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« on: May 27, 2012, 05:45:19 pm » |
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If Dempsey left us and we went on to have our best season ever and qualified for the CL?
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2012, 05:52:27 pm » |
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It would be the ultimate "egg on the face" indeed
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2012, 05:54:00 pm » |
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It would be the ultimate "egg on the face" indeed
Also known as doing a jimmy |
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Blingo
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2012, 06:03:56 pm » |
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I honestly would not be surprised if Jol won us a cup or we qualified for the CL. He is like a man on a mission and still looks like he has a big point to prove in the Premiership.
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2012, 06:56:49 pm » |
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I honestly would not be surprised if Jol won us a cup or we qualified for the CL. He is like a man on a mission and still looks like he has a big point to prove in the Premiership.
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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2012, 08:40:22 pm » |
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Really? I'm still not sure that our management is interested in anything other than finishing 17th every season. Fulham in the Champions League? There's only one response to that.  Now a good CUP RUN is a whole 'nother thang. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2012, 09:04:37 pm » |
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I am with you Blingo. I think we will be knocking on the door of Europe every other year for the next several years...Cottage upgrade plans and all. It is clearly not our intention to just avoid relegation.
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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2012, 09:26:12 pm » |
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We don't have the depth to make any sort of run in Europe, the cups and the PL. Think back to last year. If we lost Hangers or Dempsey for a half dozen matches where would we be? In our Europa run we were very fortunate in the injury department. Now we can wish but even with luck with injuried we still have that mystery FFC squad that showed up a half dozen times this season. The one that wore our kits but played like shite. We don't have a sub that can come on and change a match. Unless our dear chairman decides to spend as if he were a drunken Russian mobster, 9th place and the quarters in a cup or two is the best that'll happen. The CL? Don has it right.
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« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2012, 09:48:14 pm » |
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We don't have the depth to make any sort of run in Europe, the cups and the PL. Think back to last year. If we lost Hangers or Dempsey for a half dozen matches where would we be? In our Europa run we were very fortunate in the injury department. Now we can wish but even with luck with injuried we still have that mystery FFC squad that showed up a half dozen times this season. The one that wore our kits but played like shite. We don't have a sub that can come on and change a match. Unless our dear chairman decides to spend as if he were a drunken Russian mobster, 9th place and the quarters in a cup or two is the best that'll happen. The CL? Don has it right.
Personally, I'm thinking Europa League but where i differ with Don, in my expectations, is on the idea that the management of Fulham is only in finishing 17th, meaning just avoid relegation. While that is certainly the primary goal I doubt MAF's ambitions are limited to that being the only goal. I think he liked Europe and sees Jol as getting us there again, and perhaps bit more. Do agree we don't have the depth quite yet to do both and do well in both but we are getting there I think. |
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« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2012, 11:17:24 pm » |
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Really? I'm still not sure that our management is interested in anything other than finishing 17th every season. Fulham in the Champions League? There's only one response to that. Now a good CUP RUN is a whole 'nother thang. We can dream Sir...  But yeah I agree, I cannot see us in the CL |
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2012, 08:08:35 am » |
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If I was MAF I would be pretty peeved if I spent over 200 million and was in the position where I had appointed a manager who has us playing exciting football and only expected to achieve 17th place, or thereabouts every season. :((
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2012, 08:24:36 am » |
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Staying up is obviously the minimum requirement but in most of our 11 seasons we've easily exceeded that.
What excites me is the emphasis on attracting top quality kids. We won't see the benefit immediately but that's how we develop a top quality squad.
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2012, 08:35:16 am » |
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I think reality will sit somewhere between HatterDon's somewhat tongue in cheek 17th and Blingo's optimistic Chump's League spot, exactly where between depends, as has been said, on injuries and on just how well (or poorly) all the youngsters develop over the next few seasons.
I think we could well have some exciting seasons ahead, for mostly the right reasons (ie, no more exciting Great Escapes please, Fulham) the occasional good cup run, either domestic or Europa, and a number of strong finishes in the league, top half is good, anything above the glass ceiling of 7th would be a very welcome bonus but not something I'm betting the mortgage money on.
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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2012, 01:54:28 pm » |
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We do play some great football and I too think we are verge of something very special at our club. The Captain is very excited!!
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« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2012, 02:06:02 pm » |
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Captain....Is it true that AJ running around shouting " I'm Free"
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