That would make next season much tougher for us. Leicester and Southampton will still have parachute payments. It is possible that Leicester will get hit with a points deduction but even a 10 point deduction this season would mean they are still in the play-off places.I'd love to see Leicester & it looks like Southampton lose via the playoffs,
in all honesty it doesnt really matter, i fear we are more than one transfer window away from having a team that will compete.
Yake Hackney and VDB out and Im not sure we have a single player that gets a game for a top 3 team
I think that although it may only look like a small gap between us and the teams 3-6, that gap costs a lot of money to bridge. To have a realistic chance of promotion via the playoffs, you're aiming for a minimum of 80 points. We'll likely end this season on around 65 points so we're looking for a minimum of 15 extra points next season just to get to the play offs. 4 more wins and 3 more draws. That's a big step up and is something we haven't managed since we got relegated. Karanka did it in 14/15 when we went from 64 points to 85 points. That required signing Clayton, Forshaw, Tomlin, Kike, Bamford, Nsue, Vossen and others. That was a huge upgrade and it's hard to see us being able to sign that level of quality in the current climate.Yet we've shown all season we can compete v the top 6 teams, even with a huge injury list
If we managed to half our injury list next season that would probably bridge most of that 15 point gapI think that although it may only look like a small gap between us and the teams 3-6, that gap costs a lot of money to bridge. To have a realistic chance of promotion via the playoffs, you're aiming for a minimum of 80 points. We'll likely end this season on around 65 points so we're looking for a minimum of 15 extra points next season just to get to the play offs. 4 more wins and 3 more draws. That's a big step up and is something we haven't managed since we got relegated. Karanka did it in 14/15 when we went from 64 points to 85 points. That required signing Clayton, Forshaw, Tomlin, Kike, Bamford, Nsue, Vossen and others. That was a huge upgrade and it's hard to see us being able to sign that level of quality in the current climate.
It's quite high all over the stadium next season.PLAY OFF CHARGE !!
Ben Gibson foul in the build up to the goal, should've been disallowed.Leicester losing yet again.