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no_loyalty

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,046
Bristol City 1-0 up, and into 6th place as it stands.
 
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Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,047
thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
What has been said ? Someone is in the shit.At Preston whatever was said to Hanaball.
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Are you giving us a Lecter
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,048
Lamps said:
Teams play differently. Teams that get players in the box have more chances of getting players to get assists. If they pack the box on set pieces those taking the set pieces have a better chance of getting assists.
Quite simple really.
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If what you say is true, his xGA would be higher and it’s not. Frankly, his dribbling made an impression on you and I. However, his output whichever way you look at, is lower.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,049
Burnley set piece coach on the touchline: Stay on! Stay on!

Me:

 

Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,050
Mucca Mad Boys said:
If what you say is true, his xGA would be higher and it’s not. Frankly, his dribbling made an impression on you and I. However, his output whichever way you look at, is lower.
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It would be higher if he had someone to pass to.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,051
Cardiff!!!
 
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Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,052
covcity4life said:
Cardiff!!!
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Lots of twists and turns. This is one of them
 

covcity4life

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,053
Good results for us. A win today be huge for us but regardless of what happens were bang in it
 
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Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,054
Mucca Mad Boys said:
If what you say is true, his xGA would be higher and it’s not. Frankly, his dribbling made an impression on you and I. However, his output whichever way you look at, is lower.
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If you rely on xGA why haven't we scored as many goals as they suggest?
 
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Russell Slade

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,055
They may well go up but my god it must be a chore supporting Burnley
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,056
30 minute delay at Oxford due to an incident in the crowd.

Game is now due to finish at around 2:52, will they have to turn the sky sports+ coverage off at 2:45 due to the blackout? Interesting one.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,057
OK which of you are texting in ranting about Dasilva to CWR?
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,058
Lamps said:
It would be higher if he had someone to pass to.
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That’s not how xA works where he’s a low performer. You’re making a subjective argument that’s not backed up by anything, unfortunately.
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,059
Mucca Mad Boys said:
That’s not how xA works where he’s a low performer. You’re making a subjective argument that’s not backed up by anything, unfortunately.
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So what is your subjective argument?

Saito isn't any good because you say Sakamoto isn't any good?
 

Calista

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,060
First time I've even looked at this thread I think

I feel like our position in the table now is about right, taking the season as a whole. I’ve genuinely always felt we’re in a group of roughly 10 teams who aren’t good enough to be challenging for the top two, but have a realistic shout of a playoff place with a bit of luck. I know people were slamming our performances in the first few months, and even panicking about the table position, but it always seemed like an over-reaction to me. I think we deserved at least 6 points more by Christmas, because quite a few very tight games had gone against us. That would have put us in a more realistic upper mid table position. So it’s pleasing that fortunes have turned recently, when we’ve taken a few more than we probably should have.

We’re properly in the mix now, and rightly so.
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,061
 
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MikeyMoo

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,062
Since 2004/05 (20 seasons) the average number of points needed to survive is 45.7. Calling it!
 
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ptr

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,063
18 points between us and Derby now! Won’t be happy until we are mathematically safe.
 
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Bristol sky blue

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,064
Today was karma for the cruel defeat at Norwich... things always balance out over a season
 
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Lamps

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,065
MikeyMoo said:
Since 2004/05 (20 seasons) the average number of points needed to survive is 45.7. Calling it!
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TTFT. We have 47 points with 13 games to go so we might be safe by now.
 

Robinshio

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,066
Preston in 15th go 3 points behind us with a game in hand if they beat us That’s mad
 

skyblueelephant76

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,067
Robinshio said:
Preston in 15th go 3 points behind us with a game in hand if they beat us That’s mad
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They play their game in hand on Tuesday
 
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ovduk78

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,068
They could have Osmajic suspended if the FA sort the racist accusations from today's game against Burnley quickly but seeing as it took them a month to suspend Sainz for spitting it seems unlikely
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,069
Robinshio said:
Preston in 15th go 3 points behind us with a game in hand if they beat us That’s mad
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They play in the week home to milwall
 
