If we don't go up this season.

terenceanne wrote:

Tigermin wrote:IF??????????????? there is no chance we are going up this season,wake up !!! we cant beat the likes of Ipswich and Charlton,give me a break.At the end of the season Dougie will be crushed in the exodus of players trying to get the fuck out of there and as to attracting new talent,that went when we got relegated.Still renewed my season ticket so who is the fuckwit !!!!

Sense has been spoken o wise one..... the likes of Southampton would hammer us if we do get up. We may still nick into 6th place but who has confidence of winning playoff games? Barnsley put 5 past us with aplom..... well anyway it will make for some good debates on here.

wanderlust wrote:As unlikely as the chances of it happening are, getting promoted this season would be a nice problem to have. Either way, there will be an exodus at the end of the season and Dougie will have to rebuild on zero budget. The difference is that if we go up, he will be allowed some money to spend and players are more likely to want to play for us in the Prem. Being relegated straight away isn't too serious if we've pocketed a few quid along the way which will help us start to get back on track financially. If there's any chance of promotion we should grab it with both hands.
Conversely if we don't go up, we'll have an exodus - probably a greater exodus - and have to rebuild with less money from a smaller pool of potential signings. In some ways it might help to open the door for our younger players to step up, but we'd be dependent on them making the grade - or face a struggle at this level. It would be Dougie's team although his hands would be tied financially as to what he could achieve.
Of the 2 scenarios, getting promoted is by far the more desirable from a financial stability and potential future growth perspective - but from the fans perspective we'd have to be prepared to be the whipping boys again in the short term at least - perhaps recognising that it would be in the longer term interests of the club.

bwfc1874 wrote:

wanderlust wrote:As unlikely as the chances of it happening are, getting promoted this season would be a nice problem to have. Either way, there will be an exodus at the end of the season and Dougie will have to rebuild on zero budget. The difference is that if we go up, he will be allowed some money to spend and players are more likely to want to play for us in the Prem. Being relegated straight away isn't too serious if we've pocketed a few quid along the way which will help us start to get back on track financially. If there's any chance of promotion we should grab it with both hands.
Conversely if we don't go up, we'll have an exodus - probably a greater exodus - and have to rebuild with less money from a smaller pool of potential signings. In some ways it might help to open the door for our younger players to step up, but we'd be dependent on them making the grade - or face a struggle at this level. It would be Dougie's team although his hands would be tied financially as to what he could achieve.
Of the 2 scenarios, getting promoted is by far the more desirable from a financial stability and potential future growth perspective - but from the fans perspective we'd have to be prepared to be the whipping boys again in the short term at least - perhaps recognising that it would be in the longer term interests of the club.

There won't be an exodus,Spearing and Dawson return to their parent clubas, Alonso goes to Fiorentina (probably) and SKD leaves.

Im confident Holden will sign up, CYL won't be going because nobody would pay what we want, losing N'gog is possible but we'd get 2.5 - 3.5 million if he was to go.

I think we're fine, a new CB, LB and CF will be priorities and I'd be surprised if he hasn't got a new AM in mind.