maxjam

Just staying away from the edge of the cliff will do for me.  15th or so is fine.
Looking forward to the first league table that shows us above "Pompy", if only for the joy it'll bring on here!  😁

21st will do for me! Seeing how Plymouth smashed League 1 but still aren't safe tells you all you need to know about the strength of the Championship. We need a lot of strengthening but I'm confident in Warne and the team getting it right and keeping us up.

I'm going full Nigel Clough and will be happy with 50 points. Anything else is a bonus!
(Although I've a sneaky feeling we will do quite a bit better than that.) 

I agree. If my assumptions about our resources are likely to be accurate - and we’re sensible with the money we have- then I reckon mid-table would be a very good achievement. Higher than that - an excellent achievement.  We may well struggle a bit, especially at first.
If we do struggle, then I hope people manage their own expectations a bit and we don’t start getting at the manager, players and owner.  Sure there will be some who want instant gratification and pushing for playoffs straight away, but hopefully most will be sensible and be patient (especially when the parachute payment boys come to town!).

Anything better than 50 points, take a few scalps, and continue to build back up. Develop young players. Thats my target.
Yes, we will lose more matches, and probably draw more too. But development does not happen overnight. 
 

I'd be happy with something a bit like "never seriously looked in danger of going down" along with some positive signs of building the squad.
I don't expect Warne's style to change very much, but, being a better team doing it at a higher level should raise the standard a bit.

All depends on the recruitment, of course, but 12th-17th will be the realistic target for me.

Stay up, spring a few surprises, get points off Forest.
Sensible club, build properly.
 

I'm sure some of you will have shifted your thoughts on to next season now, what is the early thinking towards next season before any arrivals/departures?
Obviously it would be nice to do an Ipswich, however I'm not sure it would be fair on the ownership, staff and players to set the bar that high.
Our promotion back to the Championship was fast tracked somewhat, achieving it in half the time it took Ipswich despite starting with only 4 players on the books.
The idea of being in a Championship relegation battle again isn't one I'm terribly excited by, however it feels like it's a fair and realistic target to have which will ultimately see us survive, before taking the next step.
When you look at the likes of Watford and Sunderland who are currently just 9 points above the bottom 3 going into the final game of the season, that relegation battle is not confined to the bottom 4 or 5, mid table and you're looking over your shoulder into the new year as a mini slump can throw you back in there.
I won't waffle on anymore and say by early target for the club next season is to finish between 14th and 21st. 
Anyone feel like the minimum bar of expectation should be much higher?

I do hope Rams TV continues, even if they have to trip amount of cameras etc to cut costs. Its an excellent service.
I will not be subscribing to anything Sky TV offer as a matter of principle, they have used their financial muscle to reduce market choice. I hope we all do the same.
Boycott SKY!

I stick to the same 4 digit pin for all bank cards, passwords, house alarm, bike locks, phone unlock etc.
 
Obviously, I ain't gonna give anything away on here.
Regards 
Mucker1884

Thanks for the kind words, gang.
My understanding is that we’ll carry on as we are next season, but there will be no more UK streams due to the new TV deal.
That’s subject to change, of course. I’m sure we will look at what we do and how we do it as the dust settles, so we’ll have to see.
But it’s been a great ride, eh?

LEAVE!  🤣

You're not the only one, @maxjam has just joined @Red_Dawn who last summer said avoid relegation.
Well we smashed that.
I went for mid table. Smashed that also.  

I missed his commentary throughout his absence during the season
 

Class act. Good luck Max.

Onwards and Upwards!
 

I missed his commentary throughout his absence during the season
 

I missed his commentary throughout his absence during the season
 

He's spending the summer learning several foreign languages to cater to our incredibly high number of overseas viewers

I don’t want to start a squabble at such a happy time but “crap and going nowhere” illustrates this misplaced demand for instant success. It’s something that rarely happens. I’d say, that at that time we looked lacklustre, disjointed, not working in harmony or being better than the sum of our parts (which is what a team game needs) Warne was new at the time, had inherited players and little room to buy. He needed time to build that group in to team. He needed to Instill his culture and methods. That took time.  He succeeded.
That is why I get so narky when the knives come out after a couple of bad results. I am going to say the same next season when we are 15th in the table  just had a bore draw at home against a lower ranked side. Patience.