I think we can do it.
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toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
At the moment, I'd back us to finish above Spurs (provided Roberto gets the players in he wants - if he doesn't we'll finish 7th).
Liverpool could go either way depending on who they bring in and how it all beds in.
Arsenal have retained basically the same squad that finished above us last season but added a world class player to it.
Chelsea and Man City will finish light years above us.
Man Utd will be much better than last season.
Right at this moment, I'd say 4th would be vaguely possible if it goes wrong for Liverpool and United don't click under Van Gall (I see this as unlikely). More realistically, I'd say 5th would probably be the best we could do.
Still, you never know. The only things I'd put my house on would be that Chelsea and Man City finish above us, with a lot of luck (not something we're usually the recipients of much of), anything else could theoretically happen.
Liverpool could go either way depending on who they bring in and how it all beds in.
Arsenal have retained basically the same squad that finished above us last season but added a world class player to it.
Chelsea and Man City will finish light years above us.
Man Utd will be much better than last season.
Right at this moment, I'd say 4th would be vaguely possible if it goes wrong for Liverpool and United don't click under Van Gall (I see this as unlikely). More realistically, I'd say 5th would probably be the best we could do.
Still, you never know. The only things I'd put my house on would be that Chelsea and Man City finish above us, with a lot of luck (not something we're usually the recipients of much of), anything else could theoretically happen.
Muzumbu
Player Valuation: £15m
agreed, man utd will be a lot stronger next year, so will chelsea with their new signings. Spurs probably will have the edge over us with their new manager and I can't see the RS being too far from 4th.
Hitchy
Player Valuation: £750k
Can't see Spurs being any worse than they were last season. Apart from that I think your post is spot on
It all depends on how likely a targeted outbreak of the ebola is amongst Man City, Arsenal, Man United, Spurs and Chelsea. If that can happen, we might even well win the league.
Statto seems to think they're really good
Chimpy Glassman
Player Valuation: £30m
We can win the league, League Cup, FA Cup and the Europa League until it's mathematically impossible.
Have a bit of optimism, eh.
Have a bit of optimism, eh.
Can't see us making Champions League. It would require a perfect season, with literally no slip ups
Muzumbu
Player Valuation: £15m
we had an amazing last season, yet were 7 points off the pace. I know we could say "if only we would have beaten palace, west brom, cardiff, norwich" e.t.c., but realistically it would require an even greater effort than last season, as man utd will be back in the mix.
Chimpy Glassman
Player Valuation: £30m
We beat some teams perhaps we shouldn't and we lost to some teams we shouldn't of too.
I think I agree with Mikey in so far as we need to be immaculate and really tighten up on those odd few goals we gifted teams.
Defending against set pieces was pretty awful last season, I think that needs addressing.
Arsenal didn't win 14 games last year and that got them a much higher points total than you unusually need for 4th.
We didn't win 17 games which was 3 too many.
So realistically what it would require is no more than 14 slip ups.
FTY
Player Valuation: £70m
We have 2 actually but we need a 15-20 one to get CL.
I think we have a good shot at the EL, all depends on how far in to the competition Martinez stays loyal to the second tier of players.
That's assuming that the form book is the same as last season. Take out the guaranteed 6 pointer with United and take into account that teams like Sunderland are looking to strengthen and it will probably give us less wiggle room
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