Wembley again Ole Ole (3 Viewers)

[sbatea1]

I've been exactly the same. I'm not dreaming of playoffs in dreaming of sutos and wondering how realistic a chance we have

It's not being cocky

I'm not 'dreaming' of autos. I'm expecting it based on the team we have, the start we've made and the lack of a Leeds/Burnley 100+ point team this year. In fact if there is going to be a 100+ point team this year I'd argue we are the most likely!

It's a massive chance that we simply have to take.

 

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[Gynnsthetonic]

Are Leicester ever gonna get a points deduction or is not even a thing anymore?

I can see it being 2 at max

 

[covcity4life]

I can see it being 2 at max

At least it would be something. Don't hear anything about it anymore. Hope authorities haven't forgot lol

 

[Robinshio]

Leicester are 18/1 with the bookies for a reason!!

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

It's far too early to make judgement but it's looking good but how aren't we in first spot?

Because of a bar and post.

 

[wingy]

Because of a bar and post.

A coat of paint then+

 

[Yank]

I will sell my daughter's doll collection to make the trip over this time.

She might hate me at first, but will eventually understand right?

PUSB.

 

[Macca]

Not with what we have, top 6 with that. Clever signing or 2 in January then yes

 

[You'll Never Beat McPake]

We have some tough fixtures in November with Sheff Utd (h), Stoke (a), WBA (h), Middlesbrough (a).
If we can get 8 points from these then top 2 place up to Christmas should be possible

 

[procdoc]

There’s not a team in the league I don’t think we can’t beat. The whole mentality of the club has changed, our management and players don’t fear anyone. The way we played at Leicester, where we did face a lot of pressure, we stayed calm when last season we would have lost that game

 

[SkyblueTexan]

In 21-22 we were 4th after 7 games with 15 points (2 more than we have now) and we finished in 12th. Forest had 1 point after 7 games and were in 23rd place and got promoted.

So it's way too early to tell how things will unfold.

 

[Lamps]

Not this year please .. does anybody think we can go up automatically ?

Im starting to think so

Id hate to have a season like Sheffield united last year and fail .

You might remember I called us 2nd to 4th before the season started. For some unknown reason many put us mid table. What wasn't considered by many was the advantage of having most of our squad and the whole 1st team that have been together for at least a year (other than Grimes who just slotted straight in from January) already knew how each other play.

I'm now slightly changing my prediction. I thought Ipswich would come 1st. I think we have a chance of going up as Championship champions so now my guess is 1st to 4th. We're doing what Leeds did last season but with a better GK.

 

[mmttww]

Players we signed in summer '23 will have made getting on for 100 appearances for us now. Most hadn't played in this league before. Reckon that counts for at least some of the improvement and consistency we're seeing.

 

[Marty]

Keep in mind that players we signed in summer '23 will have made getting on for 100 appearances for us now. Most hadn't played in this league before. Reckon that counts for at least some of the improvement and consistency we're seeing.

The lack of player churn is a positive too, from the starting line up yesterday only Grimes and Rushworth weren't with the club at the start of last season (I think).

 

[Yank]

Players we signed in summer '23 will have made getting on for 100 appearances for us now. Most hadn't played in this league before. Reckon that counts for at least some of the improvement and consistency we're seeing.

That's a very good point friend. We have a lot of experience in this squad who are used to the rigors of this league; I think that will only help us this season, especially if we have do have some down stretches at points.

 

[mmttww]

People talked a lot about caps across a squad when England Rugby were rebuilding under Lancaster. Pointing out that at elite test level, cumulative experience seemed to count for so much.

Basically telling people to trust that if that squad kept stable and built up their cap count together in proper Test matches, you'd start to see consistency in results and performance and we did (sometimes!).

 

[shmmeee]

Injuries could scupper us.

Wright is so important and without him, we just aren't anywhere near as potent a force.

Grimes would be a big miss too.

We lost Wright last season and won ten in a row…

 

[Gleneagles65]

There’s no other team to fear this season so why not.

 

[shmmeee]

You can’t tell yet. We look good taking results from Jan, but you’ve got to expect the relegated teams plus Sheff Utd to be better than they have been and they all have squads for a long season. Lots of football to play yet. I’d take 3rd/4th and a good shot at winning the POs.

Think we need at least two signings who can challenge the three behind Wright to kick on, that’s if no one gets seriously injured.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Because of a bar and post.

And the small matter of Boro having more points than us. Cheating bastards.