JamesBCFC Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 4 minutes ago, Super said: Getting out of this league will be hard enough, then you need to stay in the prem for a few seasons and build, then finish above one of the Manchester clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs! Think the cup is more likely. It is, we would only have to win 6 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, City169 said: It is, we would only have to win 6 games Is that what LJ meant though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 44 minutes ago, City169 said: Well that's bollocks from the start. We could win the FA Cup this year and be in it next season. It's extremely unlikely, but there is a chance. There's no club within the top 14 tiers* of English football that has "zero chance" of being in the Europa league in 5 years time, it just gets increasingly less likely as you go down the list *Teams from the top 10 tiers are eligible to enter the FA Cup, so a team from the 14th tier could be promoted 4 times and then win it and still be in the 5 year limit. If there were a Pedant Of The Day award this would be a strong contender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Super said: Is that what LJ meant though? I expect not, but at the same time Southampton made it into the Europa league after their 3rd season in the Prem, Swansea too. And of course, Leicester took even less time to get to the champions league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 4 hours ago, Eddie Hitler said: Nights of European glory down Ashton Gate. I've been waiting a while. Missed Cosenza and Reggiana in 92/3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I wish he had done his research before announcing such nonsense. Did he miss the headlines that we have voted out of Europe? Derr....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'll have some of what Lee is smoking thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 5 hours ago, Fodbarmyarmy said: if you never have dreams , they can never come true...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider_boy Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Will take us longer than 5 years, but no reason it shouldn't happen soon, we have a premier league stadium and a premier league owner backing us. @WhistleHappy at least go for the captain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 If someone had asked the Leicester manager five years ago 'where will you be in five years?' and the manager had replied 'premier league champions', I'm sure some would have scoffed. Anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Aldhelms Red Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Why do we keep coming out with this bollocks? It makes us look stupid if we fall on our ass. Why dont we just play our football and see where it takes us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 8 hours ago, Fodbarmyarmy said: if you never have dreams , they can never come true...... talkin', talkin Happy talk Talk about things you'd like to do You've got to have a dream If you don't have a dream How you gonna have a dream come true Think that's what you were looking for FAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 1 hour ago, cynic said: Well, I really dislike this sort of bullshit coming out of the club. Makes the club sound stupid imo. Bet they said that at Bournemouth 3/4 years ago, or at Swansea when they were in basement division only a few seasons back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 3 hours ago, cynic said: Well, I really dislike this sort of bullshit coming out of the club. Makes the club sound stupid imo. What are your ambitions? Personally i'd rather set myself a target and fail than set no target at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 11 hours ago, Monkeh said: we need to look at brighton, hull, swansea, watford, stoke, all clubs who are/were a similar size to us not so long ago, The important thing is not to look at what they did but how they did it. if we say Stoke play long ball so we should play long ball or Swansea play ticky tacka (or what ever it's called) so we should play that way then we won't get anywhere. The thing a about these teams is they played a certain way AND they work at it to make themselves the best. We need to find a style that is efficient against the majority of teams in this league and be the best at it (which will likely take at least a couple of seasons) but I believe we are building a structure to support this at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 3 hours ago, Pezo said: The important thing is not to look at what they did but how they did it. if we say Stoke play long ball so we should play long ball or Swansea play ticky tacka (or what ever it's called) so we should play that way then we won't get anywhere. The thing a about these teams is they played a certain way AND they work at it to make themselves the best. We need to find a style that is efficient against the majority of teams in this league and be the best at it (which will likely take at least a couple of seasons) but I believe we are building a structure to support this at the moment. Its very rare I look back at 'that' Wembley day out-with of course Johnson senior and all of the "what if's'......maybe this is it with Lee-just niggling away,something to put to bed in the best way possible.how many of us have had that feeling in life with no chance(and knowing it)of placing yourself to re-write the chapter in your very own way??..how you write the beginning of that chapter would be vital to its structure and ultimately its conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 13 hours ago, cynic said: Well, I really dislike this sort of bullshit coming out of the club. Makes the club sound stupid imo. Got to strongly disagree with you, if we don't have ambition then wants the point in the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCity Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I remember Russel Osman saying the same thing back in the early 90s. I didn't hold my breath with that one either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 4 hours ago, Monkeh said: Got to strongly disagree with you, if we don't have ambition then wants the point in the club? Have ambition but maybe keep it in house. Why spout off to the press right now? He should be telling them the ambitions for this season, which I guess would be a play off place. One step at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, OneCity said: I remember Russel Osman saying the same thing back in the early 90s. I didn't hold my breath with that one either.. Was it Osman? I seem to remember David Russe saying something similar about top flight football within 5 years. Long time ago anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 24 minutes ago, Murraysrightplum said: Have ambition but maybe keep it in house. Why spout off to the press right now? He should be telling them the ambitions for this season, which I guess would be a play off place. One step at a time... He was answering a question that he was asked, he didn't just go out and "spout off to the press" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, City169 said: He was answering a question that he was asked, he didn't just go out and "spout off to the press" Agree. That's what Lee believes and I like the fact that he tells it how he sees it, rather than a bland or dishonest answer. I suspect his opinion has also encouraged a few players to join too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 It would be refreshingly honest if he came out with an ambition of "top of the bottom four". That said, we would all call for him to get the sack tomorrow if he did.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 14 minutes ago, Mad Cyril said: It would be refreshingly honest if he came out with an ambition of "top of the bottom four". That said, we would all call for him to get the sack tomorrow if he did.... Hopefully that's the aim of Gas this year. I'm rooting for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Was it Osman? I seem to remember David Russe saying something similar about top flight football within 5 years. Long time ago anyway. Russe said European football within 5 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 21 minutes ago, Merrick's Marvels said: Russe said European football within 5 years! Win at least one major trophy too. They over-delivered on the JPT and previous incarnations. Living the dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 3 hours ago, City169 said: He was answering a question that he was asked, he didn't just go out and "spout off to the press" Ah yes you have to truthfully answer all questions the press ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Murraysrightplum said: Ah yes you have to truthfully answer all questions the press ask... So at a forum where fans are present and are contributing the questions the manager should lie to the fans? Glad to see you'd rather have a manger tell us they have no ambition than actually be honest and set themselves a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, City169 said: So at a forum where fans are present and are contributing the questions the manager should lie to the fans? Glad to see you'd rather have a manger tell us they have no ambition than actually be honest and set themselves a goal. We were in serious danger of being relegated from this division last season. I'd have preferred it if he had said something like "long term the club has ambitions of being an established premier league club but we have to focus on this season and the league we are currently in. It is a tough league but I believe we have a squad capable of at least making the playoffs." If the gas held a press conference saying they will finish in the top 6 of the championship in the next 5 years we'd all be going ballistic on here and rightly so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, Murraysrightplum said: We were in serious danger of being relegated from this division last season. I'd have preferred it if he had said something like "long term the club has ambitions of being an established premier league club but we have to focus on this season and the league we are currently in. It is a tough league but I believe we have a squad capable of at least making the playoffs." If the gas held a press conference saying they will finish in the top 6 of the championship in the next 5 years we'd all be going ballistic on here and rightly so... The question was "where would you like to be in 5 years?" So stating aims for one season wouldn't have actually answered the question posed. Again, we didn't hold a press conference saying we want to be in the Europa League in 5 years, nor was it a club statement, it was a question at a semi-casual event that the manager answered honestly. Watching the recording I laughed when he said it, I don't think it's particularly realistic, but when Bournmouth were in League 2 and 17 points from safety no one would have said they would be in the Premier League 7 years later, or that Southamton, Swansea and Leicester would all make European appearances within 3 years of promotion to the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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