Sniffer-Clarke Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Is this team good enough to reach the play offs this season because the long awaited striker coming in is imo in doubt, i would imagine most of NP targets are long gone to other clubs and i would be very surprised if there is any more permanent players coming before the january window but whether this team can hold its own this season is a bit debatable.
Dan Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I'd say currently no, we need another left back to rotate with Mattock, a back-up target man and a proven fast Championship goalscorer, McGivern, Kermorgant and Nugent would do very nicely.
Aeropars Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 No but were we honestly expecting a playoff push? I personally wasnt however I did expect a upper mid table finish and hoped we laid good foundations for a push the season after. With Ched Evans being bought for 3million today I cant see that the powers that be have the ambition to invest that amount just yet. Next season perhaps but not now.
Matt Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 TBH Mid-table is my aim, nothing more, nothing less, if we finish lower than mid-table, thus relegation battle i'll be very disappointed, I saw being in league one for a season as a positive of we had to take a step back to take a few steps forward. However I don't want to go up, and i'd be abit weary of even getting in the play-offs, I'll take it obviously, but to go up it would be a couple of seasons too early and could damage all the hard work that was started last season, and if we got play-offs that could also damage us. However I accept everyone worries about lack of a striker, a proven one. Also feel we need another GK, either over Weale or decent backup for Weale, If Weale gets injured, i'm worried - Although spose we could use the loan system like we did last season.
Aeropars Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Whats frustrating is the words form mandy saying a player form last season is coming back on loan (or trying to) and a new striker will be signed. They should hav been here long before now for a good bedding in period.
Webbo Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I read all this negativity at this stage last year. People were saying we'd be lucky to make half way up the league 1 table. There's still time to sign new players and I'm not as pessimistic about our current squad as everybody else seems to be. Somebody start up the optimistic bus ffs. The blues are going up
maddog Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I want us to be but not at the moment. The striker issue is a HUGE one and with 15 days until the opening day even if we signed one now they may not settle in and gel with the team in time. And if we start of poorly in this league it may be difficult to turn it around and find momentum. We don't want to find ourselves bottom of the League at the end of August.
Kilworthfox Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Is this team good enough to reach the play offs this season because the long awaited striker coming in is imo in doubt, i would imagine most of NP targets are long gone to other clubs and i would be very surprised if there is any more permanent players coming before the january window but whether this team can hold its own this season is a bit debatable. is it fu ck
purpleronnie Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 League 1 is a micky mouse league, the championship isnt if we finish in the top half it will be a pretty good season.
bluebeau Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Why are there so many pessimistic people on this forum? A few weeks ago general census of opinion was that NP was the best thing since Martin O'Neil, having got City out of Div 3 at the first attempt. Now people are doubting him. What's changed, he's the same fella, same management staff, same scouting system, & been active in the transfer market. He's brought in what appear to be some decent players, and hasn't spent a lot of MMs' money. Give the man a fair crack of the whip for Gods' sake! He doesn't shout his mouth off & never speaks about who he is looking at or who he is trying to sign, so just be patient and have faith. He knows the squads strengths and weaknesses better than anyone that comes on this forum. We all have the right to our own opinion on who we should be trying to sign, but we don't know the various implications involved. For instance, there's been a lot of talk about Leroy Lita. For all we know maybe NP has spoken to the player, and again maybe his demands are too high, who knows? With the exception of Paul Dickov, every player that was brought to the football club last season was a success, so let's get the season underway before we start criticising. And my answer to the posters question is, IMO it will be by the time the season starts.
Matt Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 League 1 is a micky mouse league, the championship isnt if we finish in the top half it will be a pretty good season. I still stick by my comments Championship is a funny league, you can be bottom yet within reason a couple of wins can put you up in mid-table and a couple of points outside the play-offs, yet 1 loss would drop you right down the league. For example just 1 more win in our dreaded championship season would have seen us jump from 3rd bottom to 15th place, It's easier said than done, and i'm not disputing or complaining about it, we deserved to go down, just making the point how far a win or can lift you in this league.
Corky Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 For the play-offs, no. To achieve a decent position (mid-table)- I think so.
leicesterseddon Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I think the team as it is should be good enough to keep us in the division, but I can't see it getting us any further than mid-table at the best with what we've got at the moment. I'm pretty sure the club will bring in at least one more player (remember we are still to use the loan system) before the season begins, but I haven't got much confidence that this/these player(s) will be good enough for us to realistically aim for the play-offs, based on the signings we have already made. For all the 'ambition' of Mandaric in pledging to get us back into the Premier League, we have hardly spent anything at all (so far ) in this transfer window in relation to some of the other clubs in the division. To put it into perspective, Championship clubs with realistic play-off ambitions for next season have even spent more on single players than our combined expenditure this summer. As a fan I wouldn't demand the club spends big at the moment because the club simply doesn't have any money to spend, but what I really resent is this self-deification from Mandaric and the fact the club is feeding the local media with stories about a play-off challenge without stumping up the money to make it seem like a feasible target. I mean I hope the players prove me wrong, but I don't think we've got a chance of making the play-offs next season...
