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Championship expectations

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    As long as we beat the spanners, I couldn’t give a fook.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Godden is not getting any younger. Leaburn now unfortunately has serious question marks over his injury record. Aneke will surely be gone, as will Ahadme. Kanu and Mbick can’t be anything other than fourth / fifth choice. We need to bring in two proven Championship strikers not punts. Midfield was completely bossed today and for me barring Coventry needs a total rebuild. Defence has been our strongest area but we’re stepping up in class and will need a lot more than looking for clean sheets next season. I think Jones knows what’s required but he’ll need the owners to step up too. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    105 points and promoted to the Premier League by the start of April.

    On Sky main event every week, due to our dazzling football.

    To do the double over Millwall. OK the last bit might be beer talk...
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    GK and back 5 will all be fine. But in front of them I can’t see anyone who’s definitely good enough. Probably only Leaburn if he can get fit and stay fit 
    Coventry is definitely a good enough player to progress with us into the championship. Godden has the quality but will certainly need rest time
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    GK and back 5 will all be fine. But in front of them I can’t see anyone who’s definitely good enough. Probably only Leaburn if he can get fit and stay fit 
    Coventry is definitely a good enough player to progress with us into the championship. Godden has the quality but will certainly need rest time
    It’s the midfield that needs significant upgrade .  Coventry might be ok - will be interesting to see if he’s can step up to the pace .  Berry, Docherty and Gilbert I don’t think are good enough .  Anderson will have a role to play but not a starter .  We will need another striker too 
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,930
    Rossman92 said:
    21st or better. I’m setting such a low bar. All I want is championship stability again 
    Agreed
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Stay up. Beat Millwall. Thats a successful 25/26.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,801
    Just enjoy today and tonight, and worry about this later 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Championship ? .. there is a very old recipe for rabbit pie .. the first line reads 'first catch your rabbit' if yer no wot i meen


    rabbit caught lol,

    midfield and attack reinforcements, get established, build up the squad and then make a big play for another promotion .. don't try and rush it i m o
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    West Ham unloading a few players. Aaron Creswell might be worth a look ?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,255
    West Ham unloading a few players. Aaron Creswell might be worth a look ?
    In what world are we able to sign established Premier League players?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Jones will have a plan. I’m sure the budget will
    be better than Bowyer had to deal with. Next season will take care of itself later. Enjoy today. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    West Ham unloading a few players. Aaron Creswell might be worth a look ?
    Mid30s, good call, BUT I am sure he will want to go somewhere where he'll be pretty much guaranteed a regular starting spot .. couldn't see him displacing Edwards
  • JohnnyH2
    JohnnyH2 Posts: 5,342
    50% of fixtures moved for TV, and higher amount to pay at the away turnstiles.

    Don't bother me, but I know it affects some on here
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    sam3110 said:
    West Ham unloading a few players. Aaron Creswell might be worth a look ?
    In what world are we able to sign established Premier League players?

    I don’t think Creswell will get another PL gig. He’s probably going to get a season in The Championship and a London club might suit ….No ?
  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,518
    Bigger expectations after the conversation we just had. We are going to give it a real go by the sounds of it. If my spirits weren’t high enough already…
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Bigger expectations after the conversation we just had. We are going to give it a real go by the sounds of it. If my spirits weren’t high enough already…
    Please do tell 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    Jones will have a plan. I’m sure the budget will
    be better than Bowyer had to deal with. Next season will take care of itself later. Enjoy today. 
    That wouldn’t be difficult - Bowyer was left with a far worse team than the one that won at Wembley
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    wmcf123 said:
    Jones will have a plan. I’m sure the budget will
    be better than Bowyer had to deal with. Next season will take care of itself later. Enjoy today. 
    That wouldn’t be difficult - Bowyer was left with a far worse team than the one that won at Wembley
    Bowyer had the same problem Orient will have next season, too many loanees at the team's core 
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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,727
    Enjoy the big clubs visiting, and enjoy visiting big stadiums with proper away ends. Just stay up
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    wmcf123 said:
    Jones will have a plan. I’m sure the budget will
    be better than Bowyer had to deal with. Next season will take care of itself later. Enjoy today. 
    That wouldn’t be difficult - Bowyer was left with a far worse team than the one that won at Wembley
    Bowyer had the same problem Orient will have next season, too many loanees at the team's core 
    Not really- he only lost Bielik as we got Cullen back.   Losing Dijksteel, Bauer , Aribo and Vetokele made us worse and the signings bar Gallagher for half a season and Lockyer were pretty poor .  
  • Comeonyoureds
    Comeonyoureds Posts: 175
    One of the challenges for Bowyer was how late the signings were (a little too late in the case of Hemed). Jones will need players in early to be able to mould them. 
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,017
    Stay up…👍
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    We would have been fine in 19/20, if it wasn't for the disastrous takeover, leading to the transfer embargo. As it was, we were 5 minutes from staying up.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    wmcf123 said:
    wmcf123 said:
    Jones will have a plan. I’m sure the budget will
    be better than Bowyer had to deal with. Next season will take care of itself later. Enjoy today. 
    That wouldn’t be difficult - Bowyer was left with a far worse team than the one that won at Wembley
    Bowyer had the same problem Orient will have next season, too many loanees at the team's core 
    Not really- he only lost Bielik as we got Cullen back.   Losing Dijksteel, Bauer , Aribo and Vetokele made us worse and the signings bar Gallagher for half a season and Lockyer were pretty poor .  
    indeed, I should have typed 'departures', not 'loanees'
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,125
    Win the fucking thing as there’s no way we win 5-playoffs in a row…
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,651
    We're a team dangerously short of pace in midfield and attack (bar the obvious exceptions(. That's not going to be an easy (or cheap) issue to remedy but if we don't we're going to get ripped apart in the Championship 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    17th or higher. Simple 
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 4,496
    4th from bottom on GD that’s all we need we must survive …