Huddersfield and Fulham too?Easy money backing on getting them relegated next year now. Unfortunately with the money in the league survival is the only option for teams with a certain level of resources. Wolves and Leicester buck the trend because their owners are prepared to pump a lot more in. When teams think they're entitled to more it invariable fails and they do poorly e.g. Stoke, Hull, Wigan etc.
I think Huddersfield just ran out of luck and Fulham didn't adapt to the next level. Definitely poor managerial recruitment by the latter though.Huddersfield and Fulham too?
Huddersfield did well to stay up one season, then it caught up with them. Fulham spunked a relative fortune pre-season to achieve nothing.Huddersfield and Fulham too?
Huddersfield did well to stay up one season, then it caught up with them. Fulham spunked a relative fortune pre-season to achieve nothing.
Stoke have been the perenial underachievers too, they';ve spent a fair whack on established players, only to go backwards. Problem is, now they don't really have the foundations, so it'll need a massive overhaul.
It's as much an evnue to go down though, if you need to. Stoke have next-to-nothing beneath the first team, they've spent all their cash on older players on big salaries, who aren't necessarily motivated to go up from the Championship, or for that matter have any experience of it. They need to rip out their old guard and look for younger, hungry players on the way up but, in doing so, they risk never getting back up themselves as the squad ended up totally imbalanced.None of them have the foundations, the game doesn't have any foundations. For all the credit given to Liverpool and Man City, how many home grown players were members of their Championship winning squads?
Teams having to spend their PL TV riches just to stay up.TBH though, football is reduced to 75% of the teams in the top flight now believing that 'staying up' is praisworthy, the wool has been well and truly pulled over our eyes.
I can see why they sacked him, they got 36 points. When the top flight was a bit more competitive that points total would see you relegated. They are dreadful to watch as well.
I assume progress. And that progress can be measured in terms of improved foundations, improved squad, improved league position, improved finances, improved playing style... whatever.but again what does they board want?
no different to Burnley, they looked dead and buried and then their second half of the season was better (so Brighton's season in reverse!). I don't think this is a league for stabilisation unless you want to get to Europe. Leicester/Wolves/Everton etc have the squads to start challenging and some of the lower teams get that one or two great signings who make the team click but I think that's a lot of luck rather than certain judgement!!I assume progress. And that progress can be measured in terms of improved foundations, improved squad, improved league position, improved finances, improved playing style... whatever.
But have Brighton improved anywhere this season? As far as I can see they've gone backwards in some areas, stayed the same (at best) in others.
They are both playing a style of football designed to eke out enough points to survive every season. could be described as L1 football played by better players.no different to Burnley, they looked dead and buried and then their second half of the season was better (so Brighton's season in reverse!). I don't think this is a league for stabilisation unless you want to get to Europe. Leicester/Wolves/Everton etc have the squads to start challenging and some of the lower teams get that one or two great signings who make the team click but I think that's a lot of luck rather than certain judgement!!
With you on this, there is a gulf in class in the division and it’s generally about being the 4th worst as a starting point. Norwich, sheff Utd, Derby, West Brom will struggle next year unless they spend wisely. Leeds and villa might do okay but mid table at best. Like us, surviving was success and not being in the mix with 5 games to go was a great season!The cold hard fact is that half of the clubs will finish in the bottom half of the table.
And ... gulp ... someone has to finish bottom.
It's an inescapable fact no matter how good the clubs or managers are.
Why would Leeds or Villa do any better than the aforementioned?With you on this, there is a gulf in class in the division and it’s generally about being the 4th worst as a starting point. Norwich, sheff Utd, Derby, West Brom will struggle next year unless they spend wisely. Leeds and villa might do okay but mid table at best. Like us, surviving was success and not being in the mix with 5 games to go was a great season!
Villa and Leeds both been told they will have money to spend, maybe sheff Utd will also I guessWhy would Leeds or Villa do any better than the aforementioned?
Fulham had a 100m to spendVilla and Leeds both been told they will have money to spend, maybe sheff Utd will also I guess
This is a pretty crap decision!
He took them to the FA Cup semi final and didn't get relegated.
When he took over, they were fighting relegation from the Championship!
I thought he'd done well with what he had.
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