I think we can get 13/15 in this sequence.
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Place in the league?
No I think we can go 4-1-0 in this sequencePlace in the league?
Well I clearly did a whole lot of high grade LSD last week.
I think we are the 5th best team. Maybe 6th if Newcastle click.
Did Newcastle replace isak at all?
If they had kept him, I'd say they have the talent and coaching edge on us. If they didn't replace him, we have a good shot at overtaking them.
My real fear is bournemouth as a dark horse. But Nottingham seems weaker, and city seems to be continuing their march down the table. 4th is there for the taking if we click well and January surprisingly goes well with one good addition.
If they had kept him, I'd say they have the talent and coaching edge on us. If they didn't replace him, we have a good shot at overtaking them.
My real fear is bournemouth as a dark horse. But Nottingham seems weaker, and city seems to be continuing their march down the table. 4th is there for the taking if we click well and January surprisingly goes well with one good addition.
My head says after finishing 17th , 5th would be great and give us a good spring board for the season , however my heart Says if this squad of players can stay fit and it clicks with the new signings then lets dare to dream!
"Its better to fail Aiming high, then to succeed aiming low, and we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of Glory"
"Its better to fail Aiming high, then to succeed aiming low, and we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of Glory"
I'd take 17th again and the champions league 
then see the media melt demanding rule changes
then see the media melt demanding rule changesExcept nothing, so I won’t be disappointed is my view
The media + the Premier League is pushing Woowich and Chelsea. Chelsea looks terrible. Should've dropped 2 or all 3 points vs. Fulham but the VAR delivered them 3 points. City is a compromised club. Guardiola is sabotaged but he will probably pull through during the season. Chelsea have money but are all over the place. They seem terrible given how much they spend and how many players they keep getting.
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The team showed v Bournemouth that we still have a massive consistency issue and until that is rectified, even 5th will be a long shot.
We next face a West Ham side fresh off the back of a morale boosting victory who will be massively motivated against us.
We need a win there otherwise our start to the season starts to look quite poor. Imperative our new signings hit the ground running.
I think we should temper expectations this season. There’s a lot of work to do, however our team is strong enough quality wise so it would be an underachievement if Frank can’t get this squad into the top 7 IMO.
We next face a West Ham side fresh off the back of a morale boosting victory who will be massively motivated against us.
We need a win there otherwise our start to the season starts to look quite poor. Imperative our new signings hit the ground running.
I think we should temper expectations this season. There’s a lot of work to do, however our team is strong enough quality wise so it would be an underachievement if Frank can’t get this squad into the top 7 IMO.
We just lost to Bournemouth at home and were completely outplayed. Your post is deluded to the extreme and shows how carried away fans can get with two wins
I don’t really know where we are yet. Will have to see what we look like once the CL starts up.
Hot take is that City have a big red flag over them for top four this year… One Rodri injury and they are in trouble.
Hot take is that City have a big red flag over them for top four this year… One Rodri injury and they are in trouble.
Until we cut out the absolute stinking performances like last week we will fall short of top four,at the moment there are about five or six teams likely to finish ahead of us .A cup win and well inside the top ten is achievable at this moment .We need at least another good transfer window to really get going I think .
My stance is always that the minimum requirement for a okay season is some form of European qualification through the league. So ECL at the bare minimum. If we can sneak a cup on top of that then that's a bonus.
We have the 5th best squad in the PL. No doubt in my mind after the transfer window.
If Isak stayed at Newcastle then they would shade it over us but not anymore.
Now it’s all about form and fitness
Vicario
Spence Romero VDV Udogie
Palinha Sarr
Xavi
Kudus Solanke RKM
That’s probably the best 11 for the way Frank wants to play and I think that 11 can hurt just about every team/system in the PL.
If Isak stayed at Newcastle then they would shade it over us but not anymore.
Now it’s all about form and fitness
Vicario
Spence Romero VDV Udogie
Palinha Sarr
Xavi
Kudus Solanke RKM
That’s probably the best 11 for the way Frank wants to play and I think that 11 can hurt just about every team/system in the PL.
Knockouts in the CL, decent cup runs domestically, dare I say even a League Cup and 7th + and we’d have had a good first season.
56-65 points is the range for 7th over the last five years with the average being 60.8, 61 for arguments sake. We aren’t losing 22 games this year, so we should be able to make up the 23 point deficit whilst still losing *some* matches.
Obviously our results against teams we are competing with for these positions are crucial and more helpful to getting an advantage come the end of the season.
