A nice healthy 0. A pessimist is never disappointed.
I think we've improved more than a little, compared to where we were. The issues are a) consistency in the squad and b) consistency in performance.
With improvements in a few areas, I think we could easily push on, and for me, I'd narrow it down to acquisitions in three key areas...
... a good quality full back (ideally two, one for either side), a striker and a midfielder.
…..Sunderland knock us out then get knocked out themselves by lowly Port Vale.
Pity we couldn’t get through that tie, I’d have fancied us to have a go with a full team.
Pity we couldn’t get through that tie, I’d have fancied us to have a go with a full team.
Daytripper
Player Valuation: £50m
Not much these days, anything positive is just a bonus .
Had to go for a nice, middle of the road 5.
We are bothering the European spots after years in the PL doldrums and have some exciting young players who could take us to exciting, new heights under the right leadership.
I just can’t shake the feeling that we’ll do something super Everton like give Moyes a 3-year deal and flog the youngsters on the cheap before watching them become world beaters to a man.
We are bothering the European spots after years in the PL doldrums and have some exciting young players who could take us to exciting, new heights under the right leadership.
I just can’t shake the feeling that we’ll do something super Everton like give Moyes a 3-year deal and flog the youngsters on the cheap before watching them become world beaters to a man.
Cup performance was a bit crap but hopefully we're on for a top half finish and maybe squeeze Europe. I'll be optimistic if we do what everybody knows we need to do this summer.
Bluebonic
Player Valuation: £40m
To quote Mr Oppenheimer, "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true."
Neiziro
Player Valuation: £25m
Tbf, in the past 10 years the only players we've sold who've actually ended up kicking on and becoming any good are Stones, Lookman, Lukaku and Gordon. The rest either never really improved on the level they were at with us or things never worked out and they ended up going backwards. In that time we've had far far more in the latter category than the former
In fairness to Moyes he sees far more of these lads than we do, historically he has given plenty of opportunities to young players IF he thinks they're ready - in his first spell here the likes of Rooney, Anichebe, Barkley, Vaughan, Baines & Coleman, McFadden etc and the likes of JOB and Armstrong in his second spell. I wouldn't say it's that he doesn't trust young players because of their inexperience, he judges them based on whether they can contribute effectively to the team's needs over other players and if that's not what he's seeing from them in training then who can begrudge him for not giving them minutes until they show otherwise?
welshtoffee
Player Valuation: £30m
6 due to our away form.
Gone with a 6, it's great not to be constantly worried about going into administration, it's great to finally pay more attention to the teams above us rather than those below us. The only problem for me is that I just don't have faith in our recruitment, 2 quick competent fullbacks and a rapid forward in the summer would persuade me to go to a 7 or an 8.
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £35m
How is being in 8th not tangible progress compared to the last few years?
Rooney_Tunes
Player Valuation: £50m
I don't agree - I think we are 50/50 against all of them.
City and Chelsea have been up and down, Arsenal have been limping along, and all the players are going to be up for the Derby.
12 points is a possibility - 6 a probability - 2 if injuries hit and Moyes has to move Jared out of the CB position and replace him with Keggers.
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