What does a good season look like?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Ignoring the obvious need for root and branch changes at the club at boardroom level, what does a successful season for us look like on the pitch this year?

 

We are most likely the best ever equipped club to compete at this level regardless of the financial issues we are facing.

 

For me, it has to be as comprehensive as a league and paint trophy double. League cup and FA cup are unfortunately no where near the capabilities of the club currently so not too fussed about them. 

 

Anything else obviously represents the worst season in our 142 years and would be a dismal failure.

[Finnegan]

I'll answer when we've seen our transfer business. 

 

For the last few years we've had the same problem trying to make predictions this early and that's that we just don't know what the financial reality is yet. 

 

What we do know is that we need to sign a lot of players and probably all our best ones are going. 

 

If we're stuck relying on free transfers and cheap deals again because any transfer profit has to just cover losses then just surviving would be a success. 

 

If it turns out we can out spend 90% of the league then frankly anything short of automatic promotion would be a failure. 

 

Given that both extremes are possible at this point it's hard to say. 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Finnegan

[AKCJ]

• Significant boardroom changes.
• Reverting to scouting for untested players with excellent stats.
• Significant minutes for academy players.
• A comfortable promotion.
• Reasonable success in the FA Trophy.
• Russell Martin showing he has learned from past mistakes.
• A significant turnaround of playing squad. As many of the current squad out of the door as possible.
• A breakthrough of at least 5 players that could perform to a high standard in the Championship in 2027/28.

I don't think any of that is unreasonable. In fact I'd say that a large part of those should be the minimum.

[FoxinNotts]

13 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Ignoring the obvious need for root and branch changes at the club at boardroom level, what does a successful season for us look like on the pitch this year?

 

We are most likely the best ever equipped club to compete at this level regardless of the financial issues we are facing.

 

For me, it has to be as comprehensive as a league and paint trophy double. League cup and FA cup are unfortunately no where near the capabilities of the club currently so not too fussed about them. 

 

Anything else obviously represents the worst season in our 142 years and would be a dismal failure.

A good season would look like

 

Win the league

Win the EFL Trophy

 

If we got a record number of points and a massively long unbeaten run, that would be a fantastic season.

 

Bare minimum, is promotion by any means. 

Edited 2 hours ago by FoxinNotts

[Fox92]

Anything other than promotion is a failure. Mind you, I said that last summer!

[Langley]

Probably not getting relegated. Again. 

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, Fox92 said:

Anything other than promotion is a failure. Mind you, I said that last summer!

 

Tbf, wherever you set the bar last season would have been a failure. 

 

[Fox92]

Just now, Finnegan said:

 

Tbf, wherever you set the bar last season would have been a failure. 

 

This is true. I just guess I'll be happy with anything other than another relegation  

[Pliskin]

Burning the stadium down. 

[Scotch]

At this point I'll settle for a clean sheet and a good performance over 90 whole minutes. 

[Mark_w]

Quadruple

[hinkfox21]

Getting rid of Luke Thomas

[UniFox21]

Anything other that an instant return is failure. 

[urban.spaceman]

Not ending up in League Two would be a massive achievement. 

[Levi Port]

Feeling something again, I am numb to it all. Win, lose. Hire, fire. Don’t care.

 

I think Martins’ teams are spineless and boring but I don’t even feel annoyed now he's hired it just happened. It all passes by in front of me with no reaction. I simply go with my friends for a day out now. 
 

So to feel something again would be nice 

[moore_94]

Champions with at least 97 points

 

Anything less is the worst season in our history

[FoxinNotts]

Just now, moore_94 said:

Champions with at least 97 points

 

Anything less is the worst season in our history

very true

[CosbehFox]

Champions. 

 

The budget sizes are incredibly huge and I include Wednesday in that too. I won't accept 2nd cos 'well it's the same end goal'. 

[davieG]

A team of players that want to be part of LCFC first on the list after that it depends on the quality of the team so who knows?

 

 

[Tuna]

Promotion, as champions and anything else would be unacceptable.

[FosseSpark]

I think: 

Administration

Sell the club

Drain the swamp

Avoid League Two despite playing a young side. 

Get promoted second year in League One

Win the championship with a young side 

Qualify for Europe managed by Eddie Howe in 29/30

Eddie Howe leaves to manage England

England win th 2030 World Cup and 2032 Euros

[LcFc_Smiv]

56 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

• Significant boardroom changes.
• Reverting to scouting for untested players with excellent stats.
• Significant minutes for academy players.
• A comfortable promotion.
• Reasonable success in the FA Trophy.
• Russell Martin showing he has learned from past mistakes.
• A significant turnaround of playing squad. As many of the current squad out of the door as possible.
• A breakthrough of at least 5 players that could perform to a high standard in the Championship in 2027/28.

I don't think any of that is unreasonable. In fact I'd say that a large part of those should be the minimum.

Shit really has hit the fan 

[Marky mark]

Getting rid off the usual suspects 

before the season starts 

winks skipp vesterguard sideshow bob 

thomas choudry ……

bear minimum 

then we can look at playing football 

[lcfc sheff]

promotion, with Aluko, Evans, Braybrooke and Page playing a huge role.

[Stadt]

Right now:

 

Promotion as Champions, 100+ points, the removal of as much deadwood as possible and the young players finally forming the spine of the team. With a few crucial peak age incomings wth the ability to step up to Championship level.

 

By the start of the season:

Promotion, staying in existence as a club