Worried for next season

[Willham]

I'm quite worried about next season,
I feel the quality of teams coming up from the championship is higher, Leicester have a good squad and ipswich coming straight up from league one will have room to spend, Leeds and or Southampton in the lay offs both have good squads too, let's hope for a shock by west brom or norwich!

That's without looking at ourselves, currently only above everton because of their points deduction and that leaves only 3 teams who will be in the prem next year and then you look at ourselves, we managed to get through a tough summer but you would say we've digressed a little and this summer isn't shaping up positively yet. We do have a lot of work to do and our thin squad can't dilly dally this year.

If clubs below us and clubs coming up get their summers right and quickly then we will start slipping.

[Somerset Fulham]

Blimey.

Let's at least finish this season before the doom mongering starts.

[Wolf]

Personally think Leicester superior to last seasons Champs Burnley, but not by a lot, and they'll start with a points deduction. Ipswich perhaps better than Sheff U, but after successive promotions they'll need to replace half their squad. Ipswich will perhaps be more like Luton this season. And the PO winners, well if its Southampton or Leeds they'll be competitive but not aiming for much more than 17th. I can't see Norwich or WBA staying up.

My worry is our squad is one of the oldest in the Prem, slight echoes with Jol's last season.

[Jim©]

I think with the results we've had this season against some of the top teams, shows that we should be pushing on next season.
It's the dropped points like Saturday's game that has affected us this season- plus Burnley H/A, Sheff Utd A etc. I'll look back on this season and genuinely think we should have been much closer to Europe (hence we should be looking up NOT down).

[ron]

Ipswich are only Ted Phillips and Ray Crawford short of winning the Prem next season....

So history won't repeat itself with three consecutive seasons as it did in the 'sixties.....?

[Deeping_white]

Ipswich won't be able to spend that much? Their PSR rolling 3 year window will have two league 1 seasons and a championship season will it not? Our B team also comfortably dispached half their A team in the Carabao cup. Leicester have shown that under pressure they've not got much bottle either, which is something they'll face a lot of next season. Southampton/Leeds were rubbish last time around as well and they'll have budget constraints, not sure why the OP is so negative when the current season isn't even done yet

[Huxley]

Pros for next season.
- Established premier league level striker in Muniz from the start of the season
- fullbacks on long term deals
- Bassey is outstanding, diop is more than capable. Can play well together from the start.
- Palhinha's stock has dropped a bit and on a longer contract. His yellow cards have shown we can play well without him.
- Silva is commited to Fulham, and Fulham back Silva.
- basically no massive rebuilt is needed.

Of course Bayern could come and get Silva and Palhinha. they also need a new left back.

If we didn't have Mitro not wanting to play and waiting for Raul and Muniz to find their shooting boots in cupboard under the stairs of the cottage, we should  be 8-12 points better off this season....

[JimmyConway]

I personally think the gulf is getting bigger all the time between Premier league and Championship. Remember Leicester will start with points deduction and no disrespect to Ipswich but don't see anything other than a struggle for them.
Leeds have all the potential to succeed. Of the others much of a muchness unlikely any of them will do what we did and what Forest did and go on a wild shopping spree. Ideally Norwich come up and we should see a repeat of this season with at least three teams worse than us.

[ianthailand]

Ipswich won't be able to spend that much? Their PSR rolling 3 year window will have two league 1 seasons and a championship season will it not? Our B team also comfortably dispached half their A team in the Carabao cup. Leicester have shown that under pressure they've not got much bottle either, which is something they'll face a lot of next season. Southampton/Leeds were rubbish last time around as well and they'll have budget constraints, not sure why the OP is so negative when the current season isn't even done yet

I think, but not 100%sure, that Ipswich will have one of each, Div 1, Champ and PL allowances. A great disadvantage but they have Kieran McKenna as Coach and he is way better than any of the relegated manager/coaches.

[Southcoastffc]

I'm quite worried about next season,
I feel the quality of teams coming up from the championship is higher, Leicester have a good squad and ipswich coming straight up from league one will have room to spend, Leeds and or Southampton in the lay offs both have good squads too, let's hope for a shock by west brom or norwich!

