Legend_in_blue Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 We need to be at least where Everton are now at this point next season. This is definitely doable. I'm not sure pushing further into the top 6 is achievable unless a complete overhaul of our away displays tactically become massively improved. We also require key players to remain and to add at least another 4 that can hit the ground running. Difficult ask imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viva Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 1 hour ago, foxinsocks said: Current top four odds are 16 to 1...... this is shorter then last year when we were champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rn9013 Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 I think a few folk need a dose of realism. The top 6 are an exclusive club. The likes of Everton have been trying to break into that club for years, with the odd success. Of course it is possible to break into that club, as we have proven, but it is only ever temporary, as has constantly been proven. We did incredibly well to do what we did, and anything is possible, but in reality we would be better off aiming for the europa league, which I think is definitely achievable with the right investment. If the owners genuinely want routine champions league football, we would require serious cash investment. Our owners are great, but they're not stupid. They're business people who treat the club as such rather than a toy (I'm thinking Chelsea/Man City etc), and that's not a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad biker Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 Yes, 100% !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 Top 8 and a real good at the FA cup would suit me down to the ground. Would love to be back playing European football but I'm not expectingit instantly. Let's give Shakey the job, do some good business in the transfer window and see what we can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad biker Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 1 minute ago, foxfanazer said: Top 8 and a real good at the FA cup would suit me down to the ground. Would love to be back playing European football but I'm not expectingit instantly. Let's give Shakey the job, do some good business in the transfer window and see what we can do We can do top 8 this year Fox and we gave em all a 5 month head start :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 2 minutes ago, mad biker said: We can do top 8 this year Fox and we gave em all a 5 month head start :-) That's true. Maybe we can do it the opposite way next season though so I don't have a heart attack at the prospect of us going down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 I think us breaking into the top 6 will be a lot to do with teams like Everton and Southampton. Everton fans are expecting huge changes this summer so it will be interesting to see how that goes and Southampton always seem to do well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 17 May 2017 Share Posted 17 May 2017 Top 6 is like us winning the league again. I think 8th is a better expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vardinio'sCat Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 If we get off to good start, anything is possible (apart from relegation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 12 hours ago, Dan LCFC said: It's unlikely, but I'm not having us written off totally. IMO I think we can get top 4. You might think I'm nuts but don't underestimate the foxes a good start to next season and we will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Fuchs Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 I think Tottenham will have a disappointing season with them playing at Wembley, I think we'll finish above them. Fourth or fith is realistic for me as far as Leicester are concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes21 Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 Spurs will struggle next year because of Wembley. Klopp loves European competitions so I think Liverpool could struggle in the league. Koeman is overrated & they'll lose Lukaku. Arsenal are impossible to predict, but if they lose Sanchez/Ozil then they're fuched. Only Chelsea, Man Utd & Man City are guaranteed to improve imo. So yes top four is achievable, depending on how we strengthen in the summer of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sionnach gorm Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime_Coatsworth Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 Unless we lose more than one key player, I think we'll end up next season around 5th-8th. Maybe with a bit if luck we could mount at least a challenge to the CL position. I think we'll also have a decent cup run so a Europa slot is definitely achievable. Sticking my neck out I could see us finishing above Spurs next season: playing 'away' for every game will kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy boxing Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 it is going to be extremely difficult to get near the top four next season and foxes fans need to realize this, yes we all hope we can compete for the top four but make no mistakes it will be difficult, it all depends on whether we can keep the star players and what our recruitment in the summer will be like. we need a couple of seasons of stability before we can start to even think about the top four. we should be aiming for at least a top ten place and would like a whole season where we are not flirting with relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeau Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 If our lads can continue or improve on the form since Shakey took over, then top 4 is a possibility, top 6 is very possible. Look at the game against Man. City. We should have taken 3 points from that game & had we had a different referee. we most likely would have won 2 - 1 We were easily the better team in the 2nd half. Two crap decisions by the ref cost us the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 3 hours ago, foxes21 said: Spurs will struggle next year because of Wembley. Klopp loves European competitions so I think Liverpool could struggle in the league. Koeman is overrated & they'll lose Lukaku. Arsenal are impossible to predict, but if they lose Sanchez/Ozil then they're fuched. Only Chelsea, Man Utd & Man City are guaranteed to improve imo. So yes top four is achievable, depending on how we strengthen in the summer of course. Not necessarily. I could see Chelsea lose Kante and/or Costa in the summer. I'm not saying they wouldn't spend the money to replace them, but it's going to be tough for them to be as solid as they were this year in the league, especially given that they'll be focusing on the champions league as well. It also seems like they didn't have to deal with many major injuries and they got away with playing the same starting XI all year (like we did last year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livid Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 Looking at how everyone outside of the top 2 has played this season and if we could maintain our best form it would be possible. We've got to get this summer absolutely spot in in terms of retaining and recruiting players though. No room for anymore Musa's at £15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 As I see it, there's a 'Top 3' of Chelsea, Man City and Spurs, followed by a second tier of Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal. Based on this season, Everton are all alone in their own tier at 7th, but I see us (and potentially Southampton) at a similar sort of level. If Everton lose Lukaku and Southampton lose Van Dijk (both likely) and we can strengthen well, we should be able to distance ourselves from them and claim a solid 7th, as Everton have done this year. With a good season, without European distractions, we could push up into that 'second tier' and maybe even claim that 4th spot. I wouldn't be too disappointed if we missed out though, but European football in 18/19 MUST be the minimum target. A few quality signings (e.g. Sigurdsson and a younger CB like Maguire) and we should be good to push on for top 6 or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 we keep the main three (maybe lose one) and invest then I don't see why we can't have a decent crack at it, it's going to be interesting how Shakey settles in long term, still very much the honeymoon period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarriedaLeicesterGirl Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 5 hours ago, foxes21 said: Only Chelsea, Man Utd & Man City are guaranteed to improve imo. So yes top four is achievable, depending on how we strengthen in the summer of course. Man U depends on whether Mourinho has lost the plot completely. I could see a repeat of 15-16 Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 20 hours ago, dmayne7 said: Absolutely. We won the league by 10 points 12 months ago. The title is unrealistic, top 4 is not. We're more consistent than most of the other teams. It'll be a tough slog and I think 6th would be good but this has to be the aim. The whole 40 point thing this year was a complete joke. Stupid mentality. Talk of defending the title yet the message was also 40 points?! No wonder we struggled I was ashamed of our club (the only time that's ever happened) when we gave every impression of starting out with no intention whatsoever of defending our title. I don't want to see something like that ever again. We often make stupidly over-optimistic forecasts on here, but we now see that being under-ambitious can be just as dangerous. Raineri took away all the joy and self-belief from us by constantly underplaying our achievement and ability. No wonder the players lost their oomph. We won the league by 10 points. We have great players, only lost one so far, and have the greatest team ethic in the country. Of course we can realistically challenge for the high places. We need to recognise again our own abilities, and show no respect whatsoever for any team we face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetstonefox Posted 18 May 2017 Share Posted 18 May 2017 If we as a club focus on the sports science stuff to minimise injuries like last season and before we could challenge the top 6 with good recruits. I think for us we can't carry a large squad of players who expect to start, but with a consistent starting 11 and smart use of the subs we can still surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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