| If we go up this season 10:09 - Dec 16 with 3791 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
What do we think?
Season of consolidation aiming for a mid table finish, before going for it in 2024/25 or,
Immediately active in the transfer market and go for it straight away?
I'd prefer to add a couple, and give the squad we have a chance, but who knows. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:21 - Dec 16 with 3225 views | clive_baker |
I think we would be fairly active in the market. Think it would probably spell the end for KVY, Keogh, Harper, Pigott, maybe Jackson. I got a feeling Ladapo will move on in the summer too. Penney will be gone either in Jan or the summer.
I reckon we'll bring in 5 or 6. If we go up this season and finished mid table next I think that would be a very good result. The challenge will be keeping McKenna. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:25 - Dec 16 with 3199 views | StokieBlue |
| If we go up this season on 10:21 - Dec 16 by clive_baker |
I think we would be fairly active in the market. Think it would probably spell the end for KVY, Keogh, Harper, Pigott, maybe Jackson. I got a feeling Ladapo will move on in the summer too. Penney will be gone either in Jan or the summer.
I reckon we'll bring in 5 or 6. If we go up this season and finished mid table next I think that would be a very good result. The challenge will be keeping McKenna. |
I believe the "fair play" rules in the Championship are pretty different and that would actually give us scope to use our financial clout more effectively than we can at League One level.
I think if we go up then the club will look to make an immediate push on again to the play-offs. As you say, keeping McKenna is important so being ambitious would be central to that aim.
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| If we go up this season on 10:28 - Dec 16 with 3185 views | unstableblue |
I think we’d strengthen in the summer with a view to having a positive season, with a goal to definitely stay up but see how far we go, how high we finish.
Championship is a weird league at the movement, tightly bunched, not many stand out teams.
One way I’ve been looking at it, is that Town under McKenna are far far more suited to the Championship than League One. That’s why we need to get out ASAP. This league can be tricky, and I don’t want McKenna to give up his ethos just to get out.
Our style is going to match Championship teams who are going to play a bit more open and try and come at us, rather than sitting deep and paring the bus.
My concern though is that the step up in attacking and central midfield quality of the opposition is significant in the league above.
You get punished more often and more quickly. And Morsy becomes an oK player rather than one of the best in the league.
Donacien, Wolf, Burgess/Edmundson are good, but will they be good enough?
We’d probably have to improve half the team.
But I still think this team, with a better striker, a few more additions and McKenna management could place well.
GOT TO get out of this league first. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:29 - Dec 16 with 3182 views | clive_baker |
| If we go up this season on 10:25 - Dec 16 by StokieBlue |
I believe the "fair play" rules in the Championship are pretty different and that would actually give us scope to use our financial clout more effectively than we can at League One level.
I think if we go up then the club will look to make an immediate push on again to the play-offs. As you say, keeping McKenna is important so being ambitious would be central to that aim.
SB |
Yeah I don't think we'll hang about, its a tough league though with some big clubs in it already, not to mention likely 2 or 3 from Forest, Southampton, Wolves, Everton, Leeds etc.
I think with 4 or 5 good additions we could establish ourselves in the Championship, but would take something a little bolder to propel us to a top 6 side. I think the ambition is there though and ultimately that's where the payback will be for the investors. | |
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| If we go up this season on 10:30 - Dec 16 with 3175 views | Metal_Hacker |
Can we just please get up first
Let's not tempt fate
Perhaps get December out of the way , recruit in Jan then I might be able to consider thinking about it
The thought of NOT getting promoted scares me |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:31 - Dec 16 with 3171 views | Nutkins_Return |
I think we will absolutely be going for it. We will have momentum behind us and I think we would be able to fund/attract some really top championship players. Top 6 will be the aim for sure but I think there will also be realism that a lot of factors would need to click/come together for us to achieve that.
