Where will we finish?

[BalDrick]

In light of another thread called 'The Table Doesn't Lie', I thought it might be interesting to see where posters feel we'll finish come May.

[The Equalizer]

11-14th. I reckon we'll be safe, but we're not going to set the premiership alight this season.

[Lighthouse]

We have been crying out for a central forward who can step up and finish the chances we create. Fulham will struggle if by February we are still happy with the forwards.

[TonyGilroy]

I'm saying 10th just to be difficult.

[MoS]

Where will we finish? - In the sh*t if the start of the season is anything to go by. I just hope that Jol doesn't damage our proud European record!

[BalDrick]

11-14th. I reckon we'll be safe, but we're not going to set the premiership alight this season.

That was my view

[BalDrick]

I'm saying 10th just to be difficult.

Just realised that omission - any moderators care to alter it please?

[TonyGilroy]

I'm saying 10th just to be difficult.

Just realised that omission - any moderators care to alter it please?

I'll stick with 10th. I'm more optimistic than the evidence warrents. I see this squad becoming seriously good.

[finnster01]

I reckon we will be relegated unless Jol gets fired and/or Jol decides to play a formation that fits the squad he has on his hands

[Burt]

11th to 14th.

There are signs that the corner has been turned, and we should have a solid rather than spectacular season.

My big wish for this season is to have a decent FA cup run.

[sipwell]

7-10. I am just being positive. At one point the magic will do its work and we will score goal after goal after goal. I think the team has considerable improved if compared to last year and some other teams competing for the 7-10 places haven't had many incoming transfers (or not the best anyway).

[jarv]

If you look at other teams, many do not have prolific scorers up front. Example, Stoke paid silly money for Crouch. Didn't he get 3 goals for spuds last season? They can have him, not worth it.
Bolton, Blackburn, QPR, Swansea, Norwich, WBA etc. None have anyone near as good as BZ.
This keeps me optimistic.
What Fulham does lack however is some real PACE! Without pace, front players need to improve their running off the ball, using the channels and inter-changing. Just an opinion. 082.gif

[finnster01]

If you look at other teams, many do not have prolific scorers up front. Example, Stoke paid silly money for Crouch. Didn't he get 3 goals for spuds last season? They can have him, not worth it.
Bolton, Blackburn, QPR, Swansea, Norwich, WBA etc. None have anyone near as good as BZ.
This keeps me optimistic.
What Fulham does lack however is some real PACE! Without pace, front players need to improve their running off the ball, using the channels and inter-changing. Just an opinion. 082.gif

Agree completely with the pace bit. We are slower than a turtle which is why I keep harping on the formation part. We do not have the speedy players to be successful with 4-2-3-1, but nor do we have the finisher to play that style.

Actually Crouch got Stoke a point against Man U. That is something nobody else has managed to do this season

[AlFayedsChequebook]

If you look at other teams, many do not have prolific scorers up front. Example, Stoke paid silly money for Crouch. Didn't he get 3 goals for spuds last season? They can have him, not worth it.
Bolton, Blackburn, QPR, Swansea, Norwich, WBA etc. None have anyone near as good as BZ.
This keeps me optimistic.
What Fulham does lack however is some real PACE! Without pace, front players need to improve their running off the ball, using the channels and inter-changing. Just an opinion. 082.gif

Agree completely with the pace bit. We are slower than a turtle which is why I keep harping on the formation part. We do not have the speedy players to be successful with 4-2-3-1, but nor do we have the finisher to play that style.

Actually Crouch got Stoke a point against Man U. That is something nobody else has managed to do this season

Whilst pace could be added, I dont see it as the be all and end all of all our problems.

Our home games have been against teams that park the bus (apart from Man City) and pace is useless against these teams because you cannot get in behind a team that has 11 men behind the ball.

Decision making is the problem at the moment.

[MJG]

Can't see us going on another great run as we did after Xmas last season, so my hope is to plod along pick up some results, stay worried till mid April with the table so close and then be fine.

[HatterDon]

11th-14th. We squandered a chance to break quickly from the post, and -- as a result -- will be looking anxiously over our shoulder the entire season. It's a shame, really, because we have enough talent in the squad to finish comfortably in the top 10. We just didn't seem to be a cohesive unit for our first 3.5 matches. Shame, really. 

[MrFFC]

I stick to what i said before season started as signs are positive and i say 8th again

[SmithyFFC]

7th. Top of our own mini league (which would include everyone outside the top 6)

[cebu]

I'm going with 10th place this time around.

COYWs

[aussierod]

I've gone with the safe 11-14th choice, I think with the Europa League this year and the weariness it brings along, countered by the fact we have some very good players (one of the best defences in the league last year which has only been improved, as well as some very handy attacking midfielders and a top striker when free of injury) I think we will climb the table and have some impressive results (ie 3/4-0), coupled with some Fulhamish losses to say Norwich away. Agree with MJG, we will just plod along, going up and down slightly but maintaining a relative steady season. I do think we will steadily improve throughout the season and I genuinely have high hopes with how much potential we have within this squad
Finny, what formation should we play then with our previously aging squad? You are so anti-Jol you cant seem to look at how he's brought the age down considerably in just one transfer window without throwing the baby out with the bath-water. We certainly wont be in the bottom 3 come December, let alone the end of the season