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Balli001

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  • Feb 15, 2025
  • #3,070
Sky Blue Pete said:
They play in the week home to milwall
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Potentially knocks one of them out of the running
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,071
I have just had a look at Blackburn's fixtures - they have an incredibly easy run in from hereon in. Only Sunderland (a) and Sheff Utd a) - last game of the season (which may be irrelevant to Sheff Utd by then). Be absolutely amazed if they are not in the top 6, as the rest of the games look cherry picked for them.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,072
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I have just had a look at Blackburn's fixtures - they have an incredibly easy run in from hereon in. Only Sunderland (a) and Sheff Utd a) - last game of the season (which may be irrelevant to Sheff Utd by then). Be absolutely amazed if they are not in the top 6, as the rest of the games look cherry picked for them.
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Just got to hope they have a mare appointing a manager.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,073
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I have just had a look at Blackburn's fixtures - they have an incredibly easy run in from hereon in. Only Sunderland (a) and Sheff Utd a) - last game of the season (which may be irrelevant to Sheff Utd by then). Be absolutely amazed if they are not in the top 6, as the rest of the games look cherry picked for them.
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Have to disagree with you on their run in. They’re playing a lot of teams like us looking to get into the play offs all the way down to 13th and the rest are all fighting to starve off relegation. Don’t think it is as easy on paper.
 
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Balli001

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,074
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I have just had a look at Blackburn's fixtures - they have an incredibly easy run in from hereon in. Only Sunderland (a) and Sheff Utd a) - last game of the season (which may be irrelevant to Sheff Utd by then). Be absolutely amazed if they are not in the top 6, as the rest of the games look cherry picked for them.
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No games are easy at this point. Also most of the league are still playing for something. Probably only 2-3 teams realistically who are neither in danger or going up. By the same logic we have 6 away games left of which 4 are the current bottom 4 in the division
 
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Diogenes

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,075
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I have just had a look at Blackburn's fixtures - they have an incredibly easy run in from hereon in. Only Sunderland (a) and Sheff Utd a) - last game of the season (which may be irrelevant to Sheff Utd by then). Be absolutely amazed if they are not in the top 6, as the rest of the games look cherry picked for them.
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If there's one thing we should have learned by now it's that there's no such thing as an easy run in, let alone an "incredibly easy" run in.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,076
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Have to disagree with you on their run in. They’re playing a lot of teams like us looking to get into the play offs all the way down to 13th and the rest are all fighting to starve off relegation. Don’t think it is as easy on paper.
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They're 4 points clear of 7th place, and I get what you're saying about all games being tough - but they've got Swansea (dire) Derby and Stoke (dire) away coming up, and if they win 2 of those 3, which I think they will, I'll be surprised if 2 teams below catch them. West Brom (with arguably better players) have a tougher run in imo. Time will tell!

Edit: I thought Luton would be in play off contention, so ignore all I've said above
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,077
Sky Blue Harry H said:
They're 4 points clear of 7th place, and I get what you're saying about all games being tough - but they've got Swansea (dire) Derby and Stoke (dire) away coming up, and if they win 2 of those 3, which I think they will, I'll be surprised if 2 teams below catch them. West Brom (with arguably better players) have a tougher run in imo. Time will tell!

Edit: I thought Luton would be in play off contention, so ignore all I've said above
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End of the day they’re in a prime position compared to us. It’s all about who holds their nerve into the final game of the season .
 

Balli001

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,078
Sky Blue Harry H said:
They're 4 points clear of 7th place, and I get what you're saying about all games being tough - but they've got Swansea (dire) Derby and Stoke (dire) away coming up, and if they win 2 of those 3, which I think they will, I'll be surprised if 2 teams below catch them. West Brom (with arguably better players) have a tougher run in imo. Time will tell!

Edit: I thought Luton would be in play off contention, so ignore all I've said above
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They were also in his position in 2023 however look what happened there
 

SBAndy

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,079
shmmeee said:
Just got to hope they have a mare appointing a manager.
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What’s Wayne Rooney up to?
 

Captain Dart

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  • Feb 16, 2025
  • #3,080
One game at a time.
 
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