In 2005/06 Reading finished 16 points ahead of Sheffield United when they won the Championship.
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Leeds of the bottom
- Thread starter algie
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In 2005/06 Reading finished 16 points ahead of Sheffield United when they won the Championship.
m20gull
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Thought you were lucky to be ahead in the first half and punished Rovers for a couple of mistakes but didn't create an awful lot more.
It was a good game though, a lot better than the game at the Priestfield.
Fair play to Leeds, they are beating everything in sight at present. And at least their fans have taken the deduction on the chin, can you imagine the BINFEST that would have occured if a club from SelfPity City was treated in the same manner?
cjd
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"At least their fans have taken the deduction on the chin"..? Did you ever go on the Waccoe messageboard at the time...?
sounds about right to me. thought rovers looked like a decent side. punishing teams for mistakes is new to us, we haven't had two fast strikers who know where the net is for a long time.
m20gull
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Rovers did look good, certainly a lot better than either us or the Gills (admittedly just based on this weekend's games).
robbied69
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Even with -15, I went to Ladbrokes the following day & we were still 6/1. I managed to go to another and got 16's when we were -12. Will pay for my ST there next year if we win it.
bhaexpress
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I saw the thread title 'Leeds of the bottom' and I wondered why Algie was starting a gay thread !
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Spend spend spend, then go into administration and stiff all the creditors, then come out the other side and make some more than useful signings, then tear up the division and its like the debt was never there. A genius tactic pioneered by the likes of Leicester City (who also got a new cut-price stadium out of the deal). Its definately the way forward, clearly.
\"Fair play\" to Leeds indeed.
\"Fair play\" to Leeds indeed.
NMH
Banned
Yes, if an honest hard-working club like Brighton and Hove Albion had been 'treated in this manner', I'm sure there would have been much remonstrating.
Not so much for a dodgy underhand lot who are slippery to avoid paying honest debts and will weedle through with a car-salesman-type chairman, because then we'd probably be thanking our lucky stars that we remained in the league at all.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
It wouldn't have been beyond KB to aim for relegation when he realised that they were not going to make the Prem. They blew their chance in the play offs and then found the going tough. Certainly provided a perfect opportunity to push the club into administration.
Meanwhile, he was able to clear the debts, sign a whole new squad on 'undisclosed fees' and get the team winning. Attract the fans back and then have a much more saleable asset. Even a 15 point deduction, that was obviously not in the plan, has been a minor inconvenience. In fact, it may have worked in their favour. It certainly brought the board and the fans closer together.
You have to give credit to KB - He has played it perfectly and will end up quids in.
Meanwhile, he was able to clear the debts, sign a whole new squad on 'undisclosed fees' and get the team winning. Attract the fans back and then have a much more saleable asset. Even a 15 point deduction, that was obviously not in the plan, has been a minor inconvenience. In fact, it may have worked in their favour. It certainly brought the board and the fans closer together.
You have to give credit to KB - He has played it perfectly and will end up quids in.
magoo
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I think the thread is stating that Leeds are OF the bottom not OFF the bottom.
*smug*
*smug*
bhaexpress
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Fourteenth Eye
Face for Radio
What odds on an Albion Leeds final in the paint pot ??
magoo
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Are you saying they're still 'shit' ?
they'll run out of steam soon.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
byf
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I put £100 on at 9/2.....not a bad return if it comes in
