EPL Discussion Thread 2010/2011

[Jim05]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

[mighty hounds]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

[Dirko]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

Will you blokes just shaddup about this already.......

[Jim05]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

Will you blokes just shaddup about this already.......

If it makes you happier i reckon sunderland are the only side to be relegated twice under 20pts and swindon conceded around the 100 goal mark but i think they still played 42 games then.
I reckon Norwich will get around 20-28pts next season

[Jim05]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

Yeah think we typed at same time, cheers

[scoob]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

11 Points Cant believe that.... didnt think it was that few.

[mighty hounds]

Reckon Derby went down with 15pts, 1 win I recall

see above Jim it was 11

11 Points Cant believe that.... didnt think it was that few.

Yep! reckon they beat a promoted sude rund 2 or something and never won again lol

[johntheclaret]

dont be so sure on QPR going straight back down.

I have heard rumours they are a VERY rich club and are going to buy up this trans window

Have heard the same... i wont be backing them to go down in my predictions comp next season

Arent they the richest club outside the EPL?

I've kind of been leading you astray there. They are owned by formula 1 magnate Bernie Ecclestone and a partner who's combined wealth makes QPR the 2nd or 3rd richest club in the country behind Man C and maybe Chelsea. In theory that is. Most QPR fans were pretty pissed off by the lack of investment by the owners. Warnock is the one who's turned it around for them

[johntheclaret]

Shame to see Blackpool go down I guess but let's face it, their defence was at an amateur level and they did not improve on that all season. It might be a nice spectacle having 4-3 games every week but that will not keep you in the top league.

Championship will be interesting next season with Birmingham going down as well. At least they won a trophy I guess.

Come on Marty. Their defence was leaky but call them amateur level is going a bit over the top.

And I wouldn't mind the clarets winner 4-3 every week.

Blackpool are the 1st EPL side to get relegated from the EPL after scoring more than 50 goals in a season. To be fair, any other year 39 points would have been enough to keep them up

[johntheclaret]

IMHO I think all 3 promoted sides will struggle next year. The CCC has been piss poor on quality this year which makes it all the more frustrating that the Clarets didn't take advantage.
Birmingham and West Ham should be big enough to make it straight back up. Blackpool might do a BURNLEY and blow it.

Pidge I can't believe you'd think Swansea would do ok next year. I thought they were the weakest of the PO finalists and if they get over the last hurdle, could very well break Derby's record. Home form in the CCC will count for nothing.
Norwich I think is a step too far, two straight promotions will end in one relegation. I actually think Reading have the best chance of making a fist of it if they get there.

Forget QPR. Ecclestone will be happy to take the £35m. He's never shown any desire to invest in the club before and I can't see that changing.

Although he has given Warnock a vote of confidence for next season

[Jim05]

Totally agree JTC. If reading get through i give them the best chance of staying up, swansea might break derby's record if they go up. To be honest cant see QPR doing anything and the canaries swift rise will come back and bite them. If the hammers keep most of their squad and snare Ancelotti they will be almost promoted by chrissy, Birmingham should push for automatic spot along with Forest. The rest can fight it out.

[Pidge]

IMHO I think all 3 promoted sides will struggle next year. The CCC has been piss poor on quality this year which makes it all the more frustrating that the Clarets didn't take advantage.
Birmingham and West Ham should be big enough to make it straight back up. Blackpool might do a BURNLEY and blow it.

Pidge I can't believe you'd think Swansea would do ok next year. I thought they were the weakest of the PO finalists and if they get over the last hurdle, could very well break Derby's record. Home form in the CCC will count for nothing.
Norwich I think is a step too far, two straight promotions will end in one relegation. I actually think Reading have the best chance of making a fist of it if they get there.

Forget QPR. Ecclestone will be happy to take the £35m. He's never shown any desire to invest in the club before and I can't see that changing.

Although he has given Warnock a vote of confidence for next season

I'm only going on what i've seen from them this season. You would know ALOT more than me.

[Jim05]

Shame to see Blackpool go down I guess but let's face it, their defence was at an amateur level and they did not improve on that all season. It might be a nice spectacle having 4-3 games every week but that will not keep you in the top league.

Championship will be interesting next season with Birmingham going down as well. At least they won a trophy I guess.

Come on Marty. Their defence was leaky but call them amateur level is going a bit over the top.

And I wouldn't mind the clarets winner 4-3 every week.

Blackpool are the 1st EPL side to get relegated from the EPL after scoring more than 50 goals in a season. To be fair, any other year 39 points would have been enough to keep them up

Spot on, they leaked a few only because they were looking to score at other end and got hit on the break a fair bit. I think in most games they as many if not more shots on goal than their opponents.
I may be corrected but I do think they were one of the two sides to do the double over Liverpool this season, not bad for amateurs

[Jim05]

IMHO I think all 3 promoted sides will struggle next year. The CCC has been piss poor on quality this year which makes it all the more frustrating that the Clarets didn't take advantage.
Birmingham and West Ham should be big enough to make it straight back up. Blackpool might do a BURNLEY and blow it.