So whilst it will be a realistic target I think McKenna will have quite a bit of slack regardless for anything top 12-14+ as long as progress is being made. Fans should also be patient. I think we would have a good season. Our current squad would be capable of staying up (not comfortably or guaranteed bit capable). We would upgrade 7-10 players. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:48 - Dec 16 with 3076 views | textbackup |
2/3 strikers
2/3 midfielders
1/2 defenders
thats what i think our shopping list will be if we went up. with a number of players leaving the club to make way for them |  |
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| If we go up this season on 10:55 - Dec 16 with 3037 views | homer_123 |
| If we go up this season on 10:21 - Dec 16 by clive_baker |
I think we would be fairly active in the market. Think it would probably spell the end for KVY, Keogh, Harper, Pigott, maybe Jackson. I got a feeling Ladapo will move on in the summer too. Penney will be gone either in Jan or the summer.
I reckon we'll bring in 5 or 6. If we go up this season and finished mid table next I think that would be a very good result. The challenge will be keeping McKenna. |
With the exception of KVY I think you are right. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 11:04 - Dec 16 with 3001 views | portmanroadblue |
Think in January we will aim to bring in championship quality players and hopefully if we go up we will already have a nucleus of a championship squad and only require 3 to 4 top quality players to strengthen the squad. |  | | |
| If we go up this season on 12:40 - Dec 16 with 2759 views | PioneerBlue |
This is an interesting thought experiment but we’ve won nothing and we are focussed 100% on getting promoted. If this team / squad / coaching group / club proves good enough there will be a plan to maintain and progress. I will think about this more in May. | |
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| If we go up this season on 12:57 - Dec 16 with 2678 views | WestSussexBlue |
| If we go up this season on 11:04 - Dec 16 by portmanroadblue |
Think in January we will aim to bring in championship quality players and hopefully if we go up we will already have a nucleus of a championship squad and only require 3 to 4 top quality players to strengthen the squad. |
That for me is the best option although something of a gamble.
Replacing too many again will require them time to gel, bond and form that togetherness again just as we saw previously.
I think we’ll already know the players we want to bring in and also a fair idea of those that will be moved on in the summer. Ashton certainly strikes me as someone who wants things done quickly and concisely.
I think a top 9 finish next season would be the aim with a play off push in 24/25. | | | |
| If we go up this season on 13:01 - Dec 16 with 2650 views | GlasgowBlue |
| If we go up this season on 10:21 - Dec 16 by clive_baker |
I think we would be fairly active in the market. Think it would probably spell the end for KVY, Keogh, Harper, Pigott, maybe Jackson. I got a feeling Ladapo will move on in the summer too. Penney will be gone either in Jan or the summer.
I reckon we'll bring in 5 or 6. If we go up this season and finished mid table next I think that would be a very good result. The challenge will be keeping McKenna. |
When he first arrived here people were saying that KVY was good enough to play in the Championship. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 13:02 - Dec 16 with 2645 views | Churchman |
Go for it straight away. I think the way we play lends itself to doing well in the Championship and the club itself is gearing up for it. We’ve a lot of good players already at the club and with one or two additions (a forward/no 9 and a midfielder), why not?
I really don’t think the Championship is a brilliant standard from what I’ve seen of it this year and previously. The first rule of getting out it is disciple and togetherness. Look at McCarthy’s 14/15 team. They made the play offs despite being very limited, thanks to that, a little McGoldrick quality and Murphy’s golden season. |  | | |
| If we go up this season on 13:20 - Dec 16 with 2559 views | SmithersJones |
| If we go up this season on 10:29 - Dec 16 by clive_baker |
Yeah I don't think we'll hang about, its a tough league though with some big clubs in it already, not to mention likely 2 or 3 from Forest, Southampton, Wolves, Everton, Leeds etc.
I think with 4 or 5 good additions we could establish ourselves in the Championship, but would take something a little bolder to propel us to a top 6 side. I think the ambition is there though and ultimately that's where the payback will be for the investors. |
Your last line is the key here. What do we think Gamechanger's exit strategy is? They've bought us to sell us, which is fine - they won't get a return on their investment by making us worse. Easy thing to say is they want us to get to the Premier League and then sell us, but where's the headroom for a new owner in buying a Premier League club? I suspect we're a more attractive option as an "established Championship side ready to make the push for the Premier League" and so our transfer strategy will be geared to that. | | | |
| If we go up this season on 13:29 - Dec 16 with 2521 views | ParisBlue |
This time next year I expect us to be a top 10 championship side. A bit of good fortune pushes us to compete for playoffs.
If the owners decide to splash the cash then they've 3 years to get it right before FFP (or whatever its now called) will kick in. As I understand it, it would be beneficial for them to spend some money in January ahead of the summer.
