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[Albion] How exactly did we blow the Championship title in 2016/17?
- Thread starter GJN1
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Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,374
Nowt to do with CH. Players collectively downed tools and went on the piss. They could 'of' and should 'of' had a winners medal to show their kids and grandkids. Oh well, their loss. Cupid stunts
stewart12
Well-known member
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1,609
there seemed to be a strong sense that the job was done- in another situation the players ideally wouldn't be spending days out on the lash during the season. It was all a bit undisciplined and unprofessional
but as the huge post season celebration proved, I don't think many fans were that bothered at the time
but as the huge post season celebration proved, I don't think many fans were that bothered at the time
The home game was the decider, as those two away stadia are Albion graveyards in every era.
This with bells on.
pigmanovich
Active member
Were you triggered by the seven year anniversary or us having to face Grealish tomorrow?
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Alcohol...
Because Baldock and Murray conspired to miss the easiest chance of the game at Villa and Stockdale fluffed his own lines in the same game.
GingerBeerMan
3-0
- Dec 29, 2011
- 8,031
Personally not bothered, surprised anyone still cares. Promotion was a far bigger prize than the winners medal.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,636
I've just checked again on BBC's website and - yes - Norwich did beat us 2-0 despite not registering a single shot on target in the match.
Can't believe anyone can say that was nothing to do with Chris Hughton. Do you think under RDZ that the players would have just gone on the piss in town for 2 weeks after promotion was secured? Absolutely no way.
Hughton has to take overall responsibility. A stronger manager would have won one of those last 3 games, it was ridiculous that we didn't.
Have to say it doesn't really bother me now though.
Hughton has to take overall responsibility. A stronger manager would have won one of those last 3 games, it was ridiculous that we didn't.
Have to say it doesn't really bother me now though.
One win would have definitely sealed it but we only actually needed to match one of Newcastle's results in the last three games. Shame we did not pull this off.
I cared and still do, the league title would have been the icing on the cake.
A stat from that season: there were only two players who scored two goals against David Stockdale...one of them was David Stockdale.
Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
- 8,733
Was a big disappointment. I can forgive the Norwich as everyone was still p*ssed including us on the train up with a quite splendid in train bar.
The Bristol City at home game was just a woeful performance and we should have nailed it there and then. By the time we got to the last 10 minutes of the Villa game you could see the players were bricking it just hoping we'd scrape over the line despite having had enough chances to put the game to bed. The utter sh*tness of the Villa goal still annoys me to this day.
The Bristol City at home game was just a woeful performance and we should have nailed it there and then. By the time we got to the last 10 minutes of the Villa game you could see the players were bricking it just hoping we'd scrape over the line despite having had enough chances to put the game to bed. The utter sh*tness of the Villa goal still annoys me to this day.
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Sorrel
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The whole point of the game is to win things and be the best. Yes, promotion is what matters financially, but league champion would have been wonderful, too.
Newcastle have won one trophy since 2010: this. We’ve never won it. It still annoys me.
Newcastle have won one trophy since 2010: this. We’ve never won it. It still annoys me.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,735
Excellent thread.
I blame Bloom actuallly. My guess is that the team was all incentivised on promotion, rather than winning the league, and thus they all felt that the job was done. Villa and Norwich still feel like small splinters.
I blame Bloom actuallly. My guess is that the team was all incentivised on promotion, rather than winning the league, and thus they all felt that the job was done. Villa and Norwich still feel like small splinters.
el punal
Well-known member
I’m still furious at Archie MacAulay when we lost 2-0 at home to Grimsby in 1966. That still rankles. 
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Exactly….and erm time to move on…the OP would be better off cleaning the toilet or something similar
