[Albion] 26th August 2017 - Favourites for relegation from the Premier League

[clippedgull]

 

[Taybha]

Burnley looked a good price at the time

 

[lost in london]

Goes to show just how poorly West Brom and Southampton have been managed.

 

[GT49er]

Hmm ................ a ten quid treble on Stoke, West Brom.and Swansea would be looking quite interesting now.

 

[Ernest]

Hmm ................ a ten quid treble on Stoke, West Brom.and Swansea would be looking quite interesting now.

Except you wouldn't be allowed that bet

 

[The Large One]

What was their thinking behind believing Huddersfield were more likely to stay up? Because the won the title 90 years ago?

 

[ManOfSussex]

What was their thinking behind believing Huddersfield were more likely to stay up? Because the won the title 90 years ago?

If those odds were after the games on 26th of August, Huddersfield were on 7 points then.

 

[Robdinho]

What was their thinking behind believing Huddersfield were more likely to stay up? Because the won the title 90 years ago?

Don't you remember, Huddersfield did a brilliant job in the transfer window getting all their signings in early, so were in a much better place than us...

 

[The Large One]

Don't you remember, Huddersfield did a brilliant job in the transfer window getting all their signings in early, so were in a much better place than us...

Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.

 

[Robdinho]

Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.

Apologies, I was being sarcastic. It's what a lot of people were saying at the time, and has since been proved to be absolute bollox

 

[bhanutz]

Apologies, I was being sarcastic. It's what a lot of people were saying at the time, and has since been proved to be absolute bollox

Although unlikely, they can still finish above us cant they?

 

[Icy Gull]

It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players

 

[The Large One]

Although unlikely, they can still finish above us cant they?

Yes, but they must beat both Chelsea and Arsenal.

 

[The Large One]

It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players

Rewind to 1973 (or every Sunday on ITV4); Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga and Mr. Big - the main baddie - in 'Live & Let Die'. Remember how he died in that film - with a gas pellet shoved down his throat?

That look on his face just as the pellet exploded - exactly the same look Garth Crooks gave when he seriously informed everyone at the beginning of the season that Brighton were going down...

 

[TSB]

Yes, but they must beat both Chelsea and Arsenal.

Unless we lose by 15 tonight. Could happen.

Then they'd need four points.

 

[The Large One]

Unless we lose by 15 tonight. Could happen.

Then they'd need four points.

Then Arsenal would have to do something they haven't yet done in 2018.

Get a point away from home.

 

[TSB]

Then Arsenal would have to do something they haven't yet done in 2018.

Get a point away from home.

You have to admire the consistency.

 

[Weststander]

Don't you remember, Huddersfield did a brilliant job in the transfer window getting all their signings in early, so were in a much better place than us...

They had 7 crucial points in the bag, we had none.

The same list before a ball was kicked, had Hudd favourites for the drop.

 

[Weststander]

It would be a very big achievement if the three promoted clubs managed to prove the “nailed on to go down” mentality of the bookies and Premier League pundits is just ignorance. Anyone remember Lineker managing to sum up the Leicester vs Brighton game without actually mentioning Brighton, or did I make that up? Pretty well all the pundits had us as relegation certs and most of them knew absolutely nothing about our players

Before this season, the bookies had Newcastle as staying up.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Were they?

'All' their signings was because they had virtually an entire squad to assemble. So they had to acquire a lot. It looked impressive (people are easily suckered by the quantity of signings), but has ultimately been... well, not as effective as us. I wouldn't call it 'brilliant', I'd call it 'necessary', bordering on 'urgent'.

I think you deserve a WOOOSH for this reply