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Competition Are we playing for 5th ?

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No manager since Hoddle in 2002-03, 23 years ago, has been manager in August, finished lower than 5th, and been manager the following August.

It is, without a doubt, explicitly clear that 5th is ENIC/Levy's minimum expectation.

Certainly we have higher goals and aspirations, but like every manager before him - Frank will have cause to be concerned if we're no looking like getting 5th.
 
We’ll be hard pushed to finish top 7. Liverpool, Woolwich, Man C and Chelsea are miles above us. Man U with no European football will be a force. Villa, Newcastle and Forest will be competing hard for 6-9th.
 
I’m sure Frank will set us up to be harder to beat each week than Ange did (which wouldn’t be that difficult).
But he’s not miracle worker - it’s a mid-table squad that’s a few injuries away from fifth from bottom, never mind fifth.
 
We finish where we finish.

And I can't see us finishing 17th for some time yet. So anything above that will be an improvement.

It's also impossible to make a prediction right now, as we have no idea what the final squad will look like once the transfer window is closed.
 
European football has to be the goal for us. Another opportunity on the Europa League would be great. Conference League will be a bit meh.

The expectation that the top 4 is nailed on is rarely played out that way. I expect one of those to have a poor season. I’m hoping it Cheatski given their churn of players causing instability, but the result against the spammers doesn’t support this sadly.
 
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