30 Oct 2014 19:17:45
can see us being in 6th place at the close of play this weekend with Manchester United having to play city, liverpool having a tough trip to newcastle and us playing swansea. can't see arsenal tripping up against burnley though to get us to 5th.

The wins against Villa and Burnley have brought back some confidence. The quicker passing was there against Villa and the Burnley game was pretty dominant. 3 wins on the bounce will put us right back up there.

A win against Swansea City and the resulting three points would be nice.
Moving up the table would also be good.
What other teams do is obviously out of our control, but, like most fans, it is pleasing when our rivals falter ;-)
My mantra is: just concentrate on winning the next game; let RM and the club deal with the strategy and planning and player development that makes winning possible; and then let's see where we are at the end of the season.

It's all about cashflow Cowpat. Yes we were a lot more in debt and we have just paid a big chunk off. But we know we are guaranteed season ticket sales next season and Premier League money comes in stages. My own maths told me we had a sizeable chunk of dosh and it was obvious to me that we were weak in the center back area. This was directly after securing Lukaku and Barry on permanent deals. The fact we didn't sign anyone and also paid the chunk of our outstanding debts off tells me that my maths was about right. I still expect us to make that signing. Maybe in January, and if not, then at the end of the season.