Watching Ch 5 I think Jedinak was lucky to not get a red card for his aerial assault with his arm again on the Wolves player, he seems to get away with doing it most games.
Was that known before Villa offered it and if so it is £2m per year to chase the golden dream. We wont get the players to get us there paying peanuts anymore.
I am very impressed with the signings they have made 3 good proven signings right through the base of the team Elphick. Jerdinak, McCormack from a solid spine of the team you can expand it with players to provide the challenge for the title. As I have said previously my tip for 3rd and that is...
We didnt have 2 we had 1 Bong, Rosenior and Calderon were utility back four players Chicksen was deemed not good enough early days. This is going over old ground but the mistake was not loaning a specialist left back when Bong got injured knowing he was going to be out for 3 months ish. J...
The reason we failed is dropping too many points in Dec/Jan over the Christmas period,. There can be no denying that but hopefully we have learnt our lesson and wont make the same mistake again and if we can reproduce last seasons overall form we will get promoted.
Had we followed my advice re a left back last season we would be in the Premier now. We dropped too many points through not getting a left back on an emergency loan.
With some very good players and just a matter of getting them to gel. If RDM can do that they will be near the top of the division.if not he will be sacked by Christmas.
I would go with the bookies and make them automatic promotion favourites along with Newcastle and the rest including us are playing for the play off place.