Obviously, it's very early days, we're all still celebrating, etc...

... But I've already started playing the "who are the three clubs we can finish above next season?" game. Whoever wins the play-offs are one; but QPR can be expected to spend considerably more than us (on wages as much as anything), and after that, well, who?

I'm confident West Ham and Blackpool are for the chop. Of the others, Blackburn look in a tailspin on and off the park, so we might get above them; Birmingham aren't very good, but tend to grind just enough results out; Wigan, if they survive (and I really think they might) could just improve next year. Wolves, I think, are better than us and will also improve - so who does that leave? Fulham? Very unlikely. Sunderland? Possibly, but I doubt it. Stoke will be fine; so, under Hodgson, will West Brom.

Anyone see where I'm going with this? The hard part hasn't even started yet - at present, how we get above 19th, I really don't know.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 14th 2011 at 19:16:10

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Obviously, it's very early days, we're all still celebrating, etc... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 14, 19:16:10
- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, May 14, 20:04:02
- Please (NCFC) - dr fanta, May 14, 19:44:35
- Yes it is early days. (NCFC) - APB, May 14, 19:31:53
  - ^^^this (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 14, 19:34:20
    - Yeah, I wrote before I read. Soz. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, May 14, 19:36:43
      - graet minds etc (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 14, 19:53:25
- the last 2 back to back promoted teams stayed up didn't they? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 14, 19:28:13
  - Not in the top flight. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 14, 19:30:32
    - ah yeah thought someone said man city stayed up a season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 14, 19:36:02
- We're 12 wins and a few draws from guaranteed safety. (NCFC) - StuartD, May 14, 19:27:54
- i'm playing the 3 clubs who will finish above us game (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 14, 19:26:38
  - ...is, of course, the right answer. Far better than mine anyway :-) (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, May 14, 19:27:06
    - yes, we've got a battle on our hands to reach the automatic champs places (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 14, 19:30:39
- I've played that game too. (NCFC) - Old Man, May 14, 19:26:07
- Wait to see who's brought in (NCFC) - inutero, May 14, 19:20:49
  - team spirit alone won't cut it, but it'll be a huge help (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 14, 19:28:50
- Which I said in the first line! :) (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 14, 19:19:45
- The winner of the playoffs (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, May 14, 19:19:08

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