Interesting. Ok, when Jagielka comes back along with Arteta and Yakubu we all agree it will take time before they're back to their best. Agreed? So in the mean-while we currently haven't the squad to compete against the teams on equal or higher footing, whilst teams like Citeh and Spurs have improved their squads far more than us. You forget last season turning point was getting knocked out of Europe, before performances were abysmal (Blackburn and Portsmouth at home). Personally, you're being a little to optimistic unless Billy gets his cheque book out. Sorry, must remember to write things that may happen in real life!