Poor old Shota keeps carrying the can for last season but **** me it was disastrous senior management that
If what Tan means is that the Championship as things stand excluding the three coming down, then you have to think Luton who got promoted had a smaller budget, so really we were the 10th biggest wage last season including Burnley and Sheff U if I've understood him correctly. If so 15th is a pretty big underachievement.
That was actually my point it’s very dour on a night out there, well I was when I visited, in bed before midnight lol
I wouldn't say horrible mismanagement, we managed to acquire some great players who will be key to the squad this season. I think anyone expecting instant results were being more than a little naive.
The truth is somewhere in the middle, the transfer strategy last season was horribly poor but such a turnaround was never going to bear fruit overnight regardless.
We’ve got the basis of a settled squad, settled manager, set playing style. Why shouldn’t we expect good results? We might underachieve, but there’s no point going into a season without optimism
More evidence of Ehab and his infamous 'papers all over the kitchen floor' way of recruiting from data and not scouts. As with most players Eaves would fit nicely into some styles of play and not others. Ehab focussed purely on stats and data.
Yes. The only thing there is to feel gloomy about is the relative strength of the division this year. But as I’ve said before, rarely does it pan out as people expect. Norwich were tipped to piss the league this season and everyone thought Burnley would be an absolute mess.
I think the owner and manager looked at Fulham walk the division with quality and ‘ball control’ and no little pace . Naively they thought just buy ‘quality’ players / foreign internationals and that would do it . They soon found out you need a lot more than that , to be honest last season had we got it right we could have walked it Burnley did it and they were bang average, I fear this year will be way tougher due to the Ex Prem teams and others strengthening . But as every year I live in hope !
Birmingham are in turmoil, as are West Brom.A Wednesday fan I know says things are far from happy behind the scenes there due to spending restrictions.. Leeds could lose 7 players because of clauses in their contracts Leicester and Southampton are going to lose players. They will be quoted daft prices for replacements as clubs know they have the parachute money. Will Sunderland repeat their unexpected good position of last year. I don’t think the division is as strong as some think. My hunch for the surprise team is Ipswich. Good crowds, over 26,000 in League 1 and decent owners,
Burnley did it under Dyche. I'd say it worked out really well for them and they're a similar club to Luton really in terms of fanbase and club size
Greaves likely to leave. Brentford and Leicester have firmed up their interest, he's looking to go and the club are happy if they get a decent wedge. Will free up some FFP wiggle room.
