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Gab Sutton had us finishing 21st I think it was last season at a time when few were predicting we’d struggle, so I find his forecast for this season quite encouraging- think it’s fair to say he’s a fan of BBM.
https://x.com/gabsutton/status/1947582394220810583?s=61
F uck me, after reading what he says about the City, I think I’m watching the wrong team :hehe:
Reading being severely underestimated here. I think they could get autos.
I think we’re gonna see the return of orgy football at Cardiff next season…Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
We’ll no doubt be hit with a few calamitous sucker punches like the late equaliser against
Johor but I don’t think I’d swap our front line and attacking midfield with any other League One side.
Mind you, maybe I don’t know enough about next seasons opposition.
Do you think that front line / attacking midfield is capable of 80 goals next season, cos that’s what we need to compete at the top. We’ve averaged 45-50 over the last 5/6 seasons. The successful sides in L1 have 5/6 striker options. I think we’re short of at least 2 strikers in addition to Salech, Robison, Davies & EteteQuote:
Originally Posted by Jamsarnie
80 goals. Easy! Why not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
:thumbup:
I have a hard time seeing us make the play offs. We are not liked generally and lots of teams will want to beat us having been a championship and PL! side for a long time.
If we do not bring in a strong leader and a few fresh faces, we will be mid table at best. Not enough character in the squad to deal with pressure, despite BBM best intentions, they will not be up for it.
Luton and Reading to walk away with top 2 places.
Spedger
"Meanwhile, they also have good defenders in Will Fish and Jesper Daland"
News to me
Not the top 20 prediction. We’re one of the most interesting teams in the EFL it seems.
https://x.com/ntt20pod/status/1948760423022375357?s=61
There are plenty of teams that fit that profile Wigan, Luton, Reading and Blackpool. I am quitely confidentQuote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
I think we need maybe 4 in to even threaten the play offs.
yes, but they aren't welsh and with Wfc doing us no favours in that quarter we will be the ones to beat.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinianKnight
It's all about opinions at this stage but I reckon this squad would be in or around the bottom 4. If BBM is bringing in non-squad players from his PL contacts I doubt they'll have the necessary experience that's needed. I can understand the levels of optimism amongst some supporters because for the 1st time in living memory the club is building it's squad around emerging talent, but I have feeling that next Saturday and beyond are going to expose just how weak a team we are. Maybe with 4 decent signings we'll spend the season in mid table mediocrity, but I think many fans are setting the bar very low.
Interesting.
https://youtu.be/vCZxo5K7KLo?si=q4ft4Ib5lBu2XDjQ
My worry is the lack of depth in quality. A few injuries to key players and we'll be screwed.
WSC season preview reckons we'll finish 6th. (Each fan/correspondent from all the division's clubs predict the entire table and they work out the averages). Luton, Stockport, Plymouth, Bolton and Huddersfield ahead of us.
That's pretty much what i think, although i'm going for 5th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
The Racing Post’s ‘Big Kick-Off’ annual guide to the new season was published today. Their prediction for the League One top ten is:
1 - Huddersfield Town
2 - Stockport County
3 - Luton Town
4 - Blackpool
5 - Bolton Wanderers
6 - Wycombe Wanderers
7 - Plymouth Argyle
8 - Cardiff City
9 - Leyton Orient
10 - Reading
Their write-up on City reads as follows:
“Cardiff went down with a whimper last season, winning just 9 of their 46 Championship matches, and they haven’t made any new signings so far. New manager Brian Barry-Murphy, who previously worked with Manchester City’s academy, may be forced to nurture the club’s young talent. The Bluebirds could take time to adapt to League One alongside Plymouth, who are also under new management.”
The paper also contains the verdicts of a 14-man panel consisting of seven Racing Post tipsters and seven representatives of the biggest bookmakers. None of the fourteen picked Cardiff City as League One winners. Their selections are Stockport (7), Huddersfield (4), Blackpool, Bolton and Luton (1 each).
Seems about right to me. Unless we make a couple of experienced defensive signings I think we’re still going to concede a lot of goals even in this division. I also think we’ll be very inconsistent with some impressive wins followed by abysmal defeats. Think we’ll just fall short of the play offs but that may change with a few new signingsQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
I cant see Etete being around, think it'll be bet for all parties that he goes out on loanQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
If we're not autos I will be surprised.
