You could say the same about BH&A, except they seem to be a little better than us at scouting out sensible priced talent and then selling them on at profit whilst still maintaining their on field performance!

"Seventh place" for Palace ???? No hope and Bob Hope.
I feel that even those suggesting seventh from the bottom are being a tad optimistic.
And my view is that there is every chance that both W.Ham and Leicester will finish above us this season.

I am certainly no Panglossian apropos our prospects this season.
Indeed not overburdened with optimism.

Somewhat like Tekkers when he was here then!

I hope so and believe we will, however I’m staggered at how much nearly all the other teams spend compared to us. Surely if this continues year on year we will be left behind. I understand that a club like ours can’t spend fortunes like the others and I just hope that the academy will produce some stars to try and bridge the gap.

I am gob smacked by the pessimism on this site and people who believe Leicester have a better squad than us - check this link [Link]
Eze and Doucoure are a step up on Kouyate and Gallagher. Wilf and Ayew are still plying their trade and look dangerous against Liverpool and we were 2-0 away to Man City with no Wilf at half time. Once the fixture list evens itself out a bit we will be mid table. Remember that spending big money does not guarantee you very good premier league players just look at Manchester United. I don't think it is negative we have not been forced into panic buying in a very inflated transfer window.
Forest losing to Bournemouth would suggest they are also going to be in the relegation mix.