Leicester-Fox Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I have faith in NP and fully expect a couple of new players to arrive before the start of the season. We will then be in a position to hold our own however a top 6 finish is going to be some achievement this season. Does anyone else think we are having to offload DJ before a replacement can signed?
Salieri Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I'd say currently no, we need another left back to rotate with Mattock, a back-up target man and a proven fast Championship goalscorer, McGivern, Kermorgant and Nugent would do very nicely. McGivern : Not a priority unless Mattock is sold. Nugent : Fat chance i'd say. Kermo/Kermit/Whatever his name is : What do you actually know about this guy apart from the fact he's scored a few goals in a piss poor French league (including a couple of overhead kicks :w00t: )? In answer to the question of the thread, no. Not the way things are looking at the moment, a mid table finish would be acceptable/realistic.
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I think we will be close to the Playoffs but not quite there. I still think we need another couple of strikers and a new keeper. But I have full faith in NP.
CosbehFox Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Who knows? Given this division's unpredictability. Have a look at Burnley's squad from last season. Look at the careers of the players who featured in play-off. Hardly anyone of them have any Premiership experience or 'proven' quality.
MC Prussian Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 The American Football saying "Offense wins games, Defense the Championship" also applies in football. Yes, I know how we fared last time we were in the Championship. But that was a different manager with different players and a massive lack of discipline as well as respect for the game AND the fans. Good goalkeeper choices, our back four are solid, and we have decent enough strikers. Let the team gel now in pre-season and hope for a good start, then even a top-half finish is very much doable. I only fear for our midfield, which seems a little bit lightweight to me.
Asha Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Chill out people. We'll have a striker sorted by opening day.
MikeyT Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 Nope. I think if we finish mid table that will be a decent season for us and anything more is a bonus. Just don't want to end up in a relegation fight again.
haraven Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I'll add my voice to the positive ones - like Alexei, I think we will do quite allright. Promotion I think is beyond us this year, but pushing for a 6th place, why not? We have a solid defense that will keep many away from scoring against us, we have good exciting midfield, and we have at least 2 proven goalscorers.... I agree we need some more edge up on top, but I am not stressing about that yet. It looks like NP is looking for the character more than the reputation. We're getting a team of players who wants to play for Leicester City. We are getting fighters and players with pace in the squad + a few guys with the extra flair who can pull off something spectacular on a good day, we're seeing a TEAM for the first time in many years, excluding what we saw transformed into a well organized machinery last season. Raise the LCFC scarf, sing and be proud - be the 12th man on the field and unleash hell towards anyone trying to take points away from the mighty Leicester City FC. Blue Army!
UrbanFox Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 I think we might be being a bit optimistic if we think we are good enough to challenge for the play offs. The last few years has certainly brought most of our fans back down to reality and we now realise we don’t have this god given right to be a premiership team. I still believe relegation that day at stoke in the long run was what we needed, a right kick up the arse, Last season for me was the biggest season in our now 125 year history, we had to get out of that poor division at the first attempt if we didn’t we would of been the next Leeds, Bradford, Luton etc. When Nigel Pearson was appointed manager, I was not filled with the greatest confidence - I actually threw a cushion at my TV when Sky Sports News had it running across the yellow bar at the bottom of the screen and called Milan every name under the sun, as Southampton seemed to go in to freefall after Pearson took the job there. I am now eating my words still as all my workmates still take the piss of my comments that day. I think Pearson has set the foundations for something good, we have a cracking group of young players and one or two experienced heads to guide them. I personally think with the addition of a striker or two, we could become a force in the championship over the next couple of seasons. I also like the way Pearson is signing good, young players like Hobbs and N'guessan - hopefully we can keep this squad together and progress as a team. As for where we’ll finish this season - 4th from bottom will do me fine, its not that I have a lack of ambition, it’s just that the reality check of last year has kicked in. Let’s stay up this year and kick on next season and carry on building a future squad that can take us back to the promise land.
ivarti Posted 24 July 2009 Posted 24 July 2009 The American Football saying "Offense wins games, Defense the Championship" also applies in football. Yes, I know how we fared last time we were in the Championship. But that was a different manager with different players and a massive lack of discipline as well as respect for the game AND the fans.Good goalkeeper choices, Oour back four are solid, and we have decent enough strikers. Let the team gel now in pre-season and hope for a good start, then even a top-half finish is very much doable. Here is a good update on the current situation, http://norfox.net/tcf090703.htm
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