For me, it's pretty much a reversal of the previous season in that this time we began appallingly and ended well (other than today). We've finished in the same place with 3 more points and a slightly better goal difference (although thanks to today it is still a negative one). Off the field the club has progressed a lot with a new stadium now in the early stages of construction. We've learned harsh lessons with a transfer embargo which, in my opinion, is the major reason we had such a good second half of the season.
Shrimper has stated a number of times that you have to improve just to stand still and I agree. If the four Sammy wishes to get this summer turn out to be four crackers then we might be able to have a more realistic stab at a play-off position. However, his record last summer wasn't really fantastic (only Howe and Roche were season-long successes) so I'm not holding out much hope. If I was to make a very early prediction, I'd go for a third successive 11th place next season.
