Thinking back to last season

[whosthedaddy]

After the Cardiff v Newcastle result tonight the Albion are presently on 92 points (2 games to play) and Toon on 91 points (1 game to play).

Previous years of stats I believe showed that the 89 points we achieved last season would in most other seasons have resulted in automatic promotion, but now this season you would have to get over 90 points just to have a sniff of a chance.

We could actually see the Albion eventually end the season on 98 points (let's hope) and Newcastle on 94 points which only goes to show how bleeding hard it is to get out of this division, and also shows how fantastically well Chris and the team did to do so.

 

[Ron Manager]

Only going to get harder, fierce competition and parachute payments. I hope we can stay up and consolidate for a period.

 

[The Optimist]

I think Newcastle were an exceptional strong team to get relegated. Can't see Boro or Sunderland doing as well next season (yes I know it was only a year ago that Boro got 89 points).

 

[theboybilly]

With two games for each team to play it is quite conceivable that 82 or 83 points would have been enough

 

[dangull]

I think the chasing pack would have got more points if the top 2 hadn't been consistently as good, and they thought they had half a chance of catching them.

 

[Guinness Boy]

After the Cardiff v Newcastle result tonight the Albion are presently on 92 points (2 games to play) and Toon on 91 points (1 game to play).

Previous years of stats I believe showed that the 89 points we achieved last season would in most other seasons have resulted in automatic promotion, but now this season you would have to get over 90 points just to have a sniff of a chance.

We could actually see the Albion eventually end the season on 98 points (let's hope) and Newcastle on 94 points which only goes to show how bleeding hard it is to get out of this division, and also shows how fantastically well Chris and the team did to do so.

No you wouldn't. You just have to beat the team in third & the max Huddersfield can get is 87. Therefore 88 points - or 87 with our goal difference- would have done the job this season


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[Everest]

If you placed a team in the division with 87 points how would they be second? They would be behind Newcastle on 91 and brighton on 92.

He's on about us or Newcastle only needing 87 points

 

[GT49er]

He's on about us or Newcastle only needing 87 points

Exactly. If we'd only scored 87 points this season, we'd go up in second place to Newcastle; 89 points would have done us just dandy.

 

[darkwolf666]

I think the chasing pack would have got more points if the top 2 hadn't been consistently as good, and they thought they had half a chance of catching them.

Do you really believe teams haven't tried as much as they could as they thought we were too good to catch? That is insulting to us quite frankly... teams like Huddersfield and Reading were doing their best to catch us but simply weren't good enough!

 

[OzMike]

I think we are better prepared this season and have a better chance of staying up with this team, plus a few additions.
It may have taken another season, but we are the better for it.

 

[Guinness Boy]

If you placed a team in the division with 87 points how would they be second? They would be behind Newcastle on 91 and brighton on 92.

The OP stated you would need over 90 to go up this season. It's simply not true.

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[Ernest]

You need 1 point more than 3rd so 88 maximum would have been enough this season

 

[Steve.S]

I think the chasing pack would have got more points if the top 2 hadn't been consistently as good, and they thought they had half a chance of catching them.

I never read so much rubbish in my life. Utter rubbish, Newcastle and us have been more consistent then the other teams this season. It says a lot that the play off places are not even sorted yet, only Huddersfield are in them and still not sure where in the playoffs they will finish. I suppose Leeds gave up as well did they?