but what they are not doing is ignoring

how terrible we were last time, how (relatively) little we have spent, how we have sold our 'best' player and how our big success last season (Skipp) has not returned.

Objectively?
Our defence is worse than last time (Godfrey & Lewis are 'better' than Gibson & Dimi)
We have replaced a £30m creative midfielder with a £10m player, new to English football
Other signings are unproven & new to Eng football

None of us have much of an idea how we will get on, so why should any national journos?

Posted By: Henclrikus on August 13th 2021 at 09:40:09

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Journos predicting we go down are ignoring changes (NCFC) - Joe Strimmer, Aug 13, 09:15:29
- Loads off this forum were moaning about the pundits last time too (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 13, 12:19:18
- I think the absence of Skipp will become apparent pretty quickly (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Aug 13, 11:14:40
  - Probably when Liverpool run straight through us and score within 10 minutes (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 13, 11:30:38
    - That's the spirit (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 13, 11:42:23
      - tbf I thought that was pretty optimistic. I'm going 5mins. (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 13, 12:41:23
        
        I might wait til the game at least starts before I completely write the team off (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 13, 13:09:28
        
        now who's the pessimist! I'm predicting a 5-1 triumphant comeback! (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 13, 13:58:47
        
        I'm not writing us off but realistically its a big ask for us to get anything from these (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 13, 13:40:19
- Don't know why our fans get so offended by it (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 13, 10:34:50
- We have a chance... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 13, 10:20:42
- The Athletic writers (35 of them averaged out) have us 20th (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 13, 09:55:56
- They’re also over estimating Brentford because of novelty I feel (NCFC) - APB, Aug 13, 09:42:45
  - Brentford are like us last time we were in the prem (NCFC) - fleckmatic, Aug 13, 10:10:43
    - Although their two major signings have been a defensive midfielder and a centre back (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 13, 10:36:46
      - I think, though I may be proved totally wrong, that they are (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 13, 10:40:00
        
        It is almost certainly me being over pesimistic (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 13, 11:27:18
- but what they are not doing is ignoring (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 13, 09:40:09
  - Do you think Gibson and Dimi are downgrades on Godfrey and Lewis? (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 13, 09:53:03
    - I'd say Gibson yes, Dimi no. Need to see them in Prem first though. We expected more from (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 13, 10:33:35
    - the football world clearly does (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 13, 10:02:34
      - Counterpoint (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 13, 12:33:37
        
        yes. Absolutely unhealthy reliance. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 13, 12:55:15
        
        guess we will see if/when Kane goes... (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 13, 12:42:18
      - Valid points (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 13, 10:12:30
- I don't know. If I were a journalist I would struggle for justification to state that (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 13, 09:32:10
- Not really big in the grand scheme of things (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 13, 09:24:41
- From the outside, I would probably predict us to go down based on the most obvious factors (NCFC) - norwaay, Aug 13, 09:18:22

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