We don't have the squad depth to cope with injuries at this level and cannot absorb any more. There is ongoing concern with the amount of goals we will score. But we've improved, certainly. Albeit from a very low base. Take off the blue-tinted glasses and I certainly know from talking to fans of other clubs that they are a little perplexed at how easily pleased we are with the grand total of seven points from seven games! But even most of those would concede that we look more solid, more organised and have a spirit that wasn't in evidence at all previously.
There will be a lot of ups and downs I feel. My gut instinct tells me we'll be ok but that will be about it. I don't see us threatening to nab the final European qualifying place or anything of that order. I would be happy with avoiding relegation or any talk of it, comfortably. I'd like us to get somewhere between 45-50 points and I think that's manageable, though I wouldn't bank on it. We'll probably spend most of the season lurking around where we are now and if so, that's ok, but I think we all want to be in a relatively comfortable position before the final 10 games.
