Ashley's Modus Operandi

[ghostrider]

Last time we were relegated we had a squad who shouldn't have gone down but we did, having beaten, no thrashed Spurs, the runners up last game of the season.

We got relegated because the club hired a man who couldn't get the best out of the players he had at his disposal and replaced him just a tad too late.
We have a manager than is more than capable of getting the best out of most of what he has at his disposal, this season and remember that this man, Rafa was the reason why we beat Spurs by that score.
A mere two games earlier and we wouldn't have been relegated in my opinion...BUT.... well, we did.

We can't be complacent and think our squad is good enough.

I'm not saying the club should be complacent and think it's good enough but the fact is we have bought some very good quality and potential to go with what we have.
We're also only 3 games into the season where none of us know the true strength of what we really have.
Most teams in the premier league will be attempting to avoid relegation before they think about anything else.
Nothing is rubberstamped no matter what buys teams bring in.

Leicester won the Prem season before last with a squad just above average,

My most hated team.
It used to be Man Utd.
If you think this Leicester team won the league with average players then fine...no problem.
I don't believe it for one minute.
This basically shows how we're being played like fiddles.

so a squad as ours was, relegation year not one of the poorest in the division, never the less got relegated.

Correct, it wasn't poor at all to be fair. It had all the hallmarks of a mid table team but you only achieve it all if you have committed players who work as a team and for the right manager.

Therefore we need a squad stronger than average to be sure we aren't sucked into a relegation fight.
It's no good for the club, the players or the supporters. Only Ashley seems to derive some satisfaction from it with no doubt some hidden agenda.

I believe we have a team that is way stronger than average in terms of staying away from a relegation place, quite comfortably.