Realistic expectations

[HenneysKnee]

We are clear favourites to finish bottom of the table; I would take survival being sealed by the start of April rather than a nervy last 6 weeks, build from there. Think Wild is here for the long haul

[barrowaberdeen]

European Football. A night out with Kylie Minogue at The Ambrose. I lose 6 stones. Fuel prices will plummet and every single item from the club shop will be on time. The postal service will work. Dave Pointer will be picked for an Ashes Tour. Barrow Celtic Under 11s will beat Crooklands, finally. Swords will turn into ploughshares and the American Supreme Court will be launched into space, never to return. We will score goals, lots of goals. Every trip will be brilliant and we won't have to schlep all over the South on Tuesday nights. Swindon stewards will stop taking whatever mind altering drugs they are on. Appollon Security will win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mike Forsyth will allow every black clad Stone Island badge showing teenager on to the pitch on demand, and no one will use the phrase 'knuckle draggers' or give themeselves a cyber hernia because of it. Matt Dodd will stop making dreadful puns on Twitter. There will be powerpoints at Meet the Board.

That'll do.

Or mid table and keeping steady crowdwise

[Wintergreen]

Think Wild is here for the long haul

What would that be for us - a full season?

Here's hoping.

[tictactoe]

Same the same every year, don’t expect us to be champions but don’t want to be relying on other teams results to stay up at the end of the season.

[chipmunx]

Just a bit of fun - no idea how or who Wild will play yet, but just consider this back 5, from a height perspective
Nwaboukei 6'2"
McClelland 6'3"
Ray 6'4"
Canavan 6'4"
Brough 6'3"

Should be better at set pieces than last season

looking a bit further we could be playing this team sometimes;-

GK Paul Farman 6'5"
LWB Patrick Brough 6'3"
CB George Ray 6'4"
CB Niall Canavan 6'4"
CB Sam McClelland 6'3"
RWB Tyrell Warren 6'0"
MF Solomon Nwaboukei 6'2"
MF Sam Foley 6'1"
MF John Rooney 5'10"
F Richie Bennett 6'4"
F Billy Waters 5'9"

That line up should be really threatening in the air at set pieces

[McMark]

18th or above is progress for me, hopefully a few decent pints along the way and a a laugh and a joke. But more importantly a year where bluebirds flourish and not fade into the clouds for one last time.

[Pedro]

To be honest no one knows we are going into unknown territory
Glad Bennet signed nothing prolific But a grafter

Still think we need a goal poacher but who knows.
I expect about 18 th in the league unless we win it

[janwilder]

How do we think we'll set up. I've seen Wild has previously favoured a 3-5-2, right? I've also seen in reports him playing with a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1

It's a guessing game with shape and which players fit where.

[CCM]

Any kind of progress will be, well progress. Looks a strong League this time with no teams with major off field issues like the last 2 seasons.

[DaveP]

We seem to be stronger all over the pitch so hopefully comfortable mid table or better fingers crossed

[Big E]

European Football. A night out with Kylie Minogue at The Ambrose. I lose 6 stones. Fuel prices will plummet and every single item from the club shop will be on time. The postal service will work. Dave Pointer will be picked for an Ashes Tour. Barrow Celtic Under 11s will beat Crooklands, finally. Swords will turn into ploughshares and the American Supreme Court will be launched into space, never to return. We will score goals, lots of goals. Every trip will be brilliant and we won't have to schlep all over the South on Tuesday nights. Swindon stewards will stop taking whatever mind altering drugs they are on. Appollon Security will win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mike Forsyth will allow every black clad Stone Island badge showing teenager on to the pitch on demand, and no one will use the phrase 'knuckle draggers' or give themeselves a cyber hernia because of it. Matt Dodd will stop making dreadful puns on Twitter. There will be powerpoints at Meet the Board.

That'll do.

Or mid table and keeping steady crowdwise

You had me until the Dave Pointer for the ashes....

[A.B.]

Stay up.

[_bluebird_]

We seem to be stronger all over the pitch so hopefully comfortable mid table or better fingers crossed

Hopefully off the pitch as well

[andyg]

A lot of realism on here this summer after the giddy expectations on the last two seasons.

Was very down at the end of the season as could see no way of improvement. I'm very very cautiously hopeful this time round but I think it's fairly obvious to see why the bookies have us as relegation favourites. Hand on heart I would put us in that category at this moment in time as others have said there are no basket cases in this league as far as I can tell this season. The key is will this virtually new team gel together particularly with the tough (on paper) start we have to the season. Even if we do get off to a poor start I hope the team can pull through.

I'd bite your hand off for mid table mediocrity and being more or less safe by mid March and not a load of panic buying in January.

We can but hope

[mall]

Third time lucky, hope so. I have a feeling that this guy Wildy, who could well turn out to be another Evatt, seems to have brought in a good mixture of raw talent that is hungry to succeed, along with the necessary experience that is required for this league.
I know the proof is in the pudding but, I think we will more than hold our own this third time around which 'should' provide a solid base for the future.