Recall TF tell MH...build a team for Europe

[Greg1882]

I'd actually really love a cup run day out a wembley would great !

[Shania]

On safe shores before april, and I would be very satiesfied,SAT.

[Stanley]

May sound a but foolish but I would feel a bit meh if we finished below 12th with our squad now we should be top 10.

Well WBA, Swansea and Norwich finished 10th, 11th and 12th respectively last season.

So the question to ask is - is our squad and management shaping up to be better than any of the below?:

WBA 10th

No. Position Player
1 GK Ben Foster
2 DF Steven Reid
3 DF Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)
5 MF Claudio Yacob
6 DF Liam Ridgewell
7 MF James Morrison
9 FW Shane Long
10 FW Yassine El Ghanassy (on loan from KAA Gent)
11 MF Chris Brunt (club captain)
13 GK Boaz Myhill
14 MF Jerome Thomas
15 MF George Thorne
16 MF Scott Allan
17 MF Graham Dorrans
18 DF Gonzalo Jara
19 GK Luke Daniels
21 MF Youssouf Mulumbu
22 MF Zoltán Gera
23 DF Gareth McAuley
24 FW Peter Odemwingie
25 DF Craig Dawson
26 DF James Hurst
27 MF Sam Mantom
28 DF Billy Jones
30 DF Gabriel Tamaș
31 FW Simon Cox
32 FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné
34 MF Kemar Roofe
35 MF Romaine Sawyers
36 FW Adil Nabi
37 MF Kayelden Brown
38 FW Saido Berahino
39 FW Chris Wood
40 DF Liam O'Neil
41 DF Cameron Gayle


Swansea 11th

1 GK Michel Vorm
3 DF Neil Taylor
4 DF Chico
5 DF Alan Tate (vice-captain)
6 DF Ashley Williams
7 MF Leon Britton
8 MF Andrea Orlandi
10 FW Danny Graham
11 MF Scott Sinclair
12 MF Nathan Dyer
13 GK David Cornell
14 FW Stephen Dobbie
15 MF Wayne Routledge
16 DF Garry Monk (captain)
18 FW Leroy Lita
19 FW Luke Moore
20 MF Jonathan de Guzmán (on loan from Villarreal)
21 DF Federico Bessone
22 DF Ŕngel Rangel
23 DF Darnel Situ
24 MF Joe Allen
25 GK Gerhard Tremmel
26 MF Kemy Agustien
27 MF Mark Gower
28 DF Curtis Obeng
29 MF Ashley Richards
31 MF Lee Lucas
33 DF Ben Davies
34 MF Henry Jones
35 DF Daniel Alfei
36 FW James Loveridge
37 DF Scott Tancock
38 MF Gwion Edwards
39 MF Kurtis March
41 FW Rory Donnelly


Norwich 12th

No. Position Player
1 GK John Ruddy
2 DF Russell Martin
4 MF Bradley Johnson
5 FW Steve Morison
7 MF Andrew Crofts
8 FW James Vaughan
9 FW Grant Holt
10 FW Simeon Jackson
11 MF Andrew Surman
12 FW Anthony Pilkington
13 GK Declan Rudd
14 MF Wes Hoolahan
15 MF David Fox
16 FW Chris Martin
17 MF Elliott Bennett
18 MF Korey Smith
19 MF Simon Lappin
20 DF Leon Barnett
22 DF Elliott Ward
23 DF Marc Tierney
24 MF Jonny Howson
26 DF Daniel Ayala
27 MF Tom Adeyemi
28 DF George Francomb
31 GK Jed Steer
33 DF Ryan Bennett

[Rich]

Europe? lets not get ahead of ourselves again. Remember this time last year we had fans thinking we would be a top ten side and easily finish above Swansea/Norwich...look how that turned out :-) I reckon 12th to 15th but would take 17th np.

If we had not spent any money 17th would be ok but why would you as an owner, having spent quite a bit, be satisfied with the same position as last season?

[DeepcutHoop]

A lot to do with the TV money taking a huge leap upward from 2013/14.

It would be disappointing to not improve position but still being on the gravy train would be a nice consolation. (in fact, I'd suggest it's a necessity)

[Rich]

but then we would never progress and progression is the most important thing to our owners. Trust me if we finish 17th MH will be worried about his job, regardless of whether it was a dog fight to stay up or if it's a 5 point gap above bottom 3 and never in doubt

[vblockranger]

If we had not spent any money 17th would be ok but why would you as an owner, having spent quite a bit, be satisfied with the same position as last season?

i was speaking as a fan Rich...staying in the prem is my utmost concern. MH or TF wouldnt be satisfied with 17th but as a fan i would be.

[Stanley]

Feet on the ground...reach for the stars...etc...

[Dazzer1977]

REALITY CHECK GUYS...

We are a MID TABLE TEAM at BEST at the minute. We need to stiffen up at the back before I think we'll make the top 10. As much as I like Ferdinand he is not a European quality player, nor is Hill. They will both do a job but are nothing special. We have a very good attacking side and I can see plenty of goals in our team but we will also leak goals and struggle at the back. I'm pretty sure Hughes will be addressing this in the next week or so. Rome wasn't built in a day and whist I don't want this sound like I am being negative, I think we need a sense or reality brought back. We are in a much better place than we were last season but to challenge for top 10 we need more quality at the back.

[MattyRangers]

REALITY CHECK GUYS...

We are a MID TABLE TEAM at BEST at the minute. We need to stiffen up at the back before I think we'll make the top 10. As much as I like Ferdinand he is not a European quality player, nor is Hill. They will both do a job but are nothing special. We have a very good attacking side and I can see plenty of goals in our team but we will also leak goals and struggle at the back. I'm pretty sure Hughes will be addressing this in the next week or so. Rome wasn't built in a day and whist I don't want this sound like I am being negative, I think we need a sense or reality brought back. We are in a much better place than we were last season but to challenge for top 10 we need more quality at the back.

Well said.

[Hitman34]

As long as we stay in this league(by hook or by crook) for the net couple of years, that will give us the foundation to push on with the stadium plans and only once that is completed will be able to compete financually with the other team and therefore push on up the table and into europe.
Until then, im just happy to survive in this league for the next five or so years.

[QPRDave]

As long as we stay in this league(by hook or by crook) for the net couple of years, that will give us the foundation to push on with the stadium plans and only once that is completed will be able to compete financually with the other team and therefore push on up the table and into europe.
Until then, im just happy to survive in this league for the next five or so years.

agree, but i'd like to add the caveat of being safe say at least 4 games from the end of season!