Having a look at the BBC Sport webpage for "The Championship", I noticed the standings have been reset to alphabetical order.
Would anyone have a problem if the table finished in a similar way to this come this end of the season? My reasons for this are:
- We're sat in the top half of the table in a pretty good position, though secretly I'd like to think we could do slightly better (hopefully pushing for a play-off spot but 7th or 8th would do just fine - for now!).
- We're sat happily above the Red Dogs, who look to be stuck in a tricky relegation mire with some thorny opposition, particularly West Ham United and Reading to pick who I believe to be the strongest of the bottom 8, closely followed by Millwall.
It must be mentioned though that I don't agree or believe that Birmingham will be 2nd, or even pushing for promotion. They will have a mediocre 14th or 15th place finish - and then begin to CRASH and BURN!
Farewell Mr. Yeung!
Would anybody be bothered?
posted on 24/6/11
Champions....Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...
posted on 24/6/11
IMO you should always aim for the top. A winner would never aim for nothing less however unlikely it may be
Nobody to fear in this league!
posted on 24/6/11
Wow, didn't take long for the loser mentality to show itself in full force on here. I thought now you've signed a whole new team your confidence would be back?
posted on 24/6/11
I doubt few teams fear us either atm. We need more options in midfield and a real threat up front. We look good enough to steer clear of the relegation dogfight, but not good enough to challenge for the play-offs. As long as we have a better season, win more than we lose and see some genuine progress instead of going backwards.
posted on 24/6/11
I'd be happy with that. I love the Championship, it's the best league in the world and I don't want to experience the Prem again until we have a team that can actually give it a go. Even then I'm not filled with excitement at the prospect of Sunday evenings/Monday nights instead of Sat afternoons.
posted on 24/6/11
Iwaslevel My sentiments too. OK, for some fans, it seems the PL is the place to be, but what's the point if you just battered each week.
In the meantime, the Championship is a great league to be in, its competitiveness makes it less predictable than the tired old PL.
posted on 24/6/11
Well for me as long as the team give 110% i will be happy, and if they do give us that, then there is no reason we should not finish in the top 10
i have said this before to the lads who i go to games with aswell when I used to go way back in the 70's the likes of Archie Gemmill, Roy Mac etc, they would put a shift in, you knew they had put a shift in because they would be pouring with sweat, shirt wet through. A mid week match under the flood lights, especially in the winter you would see the steam coming off their shirts and heads. If our players do that today, like they did years ago, then I will be happy, cause that will show their pride of wearing the black and white jersey. There is no reason why this team should not finish in the top ten, that is if we bring in the left back, mid-field player and I still say we need another striker!
posted on 24/6/11
The Championship is a great division. Although I'd love us to be in the Prem, it is totally and completely structured around TV, money and armchair supporters. It's got to a point now where almost half the games in the Prem are played on a Sunday.
As for mouthwatering fixtures like Wigan v Swansea or Blackburn v Fulham on a Monday night, I'd rather give it a miss thanks.
posted on 24/6/11
comment by Webbo (U2077) posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
TBR... Chill man
This is a forum.. join in the banter...
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To be fair to the author Webbo he acuses me of masquerading as a 14 y.o. but I believe he is actually 14 so when he does go through puberty and learns about the real world he might understand a bit of banter, until then cut him a bit of slack lad
posted on 24/6/11
I'm actually quite partial to a bit of banter, but there's one thing with banter - it's supposed to be funny. You just ain't got it!