Expectation last July

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Expectation last July

Post by Guitargeorge » Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:43 am

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 was relegation this season, and 10 is where we are now, what were your thoughts on how this season would pan out?

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by ClaretDiver » Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:45 am

4, lower half of table but above relegation places…

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Casper2 » Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:46 am

A boy .

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Devils_Advocate » Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:49 am

11 - I thought we'd be promoted by Feb and whilst we've not done too badly i'm yet to be convinced VK is the right person to take this club forward. I'm happy to give him a chance though and remain open minded though
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Re: Expectation last July

Post by MDWat » Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:57 am

Even that’s a bit farfetched for you to get a proper nibble :D
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Re: Expectation last July

Post by HiThere » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:01 pm

I was expecting top 4 at worst when VK was confirmed. Had Dyche stayed I'd have still fancied him to take us back up.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by DCWat » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:11 pm

5/6

With all of the changes - untried manager at this level, departures, incomings, financial uncertainty, I felt that the play offs be a good achievement.

On every level (the financial position is still a concern) my expectations have been exceeded. The only disappointment for me is that this season has to come to an end. I’ve loved every minute of it and look forward to every game like a young lad waiting for Christmas!
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Re: Expectation last July

Post by BurnleyFC » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:13 pm

7, but we’re currently running at a 10.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by tiger76 » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:16 pm

7 I thought we'd struggle early doors and gradually improve as the season wore on, however after the first 10 games or so we've been unstoppable.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by boatshed bill » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:18 pm

4/5

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by daveisaclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:18 pm

9, always thought we'd go up but not that it would be so easy

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by andyh » Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:49 pm

I’ve got a £10 on us being champions at 14/1. So I guess I’d be on a 9… however I wasn’t that confident and it certainly could have gone a different direction.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by JimmyRobbo » Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:41 pm

I didn't know many of the players we were after. His record wasn't shockingly good. A number of our best players wanted out and I wasn't sure how easily they'd be replaced.

Still with Barnes, JayRod and Cork I thought we would be strong enough not to go down.

In summary, I thought playoffs would be a decent aim. I know I attempted to defend VK on here when the usual idiots were piling in after a couple of months.
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Re: Expectation last July

Post by MACCA » Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:48 pm

I predicted top 8, so just another example of me being correct.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Elizabeth » Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:50 pm

I would say a 5 to represent mid table. Respect to any poster who predicted a play off position or better

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:53 pm

I wanted top 6 and one of the lads in my WhatsApp group (16 lads) blasted us for not thinking we should walk it, explained his reasons which have been 90% correct

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by ClaretInLeeds » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:00 pm

9 - I fully expected to win the league. Just didn’t think it would be as easy as it has been.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by bfcjg » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:09 pm

6/7

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:11 pm

I thought and expected us to finish top 6 as a minimum.
I had faith in the recruitment team and in VK to keep us competitive despite the huge overhaul.

I'm generally a glass half full kind of person though, so it helps.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by distortiondave » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:15 pm

9. I knew we'd go up automatically but I thought Norwich would be our nearest challenger, not Sheffield Utd.
I didn't buy into all the doom and gloom around the club, and I certainly didn't buy into Sean Dyche being the only possible manager for us.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by AfloatinClaret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:17 pm

I was expecting top half and hoping for a play-off spot. so 6/7

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Cubanforever » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:22 pm

I didn't know what to expect but thought it would take time......I certainly didn't expect this. I hope VK wants to stick around for next season.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Exsus » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:28 pm

I thought we'd win the league, and backed us @12/1 😁

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by warksclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:30 pm

The day we got relegated 2
The day VK got appointed 7
Today 10
Alan Pace & VK-10 each

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Bosscat » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:30 pm

In July ... 5 ... Mid Table
In August ... 6 ...Top 10
In September ... 7 ...Top Six
In October ... 8 ... Promoted
In November/December ... 9 ... 2nd minimum
Since January ... 10 ... Champions

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by jrgbfc » Sat Feb 04, 2023 7:55 pm

Must admit preseason I didn't have a clue what to expect. I was probably thinking a few months to gel, then second half of season maybe push for promotion if things go well!

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by AndrewJB » Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:13 pm

5 or 6 for me. I didn't believe it would be likely that so many new players could gel the way they have.

I wouldn't call us a 10 right now though. More like a 12.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Colburn_Claret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:31 pm

Always thought we'd go up automatic, after the Huddersfield game, but thought we'd be in the play off positions at the start of the year, and have a brilliant second half of the season.
Anyone who expected this is a liar or on crack. :lol:

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:33 pm

expectations were 6 with a long term view of seeing us play good football, we are miles ahead of where everyone thought we would be - miles and miles. Anyone that says different is talking out of their backside

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by JohnMac » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:19 pm

Knowing several of our better players were leaving and others would be sold to balance the books, I was fearful of our ability to recover from relegation.

Indeed whilst SD was still in charge I thought we may end up going down again.

