Andoni Iraola

[SB]

Id say anything other than top 5 would be terrible.

But perhaps more important is find a system that works.

Id rather have a heroic failure than whatever the **** we were forced to watch last season.

The recruitment is the vital part for me. If we get him who he wants & we get a decent run without too many injuries I’d love to see the style of football we produce. I’m not expecting too much for his 1st season but I’d love to comfortably make top 4.

[BG1973]

That would be nice. Going to be tough though i think...we've got so much work to do in the market.

City
Arsenal
Scum
Chelsea
Villa

Bit scary the challenge ahead.

[Exiled_red]

CL football has to be the minimum, I assume the PL is in a good position for a 5th CL spot but doesn't it depend on performances of English sides in Europe next season.

I would hope we could do better than last season and at least mount some kind of title challenge in the 2nd hslf of the season.

[memzey]

I really don't know what my expectations of AI are. I think this is due to me thinking he is the wrong appointment. Under normal circumstances I'd say comfortable CL qualification, quarters of the UCL minimum and in the hunt for the title up to April or so. As much as I want to get on board the Iraola train I just can't see him doing that. Perhaps I should just be happy with an improvement in paying style and points total from last season? That would, at least, brighten the mood.