Early expectations for next season

[tidus_mi2]

I guess expectations is a spectrum. I think we should be capable of top 6, but if we're top half and playing encouraging football which suggests we can improve next year, Hunt's not under any real pressure in my view. If we're bottom half playing dreary football then he needs to start worrying for his job.

I guess it also depends on how quickly Couhig needs us up... 2 seasons and in your latter example Hunt is in trouble as you say. 5 seasons and he might get another summer and start.

At RC's age, I would expect it to be a 5 year plan for RFC. He would hope to get promoted within 2 seasons and then become established in the Championship and, hopefully be promoted to the Premiership. He would then look to sell either as a mid-table championship team or a premiership team.

Yeah, my thought too but I feel he might see Premier League promotion as a bonus rather than an objective, definitely won't be happy with a prolonged L1 stay.

[Fezza]

Slightly concerned that Carey may be one of those laid off (wages and surplus to requirements with JJ now in the house), I feel he has a lot to offer in terms of bringing players in.

Realistically I feel that with a nearly blank slate in terms of playing squad we should be able to build a squad that can push into the playoffs as a minimum. The only question is whether Noel can get them playing well together before the start of the season and which of those OoC we can retain.

Fully expect the playoffs to be clubs goal and for Noel to be judged against this. Suspect the 3 coming down will be very tough to play against.

[Stranded]

Slightly concerned that Carey may be one of those laid off (wages and surplus to requirements with JJ now in the house), I feel he has a lot to offer in terms of bringing players in.

Realistically I feel that with a nearly blank slate in terms of playing squad we should be able to build a squad that can push into the playoffs as a minimum. The only question is whether Noel can get them playing well together before the start of the season and which of those OoC we can retain.

Fully expect the playoffs to be clubs goal and for Noel to be judged against this. Suspect the 3 coming down will be very tough to play against.

I would be surprised - Jacobson is essentially Couhig's proxy as CEO as he can be here day to day which Couhig can't - he will of course have input into budgets etc but I doubt his brief would stretch as far as actively recruiting players until actual contracts need to be finalised.

[John Smith]

It's a pretty poor quality league in reality, bar one or two sides. I am expecting enough recruitment to be made in the summer for the playoffs and I'm optimistic this is the time we actually win the damn things

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Playoffs think / hope

I know it will take time to come out of the dai era and we aren’t Wrexham Birmingham Chelsea Man City £££

But playoffs as a minimum I hope

Would love to back in championship

[katweslowski]

Playoffs think / hope

I know it will take time to come out of the dai era and we aren’t Wrexham Birmingham Chelsea Man City £££

But playoffs as a minimum I hope

Would love to back in championship

Yea same, Championship is my favourite league. A great mix of big clubs, decent fanbases and smaller ones that have come up.

I've got a lot of optimism for next season. It sounds silly, but the freezing of season ticket prices, the messaging to the fans, just makes me feel like the club are really making a lot of strides to get the club back together again.

SO behind the scenes, I'd imagine there's a lot of effort to keep players, extend contracts and bring some new ones in. Getting new players should be way easier for us too, bearing in mind that:

1) New owners/stability means players won't be put off with the utter mess and the news that there's no food, no salary paid some months, no canteen, no away hotels, etc.

2) No embargos meaning we can actually pay money for players

[Mid Sussex Royal]

I don't like Nathan Jones but Charlton being out of the way probably helps, Orient will lose Kelman and the 2 Spurs guys on loan and possibly someone will come in for Wellens so can't see a major threat from them next season.

[Royal_jimmy]

Top 6 is a minimum expectation now after Charlton won. Less for a club our size and our facilities in this league is a failure. Full stop.

[Royal_jimmy]

I don't like Nathan Jones but Charlton being out of the way probably helps, Orient will lose Kelman and the 2 Spurs guys on loan and possibly someone will come in for Wellens so can't see a major threat from them next season.

Orient will lose Kelman, Agyei and potentially their manager

[WestYorksRoyal]

I don't like Nathan Jones but Charlton being out of the way probably helps, Orient will lose Kelman and the 2 Spurs guys on loan and possibly someone will come in for Wellens so can't see a major threat from them next season.

If Selles and Bloomfield are worth a move to the Championship, then Wellens surely is, and to a better team too. Orient will have some major adapting to do without him.

[andrew1957]

Bookies are normally right and they have RFC as 9th favourite to be top next season at 14-1 and 5-1 to be promoted. 5-1 seems like a good bet to me. Not saying we will go up but quite generous odds.

[Forbury Lion]

I'm just looking forward to there being no points deductions, embargos, fire sales, non payment of wages and tax and no risk of the club ceasing to exist, so at a basic level, I'm expecting to avoid relegation and have a team who can win every game they play - they won't, but I want to see enough from them to go to games believing they can.

If the new owners want to chase promotion right away, which I believe is the case, then I'm fully on board with that as I believe they will do so in a sustainable manner and not throw money at the wrong targets the club can not afford.

[traff]

14 straight wins.

[Sutekh]

I take it wages and tax was paid on time this month?

[blythspartan]

I’d be happy with 112 points.