Holmowl Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hands up who voted relegation. If we dont finish top 10 my considerable bare arris and Cole Bros window will have an appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Playoffs, but with how tough the league will be next season I think we'll be a bit off the pace again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaton_Swfc Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Playoff semi finals I've gone for. Can see us being the new Boro'. We'll get up .... eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Horse Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 So has to be what you truly believe we can achieve no? Heart over head . We can vote again and be serious when we see our squad and what it's up against. But that means waiting Ok, then! Think Newcastle and a surprise like Brighton this year will take auto. Leaving us in the play off final to slay the demons of the past weekend and take promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867Heaven Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 If we make the right signings, the foundations are there to have a crack at the top 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Newcastle should win it , depends on the transfer activity in and out for A few teams , I expect playoff winners this time out if we get the right players in, if not play off heartache again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANGLED UP IN BLUE Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Play off winners just so we can go through it all again. Would love us to go up automatically at Hillsborough though that would be ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WC1Owl Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Gone for 2nd and am heartened to see it winning. Have written off 1st because of Rafa's Barcodes, but why not dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 After top six this season. My gut feeling after witnessing the atmosphere and emotion of the play offs and with Carlos' long term contract being sorted just before the final, DC and Carlos will go for it this season. I never expected us to make the top six last summer. But now this summer I believe with just a couple or a few quality signings needed rather than a squad overhaul we can realistically aim for and achieve an automatic spot. I reckon it will be us; Newcastle, Norwich and Derby competeting for the promotion places. Voted 2nd position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Top four. Carlos' interview made it quite clear that he's ot strengthening targets in mind. This squad, despite a few hiccups has come a along way. There's a clear spirit and a couple of decent transfers and we'll be there or thereabout again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 The championship is getting tougher each season. Relegated prem sides have 25 million each in parachute payments alone. We won't realistically get top two. Saturday really was our best chance to make it. With FFP I don't think DC can really compete on an even playing field with Newcastle, Villa, Norwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 The championship is getting tougher each season. Relegated prem sides have 25 million each in parachute payments alone. We won't realistically get top two. Saturday really was our best chance to make it. With FFP I don't think DC can really compete on an even playing field with Newcastle, Villa, Norwich Boro went up automatically last season without parachute payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yes, Boro did but they spent multi millions on individual players. I don't think DC will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yes, Boro did but they spent multi millions on individual players. I don't think DC will do that. After DC's first transfer window that saw the likes of Vermill, Melo, Bus and Baker come to the club, I was doubtful whether I'd see the likes of Forrestieri and Hooper signing for the club for a combined sum in the region of £6.5m. You never know, he might surprise a few people. The surgery required on this side is only relatively minor. All I hear at the moment is how Newcastle and Aston Villa will walk the league next year but they require far more work over the summer than we do, perhaps a summer equally as hectic as we had last year. Not only that but there'll be players at those clubs that won't want to play at this level and will make it known, will the dressing rooms be as harmonious as they will be at the likes of Wednesday and Brighton for example? I'm also not 100% sure if Rafa Benitez will be suited to Championship football. He's a great manager but I'm not sure he'll be ready for midweek visits in January to the likes of Barnsley, Burton and Rotherham when sides just want to kick lumps out of his players. I fully expect Norwich to be serious title contenders but Villa and Newcastle? I'm not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batemoor owls Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well after yesterdays post we'll get relegated...poo team no investment and Carlos of to the lane .....😠Think we'll finish 5-6 again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Trev, you make some very vaild points but we have to accept, we are going to be consistently out muscled financially by all the relegated sides. And that it is simply going to get worse from the end of next season. DC's dilemma will be to seriously compete with their spending power whilst considering the major implications that a breach of FFP and embargos will bring if it doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneTheOwl Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Anyone who doesn't think we will go for it after this season will be mistaken. We will go for it big time. Number one target even at 30 will be McCormack. That will set us back £10 mill. 2 wingers, a midfield hard man and a left back will set us back another £10 mill. 20 mill spent which is double this season. Reckon we made £5 mill from play offs? Increased season ticket sales etc etc. FFP covered? I could be talking nonsense but Carlos has a dream. DC won't mess about. Expect renaming of stadium as well. Going to be a cracking season and we will go toe to toe with Newcastle all the way winning league on last game of season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 We'll finish top four. So I've had to vote play-off winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Can't see us stopping up next season I'm afraid to say. :'( We're going up!!! 2nd place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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