[Football] The race to become cannon fodder

Simster said:

Well we all know from bitter experience that three into two doesn't go, so which one of Norwich, Leeds and Sheff Utd are going to miss out?

I know there are quite a few people on here who can't stand Leeds but personally I'm indifferent to them. They have a great manager but still strike me as a bit of a basket case club if he ever decides to walk. If they got promoted I think they'd throw a lot of money at staying up. Would they though? They would either end up as Wolves or as Fulham. I reckon they'd be like Fulham.

Norwich are a well run club and my suspicion is that they would recruit sensibly if they went up, probably a bit like us last season. Sheffield United too, and their manager knows what he's doing. I have them down as next season's Cardiff - they'll give themselves a chance of survival, I'm fairly confident of that, and they'll do it by not alienating the squad of players that got them up.

For all this, let's hope we are still in this league to find out. Regardless, I can't help shuddering when I look at the top of the Championship because the similarities to our disappointment of 3/4 years ago are striking!

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Nixonator said:

Norwich will be the steady ones like us.

Leeds will spunk a load of money and get circa 1 point for every 5mil. Much rather they were promoted than Villa or even West Brom who will both probably do alright.

Not easy to judge the others.

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Easy 10 said:

Narch have done it without spending much as well. Championship player of the season Pukki (26 goals so far) was a free transfer, and they spent less than £5m in the transfer market Considering they lost their best player Maddison to Leicester as well last summer, they are having a quite phenomenal season. I really didn't see that coming, being as they finished a distant 14th last year and were never in the running. Some brilliant coaching and recruitment has gone on there, and they kept faith with Farke, who looked like being on borrowed time this time last year.

Amazing turnaround.

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dangull said:

Norwich are virtually up, so 2 clubs not likely to spend huge money would be my hope for the Albion next season. So Sheff Utd and Bristol City for me.

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dangull said:

As a person who has a slight interest in Scottish football, Pukki was a complete flop at Celtic, so the manager there has done some job.

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hans kraay fan club said:

I think your faith in Bristol City not spending big, is misplaced. The owner (Lansdowne) is one of Britain's richest men, and has spent a fortune already on the impressive rebuild of Ashton Gate. They are destined to be a fairly significant force in the not too distant future, IMO.

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Easy 10 said:

That would be weird - a striker stinking the place out in the MTL, then carving it up in the EPL.

Be interesting to see how he copes with the step-up in class.

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SollysLeftFoot said:

I dislike Norwich a lot, but they're smashing it at the moment and can see them being comfortable next season. Sheffield United because I've lived in the area for a while and been to Bramall Lane a couple of times whilst at Uni. I also hate Wednesday, so a good reason to see them up.

Leeds can **** off, would not mind seeing Bristol City going up via play offs.

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Glawstergull said:

Having watched them “smash” QPR on Saturday I’m interested to understand how that equates to them being comfortable next season. The defending was comical. Not to say that they don’t have some good players.

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Pavilionaire said:

Narch bag a brace in the final 5 mins - was 0-1, now 2-1.

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Easy 10 said:

Blimey.

I wonder what our largest ever relegated points tally was (over, say, a 46 game season). I wish I could be bothered to find out.

Ah well.

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