Sheffield United.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

On late evening Easter Monday I may well be pi$$ed from celebrating yet another bounce back to the EPL.

[barrie_burn]

Then we can all spend our time speculating on what we need to do to try and stay there before reality kicks in.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Then we can all spend our time speculating on what we need to do to try and stay there before reality kicks in.

Recent seasons have shown that once promoted from the Championship a team is almost immediately relegated from the EPL. Ipswich, Leicester & Southampton this season, us the Blades & the Hatters previously. It would be mightily interesting to see if Parker can avoid relegation next season.

[army88]

Recent seasons have shown that once promoted from the Championship a team is almost immediately relegated from the EPL. Ipswich, Leicester & Southampton this season, us the Blades & the Hatters previously. It would be mightily interesting to see if Parker can avoid relegation next season.

A balance required and some players that can compete - if we keep / buy the loans I still think we need a forward a centre mid and a left back plus cover for positions- and then we need to be able to change our play and defend a lot.

That?s without the problems of leavers -

One things for sure we can?t buy 15 players and expect to gel them and play in the best league overnight - and as I posted many times under VK if you let the ball come in your box un challenged you will be punished for it - let?s see if we go up first anyway.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

We will be promoted army88 this season without a shadow of a doubt.

We will have the funds to buy Humphreys, Anthony, Flemming, Edwards and hopefully Brownhill and Egan Riley will sign contracts and stay.

Barnes and Foster will need to be replaced, perhaps Amdouni will return?

Delcroix, Ekdal, Massengo, Sambo, Hountondji, Dodgson, Tresor and Benson all need to be sold, Sarmiento & Shelvey and Redmond will all depart which will leave behind a massive hole to fill.

Can we keep hold of Trafford Koleosho and Esteve? No doubt there will be a massive chop & change of players and a massive recruitment drive needed in July. Parker & Pace will need to be on top of their game that is for sure.

[ballcock]

Hopefully the recruitment will be more pragmatic this time. I am sure Parker will set a team up not to get battered every week, unlike last time when our play was far to open

Can't see us selling Esteve unless he has a buy out clause in his contract. CJ Riley will definitely sign and hopefully Brownhill to. I would also try to keep hold of Trafford

We will need 2 new full backs, strong central midfield, striker, a No 10 and a winger

Humphries, Anthony and Flemming will definitely be staying and hopefully Edwards.

I would sell Koleosho and look for a
replacement, his heart isn't with us

We should look to spend 110 million with a wage bill of 90 million. If we spend wisely we should be able to recoup our 110 million if relegated

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Hopefully the recruitment will be more pragmatic this time. I am sure Parker will set a team up not to get battered every week, unlike last time when our play was far to open

Can't see us selling Esteve unless he has a buy out clause in his contract. CJ Riley will definitely sign and hopefully Brownhill to. I would also try to keep hold of Trafford

We will need 2 new full backs, strong central midfield, striker, a No 10 and a winger

Humphries, Anthony and Flemming will definitely be staying and hopefully Edwards.

I would sell Koleosho and look for a
replacement, his heart isn't with us

We should look to spend 110 million with a wage bill of 90 million. If we spend wisely we should be able to recoup our 110 million if relegated

I think Pace is astute enough to have learned from the Kompany era mistakes. We certainly have the nucleus of a very good EPL team, we just need to tune the orchestra up and add some serious strength in depth.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Hopefully the recruitment will be more pragmatic this time. I am sure Parker will set a team up not to get battered every week, unlike last time when our play was far to open

Can't see us selling Esteve unless he has a buy out clause in his contract. CJ Riley will definitely sign and hopefully Brownhill to. I would also try to keep hold of Trafford

We will need 2 new full backs, strong central midfield, striker, a No 10 and a winger

Humphries, Anthony and Flemming will definitely be staying and hopefully Edwards.

I would sell Koleosho and look for a
replacement, his heart isn't with us

We should look to spend 110 million with a wage bill of 90 million. If we spend wisely we should be able to recoup our 110 million if relegated

I think Pace is astute enough to have learned from the Kompany era mistakes. We certainly have the nucleus of a very good EPL team, we just need to tune the orchestra up and add some serious strength in depth.

[ballcock]

[QUOTE=The Bedlington Terrier;40691378]Recent seasons have shown that once promoted from the Championship a team is almost immediately relegated from the EPL. Ipswich, Leicester & Southampton this season, us the Blades & the Hatters previously. It would be mightily interesting to see if Parker can avoid relegation next


The recent promotion sides have all had various reasons for their relegation issues, bar Ipswich who have come up through the leagues with the same manager and invested heavily this season

Burnley. Our biggest problem was poor recruitment and a manager who never gave us a chance, due to poor man management and tactics

Sheffield United. A club who invested little and that had internal problems due to a takeover

Luton Town. Under investment and poor infrastructure

Leicester City. Badly run club that shot themselves in the foot when they sacked Cooper for a Dutch man with a big ego

Southampton. Poor recruitment, poor management, and always tough for a side promoted through the play offs

We have a top English manager in Scott Parker. If we give him the right tools to do the job he might just keep us up, but we have to win promotion 1st

[outwoodclaret]

I humbly suggest we leave the speculation about life in the EPL for now and concentrate on the Watford and Sheffield United games over Easter. I am sure Scotty isn’t allowing promotion talk.