Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted July 22, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, garynysmon said: In fairness, it feels like they've won the title about three times this season already. Making a big deal of the trophy presentation was just milking it. To be fair, they’ve done an incredible wind-up job. Top drawer. I’m made up for them but they took it to a new level with that light and firework show which made me feel like the Americans found out I had a bit of oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 We're probably a generation away from the kind of supercomputer that can cogently work out if we're media darlings or the most ignored, inconsequential title win ever. Hendo's little legs done the lift, though. The season's out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, seph said: Thank fuck that season's done. Interesting shootout coming up, I can see Brentford ballsing it up more than Fulham but that final's probably likely. The Wigan thing sucks the hardest, though; either them or Barnsley getting dropped by a League jury isn't a nice way to see the Champ order decided. Don't forget Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County could be in trouble with their dodgy selling of their stadiums to the owners to cook the books. A hearing on both cases are due to be looked at in August. I also feel for Wigan, it shows up how ineffective the 'fit and proper persons' test is. Colin managed to do his Red Adair rescue of Boro and is looking likely to stay on for at least a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Teedy Kay Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 If Warnock does stay on for another season, he'll probably drag enough performances out of Boro to get them promoted. The only man in football that CAN polish a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 Sorry if I were buzzing last night, and a little "over excited!" I know for every Barnsley fan celebrating there is a Wigan, Hull and Charlton fan dreading League 1, and cracking clubs like Brentford having to go through the playoffs after looking like they would be top 2 for much of the night. I never like to come off like I'm gloating, and having experienced both those feelings numerous times, it really isn't a nice feeling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Teedy Kay said: If Warnock does stay on for another season, he'll probably drag enough performances out of Boro to get them promoted. The only man in football that CAN polish a turd. And yet when it's time to evolve from that and really get the best out of his players he's still a deer in the headlights.  22 minutes ago, Ralphy said: When do the new PL and League seasons start? Earliest date I've seen through heresay was 12/09. I think that's a little too short if players still want a real holiday (as good as one can get in this situation), so I'd say late Sept/early Oct as a ballpark. That winter break thingy didn't last long, did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky316 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 9 hours ago, seph said: Thank fuck that season's done. Interesting shootout coming up, I can see Brentford ballsing it up more than Fulham but that final's probably likely. The Wigan thing sucks the hardest, though; either them or Barnsley getting dropped by a League jury isn't a nice way to see the Champ order decided. I'm still anticipating the FA bottling it like they did in League Two where they decided that the optimum point deduction for winding up orders, financial issues and so on is two points just so they wouldn't have to take responsibility for relegating a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) This is going to rumble on and on. If they go back and don't relegate Wigan, the Barnsley board will sue the FA for not applying the set in stone rules(they are already looking into court action against them if Wednesday and Derby are not punished this season for the stadium sales). If they do relegate Wigan, then they will go to court. It's a complete fucking mess! I've just spoken to a mate of mine that works in the admin support at Oakwell(he supports the board and the coaching staff), and they think it's a cast iron case that the Wigan deduction will stand as a precedent has been set in the past and will open the FA up for even more legal action. Even if they argue that it's the FA's fault for not being stringent enough with their fit and proper person tests, Bolton(as an example) could then sue the FA for loss of earnings as they can argue the same. I certainly wouldn't like to be the one that makes the decision. By the letter of the law, Wigan should go down as they have been paying player wages that wouldn't look out of place towards the bottom of the Premier League on crowds of around 8,000 that they obviously couldn't afford. Edited July 23, 2020 by Cod Eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Is that the sort of language they teach you at Harrow private school? Â Edited July 23, 2020 by SuperBacon always thought he went Harrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, lanky316 said: I'm still anticipating the FA bottling it like they did in League Two where they decided that the optimum point deduction for winding up orders, financial issues and so on is two points just so they wouldn't have to take responsibility for relegating a team. If Bolton and Bury could/would sue on that basis I'd be all for it. Edited July 23, 2020 by seph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 Crap trivia on Wigan: as far as I can tell this is the first time since Sheffield United in 1981 that a team has been relegated with a positive goal difference. (Though added credit to Manchester City who were relegated in 1938 despite scoring more goals than any other team in the division.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members The Ratt Posted July 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 23, 2020 And to add to this Manchester City were league champions the prior year in 1937. I'm fairly sure they are the only side in England to win the title and get relegated the following year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 When Leicester got relegated from the Championship (and we didn’t) they had the second best defensive record in the league, but couldn’t score for shit. Not that I’m complaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted July 24, 2020 Jordan Henderson, football writer's player of the year. Fuck a duck. NULL AND VOID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Jordan Henderson, football writer's player of the year. Fuck a duck. NULL AND VOID He's their most important player you know (stop laughing at the back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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