Bottom at Christmas

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joeisonfire

joeisonfire

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Only West Brom since the Premiership started in 1992 have stayed up after being bottom at Christmas. Season 04/05 and on 34 points.

So there have been 22 seasons of the PL including the current season and only 1 team has survived after being bottom.

**** me this doesn't look good. We have the good fixtures at home on paper, and the squad and manager to do it. But my mind changes like the weather, 1 day I think we are staying up, the next its we are going down, ha.
 
joeisonfire said:
Only West Brom since the Premiership started in 1992 have stayed up after being bottom at Christmas. Season 04/05 and on 34 points.

So there have been 22 seasons of the PL including the current season and only 1 team has survived after being bottom.

**** me this doesn't look good. We have the good fixtures at home on paper, and the squad and manager to do it. But my mind changes like the weather, 1 day I think we are staying up, the next its we are going down, ha.
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So it can be done then ;)
 
The Vaughan Identity said:
I don't reckon anyone else had the lovely run of home fixtures we've got
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Absolutely. No-one in the history if the premier league has had as hard a first 8 home fixtures (according to previous season league positions) as we had this season. Which must mean we have relatively easier fixtures coming up
 
Has anyone done a comparison with the points we have now from the home games and the points we've had from corresponding games in other seasons. We always beat Man City but don't often get much from the other top teams and the mags.

Also I think most of us expected to be around the relegation area by xmas due to the rotten home fixtures (although not quite as deep in it as we are)

For my two pennyworth I reckon we'll stay up because we are playing better and our run of bad luck can't keep on for ever although since the beachball we've had a long run of poor decisions.

Will we get Welbeck in January? It looks like he's going (bbc gossip yesterday)
 
joeisonfire said:
Only West Brom since the Premiership started in 1992 have stayed up after being bottom at Christmas. Season 04/05 and on 34 points.

So there have been 22 seasons of the PL including the current season and only 1 team has survived after being bottom.

**** me this doesn't look good. We have the good fixtures at home on paper, and the squad and manager to do it. But my mind changes like the weather, 1 day I think we are staying up, the next its we are going down, ha.
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Just KTF marra, it's much better for your health in the long run. ;)
 
Britain had never won a Tour de France for over 100 years until last year. I bet we win it again 2 or 3 times in the next 5 years though.

Records are there to be broken and I really still think we can scrape out of this mess. We do need a new striker in a couple of weeks though.
 
Charley Farley said:
Has anyone done a comparison with the points we have now from the home games and the points we've had from corresponding games in other seasons. We always beat Man City but don't often get much from the other top teams and the mags.

Also I think most of us expected to be around the relegation area by xmas due to the rotten home fixtures (although not quite as deep in it as we are)

For my two pennyworth I reckon we'll stay up because we are playing better and our run of bad luck can't keep on for ever although since the beachball we've had a long run of poor decisions.

Will we get Welbeck in January? It looks like he's going (bbc gossip yesterday)
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13/14 season- 6 points
12/13 season- 5 points
11/12 season- 6 points
10/11 season- 3 points
09/10 season- 10 points
08/09 season- 5 points

didn't do the fulham game, just the top teams and the derby <ok>
 
Charley Farley said:
Has anyone done a comparison with the points we have now from the home games and the points we've had from corresponding games in other seasons. We always beat Man City but don't often get much from the other top teams and the mags.

Also I think most of us expected to be around the relegation area by xmas due to the rotten home fixtures (although not quite as deep in it as we are)

For my two pennyworth I reckon we'll stay up because we are playing better and our run of bad luck can't keep on for ever although since the beachball we've had a long run of poor decisions.

Will we get Welbeck in January? It looks like he's going (bbc gossip yesterday)
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The beachball wasn't even luck, the right outcome prevailed.

A goal bound shot from within the penalty area is likely to find the back of the net. If it had been ruled out, it would have been an injustice because it was a LFC beachball thrown by a LFC supporter.
 
Bri And His Funky Phallus said:
13/14 season- 6 points
12/13 season- 5 points
11/12 season- 6 points
10/11 season- 3 points
09/10 season- 10 points
08/09 season- 5 points

didn't do the fulham game, just the top teams and the derby <ok>
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Charley Farley said:
Thanks Bri.

Looking at those points we're doing no better or worse than normal.

We'll stay up.
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You're welcome fellas. Nothing out of the ordinary is it, unlike our fixture list. But now is where we can turn it into a positive. Home form will help bring in points away I'm certain.
 
We seem to be hitting a bit of form at the right time for me, nothing brilliant but the signs are good, what we have to avoid is bottling the home fixtures against the teams in the relegation scrap, as we have a history of doing, I think Saturday is a must win to give us a platform to finish this awful calender year on a high. I think we can get out of it given the rub of the green which we haven't had up to date. KTF
 
joeisonfire said:
Only West Brom since the Premiership started in 1992 have stayed up after being bottom at Christmas. Season 04/05 and on 34 points.

So there have been 22 seasons of the PL including the current season and only 1 team has survived after being bottom.

**** me this doesn't look good. We have the good fixtures at home on paper, and the squad and manager to do it. But my mind changes like the weather, 1 day I think we are staying up, the next its we are going down, ha.
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We won't be bottom at Christmas but this is a very strange season tbh.

We'll be fine.
 
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