| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners 14:54 - Sep 2 with 10582 views | KeithHaynes |
After the summer window.
Positivity rating ? Expectations ? Support for Sheehan ?
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| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 19:57 - Sep 3 with 2903 views | wwcigne |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 09:52 - Sep 3 by felixstowe_jack |
Good transfer window.
Just a pity the window for buying season tickets ended on 31st of August. Why not a week after the transfer deadline closes. An opportunity to sell more missed. |
They must have read your post , season tickets back on sale from September 5 to September 10 |  | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:34 - Sep 3 with 2831 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 19:45 - Sep 3 by ncswan |
I have a problem with posters who say or imply that owners' and staff's aim might not necessarily be for promotion ... this year or season. If we aren't aiming for promotion this year or season, then all of our gushing comments are for naught, imo. Kudos to the owners and recruitment team for assembling a squad that has, at first glance, loads of talent and skill to be at least in the top six, if not the top two! I have faith in Sheehan, his staff, and the current team to gel quickly and start their ascent to the top. No excuses, please! Put a good product on the field and capacity crowds will follow. |
Sorry for your problem......IMO, any team going into the Prem has to be top class, as its a tough old posh odl boys club to stay in these days , i wouldnt want to go up and face the prospect of a one season relegation route, and possible further drop!
parachute or not! |  | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:37 - Sep 3 with 2826 views | Whiterockin |
Some regularly posters who duplicitously claim to be supporters are conspicuous by their absence on this thread. |  | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:52 - Sep 3 with 2791 views | Dr_Winston |
Reasonably pleased with ownership, albeit with my previously mentioned concern about the levels of spending and our ability to absorb it.
It also needs to be said that we've achieved nothing yet. There's been some good signs from some players but it is still very early days and in this game fortunes can change quickly. |  |
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| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:55 - Sep 3 with 2776 views | SullutaCreturned |
I don't worry about promotion and dropping straight back down. There's no point. If we go up we do our best when we get there and I'm confident if we did go up the owners would invest as much as they could in staying there.
If we did come straight down then use the parachute money to reinforce and go again.
I think the owners have given Sheehan a squad capable of going up, it's not guaranteed but it's possible. Maybe we need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions, a bit of luck wih=th illnesses or even international call ups but that is how a season workds I guess. You can be very good but still need some luck. So I won't worry about it.
All I really want is to enjoy the ride and whatever happens, happens. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 21:02 - Sep 3 with 2744 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:55 - Sep 3 by SullutaCreturned |
I don't worry about promotion and dropping straight back down. There's no point. If we go up we do our best when we get there and I'm confident if we did go up the owners would invest as much as they could in staying there.
If we did come straight down then use the parachute money to reinforce and go again.
I think the owners have given Sheehan a squad capable of going up, it's not guaranteed but it's possible. Maybe we need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions, a bit of luck wih=th illnesses or even international call ups but that is how a season workds I guess. You can be very good but still need some luck. So I won't worry about it.
All I really want is to enjoy the ride and whatever happens, happens. |
I would concur with some of thatm but the likes of Man cty an pool have now upped the transfer money paid in the Prem, cant see many or even us paying mega money , and patachute payments? what was it 7 years we dropped,?
enjoy the ride? at my age im trying, lol | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 21:09 - Sep 3 with 2717 views | Whiterockin |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:55 - Sep 3 by SullutaCreturned |
I don't worry about promotion and dropping straight back down. There's no point. If we go up we do our best when we get there and I'm confident if we did go up the owners would invest as much as they could in staying there.
If we did come straight down then use the parachute money to reinforce and go again.
I think the owners have given Sheehan a squad capable of going up, it's not guaranteed but it's possible. Maybe we need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions, a bit of luck wih=th illnesses or even international call ups but that is how a season workds I guess. You can be very good but still need some luck. So I won't worry about it.
All I really want is to enjoy the ride and whatever happens, happens. |
Promotion is still a long shot but to be challenging is possible. One thing I will say about if we eventually go up is the finances. When you get promoted you need a Premier League squad from day one to stand any chance of survival. Apart from season ticket sales the real money TV ect doesn't come in until the season progresses. This is where we are currently much better prepared to hit the ground running. Our current owners have serious money and are prepared to invest it if allowed, we would have a better chance than any time in recent history to stay up and progress. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 22:40 - Sep 3 with 2606 views | onehunglow |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:55 - Sep 3 by SullutaCreturned |
I don't worry about promotion and dropping straight back down. There's no point. If we go up we do our best when we get there and I'm confident if we did go up the owners would invest as much as they could in staying there.
