sebs said:improving by more than 20 points in a season is exceptional...
sebs said:those +20 point seasons were extraordinary circumstances - bobby robson replacing gullit at newcastle, everton having a massive "blip" season, liverpool concentrating on the league after winning the champions league, and, maybe tellingly considering who manchester city have in charge - mark hughes taking over at blackburn.
Rich. said:Regarding goal difference, there have been cases of anomalies, though.
Didn't Derby have a negative, or exceptionally low, goal difference when they were promoted?
I believe 5-6 more wins would also have got Leicester a play-off spot, strange how the Championship works.It's Baggio said:2 years ago, Lesda went down with a GD of -3, while Brsitol City got to the play off final on +1.
Well, we all have our crosses to bear.Rich. said:I like Spurs.
Dan said:I really would love to see the day Spurs get sent down a division or two. They really are a team with delusions of grandeur and a majority of fanbase who's arrogance and abuse shown towards players/ex-players/apposing fans etc I find distasteful.
The day that club goes out of business the day football will be a better sport.
Exactly I work for a Jewish firm where one of the directors is a Spurs fan and so are most of his friends.Phooey said:You live amongst Spurs fans, don't you?
Contrast that with Salisbury where, yesterday, I was stopped in the street twice by complete strangers to talk about how nice my shirt was and how we should have come away with something on Saturday. 8)