Kernow Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 If you've been a reader of this forum for a considerable length of time, you've probably seen all kinds of comments about our Premier League credentials. Comments such as we're nowhere near good enough, is there any point in winning promotion as we'd just come back down, I'd rather win the majority of games but stay in the Championship rather than lose most weeks in the PL... blah blah blah. Luckily for you, o faithful readers, I am here with proof of where exactly we would finish if we were a PL side. I have collected a sample of data, which are the results from the PL teams we have played this season. There is a team from each 'third' of the PL. We have Liverpool in the top third, West Brom in the second third and Leicester from the bottom third. A win, a draw and a loss means the equivalent of 4 points from three games. You don't need to do any maths because fortunately my phone has a calculator and I can tell you that it equates to 1.33 recurring points per game - over a 38 game season that's 50 points. So there we have it. We would finish with 50 points in the PL, meaning we would finish either 10th or 11th depending on our goal difference compared to Chelsea. The scientific process of this study makes the results undisputed and it is quite clear that we would not only survive in the PL, but thrive. What's all the moaning about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, Kernow said: If you've been a reader of this forum for a considerable length of time, you've probably seen all kinds of comments about our Premier League credentials. Comments such as we're nowhere near good enough, is there any point in winning promotion as we'd just come back down, I'd rather win the majority of games but stay in the Championship rather than lose most weeks in the PL... blah blah blah. Luckily for you, o faithful readers, I am here with proof of where exactly we would finish if we were a PL side. I have collected a sample of data, which are the results from the PL teams we have played this season. There is a team from each 'third' of the PL. We have Liverpool in the top third, West Brom in the second third and Leicester from the bottom third. A win, a draw and a loss means the equivalent of 4 points from three games. You don't need to do any maths because fortunately my phone has a calculator and I can tell you that it equates to 1.33 recurring points per game - over a 38 game season that's 50 points. So there we have it. We would finish with 50 points in the PL, meaning we would finish either 10th or 11th depending on our goal difference compared to Chelsea. The scientific process of this study makes the results undisputed and it is quite clear that we would not only survive in the PL, but thrive. What's all the moaning about? I've run the same calculation, only split into home and away matches. From the data, we'll pick up 3 wins and draw at the very best from our home games all season, but win all 19 games away from home, leading to Europa League qualification. My advice is knock the ST on the head if we go up, buy an away membership and benefit from the £30 price cap on away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, reveldevil said: I've run the same calculation, only split into home and away matches. From the data, we'll pick up 3 wins and draw at the very best from our home games all season, but win all 19 games away from home, leading to Europa League qualification. My advice is knock the ST on the head if we go up, buy an away membership and benefit from the £30 price cap on away games. That seems very scientific. Can't argue with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Well we are on 4 points at the minute....With Burnley, Hull, Swansea, Sunderland and Bournemouth up there (premier league your having a laugh), I would expect us to finish in 10th, Martin scoring 30 goals......for Fulham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Bottom 3. Convincingly so. Let's not pretend we are something we are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 With Hughes and Thorne 14th Without Hughes or Thorne last with 5 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Bottom three. As it stands, we are neither incisive nor adventurous enough to cause Premier League teams enough of a headache on a weekly basis. Granted, the team is still a work in progress and McClaren has a lot of work to do first of all to get us anywhere close to those levels. But I wouldn't read anything at all into three one-off cup games where the intensity and the stakes are entirely different. More often than not, the Premier League teams have another gear to find, so honestly I dread to think how we would do without serious surgery to the squad and the playing style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rams forever Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Good game and a good cup tie,really enjoyed it,good effort from the lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsonram12 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 A lot better than 10 years ago I'd gladly put a bet on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag zig Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Bottom 3 with the current team but we know Mel would spend and we wouldn't be complete paupers, so for me it around all be on whether new signings could thrive and evolve as a team around the likes of Hughes, Ince and a fit Thorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Eleventeenth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 If DCFC were in the PL, team would look a bit different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKRam Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Think we have a better squad than some Prem teams but that doesn't mean we'd be better than them. Obviously attract other players in Prem but I still like Camara! Just saying!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, SKRam said: Think we have a better squad than some Prem teams but that doesn't mean we'd be better than them. Obviously attract other players in Prem but I still like Camara! Just saying!! Should have come on 10 minutes earlier. We had no outlet and Leicester comfortably came up the pitch without fear of counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Bottom. Dead last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I greatly appreciate the satirical nature of this thread, and am forced to respect those that respond to it in a serious nature less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Ram Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I think if we went up we'd need to keeo the majority & keep the team spirit. We'd need a few that would improve us. Instead of spending £15m on three average players go and spend it on one player that can take us to the next level its impossible to say where we would finish, a good season all play like we did tonight and luck on our side... potentially 15th play like we did at leeds then 20th i thought bournmouth were nailed on to go down and survived, i think our style of play is more suited to the prem but on the other hand the silly mistakes we make that go unpunished would be punished at that level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 League champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Above Stoke, West Ham, West Brom, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Leicester, Swansea, Southampton, Watford, Middlesbrough, Hull, Sunderland, Burnley..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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