If we did come straight down then use the parachute money to reinforce and go again.
I think the owners have given Sheehan a squad capable of going up, it's not guaranteed but it's possible. Maybe we need a bit of luck with injuries and suspensions, a bit of luck wih=th illnesses or even international call ups but that is how a season workds I guess. You can be very good but still need some luck. So I won't worry about it.
All I really want is to enjoy the ride and whatever happens, happens. |
Top table is the place to aim for
Nowt but the best possible | |
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| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 23:17 - Sep 3 with 2564 views | RichardO |
Would bite your hand off to gain promotion but that is a long way off at the moment. Happy with the recent signings we have had at times but the previous owners plugged gaps but didn't have cover so the loss of quality players always hit us hard. This set of owners seem to have employed good staff to advise them on football matters , other areas not so much, things may need to change off the field but we will see how the playing staff develop as the season progresses | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 02:36 - Sep 4 with 2499 views | ncswan |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 20:34 - Sep 3 by swan65split |
Sorry for your problem......IMO, any team going into the Prem has to be top class, as its a tough old posh odl boys club to stay in these days , i wouldnt want to go up and face the prospect of a one season relegation route, and possible further drop!
parachute or not! |
Even if we were to win the playoffs, I would consider us a top class team. Finishing top 2 even moreso. Making it to the Premier League is top class for any Championship club, no matter how you slice it
But my point was really about statements that try to promote positivity about "almost making it to the PL". The owners and recruitment staff aren't doing this for the "close, but no cigar" scenarios. Who's to say that if we were to finish in an "admirable" place in the standings but don't make it to the PL, then do we tell other teams who have great admiration for certain players to "fugg" off, that we're building for next year?
No, the owners & recruitment staff would probably consider selling assets and starting over again, because what they assembled didn't achieve their goal. And, quite frankly, that's their prerogative, if that's what makes sense for them to reach their ultimate goal, which is getting promoted to the Premier League. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 09:00 - Sep 4 with 2369 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 02:36 - Sep 4 by ncswan |
Even if we were to win the playoffs, I would consider us a top class team. Finishing top 2 even moreso. Making it to the Premier League is top class for any Championship club, no matter how you slice it
But my point was really about statements that try to promote positivity about "almost making it to the PL". The owners and recruitment staff aren't doing this for the "close, but no cigar" scenarios. Who's to say that if we were to finish in an "admirable" place in the standings but don't make it to the PL, then do we tell other teams who have great admiration for certain players to "fugg" off, that we're building for next year?
No, the owners & recruitment staff would probably consider selling assets and starting over again, because what they assembled didn't achieve their goal. And, quite frankly, that's their prerogative, if that's what makes sense for them to reach their ultimate goal, which is getting promoted to the Premier League. |
Build you have to for the PL, and that means more than the team, the club as a structure and unit needs to be ready, from what I am hearing , we are not. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 10:49 - Sep 4 with 2289 views | sons_of_omri |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 09:00 - Sep 4 by swan65split |
Build you have to for the PL, and that means more than the team, the club as a structure and unit needs to be ready, from what I am hearing , we are not. |
We have at least 10 months to prepare. The owners will be happy loaning transfer money to the club and getting it back when the TV money starts rolling in. We will be asset rich player wise, some top end Championship clubs will take players off us who have performed well but maybe aren’t quite good enough for the step up. That of course is IF we gain promotion. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 10:52 - Sep 4 with 2287 views | Azzuriswan |
On paper this squad is probably stronger than the one that achieved promotion to the promised land last time. If AS can keep the players believing in his different tactics for each opposition that we come up against and keep injury and suspension free there is no reason why we cannot at least get in to the play offs. The board have done what they promised and I hope the missing fans now come back to support the team | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 10:56 - Sep 4 with 2278 views | sons_of_omri |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 10:52 - Sep 4 by Azzuriswan |
On paper this squad is probably stronger than the one that achieved promotion to the promised land last time. If AS can keep the players believing in his different tactics for each opposition that we come up against and keep injury and suspension free there is no reason why we cannot at least get in to the play offs. The board have done what they promised and I hope the missing fans now come back to support the team |
Much stronger. Quality backup/competition for every spot. If we avoid injuries we will be knocking on the door come next April I’m sure. That’s not arrogance that’s based on the ex PL teams not being as strong as last season and how well we did without such quality in depth and only half a season of Sheehan. Let’s be optimistic for a change. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 13:05 - Sep 4 with 2176 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 10:52 - Sep 4 by Azzuriswan |
On paper this squad is probably stronger than the one that achieved promotion to the promised land last time. If AS can keep the players believing in his different tactics for each opposition that we come up against and keep injury and suspension free there is no reason why we cannot at least get in to the play offs. The board have done what they promised and I hope the missing fans now come back to support the team |
14 plus years ago, everything is different in tha league now, hopeful, of course I am asi said at my age, nothing would be more welcome i can honestly say.
