With all the hype?

[SlimyLimey]

With all the hype surrounding the appointment of Paul Clement, what do you expect from the coming season.

1) Automatic promotion?

2) Playoffs?

3) Disappointment?

[AnagRam]

Difficult to say without any certainty about new signings. Given the ambition shown by the owners there is every reason to hope for some good new acquisitions and a top six finish. If those signings include some much needed defenders and above all, a proper on pitch leader, then with the luck - injury wise - that deserted us last season, I don't think top two is unrealistic. Tough division again though, Boro', Wolves, Hull and Burnley are just four that might take some stopping.

[wristslasher_909]

My gut feeling is disaster. But...

If Alex Pearce, Richard Keogh, George Thorne, Will Hughes, Tom Ince and Chris Martin play at least 40 games each we will be promoted!

[roger_ramjet]

If Ryan Shotton plays 40+ games too we will have a chance of top 6. 40+ games for Watford that is

[Beardyram]

Not convinced Burnley or Boro will be a threat next season.

Burnley will lose Ings and his goals will take some replacing. As for Boro, both Vossen and Bamford were both on loan last season and both will be a big loss in their goals column. I can see Bamford going on loan to a lower end premiership side.

All Clement has to do is make slight changes to make us a very good side.

Watch out for Brighton and Reading though, both sides have very good managers!

[wristslasher_909]

Bamford to the toon I reckon.

He needs to be tested in the PL now.

I agree Beardy about the tweaks. We could start with a very strong squad indeed, barring any injury disasters.

I haven't given up on Christie, Forsyth or Keogh either. All have the attributes to have good seasons in the Championship.

[roger_ramjet]

I thought that i had heard Bamford going to Sunderland as part of the **** Advocaat rebuilding programme?

[swaledale]

Top 6 challenging for automatic promotion I think thats realistic - Clement has set a top 2 place as a target, ambitious and it does depend upon who stays fit and who we sign, but I'd be disappointed if we were not in the top 6 for most of the season, just hope that unlike the one just gone, we stay there!

[2.4Ram]

Hello people. New to all this chat stuff, go easy on me!!!

I fear we may be in for a mid table season while the new boss gets his feet under the table. Would've preferred to keep SM for continuity, but that's now history and PC will receive my full backing.Hope I'm wrong though and we hit the ground running.

[swaledale]

Welcome, nice to have some new blood.

I can see where your coming from but there are plenty of examples of new managers coming in and doing well - **** me Watford had 5 new coaches and got automatic promotion!

I do think the squad needs a freshen up and t will be interesting to see who comes in with Weimann, bent and pearce all rumoured - though I'm a tad concerned that only one of those is a defender, but we ahve 3 months to sort that!