Adkins is a decent manager and they have a decent squad. Reading are playboff certs imo. Could go either way for QPR. They are certainly making some good signings (albeit financially insane) for this division.
It's impossible to know if they have strengthened without also looking at who has left? I can guarantee you that of those 22, more than a few will definetely NOT be stronger. And we were better than 17 of those teams last season anyway.
We're not though are we? We are much stronger right now than we were at this point last season when we didnt have Orlandi, Spanish Dave, or Ulloa. In fact the only player we had at this point who's currently missing is Bridge from memory. I'm feeling very confident, we are two or three...