Well that's another point, it's all too hypothetical to go that far - for example, if you accept 17th now, so the uncertainty has gone, then you're also learning that there are also footballing gods that decide results in advance of the games, which is pretty ****ed up. So let's not look quite...
I disagree. We're only 6 points ahead of 17th (the same amount Huddersfield were ahead of us after 2 games). We've also only played the top 6 twice, so we're due to lose extra points there.
Finishing 17th means we get more money in the bank and can build again. The players we keep will have had...