you may be right with some, but even Ramsey will be hard to get, one year contract probably

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

This.
First step for them is getting a manager who's prepared to do the undesirable job of shoring up the defence and getting the team to be boring and difficult to beat and then buy a few decent players in January to create and score the goals they'll need.

IMO it will be touch and go whether the chosen manager and new players will be able to turn the proverbial ship round before the season end.

South American players are generally wage whores and will follow the highest money. Spanish and Portuguese will be the lingua franca of St James from next season

It’s going to be really interesting to see what Newcastle do in the run up to January. The way they are going they are going to be at least 10 points adrift by then. How many top players are going to risk playing in the championship next season? I’m going with none. Apart from them Norwich are certainties and I’d have to go with Watford despite their rather surprising result at Everton.

just noticed of our 10 games played, 8 have been against 10 ten teams and we've played the top 4, all away from home.

Whilst Norwich look dead, Burnley always seem to pick up results and Newcastle will have loads of money to spend in Jan.

I think the table will look more realistic after 15 or so games (other than Newcastle, where anything could happen with them).

If Leeds and Southampton are still down there, for example, then they are in for a relegation battle

Indeed, and even this Palace pessimist (ie realist!) believes we might feasibly have won ALL the matches we in fact drew. Thus we might now be on 24 points. Imagine that!

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