Could be interesting times...
From the outside the Championship now is not as strong as the one we left. There's also less parachute money around.
Not getting ahead of things, but we absolutely need to get the next 5 months right and get out of this division. Then the fun starts.... |  |
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| If we go up this season on 13:36 - Dec 16 with 2506 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
No target other than staying up but imagine the club would consider that momentum can be important, the consecutive promotions is not unheard of. I think we'd be ambitious transfer wise |  |
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| If we go up this season on 13:44 - Dec 16 with 2455 views | Pinewoodblue |
Momentum could take us all the way. Do think we have had a squad that wants to succeed as much as the current squad does since the Season we finished 5th in the top flight.
The next three transfer windows are going to be the key. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 13:46 - Dec 16 with 2453 views | GeoffSentence |
My understanding of it is, that when we get promoted the objective is to win The Championship at first time of asking, 100 points, 100 goals. I think that's it. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 15:53 - Dec 16 with 2313 views | ibbleobble |
Careful. This sounds like wishing! | | | |
| If we go up this season on 16:05 - Dec 16 with 2275 views | BigCommon |
If we go up, ride the wave, and go for double promotion.... There's a lot to be said for momentum. Use it whilst it's there... |  | | |
| If we go up this season on 16:54 - Dec 16 with 2166 views | CityBlue |
The biggest business to be had will be contract related as there is a whole different salary expectation.
Think KVY will stay (youth on his side).
Fresh midfield and wingers. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 17:11 - Dec 16 with 2099 views | clive_baker |
| If we go up this season on 13:01 - Dec 16 by GlasgowBlue |
When he first arrived here people were saying that KVY was good enough to play in the Championship. |
He might be, but he's never played at that level before and with the injury problems he's had he's barely played much in L1 (relatively speaking). I think the next 6 months will go a long way to deciding if he's around next season, we have the option on his contract for another year and I doubt he's on silly money. If he is kept on I don't imagine he'll be much more than a squad filler.
Personally I don't dislike him, I just don't think he's great defensively which is where JD is far superior. He gets forward well and his versatility being able to cover both sides will go in his favour. He's not one I would expect to be starting in a side that wants to be in the top half of the Championship though IMO. | |
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| If we go up this season on 17:43 - Dec 16 with 2028 views | jayessess |
| If we go up this season on 10:25 - Dec 16 by StokieBlue |
I believe the "fair play" rules in the Championship are pretty different and that would actually give us scope to use our financial clout more effectively than we can at League One level.
I think if we go up then the club will look to make an immediate push on again to the play-offs. As you say, keeping McKenna is important so being ambitious would be central to that aim.
SB |
Rules for the Championship as they stand are both more and less flexible than for League One.
In League One your player wage bill is capped at 65% of total revenue, but you can include outside investment as revenue - so you can inject as much money as you like.
In the Championship it's your losses that are capped, rather than your wage bill. It's capped at £15m over 3 years (if the money is borrowed) or £39m (if the owners are investing). So more flexibility time wise and in practice bigger wages bills permitted, but you can't just invest money to up your revenue.
There's talk that they're going to change the rules though, so the Championship will be more like League One, with a 70% salary cap relative to revenue. Might not hurt us too much though, we'd probably be top 5 for fan revenue in the Championship anyway. Our budget won't be competitive with clubs with parachute payments, but it was never going to be. |  |
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| If we go up this season on 17:45 - Dec 16 with 2017 views | bazza |
| If we go up this season on 10:25 - Dec 16 by StokieBlue |
I believe the "fair play" rules in the Championship are pretty different and that would actually give us scope to use our financial clout more effectively than we can at League One level.
I think if we go up then the club will look to make an immediate push on again to the play-offs. As you say, keeping McKenna is important so being ambitious would be central to that aim.
SB |
That was a lovely piece of reading that.. gave me a little lift reading it . |  | | |
| If we go up this season on 17:56 - Dec 16 with 1979 views | southnorfolkblue |
Championship standard isn’t great. Norwich are 4th and they are garbage. A lot of the bigger clubs are having to dramatically tighten their belts. If we go up, we’ll be right up there next season as I reckon that the owners will really go for it. | |
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