18: QPR 19: Blackburn 20: Wigan Of course, I haven't got a clue and logic dictates that the three promoted clubs will struggle. However, I'm hoping that Swans will scrape at least 17th. Got a feeling that QPR might blow it without their play-maker whilst Norwich might just ease out of it with us. Who knows? It's fun speculating, though!
I personally think the teams coming up may fair better than people expect. Q.P.R is a tough one because they haven't done anything in the transfer market - need to see a sign of their ambition. Swansea, losing De Vries ig loss as he was top class. If they can replace him I think they will do well. Us (Norwich), never say die attitude and a hard working team that knows how to win a game from a losing position. I'm not saying we are all coming up and setting the world on fire, many people dismissed Blackpool but they came so close to staying up. Just saying that the teams that came up all have different qualities and aren't simply there to make up the numbers. We'll all give it a good go.
Agree totally, most people who put it down to Hughton (good people person and popular but not as good tactically as Pardew), Carroll (was very good but we can get the same service with the money we earnt and we scored as many goals after he left than before and he has been a crock for Liverpool) and Nolan (too old for EPL - would only keep him for goals, derbies and influence, Cabaye is better in every other aspect and is in the France squad) and if we get one of N'Zogbia/Erdinc/Long/Barnetta we will do very well
I guess this shows I've got too much time on my hands but I've just done a tally-chart on the back of an envelope to find out the bottom half of next season's table according to this Not606 survey. As a norwich fan it doesn't make good reading for me! Fulham (5 votes) Newcastle (6 votes) Villa (8) West Brom (10) Blackburn (24) QPR (31) Wolves (31) -------------- Swansea (37) Wigan (42) Norwich (43)
Surprised Everton and Bolton haven't had a few votes and that Fulham haven't had a few more. Everton, very thin squad with no transfer money, look likely to lose Rodwell and/or Baines and ever ageing players such as Saha, Neville, Distin. Although I rate Tim Cahill, he will turn 32 next season and had injuries of late. Yobo and Hibbert both turn 31 next season too. Bolton, look likely to lose yet more of their better players after already losing Elmander (Probably down to his mid-season run of form that Bolton didn't find themselves in the same type of relegation "scare" as Sunderland and Newcastle). Will no doubt lose Gary Cahill. Also, got a lot of oldies in their first team such as Davies, Knight, Petrov and Robinson. Let's not forget they did finish 14th last season. Just incase anyone wants to check I'm a Newcastle fan and we have 2 outfield players over 30, Alan Smith and Peter Lovenkrands both not first team players and I would like to avoid the deluded tag by declaring that top 10 would be amazing this season, although from the way Pardew, the management team and the players are talking and our ambition in the transfer market we are aiming much higher (top 7 maybe?), which I'd be ecstatic with!
