In one year.......

[Supersub6]

As long as I am passed fit to drive and I can still get down to the Turf regularly, I don't give a damn where we are as long as we are still in existence and I can watch my team.

There are so many unknown factors related to the game of football, both on and off the field, that nobody can really say what is even likely to happen in the future. There is more chance of forecasting the winning lottery numbers than knowing how well a football club will fare.

[afloatinclaret]

...I don't give a damn where we are as long as we are still in existence...

Yes, that works for me too. I don't want new/foreign owners, I don't want us signing any 'star' players earning megabucks; I'd like to see us do well in Europe, staying in the PL and preferably in the top 1/3 of it once again, but it's not the end of the world if we don't manage all/any of those and they're certainly not worth risking the club's financial stability and viability to achieve. 1 year's an irrelevance, what's genuinely important is that we're still in business and prefably playing in the Championship or better ten year from now.

[sinkov]

There are so many unknown factors related to the game of football, both on and off the field, that nobody can really say what is even likely to happen in the future. There is more chance of forecasting the winning lottery numbers than knowing how well a football club will fare.

I would say that's true for 86 of the 92 league clubs, but the top 6 in the PL this season, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, United, City, Liverpool, will be the top six next season, and the season after that. The FFP rules and TV money make it almost impossible for any other club to compete with them.

There's always the possibilty of another Leicester, but like them it would be a one off, Abramovic could damage Chelsea if he walked away, Everton could challenge if they got their act together, anything could happen, but it's all ifs, the likelihood is that nothing will change and the current top six are in place for a long time to come.

[ralphpom]

I think Europa League Group Qualification could well prove beyond us which I agree would be no bad thing . I don't pretend to understand the ins and out of the draw but having to negotiate three knock-out rounds in pre-season is a tall order especially as some of the sides will be mid-season match sharp ? I'm kind of assuming that the club are approaching the whole thing as a part of our normal pre-season preparation but I may be wrong who knows ... for me success is not being involved in the fight to avoid the drop now that might be boring but I consider it to be a reality - and I'd quite like to see us actually play some football when Messrs Brady and Defour are fit ?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

SD will take it all in his stride like he usually does.

I don't care, me and my son are going on a European adventure with the Clarets and the grandson wants to come too!