Not saying you are wrong in that bit in red, Step - you may well be on the money - but my personal feeling is we will finish second or third this season with Cheateh "winning" it unless they are deducted points (they won't be of course).Step wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:48 pmSame old story I'm afraid. We never go big for the player that is obviously needed. Without a proven goal scorer I think we will struggle to finish top 4. We sign hopefuls (or 'develop our youth' )and put them on big salaries which is why we have trouble moving them on, we just don't learn.
Oh and what a surprise ESR scores on his debut. Couldn't have predicted that could we!!!!
Hang your head in shame Arteta. You are clueless.
My thinking is based on the relative poor quality of the league and in particular the state of the clubs in the so called top 6 at present. They are all either in transition with new and relatively new managers like the mousers* and the scum, or just plain shit and in hilarious chaos, like the chav$.
I think that weakness of competition as much as our own qualities should help alot towards placing us either second or third this season. The big unknown is how the little bald fella at the victims* does, if he gets the new manager bounce or not, or if he turns out to be a really good manager in the PL. They might finish second - or sixth!

When I do think we will struggle for top four is the season after this one, when those transition clubs have mostly gelled and probably added the quality they need. At that stage I wouldn't be surprised if we are still relying on Havertz and Jesus up front.