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[AucklandRover]

I think we could miss a trick by not taking advantage of the 'bounce' of a successful promotion campaign from league one. If mowbray had it in his mind that midtable would be acceptable, that's not good enough IMO.

I don't believe any manager would PLAY for mid-table. It's just that we have to be realistic. I don't think our current squad is Championship top-six quality, and we might lose the loan-players anyway. Then it comes down to investment by Venky's, which might be restricted by the FFP rules in any case. (Does anyone know what the deal is there?)
It is going to be a particularly tough Championship next year by the look of it. That's why I (not necessarily TM) would settle for 13th place! A lot would then depend on just how good our Under-23s turn out to be. Excellence at Development level doesn't always translate to senior football. Look at Connor Mahoney. In career-terms, I bet, now, he wishes he'd stayed.
Acido might be able to tell us how he's doing on loan at Barnsley.

[Despair]

Great postings Aucks and smack bang on the money.