The "We Don't Beat The Teams Above Us" Theory

stripeyshark

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• Apr 18, 2013

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Don't seem to add up.

Put us in a mini league with Watford, hull and Cardiff and we come top!

However, do the same with CP, Leicester, Bolton and Forest and were bottom. Not so good!

 

slartibartfast

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Henfield

• Apr 18, 2013

• #2

Yeah - weve got 4 points from the Cardiff Reds this season, 3 points from Hull, and 3 points from Watford. Then immediately below us, 3 points from Palace, just 1 from Leicester, and 1 from Bolton. But - of the teams in the top 5, weve beaten all of them!

 

RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)

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• Apr 18, 2013

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Correctomondo, I was saying the same thing to my colleagues today. We have done well against the teams at the top but not so well against the teams in the relegation mire. But then saying that, everyone seems to beat everyone else this season and we've been even more consistent against the bottom lot than others around us. Oh sod it, lets just say we've been bloody great this season, Only 9 defeats people, 9 defeats

 

Acker79

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• Apr 18, 2013

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slartibartfast said:

Yeah - weve got 4 points from the Cardiff Reds this season, 3 points from Hull, and 3 points from Watford. Then immediately below us, 3 points from Palace, just 1 from Leicester, and 1 from Bolton. But - of the teams in the top 5, weve beaten all of them!

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No we haven't. We've only beaten four of them.

 

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Albion 4ever

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• Apr 18, 2013

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This suggests we are ranked 14th when we play against teams in the top half, whilst we are ranked 3rd when we play teams in the bottom half.

Stats are towards the bottom of the page.

 

Uncle C

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Bishops Stortford

• Apr 18, 2013

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Albion 4ever said:

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This suggests we are ranked 14th when we play against teams in the top half, whilst we are ranked 3rd when we play teams in the bottom half.

Stats are towards the bottom of the page.

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Thats the play-offs buggered then.

 

Triggaaar

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Goldstone

• Apr 18, 2013

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stripeyshark said:

The "We Don't Beat The Teams Above Us" Theory

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Theory? It was just Glenn_Murray banging on about why Palace are so much better than us, because we hadn't beaten the top teams.

 

Acker79

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• Apr 18, 2013

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Triggaaar said:

Theory? It was just Glenn_Murray banging on about why Palace are so much better than us, because we hadn't beaten the top teams.

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Actually several brighton fans have made a big deal about our results against top six and top twelve teams throughout the season.

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