Championship 24/25

[Exiled_Rover]

SKY commentators making excuses for Sheffield United. You love to see it.

They've completely bottled the season - no if, buts or maybes. 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

the burnley centre back esteve is destined for a greater future than turning up at turf moor every week,the big boys will be circling next season,class player who is always in the right place,hence he never looks hurried

Agree to disagree - he's out of position a lot and diving into challenges.

He'll get taken to the cleaners against better players. 

[Hasta]

10 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Agree to disagree - he's out of position a lot and diving into challenges.

He'll get taken to the cleaners against better players. 

To be fair he’s only 22. Van Hecke made similar mistakes for us at a similar age. I’m sure he’s improved since.

[superniko]

We have to win both games to have a chance (fact) as 4 points doesn’t reach Bristol City and only matches Coventry if they lose two (but one would be to Boro would also match our points with better GD).

If we do win both games then it makes no difference to us if Coventry draw or lose vs Luton as we’ll need them to either draw (we’d be guaranteed better GD) vs Boro or lose to Boro.

So 12:30pm Saturday Luton vs Coventry, no difference to us if they draw (go to 67 points) or lose (stay on 66 points).

Ideally Boro would then lose as they’d still have something to play for vs Coventry on the final game, but we’d be above them.

Fun to still have a chance, but I constantly said it would be sub-70 points needed and it’s infuriating that we’re not cemented in 5th place (although West Brom fans probably feel the same). 

[superniko]

14 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Agree to disagree - he's out of position a lot and diving into challenges.

He'll get taken to the cleaners against better players. 

These two look miles behind the 3 who were promoted last season, and look how much they’ve got battered every week against the big boys. 
The gulf is huge between the two leagues now. 

[Exiled_Rover]

What a fucking terrible game of football this has been. Good lord. 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, superniko said:

These two look miles behind the 3 who were promoted last season, and look how much they’ve got battered every week against the big boys. 
The gulf is huge between the two leagues now. 

the three that went up last year got recruitement wrong and all three of them tried passing football against far better teams,that never works,in leicesters case sacking copper was insanely stupid

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

21 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

the burnley centre back esteve is destined for a greater future than turning up at turf moor every week,the big boys will be circling next season,class player who is always in the right place,hence he never looks hurried

Guyere turned him like a school boy at the dingledome. He was hanging onto Guyere like a cheap suit.

[sharpysharps86]

I wouldn't be too surprised if Rovers have a sniff of the playoffs going into the last day. Top 6 won't happen but at least they have stopped the rot and turned things around to hopefully end the season positively.

At the start of the campaign I think most would've accepted a top half finish after last season as being a great improvement...but the narrative of the season and the way things have panned out at the club means it's yet another 'what could've been' effort.

[Tom]

It’s stark how much Sheff United shot themselves in the foot and imploded, at worst they should have been going to the last game instead they lost 3 on the bounce.

Wouldn’t fancy them in the playoffs now 

[sharpysharps86]

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

It’s stark how much Sheff United shot themselves in the foot and imploded, at worst they should have been going to the last game instead they lost 3 on the bounce.

Wouldn’t fancy them in the playoffs now 

Signing BBD was their master stroke.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, superniko said:

These two look miles behind the 3 who were promoted last season, and look how much they’ve got battered every week against the big boys. 
The gulf is huge between the two leagues now. 

They can be next seasons Ipswich or they can be next seasons Southampton, their choice.

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, Tom said:

It’s stark how much Sheff United shot themselves in the foot and imploded, at worst they should have been going to the last game instead they lost 3 on the bounce.

Wouldn’t fancy them in the playoffs now 

They've still miles ahead of everyone else in the Championship with that squad - granted they're massively out of form. 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

They can be next seasons Ipswich or they can be next seasons Southampton, their choice.

burnley have to get their inner dyche to survive next season,it will be humiliation if they try to play  parkers way

[Exiled_Rover]

7 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

I wouldn't be too surprised if Rovers have a sniff of the playoffs going into the last day. Top 6 won't happen but at least they have stopped the rot and turned things around to hopefully end the season positively.

At the start of the campaign I think most would've accepted a top half finish after last season as being a great improvement...but the narrative of the season and the way things have panned out at the club means it's yet another 'what could've been' effort.

If we'd shown any signs of life post Christmas we'd be prepping for the playoffs now.

That falls on the same heads it always does. 

[Exiled_Rover]

10 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

the three that went up last year got recruitement wrong and all three of them tried passing football against far better teams,that never works,in leicesters case sacking copper was insanely stupid

I think it's very, very difficult to get recruitment right when everyone knows you're pretty much nailed on for relegation.

You have to have some great scouts to find gems the other PL teams aren't aware of. 

[Tom]

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think it's very, very difficult to get recruitment right when everyone knows you're pretty much nailed on for relegation.

You have to have some great scouts to find gems the other PL teams aren't aware of. 

part good recruitment and the fact you need to be difficult to beat,all the three promoted sides this year have been wide open every game,ourselves and bolton did`nt survive ten seasons in the premier league by trying to outplay everyone,thats just a recipe for relegation

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

part good recruitment and the fact you need to be difficult to beat,all the three promoted sides this year have been wide open every game,ourselves and bolton did`nt survive ten seasons in the premier league by trying to outplay everyone,thats just a recipe for relegation

You can't completely change your style of play upon promotion. 

Not without buying a new starting XI. 

Realistically you have to double down on what got you there and not wildly overspend, accepting that you're probably going to get relegated, but your club will be stronger as a result.

The gulf is cavernous now. 

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

You can't completely change your style of play upon promotion. 

Not without buying a new starting XI. 

Realistically you have to double down on what got you there and not wildly overspend, accepting that you're probably going to get relegated, but your club will be stronger as a result.

The gulf is cavernous now. 

if bournemouth,brighton,brentford,nottingham forest and fulham can do it,there is no reason why any club can`t establish theirself

southampton keeping russell martin was daft,he thinks every one of his players is a cross between pele and maradona

leicesters sacking of cooper more or less sealed their fate

ipswich signed a lot of good attackers but neglected to sign any defenders,they are shocking at the back and play far to open

thats the reason all three went down

[Bronzed A Donis]

I actually think they won't be as bad as we all hope. 

They don't concede many or many chances and that's a better starting point than their pep light approach last time.

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I'd love to know why Brownhill gets a free pass on a yellow card every game. 

Let's him have far more influence on the game than he should be able to when he's just allowed to disrupt an attack with a late / cynical foul and not be punished for it. 

Reminds me of Dennis Wise, who I also disliked.

[Waggy76]

16 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

I actually think they won't be as bad as we all hope. 

They don't concede many or many chances and that's a better starting point than their pep light approach last time.

Have you seen Parkers record in the big league? 

Bring Dyche back! 

They would stand a chance then! 

Edited yesterday at 19:07 by Waggy76

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

18 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

I actually think they won't be as bad as we all hope. 

They don't concede many or many chances and that's a better starting point than their pep light approach last time.

They don’t score many even in this very average league. How many will they score at top level ? If you don’t score you don’t win any games.