Where will we finish in the Prem? (20 Viewers)

play_in_skyblue_stripes · 2026-03-26T12:16:11+0000

Joe King said:
Not wishing to jump the gun, but I'm 99.9% sure of promotion. But where do we think we'll finish our first season in the Premier League?
I reckon mind table. Thoughts?

We are not there. Lets wait and see what happens over next few games.

bigfatronssba · 2026-03-26T12:16:53+0000

Wyken Sky Blue said:
Bottom three if I'm honest

But I'm happy to be proved wrong with some very cute and clever signings that we may never have heard of

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why do you think that?

Over the last 15 seasons the Championship winner has then survived the first Prem season on 9 occasions

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2026-03-26T12:25:16+0000

So selfishly I'd like Millwall and boro to go up and And an unnamed premier team to start the season with a 25 point fine for financial irregularities

Otis · 2026-03-26T12:27:38+0000

Joe King said:
Not wishing to jump the gun, but I'm 99.9% sure of promotion. But where do we think we'll finish our first season in the Premier League?
I reckon mind table. Thoughts?

Oi!! We haven't even had the open top.bus parade yet

Whenever that might be..

shmmeee · 2026-03-26T12:28:05+0000

Depends what we spend.

Brighton Sky Blue · 2026-03-26T12:37:34+0000

Sky_Blue_Daz said:
So selfishly I'd like Millwall and boro to go up and And an unnamed premier team to start the season with a 25 point fine for financial irregularities

Millwall and Hull surely?

robbiethemole · 2026-03-26T12:42:57+0000

surely the name Lampard will increase our pulling power??? hopefully, plenty of players will want to be coached by him?

oneofourown · 2026-03-26T13:00:31+0000

FL has access to a number of top managers including his uncle, who will give him advice. I have mentioned on another thread what is needed to stay up, but I think two other factors are necessary. 1) The coaching team are prepared to rotate systems to match the opponent, I know people will say that's obvious but it doesn't happen. The playing out from the back maybe okay against a Sunderland but not against Man City. 2) More importantly, the fans and their mindset. If we are promoted, we go from a winning mentality to one of lowering our expectation. We need to support the team even we get beat 4-0, that for me is important.

SeaSeeEffCee · 2026-03-26T13:00:55+0000

bigfatronssba said:
why do you think that?

Over the last 15 seasons the Championship winner has then survived the first Prem season on 9 occasions

15 years is a pretty wide sample size considering how quickly the financial side of football changes.

tom88 · 2026-03-26T13:05:29+0000

I'm expecting us to finish bottom and not winning very many, like Wolves this season. I am just going to enjoy it for what it is and if we avoid relegation then bonus.

If we get relegated, then we can go again in the championship with parachute payments and build from there with a high chance of play offs with them being 3rd-8th from next season.

Obviously would love to stay in the prem but also Yo-Yoing wouldnt be the end of the world.

SleepyGinger · 2026-03-26T13:08:40+0000

Greer said:
Who’d have thought Leeds and Burnley would struggle a lot more than Sunderland have?

It depends who comes up. If it’s Boro, Milwall Derby or Hull I’d back them to spend similarly to us and fancy us to finish above them. Wrexham and possibly Ipswich would throw more money at it.

Wyken Sky Blue · 2026-03-26T13:09:25+0000

bigfatronssba said:
why do you think that?

Over the last 15 seasons the Championship winner has then survived the first Prem season on 9 occasions

Because year on the year the gap is getting bigger and I just think Doug King will be relatively frugal when it comes to signing new players

We will pretty much need a new starting 11 and I just don't think we will splash the cash as much as we need to

Of course I'm happy to be proved wrong and I want to be!

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SleepyGinger · 2026-03-26T13:10:33+0000

Finishing above the 2 that come up with us and 1 other isn’t that unrealistic

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2026-03-26T13:14:49+0000

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Millwall and Hull surely

True, but I think Boro will do it

Otis · 2026-03-26T13:19:18+0000

I think we will be relegated.

Anything other than that, even if it's by merely a whisker, would be a huge achievement

matesx · 2026-03-26T13:31:35+0000

Any Cov fan will tell you 4th from bottom is a great season

shmmeee · 2026-03-26T13:34:21+0000

matesx said:
Any Cov fan will tell you 4th from bottom is a great season

17th home sweet home

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2026-03-26T13:35:28+0000

Sod it I'm having a few quid on a top 10 finish

SleepyGinger · 2026-03-26T13:37:10+0000

I think we will pick up a few scalps at home

Sky Blue Goblin · 2026-03-26T13:48:03+0000

Going to have to revisit this in August once we know what the squad is. No point right now.

rob9872 · 2026-03-26T14:20:55+0000

4th bottom with 12 points.

