feel slightly more optimistic than pessimistic, and feel there will be 3 worse teams.