Just over a week to go til the start of the season so seems a good time to roll this out again. Congrats to me who got all his predictions right last time and likely will again. Please respond to the questions below and add in any more you fancy: Finishing Position: 8th Promotion?: No FA Cup: 4th Round Carabao Cup: 2nd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: No Player of the season: Sugawara Most improved/breakout player: Archer Disappointment of the season: Not going up Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 2
Finishing Position: 1st Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 5th Round Carabao Cup: 4th Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Charles Most improved/breakout player: Matsuki Disappointment of the season: Not reaching 100 points Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0 Points v Pompey: 4
EDIT: Finishing Position: 10th Promotion?: No FA Cup: 5th Round Carabao Cup: 3rd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: YES Player of the season: A new guy? Quarshie, Matsuki, Downs? Most improved/breakout player: Archer/Sugawara? (I was sorely tempted to put Jack!) Disappointment of the season: the meltdown from Not going up Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): NO Number of signings forGoztepe/Valenciennes: 2 (We’ve got those already) Points v Pompey: 6
Finishing Position: 3rd Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 5th Round Carabao Cup: 3rd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of theseason: Yes Player of the season: Edwards Most improved/breakout player: JRob Disappointment of the season: Jack Stevens () Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes:1 Points v Pompey: 3 Top goalscorer: Downs
Finishing Position: 2nd Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 4th Round Carabao Cup: 4th Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Fernándes if he stays. If not Charles or Quarshie maybe...?! Most improved/breakout player: Shea Charles (for us based on last time he was here) Disappointment of the season: narrowly missing out on 1st place to another Stephen's lapse in concentration. Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: don't care Points v Pompey: 6 Top Scorer: Downs
Finishing Position: 1st Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 4th Carabao Cup: 4th Will Will Still still be here at the end of theseason: Yes Player of the season: Quarshie Most improved/breakout player: Robinson Disappointment of the season: Losing one of the Pompey games Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings forGoztepe/Valenciennes:3 Points v Pompey: 3 Top goalscorer: Downs
Finishing Position: 2nd Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 4th Round Carabao Cup: Quarter Final Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Charles Most improved/breakout player: Edwards Disappointment of the season: Still not being able to shift Armel Burger-King Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0 Points v Pompey: 6
Finishing Position: 9th Promotion?: No FA Cup: 3rd Carabao Cup: 2nd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Quarshie Most improved/breakout player: Downs Disappointment of the season: Season being over by March Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0 Points v Pompey: 1
Finishing Position: 2nd Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: QF Carabao Cup: 3rd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Charles Most improved/breakout player: Robinson Disappointment of the season: Skates away Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Points v Pompey: 3
Impossible to say though really as it largely depends on whether Still is upto it. I'm going with some cautious optimism but it wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't in which case we'll finish 7th/8th.
Agree it’s really hard to call at this moment, partly to do with Still and also absolutely no idea how the rest of the transfer window is going to play out. Going with the squad as it is today then I don’t think Still is really a factor as the quality should be able to get top 6 even if *insert whichever **** manager you want* was in charge. But it obviously won’t be the squad come September 1st and how many leave and who we sign is going to have a huge impact. Of the teams who are predicted to be going for autos (us, Sheff Utd, Ipswich, Brum, Leicester) we are going to have the most turnover in August by a mile I think.
I worry about the level of your expectations here Magic and I have retained some possibility of our expectations being exceeded
Finishing Position: 2 Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: 5th Round Carabao Cup: ¼ Final Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Jack Stephens Most improved/breakout player: Robinson Disappointment of the season: Getting promoted Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 0 Points v Pompey: 4
Impossible to make an informed prediction when so much is still likely to change with our team and squad.. I'll make predictions based on everything as it is right now. Even though that's going to be quite different to the end of the transfer window. But right now we still have Fernandes and Dibling and I can live in hope that we will bring in a no.1 to replace Ramsdale. Finishing Position: 2 (it's not in our DNA to come 1st) Promotion?: Yes FA Cup: Quarter Finals Carabao Cup: 3rd Round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Downs Most improved/breakout player: Most improved = Sugawara, Breakout = Robinson Disappointment of the season: Not beating Pompey Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): Yes Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 42 Points v Pompey: 2
Finishing Position: 5 Promotion?: No FA Cup: 4th Round Carabao Cup: 3rd round Will Will Still still be here at the end of the season: Yes Player of the season: Charles Most improved/breakout player: Robinson Disappointment of the season: Massive point difference between top 2 and the rest Will we beat points total from last Champ Season (87): No Number of signings for Goztepe/Valenciennes: 1 Points v Pompey: 4
Difficult to predict until the transfer window snaps shut but I think :- 1. Finishing position - 9th 2. F A cup - 5th round 3. League Cup- 3rd round 4. Player of the season- Downs 5. Break out Player- Robinson 6. Still will not be sacked this season but will get us promoted in 26 /27. 7. Points against Portsmouth - 1 (Home draw.) 8. Disappointment of the season - losing Dibling, Fernandes, Charles and THB in September. 9. Other issues ..... striking problems as Armstrong, Brereton Diaz and Dibling sold. Archer underwhelms and Ross injured and misses most of the season. Flynn Downes sold. 10. Robinson poached in next summer's window. 11. Saints to finish below Portsmouth but Mousinho to be poached by Premier league club before close of season 6.
How are we losing players in September after the transfer window has closed? (Unless you think they’re all going on Sept 1 which is the final day).
