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IF we had got promoted, how do you think we'd be doing in the Premier League?
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beardy gull
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How long is a piece of pipe?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
According to TB he wanted to go regardless.
maltaseagull
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Just like Parish did?
SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
Wed be in a relegation dogfight all season but that would be fine but that would be fine because Tony wouldnt have let us waste money and when going back down wed have balloon payments and the club would be richer. Id be happy if for a few years we replaced WBA as the boing boing team and then like them become established.
If we had got promoted I think Gus would still be here. Although only because no opportunities had arisen.
TB would have recruited no more than 3 major players. A striker. A midfielder and a defender. Bridge would still be here too.
We'd have 8 points having beaten Sunderland and stoke and drawn with Swansea and Fulham.
TB would have recruited no more than 3 major players. A striker. A midfielder and a defender. Bridge would still be here too.
We'd have 8 points having beaten Sunderland and stoke and drawn with Swansea and Fulham.
This. Our signings would've been far better as we're a much more attractive proposition.
Nope. It's been quite clear that his reasons for leaving were nothing whatsoever to do with how we did on the pitch. He was gone.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Not necessarily. We still might not have been prepared to meet his wages given that he would have been released by Man City. He's also injured and had a mixed season so far at Reading.
- Jun 27, 2012
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So lets assume that Gus was going to go anyway. Would we have Oscar Garcia ?
TheMajor
BHA>CPFC
Probably not. The Albion in the Prem would be an attractive proposition for several well known managers and knowing TB I think we would have gone for a young manager like Di Matteo. We would have kept most of our players and got in a few wise additions.
We would have a few more points than Palace (not difficult really seeing as they are now worse than the team we stuffed 3-0) and each game would be a sell-out. IMO.
KZNSeagull
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Yes.
I like to think that we would have spent 100 times more wisely than Palace, but we would still be struggling, especially with all these injuries. We would, however, be a slightly more attractive proposition than Palace. I hope anyway.
Swansea is the club to look at for the way to do it.
maltaseagull
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That's spooky! How do you do it?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
It would all depend on how much extra beyond the Sky money Tony wanted to throw at the team as an initial funding to establish ourselves at that level.
Puppet Master
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- Aug 14, 2012
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fat old seagull
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Bearing in mind that TB and The Board have made less mistakes than I can count fingers on my left foot, I'd say we would have used the Big Bag of Cash far, far more astutely than Hollowhead did at Selhurst. Kept Bridge, maybe got Yossi and a couple of others I think we would have been okay for lower middle.
If 'ifs and buts' were sweets & nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Would you be doing better than us? At this moment in time I can't see anyone doing worse! This is the nature of the football beast. You want your team to be up there competing with the big boys, if you don't then what's the point? It's undeniable I'm finding it uncomfortable viewing currently but I live in hope that we turn it around albeit highly unlikely.
Would you be doing better than us? At this moment in time I can't see anyone doing worse! This is the nature of the football beast. You want your team to be up there competing with the big boys, if you don't then what's the point? It's undeniable I'm finding it uncomfortable viewing currently but I live in hope that we turn it around albeit highly unlikely.
I think by the end of the season, gus would have been gone regardless. If he wanted to go or not, I think tony had set his mind on a new manager because of Gus's phone call.
If we had got promoted I think there would have been more goodwill, both because of the success, and the money it would bring. So gus would have got a generous pay off, and the split would have been cleaner and quicker.
With a cleaner and quicker split Oscar would have been in sooner, preparations would have started sooner. Oscar would have got to know some of the players before they came in for pre-season training so would have hit the pre-season running, he would probably have had more of a hand in arranging pre-season friendlies.
But I think one key difference is that we have a decent scouting network who would have better identified what we needed and what available talents there are, another is our stadium (while I don't know that bendtner is what we'd have needed, I doubt he would have walked ten minutes after arriving at the Amex), a third would be our reputation for trying to play football the right way.
With those things in mind we would have done a better job with player recruitment in the summer and would have had a better base to approach the season with.
Then, I think it would come down to fixture list.if we started with winnable games I reckon we'd be upper mid table, if we started with a bunch of tough games, we'd be hovering around (either just above or just in) the relegation zone.
If we had got promoted I think there would have been more goodwill, both because of the success, and the money it would bring. So gus would have got a generous pay off, and the split would have been cleaner and quicker.
With a cleaner and quicker split Oscar would have been in sooner, preparations would have started sooner. Oscar would have got to know some of the players before they came in for pre-season training so would have hit the pre-season running, he would probably have had more of a hand in arranging pre-season friendlies.
But I think one key difference is that we have a decent scouting network who would have better identified what we needed and what available talents there are, another is our stadium (while I don't know that bendtner is what we'd have needed, I doubt he would have walked ten minutes after arriving at the Amex), a third would be our reputation for trying to play football the right way.
With those things in mind we would have done a better job with player recruitment in the summer and would have had a better base to approach the season with.
Then, I think it would come down to fixture list.if we started with winnable games I reckon we'd be upper mid table, if we started with a bunch of tough games, we'd be hovering around (either just above or just in) the relegation zone.