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[Albion] 26th August 2017 - Favourites for relegation from the Premier League



clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
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Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
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GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,473
Gloucester
Hmm ................ a ten quid treble on Stoke, West Brom.and Swansea would be looking quite interesting now.
 










Robdinho

Well-known member
Jul 26, 2004
1,036
What was their thinking behind believing Huddersfield were more likely to stay up? Because the won the title 90 years ago?

Don't you remember, Huddersfield did a brilliant job in the transfer window getting all their signings in early, so were in a much better place than us...
 




The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
Don't you remember, Huddersfield did a brilliant job in the transfer window getting all their signings in early, so were in a much better place than us...

Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.
 


Robdinho

Well-known member
Jul 26, 2004
1,036
Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.

Apologies, I was being sarcastic. It's what a lot of people were saying at the time, and has since been proved to be absolute bollox
 






Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players
 




The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players

Rewind to 1973 (or every Sunday on ITV4); Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga and Mr. Big - the main baddie - in 'Live & Let Die'. Remember how he died in that film - with a gas pellet shoved down his throat?

That look on his face just as the pellet exploded - exactly the same look Garth Crooks gave when he seriously informed everyone at the beginning of the season that Brighton were going down...
 














Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
63,394
Withdean area
It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players

Before this season, the bookies had Newcastle as staying up.
 


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Hove / Παρος
Apr 7, 2006
6,522
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Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.

I think you deserve a WOOOSH for this reply :bigwave:
 



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