How will we fare?

wanderlust · 41 Re: How will we fare? Tue Jul 31 2018, 17:31

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observer wrote:Sky Bet Championship table prediction: Where will the 24 clubs finish this season?

24th - Bolton

Bolton stayed up by the skin of their teeth last year. They have brought in Erhun Oztumer from Walsall but we are worried he is going to spend the whole season watching the ball go over his head and back again![/size]

They managed to stay up, which was a massive achievement that we put down to Phil Parkinson. He is a really good manager but we are struggling to see what more he can eke out of this squad. If they get off to a slow start and the fans get on his back again then Parkinson could be gone, at which point it would be curtains for them.

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Blimey that's cheerful although to be fair when a club gambles on surviving whilst cutting costs it's always a possibility and I am genuinely struggling to find 3 other teams I can wholeheartedly believe will finish below us at this stage.
Still time for signings though.

Growler · 42 Re: How will we fare? Tue Jul 31 2018, 18:47

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Just had a look at the bookies, Bolton and Rotherham are joint favourites at 4-1 to finish bottom, Ipswich are next at 9-1.

Ipswich finished 12th last season with 60 points, i don't know why why they are rated so badly

bryan458 · 43 Re: How will we fare? Tue Jul 31 2018, 19:34

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Cannot see anything other than relegation, hope I'm wrong!!!!!

luckyPeterpiper · 44 Re: How will we fare? Tue Jul 31 2018, 21:51

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Don't forget it's not so long ago those same bookies offered 5000/1 against Leicester winning the Premier League. To be honest I pay very little attention to pre-season forecasts by pundits and journalists as they're almost never right. I know we won't win the League but I am certain this season will be a lot more comfortable than last.

wanderlust · 45 Re: How will we fare? Wed Aug 01 2018, 01:10

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luckyPeterpiper wrote:Don't forget it's not so long ago those same bookies offered 5000/1 against Leicester winning the Premier League.

I don't think it would be "those same bookies" though. Those particular bookies lost their ass and are probably out of business Smile

If they aren't they deserve to be.

luckyPeterpiper · 46 Re: How will we fare? Wed Aug 01 2018, 01:28

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Ladbrokes, Coral and William Hill are all still there mate as are Victor and Betfred to name but a few of those who subjected us all to the horror of seeing Gary Lineker in his shorts on MOTD. I'm STILL traumatised by that. Thank God for meds. Very Happy

Leeds_Trotter · 47 Re: How will we fare? Wed Aug 01 2018, 08:24

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It's going to be another long season. Hopefully we'll have another 15mins of madness on the last day again.

Dunkels King · 48 Re: How will we fare? Wed Aug 01 2018, 10:11

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I thought we would struggle this season, but I have a feeling we will do better than expected and finish maybe 18th or thereabouts. I take nothing from that Sky preview as they have WBA finishing mid table and they look very strong. Much stronger than Brentford who they think will finish third ! On paper when you look at the teams in the Championship you probably would rank us with Rotherham as the stand out sides for relegation, but I think we have learned a lot from last season and strengthened the side as well, plus it's hard to imagine us having the same sort of start we had last time round.

Norpig · 49 Re: How will we fare? Wed Aug 01 2018, 16:38

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Anything other than relegation will be a bonus again i'm afraid.

xmiles · 50 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 10:00

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Everybody thinks we are doomed:

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I just hope we avoid relegation.

Boggersbelief · 51 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 10:23

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Norpig wrote:Anything other than relegation will be a bonus again i'm afraid.

Can you not go back to mejorca

Norpig · 52 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 10:38

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it's Majorca actually, but do you really think we can do better than last season? The squad looks slightly better than last year but still a bit light and we have no money. Where do you think we will finish then?

Natasha Whittam · 53 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 11:14

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If we play 4-4-2 and actually try and win some games I think we can finish at least mid-table.

Firstly, Le Fondre has to start. He is the only consistent scorer and creator in the whole squad. And he needs someone alongside him, whether that's Donaldson or the new guy from Charlton I don't care.

We need pace in the full back positions so Little must start at right back, and Robinson taken on loan from Everton to play on the left.

I'd play Wildshut on one wing and Ameobi on the other, with Lowe and Vela in central midfield (although I'd prefer to re-sign Henry and leave Vela out).

Far from perfect, but our defence is total shite and isn't good enough to sit back and hope to nick a goal from a break away or free-kick.

Positivity from the manager is what we need. Will we see it? Unlikely.

BoltonTillIDie · 54 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 11:37

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Robinson is going to Wigan isnt he

Boggersbelief · 55 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 11:45

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BoltonTillIDie wrote:Robinson is going to Wigan isnt he

Think we will nip in tbh

Natasha Whittam · 56 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 11:53

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BoltonTillIDie wrote:Robinson is going to Wigan isnt he

I've been away. I expected a message in my inbox telling me about the ins and outs while I was on holiday.

Useless.

Growler · 57 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 12:54

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On paper Parky can now put out a reasonable 5 across the midfield with Wildscutt/Amoebi on the flanks Lowe/Murphy as the ballwinners and Oztumer for flair and goals.
I would think the midfield should be stronger than last season

Boggersbelief · 58 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 13:00

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We are going up.

boltonbonce · 59 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 13:05

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Natasha Whittam · 60 Re: How will we fare? Thu Aug 02 2018, 13:25

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Growler wrote:On paper Parky can now put out a reasonable 5 across the midfield with Wildscutt/Amoebi on the flanks Lowe/Murphy as the ballwinners and Oztumer for flair and goals.
I would think the midfield should be stronger than last season

It still leaves a striker completely isolated.

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How will we fare?

41 Re: How will we fare? Tue Jul 31 2018, 17:31

wanderlust

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Growler

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luckyPeterpiper

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wanderlust

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Leeds_Trotter

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xmiles

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