jawillwill Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 With Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Everton and maybe Arsenal* and Spurs** all starting next seasons with new managers, they are likely to all go through a season of transition. Is this Saints chance to seize the opportunity? * Rumours of Wegner going to PSG ** AVB might get shafted if Spurs don't finish top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 Lol optimistic!!! Spurs and Arsenal will keep theirs IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 I think if they all have no manager at all we still won't win the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 Even I'm not that optimistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 I'll have what you're having..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 Oh god, months of dweebs announcing that there were hordes of people on the internet claiming that Saints can win the league next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 Feck me feck me.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 I think if they all have no manager at all we still won't win the league LOL, and yes, I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 Technically it probably is as no one knows how well the new managers are going to do at their respective clubs. Can't see us getting anywhere near it though, would love to be top 8 next season, but feel with the recent developments (i.e. the Liebherr's motivations) we'll be struggling to stay up again next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 And with Brighton out of the way, our chance has got even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Charteris Posted 13 May, 2013 Share Posted 13 May, 2013 I love the optimism, but the chance remains somewhere between slim and none. However, if the trust were to authorise a spending spree of Jack Walker proportions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 current best odds are 2000/1 I would pile into this if I was you before the everyone else cottons on and these odds tumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I've got more chance of becoming an International Platinum-selling music artist in a long term relationship with Taylor Swift than Saints have of winning the league next season. Only the managers are changing, the squads will be pretty much the same. With the right players brought in, we can be top ten, or even top eight, but as for winning the league next season? No chance. Give it a couple more years of growth though and we'll see. I'm more interested in seeing if the long term spell of Manchester United dominance over English football dies with Fergie's retirement, but I do think we'll have a wait to find that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Without a Halo Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I am confused! Over the last few weeks run in the resident doom merchants on here have claimed we are so bad we will lose all our matches and every other team in the league will get maximum points! On that basis surely we can only go down next season! As usual reality will be somewhere between the two extremes and we will probably be comfortably mid table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I think if we don't win the Premier League next year we'll never win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 We will never win the Premier League. How anyone thinks we have a chance in hell just because a few managers are leaving is beyond me; they still have a wealth of better players than us, and we've barely established ourselves as a club in this league yet, let alone one that can contend with the best! Still got League One players mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 Certainly the management merry-go-round has the potential to shake up the status quo. I can forsee it being a lot tighter. But if we can think like this, so can the board of Spurs, for example, who must therefore fancy their chances of going that step furthet with AVB if they hold their nerve and show some patience now. So I am going to go for Spurs as a bit of a left-field bet (heavily dependent on holding on the Bale and him staying fit), with normal service resumed with Manyoo either under Moyes or his successor the season after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 Only if there is a snap descision for a European super league in June will that ever happen and the traditional top 4/5 all sod off into it. Either that or we get sold to a mental billionaire who just cascades obscene amounts of money into us. As like most things money talks in Football and the top 4 have it to burn compared to us, tiered final position winnings from The TV money then being in the Champions league brings even more wealth so the imbalance remains in that the same teams have the power to chase down the best players in the world with Mickey Mouse price tags on their heads. Rugby league the TV money is shared equally and a wage cap is in place so there is always a chance of someone else getting a crack at the top, even in the world of American Football the bottom team gets first pick of the college draft in an attempt to level the playing field and keep the product interesting. As nice a picture as the opening poster paints, Pigs are fed and ready for take off springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 Could we win the world cup too? It would look really nice in the cabinet along with the paint pot trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 We won't win the league but the managerial changes may give us an opportunity to get higher up if we invest. There is certainly a worry for Everton who will be without their manager of 11 years and look likely to loose Baines, Jagielka and Fellaini. The managerial changes plus the possible moves of Rooney, Suraez, Bale. The expected spend again of Chelsea and Man City under new managers, plus the extra TV money means there will be a lot of transfers flying around the summer. We are going to do well to keep the likes of Shaw and Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 can't believe we have so many half empty glass merchants in here. We need so seize the opportunities when they present themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 current best odds are 2000/1 I would pile into this if I was you before the everyone else cottons on and these odds tumble. I like to be careful with my money. Think I'll play safe and go for each way . This comment should be read in a sarcastic tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I like to be careful with my money. Think I'll play safe and go for each way . This comment should be read in a sarcastic tone As with all your comments, Codger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 We have more chance of getting relegated at the weekend than we do winning the league next season Everyone out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I'll have a pint of whatever you are having jawillwill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 We have more chance of getting relegated at the weekend than we do winning the league next season Everyone out!!! This, so this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H. Cope Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I'll have a pint of whatever you are having jawillwill I know for a fact he drinks semen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineSaint Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 Feck me feck me.......... Not while there is still a dog in heat on the streets thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 Could we win the world cup too? It would look really nice in the cabinet along with the paint pot trophy. Ironically we have a replica of the World Cup in our trophy cabinet, and we don't have a replica of the JPT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I've got more chance of becoming an International Platinum-selling music artist in a long term relationship with Taylor Swift than Saints have of winning the league next season. Only the managers are changing, the squads will be pretty much the same. With the right players brought in, we can be top ten, or even top eight, but as for winning the league next season? No chance. Give it a couple more years of growth though and we'll see. I'm more interested in seeing if the long term spell of Manchester United dominance over English football dies with Fergie's retirement, but I do think we'll have a wait to find that out. Ooooh mama! Count me in!!! Hubba Hubba, Taylor Swift!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 I will take top 5/6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 With Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Everton and maybe Arsenal* and Spurs** all starting next seasons with new managers, they are likely to all go through a season of transition. Is this Saints chance to seize the opportunity? * Rumours of Wegner going to PSG ** AVB might get shafted if Spurs don't finish top 4. We have very marginally more chance than last season when we weren't even in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 14 May, 2013 Share Posted 14 May, 2013 We can beat anyone on our day, and the season is just a collection of single games, so I reckon it's possible. Not a certainty by any chance but definitely possible, probable even. I'm going to put a tenner on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 16 May, 2013 Share Posted 16 May, 2013 This thread definitely gets filed under "happy clappy" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 16 May, 2013 Share Posted 16 May, 2013 This thread definitely gets filed under "happy clappy" :-) It's the epitome of "happy clappy". Tbh, this was a thread posted 3 days ago before all this NC leaving stuff. I think that may have damaged our chances somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfnPanad Posted 17 May, 2013 Share Posted 17 May, 2013 I had a fiver on Lambert to be Prem golden boot so I'm up for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldbarbarian Posted 17 May, 2013 Share Posted 17 May, 2013 Is the OP on drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 17 May, 2013 Share Posted 17 May, 2013 Believe boys, believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted 17 May, 2013 Share Posted 17 May, 2013 If we play like we did for the second and third quarters of the season, make each half 40 minutes rather than 45 minutes and end each game when we take the lead then we are in with a shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 May, 2013 Share Posted 17 May, 2013 Boruc is signed up for next season so I am sticking a few quid on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 3 June, 2013 Author Share Posted 3 June, 2013 How does Jose Mourhinio's appointment affect our chances. I don't think he will be anywhere near as successful this time round which will probably play into Saints hands nicely. Saints title odds would shorten a little bit if I was a bookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 3 June, 2013 Share Posted 3 June, 2013 I love the optimism, but the chance remains somewhere between slim and none. However, if the trust were to authorise a spending spree of Jack Walker proportions... If we only spent £8.5m on two strikers and a million or so on every other position this place would probably implode from people saying we were getting relegated. Walker spent £20m on the team and £20m on the stadium, though admittedly that does somehow seem to be £354m in new money. FWIW here's some expenditure data : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 Pardew another one to go apparently....walked after Kinnear interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 What? Kinnear is back at Newcastle as director of football, it's the biggest laughing stock of the season as he'll be manager in a week, call everyone foreign by brands of toothpaste and be relegated by christmas, whilst Pards is smugly sitting winning the league on FM after walking away from the real job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggers Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 I'd go for a top 17 finish personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JN9 Posted 17 June, 2013 Share Posted 17 June, 2013 This may well be our best chance of winning the league... doesn't mean we will be anywhere near winning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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