Centralscrutinizer
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It's got to be better to get promoted ASAP rather than somehow benefiting from another year in the Championship. The massive windfall of money makes so much difference to the wellbeing of the club.
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 isGaz 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.
Rose tinted glasses?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
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 squadRose 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 wouldn’t enjoy seeing this team being regularly turned over in the PremiershipI 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 differentI 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
The rose tinted glasses wasn’t about the performance yesterday, more that people expect playoffs or think this squad is underperformingI 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
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.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 are we’re we are on merit and points earned. You can still think this team is over achieving.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.
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 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
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.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.
Stopping conceding would help a bit too.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.