The table dosent lie

[pottert]

This time last year we were flattering to deceive in the championship with many sought after players.

12 months later we are scraping the barrell at the bottom of the championship with no sought after players.

Last January we sold Bridcutt,Barnes,EL Abd

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

 

[downham seagull]

All doom and gloom! Have you been away over Christmas?

 

[Justice]

This time last year we were flattering to deceive in the championship with many sought after players.

12 months later we are scraping the barrell at the bottom of the championship with no sought after players.

Last January we sold Bridcutt,Barnes,EL Abd

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

Pass me the razor blades.

 

[Gazwag]

Why do we want to sell players

 

[OzMike]

Has El Abd retired, he no longer figures on the team sheet at Bristol City, not even as a sub.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

"The table doesn't lie", but "this time last year we were flattering to deceive". So how does that work then?

 

[Hastings gull]

Has El Abd retired, he no longer figures on the team sheet at Bristol City, not even as a sub.

Wasn't he loaned out to a club in the north? Bury? Yes, there has been much deserved criticism of the Albion these last few months, but we now have the chance to pick up. Nothing is certain, and there are so many variables -January transfer targets/ will they gel as a team/ will they respect CH/ always that element of luck etc etc, but we must enjoy this moment of optimism, and who knows, we will climb the table. Some posts in the past have referred us to the research done that showed after the initial burst of enthusiasm, spurred on by a change of manager, the team gradually went down to it original position. Given that many (most ?) of us thought that the team was actually better than the position indicated, we can only hope this will not be the case. Time will tell.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

"The table doesn't lie", but "this time last year we were flattering to deceive". So how does that work then?

Clearly the table has learnt that lying is wrong. Last season it was dropping untruths all over place and as a result, for example, Burnley got promoted despite actually losing 25 games in a row (it happened, the table changed the result).

To avoid this sort of thing happening again, the table was sent on a similar behavioural course to the one that Dave Whelan will soon experience which thankfully showed it why lying is wrong.

 

[Albion Robster]

Has El Abd retired, he no longer figures on the team sheet at Bristol City, not even as a sub.

On loan at Bury I think.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

This time last year we were flattering to deceive in the championship with many sought after players.

12 months later we are scraping the barrell at the bottom of the championship with no sought after players.

Last January we sold Bridcutt,Barnes,EL Abd

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

Why bother posting this? We all know we've had a bad season but surely it's time to get behind the new manager rather than moan about our situation.

 

[severnside gull]

This time last year we were flattering to deceive in the championship with many sought after players.

12 months later we are scraping the barrell at the bottom of the championship with no sought after players.

Last January we sold Bridcutt,Barnes,EL Abd

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

Oh come on! There's always Kaz. We could sell him too. And CMS...and there are plenty would be glad to take Bruno, March and JFC off us!

You've a way to go yet before you reach the bottom of that glass

Edit: I forgot Walton....promising young keeper. Someone is bound to snap him up

 

[Hugo Rune]

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

Hughton may want to rebuild more substantially and may need some transfer funds. Don't rule out CMS & Lua Lua leaving if they don't sign new contracts.

Players attractive to bigger/richer clubs in addition to Dunk include Walton, March & JFC.

Then we have the players who have failed to make an impact this season. Kemy & Toko may well want to move on or be made to move on and O'Grady will need assurances he is part of the manager's plans to quell his pining for Sheff Utd.

Finally, Hughes came here wanting 1st team football, now he has been superseded by Halfords as our 3rd choice CB, could he follow AEB down the divisions in a desperate attempt to start every week. How low would he go?

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Finally, Hughes came here wanting 1st team football, now he has been superseded by Halfords as our 3rd choice CB, could he follow AEB down the divisions in a desperate attempt to start every week. How low would he go?

I'm really glad we resigned Halford but feel a bit sorry for Hughes. He's done a good job whenever called upon but has been kept out by the form of Greer and Dunk, and now Halford.

 

[severnside gull]

On loan at Bury I think.

Indeed he is and playing a key part in their resurgence even if he is feeling a mite homesick by his tweets.
I love Adam to bits and love to see him doing well. I do think he felt let down by the Albion but he was never going to be more than a peripheral figure here in the Championship. I think Cotterill let him down badly at Bristol by playing him out of position and not backing him in the in-fighting in the locker room. Seems to be back enjoying his football at Bury & good luck to him.

 

[kevbha]

Why don't you try the Samaritans if your that depressed. Nothing like being positive

 

[sparkie]

This time last year we were flattering to deceive in the championship with many sought after players.

12 months later we are scraping the barrell at the bottom of the championship with no sought after players.

Last January we sold Bridcutt,Barnes,EL Abd

This January Lewis Dunk apart I doubt we will sell anybody.

Did you post this before Christmas and it's only just appeared ?

 

[severnside gull]

I'm really glad we resigned Halford but feel a bit sorry for Hughes. He's done a good job whenever called upon but has been kept out by the form of Greer and Dunk, and now Halford.

Would it be surprising if Hughes converted to full back? At Birmingham and at Norwich Hughton played one flyer - a full back like either Bennett or Calderon/Bruno - but never two and his other full back was someone defensively minded ensuring a solid back three if his team lost the ball breaking forward.

 

[chucky1973]

We're doomed.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Would it be surprising if Hughes converted to full back? At Birmingham and at Norwich Hughton played one flyer - a full back like either Bennett or Calderon/Bruno - but never two and his other full back was someone defensively minded ensuring a solid back three if his team lost the ball breaking forward.

That's certainly an option. Hughes did okay in his ten minutes at right back at Bournemouth before being stretchered off (which I think is what led to Halford coming in from memory as we thought it was a much more serious injury than it turned out to be).

 

[scousefan]

Has El Abd retired, he no longer figures on the team sheet at Bristol City, not even as a sub.

After a dire time with Bristol City, he's moved on loan to Bury until the end of January. I was told he's doing well and they want to keep him to the end of the season. Good news for Adam at last