The annual expectations thread

I predict the back of my shirt will have the name TrevNav on the back

 

It's last years champ btw said 7th from the off.

 

I'll need something on overall finish please.

 

I said top10

 

He won due to specificity.

 

Oh no, now you’ve asked for it

 

5th.

 

I will be first up the stairs

 

So Trev is the new front of shirt sponsor - on the back

 

Just said “annual expectations thread”! But mines the same. I think we will finish top 5, but I am not convinced Howe will be the one to do it.

 

Gloss or satin?

 

Think any form of Europe and he'll be fine tbh - that's Eddies first two full campaigns he's finished top 7 having turned us from relegation battlers into European contenders in half a season prior.

Looking back at last season as a whole - it wasn't bad! We finished in a decent position for a team decimated by injuries and suspensions and yet are the only team in the last decade to finish 7th and not make Europe through others winning the cup.

We were one win away (3 points) from overtaking 6th place Chelsea and if we hadn't lost to just one of Forrest, Bournemouth, Luton or Everton we'd have been in the EL not ruing missing out on EC for Man U having a one in a million game against City where United did what they needed to and City were poor.

Win 2 of those games you are 5th ahead of Spurs on GD
Win 3 of those we finish above Villa in 4th place by a point with a comfortably superior goal difference.

We were super close to doing something amazing AGAIN last year and just fell short for a number of reasons.

 

I think 4th in the league
win the FA cup
semi final of milk cup or whatever It's called now
and the kids to win everything possible there is to win
Amen

 

Matte

 

I had you down more as an artex sort of person

 

I’ll go with 4th and a cup

 

I just think if they can lose patience with Staveley and Ghodoussi and get rid the way they did they’re going to have no issue parting with a manager.

 

Any team can say these thing though mate. The fact is we failed and didn’t get into europe.

We all know Howe made big mistakes even taking into account the injuries of which I still personally believe he contributed to it.

It’s why we have the new management in. To assess what the **** went wrong.

If we are outside top 6 at Christmas I think Howe is toast. For what it’s worth though If we don’t make any new decent signings then the blame can’t be Howes fault.

 

Luton can’t for one. Nor can any Club bar us last season.

 

Your injuries claim still baffles me somewhat.
Very few of the injuries were from muscle related injuries from training ground. A lot were impact injuries during games.

Now is there an argument of over reliance on players rather than giving youngsters a chance? Possibly

Is there an argument he brought Murphy back too quickly? Without a doubt.

A lot of this other stuff thrown at him I feel is unfair.