i am with you dutch on blackpool. Definately play offs, possibly automatic. Maybe also Leicester in the mix. City to finish 7 or 8 this season
This is how I would love it to look. I had a go on the predictor last week and got us 2nd by about the end of Feb. A lot of the teams up there with us have to play each other yet.
1. West Ham 2. Birmingham +++++++++++ 3. Cardiff 4.Southampton 5.Blackpool 6.CITY +++++++++++ City v. Blackpool at Wembley 7. Leicester (ohh hard luck Nige!) 8. Mbro 9. Reading 10. Derby
It's not surprising, football fans are always naiive and think that current form will last forever. I would be very disappointed if we finish outside the playoffs with the football we're playing; there's no guarantee we'll get better next year and in this league it's about taking your chance when it comes (Norwich, Southampton, us in 2008) not just loytering around 'building' every year (Forest, Cardiff). We should be aiming for autos, and I understand we are.
Joking apart, I cannot bear to do the predictor, I want this season to be full of the excitement of our last promotion year. At the moment we are still the team that no one rates.
I've not done the predictor but my gut feeling for the top 10 is - 1. West Ham 2. Southampton 3. Birmingham 4. Middlesbrough 5. Hull 6. Reading 7. Cardiff 8. Leeds 9. Leicester 10. Blackpool
1-West Ham 2-City ----------------------- 3-Southampton 4-Birmingham 5-Cardiff 6-Reading ----------------------- 7-Blackpool 8-Middlesbrough 9-Leeds 10-Derby