They'll come from the two teams we're promoted with and then a 100 point deduction for Man City.

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2026-03-26T14:22:48+0000

SleepyGinger said:
I think we will pick up a few scalps at home

Agreed, I think we will surprise a few in the early part of the season.

rob9872 · 2026-03-26T14:23:51+0000

Assuming we sign Rushowrth, I think him, MVE. Thomas, Grimes, Onyeka and any of the forward options can perform. We'll need a new CB & LB plus a sprinkling of PL experience and a couple of high calibre young loans. Get that and staying up is a real possibility imo, but don't break the bank and if we go down, then we are stronger and set up for years ahead.

Paxman II · 2026-03-26T14:29:50+0000

See no reason we can't go on improving with a few additional signings and do what Sunderland have done quite easily.

DT-R · 2026-03-26T14:32:00+0000

bigfatronssba said:
why do you think that?

Over the last 15 seasons the Championship winner has then survived the first Prem season on 9 occasions

I also think Leeds will make that 10/16 this season tbf!

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rob9872 · 2026-03-26T14:39:30+0000

Paxman II said:
See no reason we can't go on improving with a few additional signings and do what Sunderland have done quite easily.

Certainly not easily. It goes against all the metrics of any other promoted sides in the past decade and they spent in excess of £160m. You could do that and still be relegated. Honestly 17th would be amazing.

JSL · 2026-03-26T14:42:43+0000

Doug and Frank are no mugs. They know what needs to be done

Sky Blue Harry H · 2026-03-26T14:43:28+0000

When we got promoted to the Championship, iirc, 17th was quite a popular selection then. Shows how far we've come in a relatively short space of time!

rob9872 · 2026-03-26T14:53:12+0000

JSL said:
Doug and Frank are no mugs. They know what needs to be done

Frank knows exactly what we need!

DannyThomas_1981 · 2026-03-26T15:00:31+0000

Haji Wright scores 20 in the WC as the U.S. storms to victory in front of whooping and high fiving fans. We sell the world's newly crowned best striker to a Saudi club for £1 billion after Doug negotiates it up from an initial £10 million. The recruitment team is given free reign and signs the world's best under 25 players in positions 1-11. We dominate British, European and World football for the next 25 years. Easy work.

Lamps · 2026-03-26T15:02:28+0000

If we can keep Rushworth, or bring in another GK just as good I would fancy our chances of 17th or higher. We're going to lose a lot of games but so will others.

We have about half a squad worth keeping. Hopefully the main characters are kept like MVE and the squad stays close like now.

Without having a clue what our squad will look like I trust Lampard to at least make us competitive near the bottom. 17th for now but changeable depending on players coming/going

Manchester_sky_blue · 2026-03-26T15:08:35+0000

Its anyone's guess isn't it....... Recruitment is a gamble, even if the players we sign look brilliant on paper there's no guarantee they will all gel and translate into good results. Equally me may do a Sunderland and hit the ground running.

Momentum counts for a lot too, if we go up as champions and can maintain that buzz about the team, add quality without disrupting the spine of the squad there's no reason we can't stay up.

SkyBlueChris · 2026-03-26T15:22:03+0000

Im just buzzing to get back to last day wins needed to stay up, like the good old days 30 years ago!!!

My early prediction is we win last day to send Sunderland down and we stay up along with us having a delayed kick off of course!

Alkhen · 2026-03-26T15:30:23+0000

Who knows, as is we'd do well to even put up a fight. But we don't even know who the other teams promoted would be yet, if it's other lower budget teams then we have a better chance... If it's Wrexham, Ipswich or Southampton we are going to be going in with the least to offer potential new players. It'll be a huge struggle

Brighton Sky Blue · 2026-03-26T15:37:54+0000

Alkhen said:
Who knows, as is we'd do well to even put up a fight. But we don't even know who the other teams promoted would be yet, if it's other lower budget teams then we have a better chance... If it's Wrexham, Ipswich or Southampton we are going to be going in with the least to offer potential new players. It'll be a huge struggle

Get promotion sorted first and you can start serious negotiations ahead of those clubs at least.

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