DavePage
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Has any team ever had 51 points at this stage and failed to gain automatic?
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And we still have Liam R. and Beram K. to come back from long-term injuries in the New Year, to add to this strength and depth.
drop dead fred
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- Mar 8, 2011
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The last 8 teams top at the half way stage of a championship season have all been promoted automatically
Was on the front end of the sky coverage last night
Was on the front end of the sky coverage last night
Rowdey
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An alternative view - I briefly caught a Sky Sports stat before the Newcastle game.
In the last ten years, if you are top after after Christmas games (half way/23 games), you went up automatically.
(bar Watford in 2007, fin 6th, lost in SF)
In the last ten years, if you are top after after Christmas games (half way/23 games), you went up automatically.
(bar Watford in 2007, fin 6th, lost in SF)
Peter Grummit
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This is the only thing that will stop us. No injuries, no bookings yesterday. And as someone else said, we will shortly have the full squad available. Just an alternate to Baldock needed now, as cover. UTA!
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Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
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So it is possible for it all to go tits up for us in the second half of the season...
Anyone know the story of what was it that substantially changed for Wigan that year...? Surely can't have been just natural variance in results and essentially their "luck"..??
I suppose one feasible option is that their mentality changed in some way? Became less hungry or too expansive?
More likely a few important injuries and suspensions derailed them at some point and they couldn't get their earlier season form back in time. Confident that won't happen to our squad under Hughton.
Eggman
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WW3
Kalimantan Gull
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Can't seem to find much, from wikipedia
On 1 June 1999, John Benson was appointed as Wigan's manager. As Wigan settled into their new home at the JJB Stadium, Benson's side went 26 league games undefeated, before losing at home to Oldham Athletic on 7 January 2000, Benson picking up 2 Manager of the Month awards in the process. Towards the end of the season Wigan lost their form and found themselves in the play-off final at Wembley against Gillingham. A few days prior to the game, Benson had announced he was stepping down but remained to lead his team out at Wembley and ultimately a 3–2 defeat after being 2–1 up with only 7 minutes of extra time remaining
So new stadium and new manager gave them a bounce at the start of the season, but the manager knew he was off towards the end?
Still not the championship.
Whoislloydy
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Didn't wolves bottle it big time in 2007? 1st at Christmas then finished like 8th
Moshe Gariani
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Wigan do wear blue and white striped shirts though.
1066familyman
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Wasn't our final points total last season enough to guarantee promotion in every one of the previous 18 seasons?
Ultimately stats don't really mean a lot. It's quality and also a little bit of rub of the green that really counts.
Ultimately stats don't really mean a lot. It's quality and also a little bit of rub of the green that really counts.
Kalimantan Gull
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Yep. There are teams that have gone up automatically with 79 points or less in that time
Freddie Goodwin.
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I think we have the strength in depth this time with virtually every position has a replacement.
I look forward to seeing our FA Cup lineout and see those squad players really push for a place, something they haven't always done when given the chance.
I look forward to seeing our FA Cup lineout and see those squad players really push for a place, something they haven't always done when given the chance.