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We did well to stay out of the bottom three for all bit 3 days of the season but we were definitely in a relegation battle.
Yes, fair enough. Probably you are right and I'm wrong, but I suspect It comes down to a difference of opinion as to what constitutes a relegation battle. Looking back, apart from the obvious 4 teams (including Derby) there were a number of other teams no better off than us at various times of the season. It depends how many teams you want to include in the relegation battle scenario.We’ll have to disagree but IMO we were 100% in a relegation battle last season, hence why we were all so nervous pre-Rotherham.
We’ll have to disagree but IMO we were 100% in a relegation battle last season, hence why we were all so nervous pre-Rotherham.
Being consistently 6–9 pts above the the relegation zone isn’t exactly a relegation scrap. Rotherham having 3-4 games in hand made a lot of people paranoid on this board. The assumption was that they were going to win those games - despite losing the second most games in the league throughout the whole season.
Most people were nervous going into the Rotherham game because had they won, we’d have slipped into the relegation zone. Our top 10 home form probably would’ve kept us up had that have happened anyway.
The threat of relegation was real, but often well overstated throughout the season.
In a way I agree we could and should have battered Rotherham that night and won the match at a canter but had we lost and slipped into the bottom three I’m not sure we would have handled that pressure.Do you think? Pre Rotherham, had we lost we'd have gone below them in the table and they'd have had games in hand.
Appreciate we hit form following and stayed up comfortably but could've easily lost that game and then who knows what would have happened.
Nailed onYou'll make him cross!
That’s certainly possibleFor info, Luton haven't moved yet, their new stadium at Power Court has been granted planning permission and they own freehold on the site, but the funding of the build is being worked out. Luton also own the freehold on a plot of land next to the M1, the plan was to build a retail park (they have the planning permission for that), have that fund the stadium build, and earn a wedge for the football business. Given the impact Covid has had on retail that is all under review as retail may not be the best way of maximising earnings from the M1 site. They may be looking to amend the planning permission at the M1 site from a Retail Park to a Logistics/Distribution site.
Meanwhile, I think Boddy was comparing to Luton on a footballing basis rather than comparing business models.
Do you think? Pre Rotherham, had we lost we'd have gone below them in the table and they'd have had games in hand.
Appreciate we hit form following and stayed up comfortably but could've easily lost that game and then who knows what would have happened.
Rotherham had the 2nd or worst home record in the league and most of their games left we’re at home. So was ours and our home record was around 12th or 10th with a good record against top half teams.
On top of this, Rotherham had fixture congestion and had to play a lot of games in a short amount of time, that was going to catch up with them.
Another factor was in play too - Derby’s dreadful run of form.
It’s academic now, but we probably would’ve caught them or Derby up had we slipped into the relegation zone then.
I’ll freely admit that I was perhaps too complacent about the prospect of relegation because I was really shook after Rotherham beat QPR 3-1 leading up to that game.
What are the options again?
Yeah totally agree that we probably would've been fine - but at the time I'd convinced myself Rotherham could gather momentum and if we lost that game it might break us a bit.
All I'm saying is that whilst the end table reflected a different story, it felt like we were in a relegation battle. Every 3 points, bar perhaps Rotherham and Millwall at home felt hard, every game a real fight.
Decent cats to play GK, CB and a top Striker? Peter Bonetti, Phil Jaguarelka and Gary Lynxeker would all have been decent once, but far too old now.Yes, we aren't going to improve enough to be care free. Unless he pulls some very decent cats out of the bag.
TWENTY FIRST IM SORRY NOT MUCH OF A SUPER COMPUTERSupercomputer predicts Championship title winners and who'll go down
The new Championship season is just around the corner - and one supercomputer prediction makes for interesting readingwww.mirror.co.uk
Just posted this nonsense in another thread, this one is probably more apt.
Absolutely.TWENTY FIRST IM SORRY NOT MUCH OF A SUPER COMPUTER
We are obviously going up, after signingsAbsolutely.
It's obviously wrong... As things stand, Derby can't even field a team, so any model without assumptions will show them as bottom... The question is what assumptions are being made across all the teams and how close are they to the truth...Supercomputer predicts Championship title winners and who'll go down
The new Championship season is just around the corner - and one supercomputer prediction makes for interesting readingwww.mirror.co.uk
Just posted this nonsense in another thread, this one is probably more apt.
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