Pidge I can't believe you'd think Swansea would do ok next year. I thought they were the weakest of the PO finalists and if they get over the last hurdle, could very well break Derby's record. Home form in the CCC will count for nothing.
Norwich I think is a step too far, two straight promotions will end in one relegation. I actually think Reading have the best chance of making a fist of it if they get there.

Forget QPR. Ecclestone will be happy to take the £35m. He's never shown any desire to invest in the club before and I can't see that changing.

Although he has given Warnock a vote of confidence for next season

I'm only going on what i've seen from them this season. You would know ALOT more than me.

Seen a lot of the championship this season and Swansea would need to recruit quite a few to be competitive, would be quite a few tennis scores against them when the big boys come to town.

[Bulls forever]

Shame to see Blackpool go down I guess but let's face it, their defence was at an amateur level and they did not improve on that all season. It might be a nice spectacle having 4-3 games every week but that will not keep you in the top league.

Championship will be interesting next season with Birmingham going down as well. At least they won a trophy I guess.

Come on Marty. Their defence was leaky but call them amateur level is going a bit over the top.

And I wouldn't mind the clarets winner 4-3 every week.

Blackpool are the 1st EPL side to get relegated from the EPL after scoring more than 50 goals in a season. To be fair, any other year 39 points would have been enough to keep them up

Spot on, they leaked a few only because they were looking to score at other end and got hit on the break a fair bit. I think in most games they as many if not more shots on goal than their opponents.
I may be corrected but I do think they were one of the two sides to do the double over Liverpool this season, not bad for amateurs

Jimbo, this is my moment of fame, the other side being Spurs of course. Agreed with the comments though, pity to see them go down, where will Charlie Adams end up, surely won't be content to play CC after the season he has had.

[Jim05]

If i was fergie id have grabbed young charlie by the arm and stuck a contract under his nose before i let him leave old trafford!!! His talent is too good to waste in the championship

[johntheclaret]

No way Adams will be with Blackpool next season
Liverpool were sniffing for his signature but can't see King Kenny wanting him. Maybe a good player for Sunderland or Bolton or a club of that ilk.

Pidge, no way my opinion is any more qualified than yours mate. Just look at my track record in the comps this year

[johntheclaret]

Yes they were Jim beat Liverpool 2-1 away when Pool were at their worst. Doubt they would have got that scoreline with Kenny in charge but hey, you can only play the opposition you get on the day.

[johntheclaret]

IMHO I think all 3 promoted sides will struggle next year. The CCC has been piss poor on quality this year which makes it all the more frustrating that the Clarets didn't take advantage.
Birmingham and West Ham should be big enough to make it straight back up. Blackpool might do a BURNLEY and blow it.

Pidge I can't believe you'd think Swansea would do ok next year. I thought they were the weakest of the PO finalists and if they get over the last hurdle, could very well break Derby's record. Home form in the CCC will count for nothing.
Norwich I think is a step too far, two straight promotions will end in one relegation. I actually think Reading have the best chance of making a fist of it if they get there.

Forget QPR. Ecclestone will be happy to take the £35m. He's never shown any desire to invest in the club before and I can't see that changing.

Although he has given Warnock a vote of confidence for next season

I'm only going on what i've seen from them this season. You would know ALOT more than me.

Sorry Pidge, I've gone on the laptop instead of my phone so I can reply. Didn't mean to suggest your opinion wasn't valid mate. Apologies if it came over that way.

[Pidge]

IMHO I think all 3 promoted sides will struggle next year. The CCC has been piss poor on quality this year which makes it all the more frustrating that the Clarets didn't take advantage.
Birmingham and West Ham should be big enough to make it straight back up. Blackpool might do a BURNLEY and blow it.

Pidge I can't believe you'd think Swansea would do ok next year. I thought they were the weakest of the PO finalists and if they get over the last hurdle, could very well break Derby's record. Home form in the CCC will count for nothing.
Norwich I think is a step too far, two straight promotions will end in one relegation. I actually think Reading have the best chance of making a fist of it if they get there.

Forget QPR. Ecclestone will be happy to take the £35m. He's never shown any desire to invest in the club before and I can't see that changing.

Although he has given Warnock a vote of confidence for next season

I'm only going on what i've seen from them this season. You would know ALOT more than me.

Sorry Pidge, I've gone on the laptop instead of my phone so I can reply. Didn't mean to suggest your opinion wasn't valid mate. Apologies if it came over that way.

Nah, all good mate. Didn't take it that way.
I've only seen them play a couple of times and what i've seen has been pretty good.