A lot of people seem really keen on Huddersfield - and while I tihnk they've done decent business in the transfer window, I don't think anyone would be overjoyed with any of those signings if we had made them.
Alfie May has been a consistent goalscorer at this level for the last 4 years, but I wouldn't take him over Salech or Robinson, and he's 32 already.
The Not the Top 20 podcast says 6th, as does 442, although the fan who wrote the Cardiff bit (Ben from View from the Ninian) seems to be having a bad week and says 24th.
I watched their latest podcast and he said he was asked for a prediction just after the season ended, so he was really pissed off with City at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
I saw another predictions podcast this morning that had five supporters of different teams giving their tables and then they went by an average to give their verdict. They had us finishing ninth, with one of them saying fourth, one tenth and the other three eleventh. The four who had us in mid table were agreed that BBM was the worst manager in the division and that seemed to be based on his spell at Rochdale and the horror stories one of them had heard from a friend of his who was a Rochdale fan - it was as if his years with Man City had never happened and he was coming here straight after leaving Rochdale.
32 Already? You make it sound like he got there faster than anyone else :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Bit harsh on the "worst manager" tag; according to other previews BBM is one of the reasons why we'll end up relatively well placed. Also interesting is that Huddersfield are tipped to succeed and yet have a manager who has less experience than ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
What do you know about his years at Man City, because i have absolutely no idea whether or not his experience there will translate into Management. That not a criticism either.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I think that we will do pretty well. We have enough players who will be good players at this level, it's the level above where they struggle. For me, it's that simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
I've been reading the League One subreddit over the summer to see what other clubs are up to, and in that time I've seen Nahki Wells and David McGoldrick both widely lauded as excellent signings for the level.
If we'd signed either of those two, people would be going apoplectic.
So while I don't think this season will be a walk in the park, I also think a lot of our more pressimistic fans are severely overestimating the general quality of League One.
Agree completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead
Totally agree, just look at the type of players Wrexham had last seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead
They won their league title at least once, pretty sure it was twice, in the three years he was there. Man City had a poor season by their standards last time out, but a number of young players BBM worked with got first team experience with some looking good enough to stay there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I’ve just looked at a predictions podcast by a Bradford fan who listed five or six of our players as being excellent by League One standards. He also thought BBM was a good appointment who would make a big impression as a coach. Therefore, my question to Vincent Tan and the Board is why do you think he had us finishing ninth in the table?
I also agree, but only to a certain degree.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
When last season ended I was reasonably confident that City would have a good campaign this time around provided the right kind of reinforcements were brought in, as League One is definitely a fair bit weaker than the Championship. I didn't think we needed anything particularly spectacular in terms of new signings, but it was blatantly obvious we need a lot more steel in the side and some genuine on-field leaders throughout the team.
As it stands, we have the same players who, to quote the Racing Post, were relegated with a whimper last season, and we've lost Goutas, O'Dowda and Rinomhota. None of those players were great by Championship standards, but they would undoubtedly have been useful in League One. If they'd been replaced adequately then no worries, but they haven't been replaced at all.
I'm genuinely amazed the club hasn't signed anyone yet. On the whole, this lot lacked backbone and leadership throughout last season. League One is a considerable drop in standard, no doubt about that, but has the current squad got the necessary qualities to battle their way to promotion? I'd say that's extremely doubtful.
We'll need 120 if we keep conceding two and three every game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
I'm still concerned, it's one thing coaching elite kids, managing a very big club just relegated to League one is a completely different job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
He could be anything, we'll just have to wait and see, but I still have the Rochdale fans' comments in the back of my mind.
Why have you become so obsessed by these fan podcasts? It's bizarre. Surely a man of your intelligence realises they are completely pointless?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
"we hear you"
Nothing changes apart from on the face of it the recruitment team have been sacked off also.
I think we have enough quality at this level to be comfortably mid table but I have my doubts we have found any sort of steel or leadership to win enough to be challenging.
I hope a takeover is very close and that's the reason for it, otherwise it's just negligence and another reason why Tan ultimately has to move on.
Anyway 3 nil city Saturday :hehe: