Originally Posted by
resnullius
that's an unnecessarily curt response considering that you asked for people's thoughts.
you've been TH8 for 8 months and this is the state of your base? you are like the poster-child for why premature leveling of THs is bad. personally, your under-leveled barracks would be my greatest concern. you'll soon have to fill 220 camps spots, and leveling barracks is no fun (i'd spend 2 builders NOW to have them free when your TH finishes).
do what's fun. if playing catch-up at TH8 for eight months with a severe loot penalty was fun, then i'm sure TH9 will be fun, too. your defenses are actually okay, and the penalty for maxing not maxing TH8 is not as severe as the penalty for maxing TH7 (which you've already experienced). i would check out the farming base designs thread, though, as your use of walls/placement of your clan castle is sub-optimal.