Premiership

[Robsondinho]

If we are being honest with ourselfs, how much do we need to spend to:

A) Just stay up
B) compete bottom half
C) be a mid table side.

I mean, im sitting here watching the bottom side West Ham, and they would probably smash us. Is the gulf in difference that much from the championship to the bottom of the prem?

What would the board expect next season, just to stay up by the skin of our teeth, or try to compete around mid table? if it is the latter, our whole squad apart from Adel & Kenny will need replacing. Maybe Faurlin would shine, as he would get more time on the ball to spray passes, but I cant see any other player in our squad being able to do the business for a mid table prem side.

Not trying to sound negative, just be interesting to hear your thoughts.

[LoftusRoadLad]

All 3 teams going up would probably need a complete make over. Otherwise its straight back down. Whoever has the most dosh to spend will survive.

[Stanley]

Robbo, what do you make of what Blackpool have achieved through having:

a) a great manager
b) a great team spirit
c) a great work ethic
d) great belief
e) playing to a system and sticking to it

Kind of defies your argument a bit, wouldn't you say?

[DelTrotter]

Well lets think about it. Kenny, Taarabt and Faurlin can get into any team wanting to be mid table IMO. If we're aiming to stay up then smith, routledge and Hall can also be involved. To be bottom half then only Faurlin, Kenny, Taarabt and Routledge can be involved in the starting 11. Obviously we'll have players like Connolly and sh*ttu as squad players. So that means to stay up we'll need 6 starting 11 premiership quality player. To be bottom half we'll need 6 and to be mid table we'll need 8 starting 11 players.

Lets say premiership quality players cost £5 million. So for mid table we'll need £40 million, bottom half we'll need £35million and to stay up we'll need around £20 million. All in my opinion.

[Robsondinho]

The way they are going stanley, they will prob finish bottom. Of course if we dont spend we will still get a couple of freak results as Blackpool have done, but over the whole season like I think Blackpool will do this year we would go down.

[DelTrotter]

If we go up I want us to have a proper go at it. I dont want to come down and say 'what if'. F*ck it, it could be our only season up there for the next ten years. Go up, spend some money and if we come down then nobody can say we havent tried. I dont want us to settle being a yoyo club, either admit you wont spend and nobody will be dissapointed, or get the cheque book out.

[Stanley]

The way they are going stanley, they will prob finish bottom. Of course if we dont spend we will still get a couple of freak results as Blackpool have done, but over the whole season like I think Blackpool will do this year we would go down.

I hear you, but a bit harsh to call them "freak results" wouldn't you say? Theyre in 14th place with 6 clubs below them.

[qprjames]

Robbo, what do you make of what Blackpool have achieved through having:

a) a great manager
b) a great team spirit
c) a great work ethic
d) great belief
e) playing to a system and sticking to it

Kind of defies your argument a bit, wouldn't you say?

Sorry mate, they are a bit of a one off although I still think they will go down.
Think about Hull, they did great to begin with but ended up self imploding. If we are to stay up long term, it will require some serious investment

[qpr]

Not that many players, but we would need to spend a fair bit on individuals ( For example 7million on a clinical striker )

[G.T.P]

I hear you, but a bit harsh to call them "freak results" wouldn't you say? Theyre in 14th place with 6 clubs below them.

ive still got them down as dead certs to go down for some reason. i jsut cant see that renegade bravado football keep on working for them. but you never know.

[swanleyhoop]

ive still got them down as dead certs to go down for some reason. i jsut cant see that renegade bravado football keep on working for them. but you never know.

I agree -- I fear Blackpool will slide between now and the end of the season, and think they may well go down.
Shame, really -- it would be nice to think that spirit could go some way towards replacing financial outlay, but it doesn't.

[rockandroll]

we will be TOP 4 in the EPL. I have said something before the start of the season and some here were laughing at me! I have said that Adel had a plan as the one of Maradona at Napoli. and I said he will take up to the EPL. now after 34 games, thats what happening. ANY TEAM in ANY league has Taarabt will fight for the TOP 4 place. and I will stand by this and you will see again.

[Shania]

Why start another thread about this.

GTP has already started one!!

Many sensible views on here though.

[Robsondinho]

rocknroll....

Is Adel good enough for a top 4 side maybe, ability wise yes 100% But him alone will not get us to the Euro spots. He will need 10 world class players around him before we start talking about top 4.

[rockandroll]

some over here overrate too much the EPL. have a belief and faith in the RRRRss we will smatch the ####s up there. dnt forget QPR history and we are talking about a wounded Lion ! prepare for the war and take your sit.