Writing off my expected promotion to the Premier League next season

[Kalimantan Gull]

After 3.5 years in charge, Gus had used our resources well to build a team that was good enough to get promoted. Can a new manager pick up the batom straight away? Maybe, but I'd be happily surprised. Relegation is probably extreme though.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Bridcutt the worry

 

[Tricky Dicky]

If our new manager matches our aspirations of the premier league and has the skill and flair. I wouldn't write us off just yet

So, not Darren Fergusson then.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Being optimistic but top 24 I reckon.

Pessimistically bottom 24 for me.

 

[brightonmark1234]

the season has not even started yet and we are all being so negative

 

[wsupp]

consolidation!!!! it's a notoriously hard league to get out of!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Palace lost their 1st 3 matches last year ( I think ) and got promoted.

We are not starting from that position.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

To be fair, people said Palace would get relegated last season and got promoted - perhaps people are saying the same for us so we end up going up !!

 

[nwgull]

Bridcutt the worry

Not if we get a good fee for him. 5m can get you a lot at this level.

 

[brightonmark1234]

no point writing us off yet the season has not even started yet we still got the rest of this month and the whole of July to get the right man in and players inn

 

[worthingseagull123]

If our new manager matches our aspirations of the premier league and has the skill and flair. I wouldn't write us off just yet

But most Championship clubs have aspirations of the Premier League.

Flair alone won't get us up.

 

[GreersElbow]

I don't see how we can prepare for mid-table yet, we have a fantastic squad; a beautiful stadium; a state of the art academy being built and was just a few points off automatic promotion last season. The internal situation may have an affect on players, but if we bring in a fresh new manager who's excited about this club and exerts that enthusiasm for success on to the players, we could easily be champions if we get a left back and get the squad working in a way that's effective.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I don't see how we can prepare for mid-table yet, we have a fantastic squad; a beautiful stadium; a state of the art academy being built and was just a few points off automatic promotion last season. The internal situation may have an affect on players, but if we bring in a fresh new manager who's excited about this club and exerts that enthusiasm for success on to the players, we could easily be champions if we get a left back and get the squad working in a way that's effective.

A) in my book this division is stronger this year
B) there is time but so far our squad is only weaker
C) The table was so tight last year, a few more points dropped and we'd be not far above relegation.

No reason to be complacent about this season, a bad start and it could be very difficult, automatic promotion is a tall order at the best of times, the other end of the table is not impossible with the wrong manager.

 

[cjd]

Anyone who believes Tony Bloom will be looking for mere consolidation next season, needs to think again.

This is the man who has ploughed over £100 million into the club just on its infrastructure alone.

This is the man who dipped his hand into his pocket continuously during the 2nd Mickey Adams era to fund loan players left , right and centre to ensure survival in League 1.

This is the man who is guiding us into 21st century football business.....(whether we like it or not).

Does anyone really believe that he will allow the Albion to flounder next season, while Gus Poyet looks on with a...... "see ,I told you it was all down to me"..?

 

[Footsoldier]

I don't see us being in a relegation battle by any stretch of the imagination!

Why?