Championship thread 23/24 (14 Viewers)

[SBAndy]

(I know you're pissing about, but I still feel obliged!)

How Doug King’s hedge fund made a killing shorting oil: ‘Investors don’t really get bear markets’

King’s RCMA Merchant Commodity Fund is up 26% this year. In 2014, it was up almost 60%

www.fnlondon.com

Almost qualified it, but glad you picked up!

 

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[clint van damme]

tbf, I'm not entirely sure that being owned by somebody who runs a hedge fund and bets on oil is much of an improvement in the ethics stakes.

But do bet365 try and sports wash through a myriad of schemes and initiatives with a vague air of social responsibility?

Makes you think....

 

[wingy]

But do bet365 try and sports wash through a myriad of schemes and initiatives with a vague air of social responsibility?

Makes you think....

Think I said as much about 2seasons back, rinse/repeat.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

tbf, I'm not entirely sure that being owned by somebody who runs a hedge fund and bets on oil is much of an improvement in the ethics stakes.

The only addiction he’s enabling there is veganism

 

[napolimp]

You claimed we hadn’t figured out a system. When we have got a system. And it’s working well.

How dare you take something someone said and hold them accountable for it. This forums supposed to be about ranting incoherently, and then pretending you never said anything.

 

[clint van damme]

Haha!

 

[Mcbean]

Alex Neil getting binned by Stoke

 

[Happy_Martian]

Alex Neil getting binned by Stoke

That is frickin' crazy. Shows how desperate owners are to get into the Prem that they don't allow a manager any chance of stability. Neil hadn't done that badly though admittedly they're 21st currently. They're never going to get back on course if they keep throwing the ship's captain overboard (to use a naval saying).

Don't shoot me for this but I'm glad we had SiSu for as long as we did as they never had the balls or the cash to get rid of Robins. And now DK is in charge, he's seen what Robins gives us. And long may it continue.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Neil hadn't done that badly

He's done pretty badly given the resource!

But there does seem to be something rotten at Stoke, where every manager fails.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Sounds familiar

In their time back in the Championship, other than at the start of the 2021-22 season under O'Neill, when they made a flying start to climb to third in the table in early October, their final placings have been an almost symmetrically-perfect modicum of mediocrity - 16th, 15th, 14th, 14th, 16th.

 

[Super Graham Withey]

Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.

 

[wingy]

Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.

I don't think they really care,the owners that is, seems to suit Thier desires.

 

[Jamesimus]

Stoke must wish they’d offered the job to Robins rather than Neil. I doubt they’ll come back in for Robins now he’s on a 4 year deal here.

I said at the time and will say it again, I think they had a horrendous transfer window. I don't think it's all down to Neil.

 

[Sbarcher]

I said at the time and will say it again, I think they had a horrendous transfer window. I don't think it's all down to Neil.

Think it probably is. He was allowed to appoint a mate of his as D of F and fuc*ek it up between them.

 

[Jamesimus]

Think it probably is. He was allowed to appoint a mate of his as D of F and fuc*ek it up between them.

Ah I didn't know about the director of football mate thing! In that case, it probably is!

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Rotherham gone for Leam Richardson, feels like preparing for next season already. Got Wigan up as L1 champions, then sacked when they were shit in the Championship.

Leam Richardson: Rotherham United appoint former Wigan Athletic boss

Rotherham United appoint former Wigan boss Leam Richardson as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Frostie]

 

[fernandopartridge]

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Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?

 

[shmmeee]

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There you go lads nothing to worry about tomorrow.

 

[Frostie]

Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?

I used to have it I'm sure but can't find it now.

Same thing essentially from a different data source here though:

 

[fernandopartridge]

I used to have it I'm sure but can't find it now.

Same thing essentially from a different data source here though:
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Our final points total is wrong there mind, we were very close to our expected in the end.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk

 

[Nuskyblue]

Any idea where we were on this chart at the end of last season?

5th probably

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Someone better tell Watford they're supposed to start softly and give Ipswich a head start. Currently winning 1-0!

 

[Terry_dactyl]

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Ipswich were expected to finish 4th?

 

[Frostie]

Ipswich were expected to finish 4th?

No. Current performance not prediction.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

Someone better tell Watford they're supposed to start softly and give Ipswich a head start. Currently winning 1-0!

Seems it doesn't really matter, 2-1 Ipswich now

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Seems it doesn't really matter, 2-1 Ipswich now

They gave it a go from the off at least. I'm sure they won't be celebrating only a 'small' loss as some kind of victory either!

 

[no_loyalty]

Sunderland 1-0 up against Leeds, Jobe Bellingham with the goal.

 

[Blind-Faith]

Bloody Ipswich! Can you remember our first season back in the championship? Imagine us beating everyone left right and centre

 

[PVA]

It's almost as if Ipswich are bloody good and losing by a single goal to them wasn't worth shitting the bed over

 

[robbiethemole]

just watched the second half, Leeds do like a sly kick, shirtpull and tug. Sunderland look very disorganised at times, not sure we need to wet ourselves over playing either in the next two games.

 

[Happy_Martian]

Fun fact: Coventry have the best goal difference in the bottom 13 clubs. Watford in 11th have a +4 GD and Hull in 10th have a +3, same as us.

And depending on results tomorrow, we could be as high as 11th (5pts off 6th place) or as low as 18th (4pts off the bottom 3). This season is crazily close for most teams.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

It's almost as if Ipswich are bloody good and losing by a single goal to them wasn't worth shitting the bed over

No one shit the bed about losing to them by one goal.

People shit the bed because we started with a derisory line up and formation which effectively lost us the game before we started.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Said it before, but I’ll say again; I honestly think we’ll have a strong push the second half of the season.

We’ve found a formation that suits our players and momentum is building. Add a quality CM in Jan, plus one/two exciting wingers (as per the rumours) and we’re in a really good position.

Even with the poor start the play offs aren’t miles away and while league position at this point is an indicator, there’s still plenty of football left.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Thanks for taking a post from last week. I still maintain the fact that if we picked the right team/selection last week and didn’t miss the penalty, we might have gotten something from the match. If you disagree that’s fine.

Or if we scored 7