But lets be ready for it, ...in all ways. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 13:39 - Sep 4 with 2126 views | Boundy |
The Club for me is still the Club ,something which is such as part of my life so no change there ,if it be good or bad .
The ownership for me is a distant entity ,gone are the days of localish ownership and having fingers burnt after Jase & Steves tenure I'm much more cynical but I have to say imo no one should complain about this summers dealings even at the final hour they still delivered quality whereas before yet another poor transfer window we'd have had " well we tried but" A rating of 10 ,like I say I don't think they could have done anymore other than break the bank and put us into financial difficulties.
Expectations: With the amount of quality in the squad and backed up by numbers I'd be disappointed should we not achieve play off status at the least.
Support for AS: Until proven differently I believe we have yet another managerial star in charge, he turned last season around for us with no where near the quality he has now ,he comes across as tactically aware with more than just a plan a and a good man manager with a humble persona.
As many others have said this season ahead looks like it could be our season to shine and why not I believe we have the Owners ,Manager and squad to reach the top. | |
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| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 14:34 - Sep 4 with 2046 views | johnlangy |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 13:39 - Sep 4 by Boundy |
The Club for me is still the Club ,something which is such as part of my life so no change there ,if it be good or bad .
The ownership for me is a distant entity ,gone are the days of localish ownership and having fingers burnt after Jase & Steves tenure I'm much more cynical but I have to say imo no one should complain about this summers dealings even at the final hour they still delivered quality whereas before yet another poor transfer window we'd have had " well we tried but" A rating of 10 ,like I say I don't think they could have done anymore other than break the bank and put us into financial difficulties.
Expectations: With the amount of quality in the squad and backed up by numbers I'd be disappointed should we not achieve play off status at the least.
Support for AS: Until proven differently I believe we have yet another managerial star in charge, he turned last season around for us with no where near the quality he has now ,he comes across as tactically aware with more than just a plan a and a good man manager with a humble persona.
As many others have said this season ahead looks like it could be our season to shine and why not I believe we have the Owners ,Manager and squad to reach the top. |
I'm loving all these great, positive posts. Think about it. How long is it since we all talked like this ?
Happy days. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 15:03 - Sep 4 with 2005 views | onehunglow |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 14:34 - Sep 4 by johnlangy |
I'm loving all these great, positive posts. Think about it. How long is it since we all talked like this ?
Happy days. |
They is renewed hope and increased confidence I would say
However, we have to follow this up and it’s why Ull should be despatched pronto | |
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| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 15:32 - Sep 4 with 1978 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 13:05 - Sep 4 by swan65split |
14 plus years ago, everything is different in tha league now, hopeful, of course I am asi said at my age, nothing would be more welcome i can honestly say.
But lets be ready for it, ...in all ways. |
Apologies for the way my posts look atm, I have an eyesight issue that could take 6 months to righten. | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 16:39 - Sep 4 with 1924 views | SullutaCreturned |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 15:32 - Sep 4 by swan65split |
Apologies for the way my posts look atm, I have an eyesight issue that could take 6 months to righten. |
They'rre better than my posts and my eyesight is fine, it's just all my letters are worn away and I forget to proof read  | | | |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 18:20 - Sep 4 with 1880 views | swan65split |
| How do you assess your feelings towards the club and its majority owners on 16:39 - Sep 4 by SullutaCreturned |
They'rre better than my posts and my eyesight is fine, it's just all my letters are worn away and I forget to proof read |
I could say I have all the right letters, but not in the right order. | | | |
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