Can almost smell 21 this season.

Originally Posted by Albert Tatlock

Objective number one is to get us playing well, winning matches and getting a proper team mentality back. Anything else is a bonus this season

That's the one.

Virtual rep.

Top 4 or europa league is the target for me. Must get back into the CL if we want to keep moving forward.

Can get away with one season out of it but any longer and it gets harder and harder to get back in.

We absolutely are not winning the league this campaign, but that doesn't mean it can't be our best season since Fergie retired.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

We absolutely are not winning the league this campaign, but that doesn't mean it can't be our best season since Fergie retired.

What you thinking, second? Or europa cup, league cup double?

Originally Posted by believe

What you thinking, second? Or europa cup, league cup double?

Fair point, I guess it's how we define 'best season'.

Mourinho was a miserable toxic mess but he did guide us to a Micky Mouse cup double and a 2nd place finish (albeit a mile behind Sportswash FC ).

But he also created a horrible atmosphere with an awful style of play, and filled the squad with expensive deadwood.

If all three of our signings can make an impact in a team that looks like it can run for longer than 60 minutes, we finish 4th or higher, and there's a good atmosphere in the squad, then I think it would be our best season since SAF retired, even if it doesn't look that way on paper. I also think we have a decent shot at a cup, even if it is one of the shittier ones.

We will finish 6th. I don’t know where all the giddiness has come from?

Originally Posted by Seamus

We will finish 6th. I don’t know where all the giddiness has come from?

Pure

Let’s see what tonight brings.

Originally Posted by Seamus

We will finish 6th. I don’t know where all the giddiness has come from?

Think we could finish above Chelsea and or Arsenal. Hopefully:

City
Liverpool
Spuds
United
Arsenal
Chelsea

Originally Posted by Seamus

We will finish 6th. I don’t know where all the giddiness has come from?

We won a game.

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

Think we could finish above Chelsea and or Arsenal. Hopefully:

City
Liverpool
Spuds
United
Arsenal
Chelsea

possibly but our squad is threadbare, wait until we are playing twice a week and 10 games in December.

Originally Posted by Seamus

possibly but our squad is threadbare, wait until we are playing twice a week and 10 games in December.

squads strong have faith you heathen

Originally Posted by puressence

squads strong have faith you heathen

I am not deluded pal.

Originally Posted by puressence

squads strong have faith you heathen

No it isn't.

Originally Posted by Seamus

I am not deluded pal.

weve won leagues with worse teams

Originally Posted by Seamus

We will finish 6th. I don’t know where all the giddiness has come from?

Originally Posted by puressence

squads strong have faith you heathen

Originally Posted by Seamus

I am not deluded pal.

Originally Posted by puressence

weve won leagues with worse teams

genuinely can't wait to get you two on

Originally Posted by puressence

weve won leagues with worse teams

yeah but look at the opposition. Go and have a lie down

Originally Posted by puressence

weve won leagues with worse teams

Have we?

Originally Posted by AK14

Have we?

No, arguably worse players in the team, but we also had the benefit of some genuinely world class players being in the team at the same time, a genius manager and a spine of players that could manage the entire the squad on their own.

But I'm team positive reds. Not quite as deluded as Pure in thinking that we'll win the league, but I think we'll have a better finish than I predicted before the start of the season. And I intend to keep this positive outlook until at least 10pm tonight.