25/26 - Non Saints Games

[Football Special]

 

[Harry_SFC]

Wednesday down to 10 men, Bannan sent off. Can't see them holding out now. 

[LiberalCommunist]

Inevitable, but fun while it lasted. 

[Saint NL]

Leicester winning, booo

[Harry_SFC]

I don't think any of the 3 relegated sides have been great this weekend but we've all scored goals in the last 5 minutes. The best teams find a way. 

[Football Special]

11 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

I don't think any of the 3 relegated sides have been great this weekend but we've all scored goals in the last 5 minutes. The best teams find a way. 

Am I missing something with Leicester, they found the money to part ways with RVN and haven't really lost their best players? When did we last finish above them in the league? 

[Give it to Ron]

Fatawu was a real handful same as against us Sulemana with an end product 

[Sheaf Saint]

2/1 on Leicester at HT was like a licence to print money.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

Leicester, Sheff Utd, West Brom, Coventry and Middlesbrough have all made highly risky, if not outright foolish, managerial choices. It can only play in our favour.

[Saint86]

4 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

I don't think any of the 3 relegated sides have been great this weekend but we've all scored goals in the last 5 minutes. The best teams find a way. 

Just goes to show how big the gap is from the prem. I agree with you, and yet you would expect all 3 sides to be there or there abouts at the end of the season with minimal trouble.

[CB Fry]

8 hours ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

Leicester, Sheff Utd, West Brom, Coventry and Middlesbrough have all made highly risky, if not outright foolish, managerial choices. It can only play in our favour.

Bit weird. Some of those appointments are no less risky than the appointment we've made.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

8 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Just goes to show how big the gap is from the prem. I agree with you, and yet you would expect all 3 sides to be there or there abouts at the end of the season with minimal trouble.

When you think that the lowest premier league team received £110m in broadcasting rights last year and the first year parachute payment is 55% (ie approx £60m), that's money that teams like Oxford can only dream of. Appreciate Luton have shown parachute payments aren't a guarantee to being there or there abouts, but that gap is getting wider every year.

[AlexLaw76]

10 hours ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

Leicester, Sheff Utd, West Brom, Coventry and Middlesbrough have all made highly risky, if not outright foolish, managerial choices. It can only play in our favour.

Really?

Lampard for example has a 100% record of reaching the Championship playoffs with non-parachute payment clubs.