So are we really good enough to go up

[Cogster]

Never believed we were at that 'stage' yet..

Gonna be a long season.

[crossborderexile]

not the present squad - needs a big injection of fresh bllod

[Quaz]

not a chance at all.

[qpr48]

We'll be lucky not to be relegated

Ah, a realist.!!!

[WeAreQPR12]

Many people came on here saying Newcastle would be another Leeds. However they haven't lost any players and the parachute payments help keep squads together like the middlesboroughs, west broms and newcastles of this world. This league is much tougher than last season and we blew it by not spending in Jan when we was punching above our weight which was just outside the playoff spots. All 3 teams I have mentioned are fair superior to us. When you watch the highlights on bbc you can't be anything but impressed with the attacking football Newcastle have been playing. All 3 teams will score plenty of goals and goals win games so until we sign a couple of decent striker we will do well to stay in this division.

[BennyBoyRs]

Many people came on here saying Newcastle would be another Leeds. However they haven't lost any players and the parachute payments help keep squads together like the middlesboroughs, west broms and newcastles of this world. This league is much tougher than last season and we blew it by not spending in Jan when we was punching above our weight which was just outside the playoff spots. All 3 teams I have mentioned are fair superior to us. When you watch the highlights on bbc you can't be anything but impressed with the attacking football Newcastle have been playing. All 3 teams will score plenty of goals and goals win games so until we sign a couple of decent striker we will do well to stay in this division.

I still think they'll struggle.

Bassong, Beye and now Duff are gone.

Taylor, Smith and Nolan will follow soon as will Martins.

It'll be mid table for them I reckon.

[WeAreQPR12]

disagree.
Players like Caroll and amobi will score goals at this level. There 2 centre forwards are much better than ours.

[pc1401]

I still think they'll struggle.

Bassong, Beye and now Duff are gone.

Taylor, Smith and Nolan will follow soon as will Martins.

It'll be mid table for them I reckon.

Martins has already gone, Same as Owen + Viduka

[90minutes]

i thought pre season we had enough in all areas to challenge the top 6 but now i think we need a natural goalscorer if we want to have a chance of going up.

[Quaz]

i thought pre season we had enough in all areas to challenge the top 6 but now i think we need a natural goalscorer if we want to have a chance of going up.

pre-season was against lower league teams...now we have been found out....we have needed a natural scorer or 2 for over a season now.

[90minutes]

yep, i just thought with buz, vine and rowly all coming back into the team we would look a lot better but alas we cant score!

[Quaz]

yep, i just thought with buz, vine and rowly all coming back into the team we would look a lot better but alas we cant score!

none of those are out & out strikers or can be expected to get more than 15 between them.

[crossborderexile]

yes the league is much tougher and we were pish poor in last years league - so why haven't the board recognised the fact and strengthened accordingly - because they don't have an effing clue how to run the club - Terry Venables as a director of football would possibly be a way forward - some one guiding these misfits as to the pitfalls etc

[Spencer]

We lost Camp Blackstock and delaney - In comings Perricoli Faurlin (AT was with us last year)

Im sure faurlin will be a good player - but a bit like Buz Rowly Vine....we will not see best of these players for couple of months.

So therefore - at moment - same team as last season.No improvement-mid table.

[qblockpete]

Simple answer is

Yes we are, definitely NOT via the top 2 though.