Yes, but surely Chris and the squad will want to learn from this season - how do you get better otherwise? You have to review what could be done differently. Dunk will know that if next season he doesn't get sent off for rash challenges like QPR and Derby, we will stand a better chance. The team...
I think you're just picking an argument, I don't disagree. My point was first made when it seemed everyone was saying it was through a lack of a striker etc. However you can reflect on moments and what ifs. I've not said any of my posts were definitive reasons. oh well indeed.
But those are the fine margins Chailey. We drew 2 games that Burnley went onto win. Burnley and Boro both won 2 more games than us. You expect top sides to nick wins late because they are putting the pressure on, they are competing at the top for a reason, and if they are not winning, they are...
Discipline
Arguably cost us more than not scoring goals this season. Dunk's red in particular hit us hard.
Brighton 80Y 4R
M'Boro 60Y 3R
Burnley 56Y 1R (should have been 2!!)
Holding On To A Lead
We had leads in enough games with 5 mins to go to have won the title comfortably. You obviously...
Blimey, talk about a slight overreaction. Many people on here are pretty certain we've had 4 Championship quality strikers this season.
The club's management and leadership wanted to get another striker in because we had an injury crisis (if you remember). Baldock, Wilson, and Zamora were all...
Bolton away, equaliser conceded 94min
Reading away, equaliser conceded 78min
Derby away, equaliser conceded 88min
QPR away, equaliser conceded 88min
Burnley home, equaliser conceded 95min
If we hadn't been in so many winning positions late in games I think I would agree wholeheartedly that we...
Yeah, because Knockeart didn't really do much as a January signing really...
I think it is a misconception that it was just a striker. Not seeing out games out from a winning position - Bolton, Reading, Derby, QPR, Burnley to name a few off the top of my head was more pertinent on why we didn't...
Is the Championship just getting harder top to bottom, or is the top half just more competitive? This is the 3rd season in a row 89 points hasn't been enough to get automatic. We'd have WON the league in 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 on what we finished on.
I think Tony must have done some deal...