Bris Vegas Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) Too soon? Barring a miracle we're destined to struggle this season and it doesn't take a genius to work out which clubs are likely to be down there fighting with us as the parachute payment clubs fight it at the top. Today's results which may be of interest: Hull 0-3 QPR Barnsley 1-0 Coventry Blackpool 0-2 Cardiff Reading 2-1 Preston Huddersfield 1-4 Fulham Middlesbrough 2-1 Bristol City Forest 1-2 Bournemouth Birmingham 0-0 Stoke West Brom 3-2 Luton The last three might be pushing it a bit, but most the teams expected to struggle this season lost today. A silver lining perhaps. Edited August 14, 2021 by Bris Vegas Asanovic70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenBr Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Birmingham will be nowhere near the relegation zone. We will finish bottom and the other two will be between Preston, Peterborough and Huddersfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 After 2 games there isn't 1 club with a 100% record. Every point will be crucial this season, especially if you turn a few draws into 3 points. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Fulham sneaked in a fifth late on at Huddersfield. I missed that one. I know the table won't start taking shape until after 12 games or so, but a couple of the relegation favourites took a bit of a hammering today, even as the home side. Aside from us going to Hull, some other noteworthy midweek games. Huddersfield v Preston Blackpool v Coventry The table will no doubt fluctuate quickly but that's a big game for Preston already after starting off with defeats to Hull and Reading. Lose and I imagine their new manager will be under early pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, CWC1983 said: After 2 games there isn't 1 club with a 100% record. Every point will be crucial this season, especially if you turn a few draws into 3 points. Like Peterborough did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Yeah, I think you were pushing it, Bournmouth are going to be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Birmingham are my dark horses for a top 6 place this season. I think Preston could have a tricky old season along with Huddersfield, Peterborough and Blackpool. I’m hoping with every fibre of my being Mr Pop’s Bristol City stink the division out and we finish above them. Tall order but one lives in hope. Bris Vegas, RoyMac5 and GenBr 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Yeah, I think you were pushing it, Bournmouth are going to be fine. Bournemouth, Fulham, West Brom and Sheffield United will all be top six easily. Their resources compared to the rest is quite silly. Cardiff are in their last year of parachute payments too I believe so they should be up there. If anyone else breaks in then it will be down to decent management more than anything as no other club I believe have the finances to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 It's too early, you don't know who's going to be where after 2 games. Football is unpredictable, we see it time and time again. I know the parachute clubs are expected to do well but it never always works out like that. I think Sheffield United will have a bad season. Watching their two games they look very poor. They can't score goals, they don't have any players who look like they can score. Of course they could pick up, but it's just a gut feeling I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Exceptional poo teams this year ultimately will be Blackpool Peterborough Huddersfield Bristol City, us sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Rammy03 said: It's too early, you don't know who's going to be where after 2 games. Football is unpredictable, we see it time and time again. I know the parachute clubs are expected to do well but it never always works out like that. I think Sheffield United will have a bad season. Watching their two games they look very poor. They can't score goals, they don't have any players who look like they can score. Of course they could pick up, but it's just a gut feeling I have. Sheffield United have 7 centre forwards plus youngsters - they could lend us one and we would be happy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Sheffield United have 7 centre forwards plus youngsters - they could lend us one and we would be happy ? duck! Seven? How is that even possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Rammy03 said: It's too early, you don't know who's going to be where after 2 games. Football is unpredictable, we see it time and time again. I know the parachute clubs are expected to do well but it never always works out like that. I think Sheffield United will have a bad season. Watching their two games they look very poor. They can't score goals, they don't have any players who look like they can score. Of course they could pick up, but it's just a gut feeling I have. All the teams that came down will be in the top 4 or 5 again easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: All the teams that came down will be in the top 4 or 5 again easily. Staggering incompetence not to get promoted I would say WhiteHorseRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: All the teams that came down will be in the top 4 or 5 again easily. I'm not sure about Sheffield United, that's just my opinion. It's not always a given that the relegated teams do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, Sparkle said: Staggering incompetence not to get promoted I would say I honestly think people are overrating their team. We cannot underestimate the job Chris Wilder did to not only take them from league one to the premier league but then to finish in the top half of the premier league in their firsts season. Incredible achievement. I look through their squad and they do not possess one exciting player with a bit of flair or creativity. They have a bunch of non scoring forwards. That group have been together a long time and they're at the end of their cycle. I just do not see how they will get promoted unless they bring some new players in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Rammy03 said: I'm not sure about Sheffield United, that's just my opinion. It's not always a given that the relegated teams do well. It is these days. All 3 of them should have gone up last year, 2 of them went straight back up at an absolute canter, It will happen again this year with at least 2 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, MuespachRam said: It is these days. All 3 of them should have gone up last year, 2 of them went straight back up at an absolute canter, It will happen again this year with at least 2 of them. It was only last year really where that happened and I don't think we will see it again where two relegated teams go back up automatically with ease. These are the positions where relegated teams finished over the last few years: 20/21 Norwich 1st Watford 2nd Bournemouth 6th 19/20: Fulham 4th Cardiff 5th Huddersfield 18th 18/19: West Brom 4th Swansea 10th Stoke 16th 17/18 Middlesbrough 5th Hull 18th Sunderland 24th 16/17 Newcastle 1st Norwich 8th Aston Villa 13th RoyMac5 and Carl Sagan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 14/08/2021 at 17:03, GenBr said: Birmingham will be nowhere near the relegation zone. We will finish bottom and the other two will be between Preston, Peterborough and Huddersfield. Presumably you have placed a bet on this certainty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenBr Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 4 hours ago, ColonelBlimp said: Presumably you have placed a bet on this certainty? Betting is for fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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