That's without looking at ourselves, currently only above everton because of their points deduction and that leaves only 3 teams who will be in the prem next year and then you look at ourselves, we managed to get through a tough summer but you would say we've digressed a little and this summer isn't shaping up positively yet. We do have a lot of work to do and our thin squad can't dilly dally this year.

If clubs below us and clubs coming up get their summers right and quickly then we will start slipping.

Short memory? Leicester, Southampton (and Leeds) were relegated from the PL.  What makes you think they've improved?

[Lighthouse]

Had we just escaped relegation I would tend to be a bit nervous. But to be fair and despite an awful end to the season. We have been fairly comfortable in the end. It all depends on who stays for us and who goes and who we can recruit. Not about the teams that are coming up but about what we do.

[Tabby]

Not worried about the teams coming up, think Maresca has a lot to prove before I see Leicester as a serious threat. People were raving about Burnley last season as the fashionable attacking side that would take the prem by storm, and that went like it did.

They have potential to stay up, but there isn't much to suggest that they're better than last seasons batch.

[demeant0r]

Not worried about the teams coming up, think Maresca has a lot to prove before I see Leicester as a serious threat. People were raving about Burnley last season as the fashionable attacking side that would take the prem by storm, and that went like it did.

They have potential to stay up, but there isn't much to suggest that they're better than last seasons batch.

Norwich is doing quite well at the moment. If they get promoted and manage to keep their best players (Borja Sainz, Gabriel Sara, Jonathan Rowe and Josh Sargent) then they'll do a lot better than Luton and Burnley have this season. Rowe and Sara are PL ready players.

[MickTheBeard]

I want a younger squad where we also score from allover the park with a sprinkling of academy players i watch a few of them games to keep myself upto date on their progress,well they no how to disappoint.3 1st year boys have caught my eye but many hav"nt.Scouts have told me if you have a load of developement players 21 in the side its failed they need to be ready at 19 t0 20 to go on loan which i might add this year after 15 years.They need to play against men with no reserve league it doesn't bare well.We have 2 next season with 1 more year taking them to 23, and mcavoy had a serious injury but has a contract till 25,its good if you can get it,its a shame but hes not tall enough for a centre back.And we must be the only club to have a anglo brazillian who struggles at 20 to21 to play anything like a brazilian,they the coaches say he could make the 1st team in my eyes the only way he will get near the 1st team is driving the 1st team coach.

[Hugh Janus]

I expect us to add some quality to the squad in the earlier part of the summer transfer window and finish top half next season.

[Twig]

I expect us to add some quality to the squad in the earlier part of the summer transfer window and finish top half next season.

Expect or hope?

[Caedal]

We definitely need to focus on bringing down the average age of the squad. As was previously said, this is what happened during the end of Jol's tenure and ultimately lead to relegation.
On the plus side, we should have quite a bit of room to spend, just need to be smart.

We definitely need a couple of wingers and a centre back. Probably a CM even if Palhinha stays

[Chrisjo]

Castagne, Bassey, Ream, Diop, Tosin, Iwobi, Willian, Palhinha, Cairney, Muniz, Pereira, Traore, Jimenez, Lukic, Wilson, D-Reid, have all scored premiership goals this season. You don't have to be that young to score goals from all over the park!!

[Southcoastffc]

I expect us to add some quality to the squad in the earlier part of the summer transfer window and finish top half next season.

Expect or hope?

Exactly.  (There speaks a Fulham fan)

[Rupert]

I'm quite worried about next season,
I feel the quality of teams coming up from the championship is higher, Leicester have a good squad and ipswich coming straight up from league one will have room to spend, Leeds and or Southampton in the lay offs both have good squads too, let's hope for a shock by west brom or norwich!

That's without looking at ourselves, currently only above everton because of their points deduction and that leaves only 3 teams who will be in the prem next year and then you look at ourselves, we managed to get through a tough summer but you would say we've digressed a little and this summer isn't shaping up positively yet. We do have a lot of work to do and our thin squad can't dilly dally this year.

If clubs below us and clubs coming up get their summers right and quickly then we will start slipping.

That's the spirit! Never look up when looking down is so much easier. We need more fans like this.

Now, who would like to start the annual "everyone is leaving and I am worried" thread?