Well if they strengthen significantly then it may have a serious impact on the model, after all there are new elements at play! Like us last year, to a degree. I agree pretty much, tho the reason the models are useful 'in general' is to put some empirical evidence behind the performances. If...
QPR 5th in club debt list...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2598726/manchester-united-have-the-highest-net-debt-in-world-football-according-to-a-bombshell-uefa-report/
My 2p:
The point is that the model says they are over-achieving based on what they should be getting, across the course of the season. So, they are either over-achieving the model because they have a high quality squad (ie: more clinical), or they are riding their luck. Historically they have...
Actually it turns out the 'official' attendance is 12k...
"The official figure has just come through as 12,103. The home contingent still with little to cheer."
I'm pretty sure those people saying that still follow most of the other games of those around us. The statement about 'worrying about us' is just like a useless manager's soundbite.