grubbyhands
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Great post.
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[Albion] Glad seasons over
- Thread starter Ding Dong !
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Great post.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
League position etc is what it is. The performances and tactics, especially away, have mostly been dull, predictable and tiresome. There is a lot of bath water that needs to go.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 5,640
The new table already makes good viewing for 2019/20.
We're already 3rd in the new table for next season! (unless Villa get promoted then we drop to 4th) - I can live with that.
We're already 3rd in the new table for next season! (unless Villa get promoted then we drop to 4th) - I can live with that.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
I said yesterday two seasons in the PL and we’ve never been in the bottom three, we all would of took that after winning promotion.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I think the point of many is the quality of the performance, rather than the end situation. Few would accept that, right now, it's fun watching us play.
jasetheace
New member
- Apr 13, 2011
- 712
Yeah. Pretty joyless throughout with one or two obvious exceptions. In conversations in recent days, I have tried to counter the "be realistic" and "where we have come from" arguments, myself arguing that we should be ambitious. Listen. Why should the likes of Mata, Giroud, not play for the Albion? Why should we not pick off some of the best youngsters? At the same time, we can be brave enough to admit our mistakes and acknowledge that AliJ and Locadia are never going to make it at this level.
GT49er
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If only NSC had been around in Mike Bailey's day. Posters now could save so much time and effort by just cutting and pasting .........................
I'm pleased.
I didn't go yesterday. I could have gone, but for a couple of reasons it was more convenient to be at home so, on Saturday night, I popped my tickets onto the ticket exchange. I'm not sure if they sold or not.
For me, this has been the least enjoyable season of the last four. Sure, it had some notable highlights - we all know what they were but, overall, I've found my Albion mojo to be struggling somewhat. I think a big part of it is the Premier League itself and what that means for a club such as ours. I feared the journey may prove more fulfilling than the destination, and I think that's turning out to be the case unfortunately.
The end of the season has definitely arrived at the right time for me.
I didn't go yesterday. I could have gone, but for a couple of reasons it was more convenient to be at home so, on Saturday night, I popped my tickets onto the ticket exchange. I'm not sure if they sold or not.
For me, this has been the least enjoyable season of the last four. Sure, it had some notable highlights - we all know what they were but, overall, I've found my Albion mojo to be struggling somewhat. I think a big part of it is the Premier League itself and what that means for a club such as ours. I feared the journey may prove more fulfilling than the destination, and I think that's turning out to be the case unfortunately.
The end of the season has definitely arrived at the right time for me.
dadams2k11
ID10T Error
Agree with this. I have said a few times I felt the FA Cup Semi was a distraction.
How ever the season panned out, the main objective was to stay in this league, and we have.
I'm sure the top brass will make sure we have a competitive first 11/squad come kick off in August and address last season's woes.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Splitting the season into 4 quarters shows the true decline:
1st Q (10 Games) - 14 points
2nd Q (10 Games) - 11 points
3rd Q (10 Games) - 8 points
4th Q (9 Games) - 3 points
1st Q (10 Games) - 14 points
2nd Q (10 Games) - 11 points
3rd Q (10 Games) - 8 points
4th Q (9 Games) - 3 points
Bevendean Hillbilly
New member
Another season in the PL should gladden my heart but, it doesn’t. I simply don’t see how we’re going to recruit the kind of players we need to give us half a chance. The Eredivisie experiment didn’t work (whoever thought that up is a div) and trawling through the B list of Europe and South America requires more skilful hands and contacts than we , seemingly, possess.
The other PL clubs in our “class” (Bournemouth, Burnley, Palace and Southampton) have developed a recruitment system based on far more pragmatic and consistent use of development, shrewd buying and “moneyball” style stat analysis than us. We’ve got an inconsistent squad, rumoured to be unhappy and our best players are either elderly, just retiring or clinically insane (you know who I’m talking about)
Sooo. Roll on August. We’ll see. But I fear I’ll be walking alone into the woods with a revolver come Christmas.
The other PL clubs in our “class” (Bournemouth, Burnley, Palace and Southampton) have developed a recruitment system based on far more pragmatic and consistent use of development, shrewd buying and “moneyball” style stat analysis than us. We’ve got an inconsistent squad, rumoured to be unhappy and our best players are either elderly, just retiring or clinically insane (you know who I’m talking about)
Sooo. Roll on August. We’ll see. But I fear I’ll be walking alone into the woods with a revolver come Christmas.
Bevendean Hillbilly
New member
Oh...and by the way.
Maty Ryan along with Duffy and Dunk are the only reasons we’ve stayed in this division. Lose any of them...and...we’ll.
Maty Ryan along with Duffy and Dunk are the only reasons we’ve stayed in this division. Lose any of them...and...we’ll.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Did we play our 39th game in the far East?
Surport Local Team
Well-known member
- Jan 5, 2011
- 706
Yes, going to be an interesting summer now