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Give over man pinnocheoAgreed, it's far from simplistic and there can be many pitfalls along the way.
However, I'm trying to look at it from an optimistic mindset.
I'm more than happy with all of those, seriously.
I think we'll get a few decent signings over the line to add to what we have.
I know this will sound cliche but it's almost like we have new signings with the way some players have responded to Eddie Howe and co.
Joelinton looks like a new version and can only get better under Howe, I think. And even Wilson is back, on top of having Trippier fit again after only having a few games for us.
Just a few decent signings and I think we can give a few top teams a bloody nose and finish in a respectable position, potentially inside the top 10 and go from there.
As it stands I'm fairly happy.
I think we need to offload a good few while we bring in some quality and then get to work gelling them in.
To be totally honest I don't expect but I'd sincerely hope we could be pushing hard within the champions league places.
I'd be over the moon if we could finish 4th after 5 years and anything else would be a massive fantastical bonus.
Having said that I can also see that many clubs have tried and failed to get a grip on the top 4 or 5 but the truth is if I see us playing decent football and having a good go and even making slow progress, I'd settle for that for however long it took.
To be brutally honest I'd never heard of it until I saw the posts on here after we were taken over.