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  • The 1st 10 games will help paint a picture. Our 1st league game will probably be a premier league relegated side at home.

    At least it won't be the car crash it was in 2019/2020 and we can also be better in the january transfer market. 

    I know it's going to be a very difficult season but we have to be positive and not over complicate things. 

    We definitely do need to make a lot of improvements in the summer and everyone has to fight for their place in the starting 11.
  • Ramsey, Coventry, TC, Edwards, Small, Anderson , Godden. 

    Imo that's the core of our team next year. Painful to say,. 
  • olster said:
    Ramsey, Coventry, TC, Edwards, Small, Anderson , Godden. 

    Imo that's the core of our team next year. Painful to say,. 
    Plus Jones? 
  • Tempering expectations will be key. We need to remember and cherish how we finished this season because next season will be rough as dogs. 
    I'd be happy with survival. Consolidate and build. Let's just hope that we remember where we've come from and stick with it. 
    This. Even the defence has to pass a test imo, as it’s one thing letting the cloggers of Wycombe launch balls in & powderpuff Orient have all the ball, quite another keeping out teams with a lot more power, pace & skill than we’ve faced this season. 

    Gonna have to remember it’ll likely be a mini league of us, Preston, Portsmouth, Hull City, Oxford United and Derby County without significant investment. 
  • Dave2l said:
    The 1st 10 games will help paint a picture. Our 1st league game will probably be a premier league relegated side at home.

    At least it won't be the car crash it was in 2019/2020 and we can also be better in the january transfer market. 

    I know it's going to be a very difficult season but we have to be positive and not over complicate things. 

    We definitely do need to make a lot of improvements in the summer and everyone has to fight for their place in the starting 11.
    We started 19/20 really well don't forget. NJ might not like loans in L1, as it's hard to build a long term team around them, but we desperately need added quality, a 2025 version of Conor Gallagher for example.
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  • WSS said:
    Nathan Jones in the BoxPark said we are “fucking loaded”, do I’m expecting big things….
     You forgot the last bit "up on champagne"
  • Back Jones and his signings and we will be fine
  • Derby, Oxford and Portsmouth all staying up bodes pretty well, seems there's not that same jump as Championship to PL.

    There's a lot of decent established teams there but Hull, Preston, Oxford, Derby, Wednesday are there to be beaten with some decent investment and decent signings.
    Having watched all of your three play off games, I would say all those three teams who came up last season are better than Charlton to be totally honest. (Oxford just marginally). 

    You definitely do need some investment. The teams you mentioned in the second paragraph, whilst not the best the championship has to offer, they all managed to stay up last season and will also be looking to strengthen over the summer themselves. 

    It’s a huge summer for you lot. Your owners really need to step up now. 
    As an outsider i can see why you'd think that, but i don't really see the play off games as a fair way to judge us. Wycombe for a start had zero intention of playing any football, they were only there for a battle, and finals are more about managing the occasion than anything else, as Sheffield United found out yesterday.

    Why not judge as a side who in the second half of the season were only 4 points worse off than Birmingham in the form table? Why not judge us as a side who kept 23 clean sheets in 49 league and play off games?

    Of the top 6 this season:

    We beat Birmingham and lost away.
    1 draw, 1 defeat v Wrexham
    We drew twice with Stockport.
    3 wins and a draw v Wycombe.
    3 wins v Orient.

    Overall that's 2 defeats in 13 games v the top 6 sides.

    Don't get me wrong, we know we're not going to take the league by storm, but our defence is solid and under Jones very few sides are going to roll us over. We've got a solid foundation there to build from and we're definitely capable of staying up.
    Well said. Play off games are always going to be tight. We went one up today and made sure orient didn’t get back in it. If it was a league game, rather than a Wembley final, it would not have ended 1-0
  • My expectations are we'll sign more pace, power, athleticism and aggression. Height, strength and speed up front, an upgrade or two in midfield without losing any of the intensity and aggression, and some strong competition in defence.

    Now we're in the Championship hopefully that'll be combined with a touch more flair and creativity. Somewhere out there, there will be that special player or two who can add the basics Jones (rightly) wants and help take us up another level when it comes to technical ability.
  • Scoham said:
    My expectations are we'll sign more pace, power, athleticism and aggression. Height, strength and speed up front, an upgrade or two in midfield without losing any of the intensity and aggression, and some strong competition in defence.

    Now we're in the Championship hopefully that'll be combined with a touch more flair and creativity. Somewhere out there, there will be that special player or two who can add the basics Jones (rightly) wants and help take us up another level when it comes to technical ability.
    It’ll be interesting to see if Jones can convince those kind of players to pick him over other Championship clubs. Or how many creative / independent players he’ll actually want (see treatment of Alfie). 
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  • 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
    Yet he nearly kept us up, so I reckon NJ has a better chance know ing he should receive better backing from the owners. 
  • edited May 25
    I wonder if promotion will  be the springboard  for serious discussions about buying back the valley and the training ground?.

    For me, getting promotion today meant much more to the club than 'just' getting into the championship
  • I wonder if promotion will  be the springboard  for serious discussions about buying back the valley and the training ground?.

    For me, getting promotion today meant much more to the club than 'just' getting into the championship
    That kind of money needs to go on the team first. 
  • Next season championship going to be very tough realistically the other 2 promoted teams have no chance of going down. Wednesday, Stoke, Hull, Oxford, Pompey, Preston look like our main competition to stay up. Considering theres 7 teams and 3 relegation spots survival would be a solid achievement 
  • I wonder if promotion will  be the springboard  for serious discussions about buying back the valley and the training ground?.

    For me, getting promotion today meant much more to the club than 'just' getting into the championship
    100%
  • edited May 26
    WSS said:
    Nathan Jones in the BoxPark said we are “fucking loaded”, do I’m expecting big things….

    What is said in Boxpark should stay in Boxpark 🤐

    👏🏼thanks for sharing. 😀

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