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***Official English Football Season 2021/22***

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Yeah, games in hand is making it convoluted, including keeping the narrative that West Ham are having a great season still, whilst their results have been worse than middling for awhile. Effectively they're about 8th, and looking at a worse season than last year when they didn't have to sell their best players. Something I think they won't be able to avoid next season, especially Rice.

It's just kinda annoying me, these uneven games, people gnomically saying, I'd rather have the points than games in hand, well no **** sherlock, but as silly as automatically putting points on for games in hand, is disregarding them.
Your lot are in a hell of a position all of a sudden, speaking of games in hand

Easter Monday could be a right occasion (btw wtf is with that fixture being on a bank holiday?? Harsh on the Grecians)
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Your lot are in a hell of a position all of a sudden, speaking of games in hand

Easter Monday could be a right occasion (btw wtf is with that fixture being on a bank holiday?? Harsh on the Grecians)
Got a lot of six-pointers coming up, so not getting complacent, and as everyone keeps on bloody saying, rather have the points.

Fixture list is always baffling nowadays. Yet Bristol Rovers would make more sense who we have on Saturday, they're on a roll all of a sudden, then Mansfield, Swindon Salford, if we are still in a great position after that lot I may allow some optimism, but so far it could easily end up the same script as the last 5 seasons, play-off hell or just missing out on play-off hell.

Just hope Nombe can get back to his best after a bad injury, such a key focal point for us.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
I think from what I’ve seen in the results, you are similar to us in terms of winning against bottom half clubs routinely. But the thing is, in itself in this division if you can pick up wins in most games against the lower sides, it’ll take you a long way because some seemingly better sides like Northampton struggle for consistency.

Similar to you though, if we get Spearing and Glatzel back soon I think we will get over the line, but the memory of losing Vaughan and limping to seventh last year is strong
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
If I know our wpd, the 92-93 relegation he wrote about the other day likely surprised him less than everyone else.
 

HeathDavisSpeed

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Hmmm. Colchester had a good run of about 4-5 games of late, but that seems to have fallen away again. Real risk of no Essex football club being in the football league. Last time I checked, things weren't looking great for Essex in the National League South either.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
That is How Rangnick needs to see the future, Ronaldo skies over, Elanga in the next minute scores. Another daylight robbery by United in this Comp though, is it written, Ronaldo winner in the Final?
 

Pothas

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It really does.

People warned me that one of the worst things about going up would be not being able to enjoy the big teams losing to bottom half teams.
 

Niall

International Coach
Pogba's been our best player this past month by miles.
Not saying much really considering the level of opponents and finally when they play an ok team he was the second worst player on the pitch.

Pogba is talented, but ultimately its not going to work out and he and Bruno can't coexist in the same team sadly.

He is probably going to go in the Summer anyway which is best for everyone involved.

Scott Mc T was hugely missed last night which tells its own story.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Yeah I have just been assuming that Everton will stay up but their fixtures actually look pretty horrible.

Huge set of games coming up for Brentford now, still have to play all the teams below us so it gets kind of serious now.
tbh I actually looked at their recent form after my previous post, and it has been dire. Maybe this will be their year, so to speak. Although I think that Leeds are probably worse unless they get something like their first XI on the pitch before too long. As for Brentford, speaking as a neutral, I do fear for them a bit. I hope they'll do enough to stay up, but the EPL is a tough ask for a promoted side that's lost form and/or confidence.
 

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Well that ends any talk of Palace being relegated.
It should do, although one league win in 2022 doesn't mean we're completely fire-proof. As GIMH alluded, 1992-93 means we don't feel safe until three other sides need snookers, so obviously I'm not relaxing yet.

Burnley are becoming a real problem.
Yeah, they're looking pretty good now. Certainly better than most of the sides above them. Revisiting my analysis the other day, I suspect that Norwich's improved form won't be quite enough to overtake three other teams, and Watford look dire. So we're talking them and one other. Probably not Newcastle, despite losing Trippier. Preferably Leeds (rotten fans) or Everton (never add anything to the PL anyway) rather than your lot. Or Palace of course. :dry:
 

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