We are a mid table side

Have to see how quickly the new players bed in but once they do I expect us to push on. If it takes them too long to get up to speed we may be too far adrift.
 
Gaz that last sentence is wholly and totally your opinion and is expressed as a fact.

I could say expecting the playoffs is entirely reasonable, which, btw, I do. Time will tell which of us is correct, of course.
I don’t think anyone in the media pre season predicted boro would finish in the playoffs, so professional pundits and commentators seem to back my opinion as well, which is why it was presented as is
 
This side had been punching above its weight for most of the season. I think we’ll actually go back a bit while people bed in then we may have a later charge to try and crack at the playoffs

agree with op. A top half finish would be a good season for us.

expecting the playoffs is unrealistic and would suggest people who think so have rose tinted glasses on
Rose tinted glasses?
I would say the opposite, with the season we've had so far, in & out of the top 6, if you dismiss us, as potential challengers for a top 6 finish then those who don't will be the ones who change their minds after a defeat
 
Rose tinted glasses?
I would say the opposite, with the season we've had so far, in & out of the top 6, if you dismiss us, as potential challengers for a top 6 finish then those who don't will be the ones who change their minds after a defeat
I didn’t dismiss us as top 6 challengers. I’m saying the expectation at the start of the season wouldn’t be the top 6 with the squad
 
I didn’t dismiss us as top 6 challengers. I’m saying the expectation at the start of the season wouldn’t be the top 6 with the squad
I agree with that Gaz, I was referring to the Rose tinted glasses, yesterday result was a bit of a blow & if chances had of gone in then the result could have been different
I still expect us to continue to challenge the top 6 not through rose tinted glasses but because we have NW in charge
 
OP is spot on , we dont want what we got last time around when promoted !We need NW for another season at least , but Gibson has to learn from past mistakes . Remember he had Kenyon beside him last time round ( a wise head with contacts ? ) . Tav and a few more need another season in championship . We need a goalkeeper , center back , winger , and striker in the summer . Keep Fletcher over Britt .
 
Although Brentford are flying at the moment , I felt we created enough chances to get something out of the game. Main difference to me is that Brentford were far more clinical in front of goal whereas our strike force is about as effective as a box of wet matches. As for where we finish the season, I hope we make the play offs but we’ve got to start turning chances into goals. Will the new signings make a difference ....I certainly hope so UTB
 
I agree with that Gaz, I was referring to the Rose tinted glasses, yesterday result was a bit of a blow & if chances had of gone in then the result could have been different
I still expect us to continue to challenge the top 6 not through rose tinted glasses but because we have NW in charge
The rose tinted glasses wasn’t about the performance yesterday, more that people expect playoffs or think this squad is underperforming

in my opinion we’ve be punching above our weight
 
The rose tinted glasses wasn’t about the performance yesterday, more that people expect playoffs or think this squad is underperforming

in my opinion we’ve be punching above our weight
We're more likely punching at about our weight. Half way through the season, you are usually about where you ought to be, irrespective of what Woodgate might say.
 
We're more likely punching at about our weight. Half way through the season, you are usually about where you ought to be, irrespective of what Woodgate might say.
We are we’re we are on merit and points earned. You can still think this team is over achieving.

leicester deserved the premier league title as they accumulated the most points over the season. Did they overachieve with their squad, absolutely
 
We are we’re we are on merit and points earned. You can still think this team is over achieving.

leicester deserved the premier league title as they accumulated the most points over the season. Did they overachieve with their squad, absolutely
Good point. I am not sure they really did, to be honest Kante left at the end of that season, who was a massive loss or maybe they would have challenged the following year too. The teams around them failed massively really. However good point, well made.

We'll still finish in the play-offs though
 
If you think we’re a mid table team then at seventh we must be outperforming, not sure that’s the case.

If you said we were a top six team underperforming I’d agree.
1 point ahead of the tenth team - its all about perception at this stage Are we capable of getting into the top 6? Form suggests no but they do have the ability to get into the top 6 tif they can start scoring goals. The next 3 games will confirm it either way for me.
 
Loving the optimism around - remarkable given that we are in the bottom three teams in recent form (last 6 games). We have to put an incredible run together to meet these hopes and I dont see where the goals are coming from. As somebody says above I just hope we can just play entertaining stuff and go again next season.
 
1 point ahead of the tenth team - its all about perception at this stage Are we capable of getting into the top 6? Form suggests no but they do have the ability to get into the top 6 tif they can start scoring goals. The next 3 games will confirm it either way for me.
Stopping conceding would help a bit too.
 
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