Bye bye West Ham justice finds you eventually

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Hibbert&Ernie said:
Did they get docked points. Yes. Did West ham - no. FA favouritism.
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One slight difference tho -

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Muggins said:
Boro were docked points for not turning up to a scheduled premier league game as I remember...

My memory is a bit crap though...
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Jeez, mine is too. I don't remember that at all? What was the deal on that one?
 
blackpool will be safe if they conceed less at man utd than Birmingham at spurs if they both lost next weekend thats another way to look as stoke wont lose to wigan for me
 
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Muggins said:
Boro were docked points for not turning up to a scheduled premier league game as I remember...

My memory is a bit crap though...
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Your right, 1997 Boro said the squad had flu and couldn't play vs Blackburn. Yet West ham fielded Mascherano and Tevez (Tevez scoring plenty to single handedly keep them up) costing Sheff Utd their prem place, players and manager. West ham pair out some compo but the damage was done, Sheff Utd dropped out of the championship this season into the the first division.
 
Ring master said:
blackpool will be safe if they conceed less at man utd than Birmingham at spurs if they both lost next weekend thats another way to look as stoke wont lose to wigan for me
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Well, although Stoke didn't win the FA cup they get a europa spot and when Brum won the League cup they became a different side overnight. The pain for Stoke from losing yesterday along with a midweek versus City may just be a step too far.
 
B'ham have gone for me defo. Spurs will polish them off no problem next Sunday. And I wouldn't rule out Wigan and Blackpool both getting three points and getting Blackburn relegated
 
Off here...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996–97_FA_Premier_League

Middlesbrough, despite spending millions of pounds on high profile foreign players like Emerson Moisés Costa, Fabrizio Ravanelli (who scored 31 goals in all competitions), Branco and Gianluca Festa, were relegated on the final day of the season and were on the losing side in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals. Middlebrough finished in 19th place, but they would have been placed outside the relegation zone without a 3-point deduction imposed for cancelling a December 1996 fixture against Blackburn Rovers, with the Middlesbrough board blaming the decision on the absence of 23 players ill or injured.[2][3] This sanction meant Coventry City, who had been in the top division since 1967, finished in 17th place and avoided relegation. The decision was controversial and resurfaced as a major linchpin in the West Ham saga. Ironically, West Ham was one of the few clubs that insisted on Bryan Robson's men being deducted points. The situation was turned into a farce by the FA after its Assistant Chief Executive had initially sanctioned the postponement. If Middlesbrough had played the game against Blackburn with a team made up of youth and reserve players and lost, they still would have survived relegation quite comfortably, which raised questions why they should be docked points for cancelling the game to gain no advantage. The counter-argument is that they might have gained three points by winning the postponed match, which they might have lost if it had been played on the scheduled date.
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Ring master said:
Green mistake 4mins into injury time gives wigan the 3-2 win good game to watch,now 1 point between 5 teams at the bottom going into next weekend-some weekend it will be next week
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Relegation issues more than complex (West Ham and 2 from 5)

Stoke v Wigan
Wolves v Blackburn
Spurs v Brum
Man U v Blackpool

Damage limitation for one of the teams on 39 points might be enough (i.e. narrow defeat) - a win might not be enough!! Blackburn look safe ish unless they lose very badly at Wolves and 2 of the 3 teams on 39 draw (or win). They will almost certainly be safe with a draw but Wolves might not be!

15 Blackburn 37 -14 40 (43-57)
16 Wolves 37 -19 40 (44-63)
17 Birmingham 37 -20 39 (36-56)
18 Blackpool 37 -21 39 (53-74)
19 Wigan 37 -22 39 (39-61)

Can two teams finish exactly level - Points, GD and Goals Scored? In reality no but it is just possible:
Blackburn & Wigan might (Wigan to draw 4-4 and Blackburn to lose 8-0 - or similar (5-5, 9-1)) - and it will matter if either Birmingham or Blackpool avoid defeat.
Wolves and Wigan might (Wigan 5-5 Wolves 0-3) - again it will depend on the other 2 sides results.
Birmingham and Wigan might (Birmingham lose 6-3 and Wigan 1-0 - or similar - then the issue of relegation would depend on Blackpool's result - potentially a last minute goal could change everything one way or another)
Wolves fans will be checking the scores all through the game - if they are losing or are only drawing.
 
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Shame they are down. Decent club with a nice history, who quite frankly I believe belong in the Premiership based on size. Also gutted for one of my 2 best friends, who is an avid (granted not as passionable as I'm an Evertonian) Hammers fan. Hope they bounce back immediately next season.
 
I wonder if that relegation affects the decision to award WHU the Olympic stadium?
 
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