MUBlue
Player Valuation: £225k
And managers who actually play 2 strikers
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And managers who actually play 2 strikers
ijjysmith
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This correct. But the fact that somehow there are 11 teams between us give me a tiny bit of comfort.
MUBlue
Player Valuation: £225k
We've been massively fortunate all season when you look at it.
Eg Dour against Stoke, won 1-0.
Wretched against Bournemouth, saved by Niasse, won 2-1.
Scraped a draw against Brighton with a late pen.
Massive late pen against Watford and Cleverley missing, won 3-2.
Two penalties (one scored on the rebound) helped us to win against Swansea (bottom).
Goalkeeping error handed us the win at Newcastle when they hit the woodwork twice.
How many actually decent performances have their been? We were even average or worse in the 4-0 over West Ham.
Given all that, how [Poor language removed] or unlucky have all these other sides been to actually have fewer points.
[Poor language removed] teams, [Poor language removed] league. End of story.
MUBlue
Player Valuation: £225k
Demostrates how desperately poor we and the league in general are. That's the side which completely hammered us.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
I’ve said this before, but seems appropriate in here as it’s a comment on how superior the top 6 are to the rest of the league.
In the first 3 years of Opta stats (early 90’s). There was only one game in which a team had more than 70% possession.
This season alone, there have been more than 40.
There is not one team outside the top 6 that look comfortable in possession. We certainly don’t.
In the first 3 years of Opta stats (early 90’s). There was only one game in which a team had more than 70% possession.
This season alone, there have been more than 40.
There is not one team outside the top 6 that look comfortable in possession. We certainly don’t.
Berenger
Player Valuation: £8m
How are the percentages stacking up?
ijjysmith
Calm
Leave this with me
It’s also put more talent in the bottom sides, making it more competitive than ever. I’d argue that it’s not the worst PL, although the end product may be less desirable than the talent suggests.
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Just listen to Ray hougton on some radio show, he reckons fans and clubs are approaching a cross roads, citing stupid wages and lack of trophies for such a large number of clubs and the manager merry go round.
Refreshing to hear
Refreshing to hear
The Kopites, as ever, will be deluding themselves that they are having a fantastic season and that but for Mane being sent off “unfairly” for almost decapitating the City goalkeeper, they would be nailed on Champions.
Other than that....I agree with you.
Titus Bramble
Best centre half to grace the Premier League
This is the first season where I feel my love for the sport dwindling and in my opinion it’s all down to money which impacts every aspect of the game.
Firstly, there are too many mercenary players. A player can earn millions a year by sitting on the bench. No effort required. Then a club in need for reinforcement takes a chance, signs them, gives them a signing on fee worth hundreds of thousands with another contract worth millions. Rinse and repeat. The talent is there, the will and even the necessity to put in the effort to go with it isn’t.
Then there’s the managers. The reward for failure is massive. Sign a 4 year contract, again worth millions, go on a bad run of 10 games, get the sack and the pay off that comes with it. Again, rinse and repeat. The likes of Allardyce, Pardew, Pulis etc will have millions in the bank for achieving sweet fa. There’s no incentive to win if you can make a fat profit by losing.
But ultimately, can you blame any of them? The price any owner would have to pay financially if their club gets relegated is monumental, therefore they will quite rightly do anything in the power to stay up. And how do they do that? It’s simple. Money. And this what drives this never ending cycle. If you don’t match the silly money others are offering, they won’t sign.
The money bubble will burst one day, and I think the game will ultimately benefit when it does
Firstly, there are too many mercenary players. A player can earn millions a year by sitting on the bench. No effort required. Then a club in need for reinforcement takes a chance, signs them, gives them a signing on fee worth hundreds of thousands with another contract worth millions. Rinse and repeat. The talent is there, the will and even the necessity to put in the effort to go with it isn’t.
Then there’s the managers. The reward for failure is massive. Sign a 4 year contract, again worth millions, go on a bad run of 10 games, get the sack and the pay off that comes with it. Again, rinse and repeat. The likes of Allardyce, Pardew, Pulis etc will have millions in the bank for achieving sweet fa. There’s no incentive to win if you can make a fat profit by losing.
But ultimately, can you blame any of them? The price any owner would have to pay financially if their club gets relegated is monumental, therefore they will quite rightly do anything in the power to stay up. And how do they do that? It’s simple. Money. And this what drives this never ending cycle. If you don’t match the silly money others are offering, they won’t sign.
The money bubble will burst one day, and I think the game will ultimately benefit when it does
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