It was definitely about a 2 around Easter time and no better than 5 before the season started.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by SammyBoy » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:27 pm

It's a tough question because on the one hand I was confident we should have been expecting to go straight back up given the cash available from the parachute payments/player sales etc. On the other hand I wasn't confident it'd be invested correctly, thankfully it turned out I needn't have been concerned.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Dark Cloud » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:33 pm

5. I expected mid table mediocrity with crowds dropping off to around 12k. So pleasantly quite surprised tbh.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:41 pm

A definite 5, mid table.

There was absolutely nothing there to suggest we'd be anywhere near where we are now.

Balls to the parachute payments, this is a team virtually built from scratch.

I'm not going to say it's a miracle because that would be doing down Vinnie and his team, but I was more looking at League 1 rather than the Premier League before a ball was kicked.

We've been superb.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by GavlarClaret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:50 pm

I thought it would all depend on who was in charge of the rebuild and AP got the right man in VK.

I think from his first interview I was confident we would win the league..... but didn't expect it to be this emphatically and I expected the Kompany ethos to take a bit more time to bed in

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:50 pm

I was in London on the day of the Championship play off final last year.

Seeing all the Forest and Huddersfield fans around the city, I thought to myself "I'll settle for this next season".

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Oshkoshclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:53 pm

I thought relegation was a more likely outcome than promotion and bet my nephew £1 that we’d finish below Rotherham.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by quoonbeatz » Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:33 am

I said we'd be top 6. This is wild.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by ElectroClaret » Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:36 am

As soon as I knew we had VK....
10...all the f***ing way.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by 1fatclaret » Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:07 am

I put two £20 bets on us; one to win the league, the other to be relegated. Honestly didn’t see mid table. It was either going to be brilliant or shambolic.

Turned out f’kin brilliant

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Teddy » Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:32 am

7 - thought we’d be flirting with playoffs whilst building a new team/getting them to gel, with a serious promotion aim for next season. This has been awesome!

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Jimmymaccer » Sun Feb 05, 2023 2:52 am

Wondered what the heck was happening to our beloved club…….no manager, piles of debt, all our “most valuable” players off…..

Then, something happened………..VK………..a recognition we would no longer be cannon fodder for Man City, no VAR, local derbies, new kit sales……..

Exciting times, but couldn’t have foreseen the season we’re having………

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by GaryClaret » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:30 am

I think with all the ins/outs I was thinking 6 - just wanted us to show potential and then hopefully have a playoff push. The impact of the Huddersfield performance was seismic and instantly caused me to go to 8 or even 9. Then we had all the draws but the triple header of Reading, Rotherham and Blackburn pushed it to 10.

The intensity we can play at in the last 15/20 mins is so impressive. As a Burnley fan I’m used to us putting the effort in front loaded and holding on to what we have. With this team we are able to sustain wave after wave of attack deep into time added on. There have been so many revelatory things this team has done but the appreciation of when to focus the intensity in the game has been a breath of fresh air. We’re so patient and deliberate in our play.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Clive 1960 » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:51 am

I actually thought before a ball was kicked it would be a bedding in season with so many new players arriving so I go for a 5 from Len 😃. But credit due to everyone connected to our club to get us into this amazing position . UTC 👍

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by leelad » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:08 am

I would have said 7 at the time. I recall saying around then that the playoffs would be our best bet for going up.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Roosterbooster » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:10 am

7. I'd expected playoffs

I'm gobsmacked. We've gone up to 11

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by bobinho » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:56 am

7 I think. Surprised at how quickly it’s come together. Delighted with the quality on show, and the players brought in.

Utterly convinced we wouldn’t have been promoted back to the PL under SD. No way would recruitment had been this good.
I just had a feeling that bubble had well and truly burst.
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Re: Expectation last July

Post by timshorts » Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:08 am

About the 65 points that we have now, mid table. We are now just into the top half of the 2021/2 league table. With 1 point per game for the next 17, we'd still only be in the play offs.

Middlesbrough need 2 points per game to overhaul Bournemouth in last year's second place, and right now they are achieving that with 5 wins from 5 at home and 3 from 5 away. The other two were losses to us and Sunderland.
West brom have the same number of wins/losses in the last 10, their losses also being to us and a geographical rival (Coventry).

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Guller Bull » Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:20 am

9 - Expected us to be up there. Not a big gambler put a tenner on « “To win” at 12/1 which is sitting pretty at cash out value. Put a fiver each on top half and top six which have long since cashed out.

Like most though surprised at how quickly and how well they have gelled as an unstoppable force. Fully expected to struggle yesterday but not a blink.

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by cockneyclaret » Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:22 am

bobinho wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:56 am
7 I think. Surprised at how quickly it’s come together. Delighted with the quality on show, and the players brought in.

Utterly convinced we wouldn’t have been promoted back to the PL under SD. No way would recruitment had been this good.
I just had a feeling that bubble had well and truly burst.
Exactly this 👍🏻

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Re: Expectation last July

Post by Pickles » Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:26 am

8. Kompany was a coup. You don't employ someone like him if the support and cohesion isn't going to more than adequate. As soon as his name was linked, I just knew Pace et al were serious.

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