Something to be proud of.

[Husty]

English League Championship Fair Play Statistics - 2011-12 - ESPN Soccernet

 

[beorhthelm]

i've been quite surprised by the number of cards we are picking up each game, for a team thats supposed to play good football.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Yeah - I sometimes wonder if we will have a big enough squad to cover the Christmas fixtures as most players will be suspended by then. I guess this is another of Gus's "risks" in playing the possession game in difficult areas of the field.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

not bothered clicking the link, but talking of 'Proud' we have a lot to be proud of, it's just a lot easier to a) act like a twat or b) moan about those acting like twats

 

[Richard Hebberd's Syrup]

i've been quite surprised by the number of cards we are picking up each game, for a team thats supposed to play good football.

We have a Uruguyan and an Argentinian in charge. It's no surprise our disciplinary record is somewhat poor!

 

[Husty]

not bothered clicking the link, but talking of 'Proud' we have a lot to be proud of, it's just a lot easier to a) act like a twat or b) moan about those acting like twats

Proud of being bottom of the discipline league? Ok...

 

[Gus is god]

More moans GUS OUT might aswell get the band wagon rolling as that's were these threads seem to be heading.

seagulls

 

[Simon Morgan]

Bearing in mind that Tanno is (I assume) doing much of the defensive coaching, is anyone surprised?!

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

"You dirty southern bastards!"

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Proud of being bottom of the discipline league? Ok...

NO, I said we've got a lot to be proud of (I didn't specify what it was)

 

[Skaville]

Still top of the league. I do feel we've been hard done by with many of the bookings we've received.

http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=competition&CompID=370&statType=discipline

 

[Return of the Rev]

Never have happened under slade

 

[churley1]

Dunk has a lot to answer for, has a disgraceful number of cards for this stage of the season.

Our discipline has improved remarkably this season but that seems to coincide with the fact referees have stopped giving the opposition 2 penalties a game!

 

[BLOCK F]

Yeah - I sometimes wonder if we will have a big enough squad to cover the Christmas fixtures as most players will be suspended by then. I guess this is another of Gus's "risks" in playing the possession game in difficult areas of the field.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Dunk has a lot to answer for, has a disgraceful number of cards for this stage of the season.

Our discipline has improved remarkably this season but that seems to coincide with the fact referees have stopped giving the opposition 2 penalties a game!

Dunks Sunday morning pub team hack at the Hammers game was enough to get him rested methinks

 

[Acker79]

I think you need to look at other stats to give them context. That's just about cards. Look at the leeds game, we got 5 yellows in that game on the back of eight fouls. Leeds also got 5 yellows, but they got them on the back of eighteen fouls. What is dirtier 8 fouls or 18?

Birmingham 16 fouls 1 yellow
Brighton 13 fouls 2 yellows

Brighton 12 fouls 4 yellow
West Ham 11 fouls 1 yellow

Portsmouth 23 fouls 5 yellows
Brighton 16 fouls 4 yellows

I'd say the yellow card count needs some context before we hang our team for poor discipline. There certainly seems an imbalance in yellow cards/fouls in several of our matches.

 

[JCL - the new kid in town]

Several of the yellows have been "taking one for the team". I've seen Dunk and Greer both take the yellow rather than let a break happen against us. Its part of the learning curve of this division and increase in speed of play that we're still getting used to. Over the season i doubt will still be bottom as i don't feel we are an inherently dirty team

 

[Marshy]

i've been quite surprised by the number of cards we are picking up each game, for a team thats supposed to play good football.

How is the kind of football we play in any way relevant to the number of bookings we get ?

And besides you get a yellow for nothing these days.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Several of the yellows have been "taking one for the team". I've seen Dunk and Greer both take the yellow rather than let a break happen against us. Its part of the learning curve of this division and increase in speed of play that we're still getting used to. Over the season i doubt will still be bottom as i don't feel we are an inherently dirty team

I can see us being rock bottom of that league all season I'm afraid.
As you rightly say the guys are falling on their sword to deprive a possible goal. Mistakes are going to occur at the back every so often and a yellow is better than a red and certainly better than a goal. It's the rough with the smooth that we get with Gus' style.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Dunk has a lot to answer for, has a disgraceful number of cards for this stage of the season.

Said it before and say it again, I believe Dunk and Greer have taken their fair share of yellows due to 'taking one for the team' because we aren't defending as a unit and they are the last line.

[Edit] JCL beat me to it.