WOW -I respect your views,but we will be okay this season,Im more confident than the last two years of rubbish we have seen.
Don't get me wrong, I think we're in a far better position than before because we've been able to get rid of the dead wood and McInnes is finally free to start picking the squad apart and building his team.
First of all, the pre-season schedule does not inspire me with confidence. I would have preferred us to go on tour somewhere other than Scotland (I wonder whose idea that was...), ideally the USA so we can also do some scouting for our level.
Secondly, we've made some key signings, but we still need more and there are still players that have uncertain futures with us. I'd really like to see McInnes sort out some loan signings, especially while there is still a lot of quality out there that we'd benefit from. If we don't finally get that midfielder we've wanted for so long then I see us rooted to the bottom of the table.
We were lucky to turn things around last season, and a few more dropped points would have put us in League 1. I don't think the league is as strong as it has been before, but teams around us have been improving and I think we'll need a stronger lineup.
I still do not understand if the budget is tight why Del has brought another winger in.
We've trimmed a fair amount off of the wage bill, so I think we've still got room for improvement. However, until the stadium issue is resolved I think the purse strings will stay tight. This is why I really want the stadium issue to be resolved as soon as possible, even if the club has to pour money into legal fights, cross-examination of those opposing us, etc. We needed that new stadium today, and we've not even started building.