Hughesy

This.

We will be fine.

Genuinely think the rose tinted glasses come out a bit for 09/10 - just looking at some of the fixtures I remember seeing live in second half of that season. We were lucky to salvage a draw at Bristol City in March, absolutely terrible in a 3-2 win at Peterborough and scraped past Doncaster by one goal. And I seem to remember us being pretty bad on last game of the season vs QPR, although a dead game. We really weren't smashing teams to pieces with amazing football.

I don't necessarily think the football this season has been great (leaving aside the control argument), but I sometimes wonder what people expected. Even decent Premier League teams don't batter Championship teams when they meet in cup competitions and certainly very few teams in the Championship have seasons where they wipe the floor with other teams each week - it just doesn't happen and didn't happen in 09/10. I personally expected better than having to endure Gouffran playing CM in April, like. I don't really blame Rafa one bit but we've needlessly made this part of the season a bit of tense scrap to grab points and go. Don't disagree with that - but that isn't what I've said.

I don't necessarily think the football this season has been great (leaving aside the control argument), but I sometimes wonder what people expected. Even decent Premier League teams don't batter Championship teams when they meet in cup competitions and certainly very few teams in the Championship have seasons where they wipe the floor with other teams each week - it just doesn't happen and didn't happen in 09/10.

Pretty much spot on.

I think this is accentuated because the stakes of getting straight back up are so huge.

That's also a load of bollocks. In terms of style of football it isn't, we're boring and f***ing awful to watch but managed to win games by scoring quite a few. Baffling to be honest how we managed it with the way we set up. Love to know how you could possibly know. How much of the recent promoted teams have you watched? All played scintillating football, did they? Lots, and we are f***ing awful to watch. How can you even defend it, you're eyes don't lie do they. Sure you did. All those championship games over the last 10 years of each of the promoted teams that you've watched.. I watched tons, i actually did and do. It's all i really do, watch football. Any country anything that's on, football is always on no matter what. And none of that changes the fact we are f***ing terrible to watch. Face the truth, we are f***ing awful to watch. Attack me if you like, might want to turn that on the manager, players and coaching staff after watching that shower of utter s*** we just put up with. There haven't even been enough games on TV in recent years of the promoted teams for you to make a reasonable assessment. Looking at the goals we have scored this season and comparing it to past seasons, I struggle to believe we have been one of worst teams in recent years..

Brighton fans on their forum have been staring for quite some time how badly they've played and how lucky they've been. People on here seem to think they play like the 1970 Brazil team.

That's also a load of bollocks. In terms of style of football it isn't, we're boring and f***ing awful to watch but managed to win games by scoring quite a few. Baffling to be honest how we managed it with the way we set up. Love to know how you could possibly know. How much of the recent promoted teams have you watched? All played scintillating football, did they? Lots, and we are f***ing awful to watch. How can you even defend it, you're eyes don't lie do they. Sure you did. All those championship games over the last 10 years of each of the promoted teams that you've watched..

That's also a load of bollocks. In terms of style of football it isn't, we're boring and f***ing awful to watch but managed to win games by scoring quite a few. Baffling to be honest how we managed it with the way we set up. Love to know how you could possibly know. How much of the recent promoted teams have you watched? All played scintillating football, did they?

Passing has been dreadful today. Not giving each other a chance - every pass is behind people or at an awkward height. Really sloppy.

That's also a load of bollocks.

And rightly so they are the best team in the league by a distance Well that's a load of bollocks.

Fucking dreadful from Dummett.

Supposedly we spent over £10m on agents' fees from Feb 2016 to January 2017. Seems quite high, given our supposed distaste for paying agents.

Can't see us going after Defoe to be honest - just don't think he does enough outside the box and I don't think we will be in a position to have a purely penalty box player as our lone striker.

We should have beaten Hull really comfortably. We were a lot better than them. We had 32 shots ffs.

Could have sworn Huddersfield were going to win 30 games in a row.

The use of C.O.Y.[insert relevant team nickname]. Fucking annoying.

Interesting tactical summary of the 4-3 match - http://www.zonalmarking.net/2017/03/28/liverpool-4-3-newcastle-1996/

Highlight of that article has to be: “It was a strange time. Alan Rickman died. I’m a movie buff.”

Never get the number of men who claim to be 6 foot when they're clearly 5'10" or smaller at best. So weird.

Thought Huddersfield were going to win every game..

Not sure that's strictly true - Norwich under a new manager (other than Pards) could well hit the ground running, Preston away isn't an easy match, Forest under Warburton could have a new manager bounce (and be fighting for their lives), Derby under Rowett could be a pretty good team. And Cardiff seem a different proposition under Warnock. And Fulham as you mentioned.