Kaizero Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It's not even a great escape. They had games in hand to save themselves, and won them. They didn't come from behind with the same amount of matches left. If they won, they'd stay up. That's not a great escape. Fulham a few years ago was a great escape. I'd say looking to be down then getting 7 points from Man City, Chelsea and Man U away is pretty great. Not in great escape context, because if they did they'd stay up. If they did that and still weren't guaranteed staying up, it'd be pretty great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Fulham's under Hodgson was better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Coventry City used to do it almost every year. 2 or 3 times sending the Mackems down in the process . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I'm sure there was a season, either one of the last in the old old Division One or first Premier League year where Sheff Utd went until about Xmas without a win and still stayed up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Fulham's under Hodgson was better. This. The match against Manchester City, particularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 After securing promotion to Division One in the summer of 1990, Dave Bassett’s Sheffield United were not given much of a chance of staying up and after a dreadful start to the campaign that belief seemed justified. Their first win came seventeen games in during December but by March they’d clawed themselves out of the drop zone. In the second half of the season they claimed 36 points from 19 games, including winning seven in a row to finish 13th. Had their first half of the season been better they may have secured European football at Bramall Lane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Taken from: http://optajoke.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/toppos-top-tens-great-escapes/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Not that bad but 1991-2, their record after 15 games was P 15, W 2, D 3, L 10....they finished 9th out of 22. (record after a New Year defeat at Anfield was P 20, W 13, D 3, L 4. 2 of those losses were their last 2 games). Pretty epic season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 After securing promotion to Division One in the summer of 1990, Dave Bassett’s Sheffield United were not given much of a chance of staying up and after a dreadful start to the campaign that belief seemed justified. Their first win came seventeen games in during December but by March they’d clawed themselves out of the drop zone. In the second half of the season they claimed 36 points from 19 games, including winning seven in a row to finish 13th. Had their first half of the season been better they may have secured European football at Bramall Lane. Christ, so they did it 2 seasons in a row then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Sheffield_United_F.C._season#Season_summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Sheffield_United_F.C._season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 After securing promotion to Division One in the summer of 1990, Dave Bassett’s Sheffield United were not given much of a chance of staying up and after a dreadful start to the campaign that belief seemed justified. Their first win came seventeen games in during December but by March they’d clawed themselves out of the drop zone. In the second half of the season they claimed 36 points from 19 games, including winning seven in a row to finish 13th. Had their first half of the season been better they may have secured European football at Bramall Lane. Christ, so they did it 2 seasons in a row then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Sheffield_United_F.C._season#Season_summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Sheffield_United_F.C._season Would appear so marra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Brings back very vague memories of seeing Bassett in a Christmas party hat in August to try to get his team to start the season in the same form they show from Christmas onwards. Great days... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I see West Ham want Poyet as manager. We should should try to get him. We have more pull than them. Ihighly rate Poyet and think he could do wonder with our squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 OK, I'll join in on the well-deserved kudos. Well done SAFC on not being the most sh*t team in the country for one month out of nine. Now tidy up that absolute f*cking pig sty of a town you f*cking bamps. You're an embarrassment to the region. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 OK, I'll join in on the well-deserved kudos. Well done SAFC on not being the most sh*t team in the country for one month out of nine. Now tidy up that absolute f*cking pig sty of a town you f*cking bamps. You're an embarrassment to the region. "FTM" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I see West Ham want Poyet as manager. We should should try to get him. We have more pull than them. Ihighly rate Poyet and think he could do wonder with our squad. Feels like the managerial equivalent of signing Ryan Taylor so he can't score against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 He's a good manager who has them playing a great style of football. They use the ball well unlike our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 If both teams start next season with the same managers they'll be finishing well ahead of us imo - look at the respective records since January Poyet P 19 Pts 24 Pardew P 18 Pts 16 The gap will probably be even bigger after today.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I see West Ham want Poyet as manager. We should should try to get him. We have more pull than them. Ihighly rate Poyet and think he could do wonder with our squad. There is no we, there is only Mike Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great escape ? It certainly feels like it. Not the best by a long way, but still and impressive turn around, considering we had the worst start in Premier League history and were bottom at Christmas. And we've done it playing some good football, which was a nice change Anyway I've got tomorrow off work, so I'm off to the club to enjoy Peroni on draught and watch the last day of the season in a calm and relaxed state Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Fuck off mag kernt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Fuck off mag kernt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Its just a shame Gus will be driving his bus away tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great escape ? It certainly feels like it. Not the best by a long way, but still and impressive turn around, considering we had the worst start in Premier League history and were bottom at Christmas. And we've done it playing some good football, which was a nice change Anyway I've got tomorrow off work, so I'm off to the club to enjoy Peroni on draught and watch the last day of the season in a calm and relaxed state Look at me.. my club sells peroni Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 @danielprince18: Strange this. Pretty much every chant at SOL is about Newcastle. Cabaye, Shearer, Taylor. Easy to forget Sunderland are actually playing Standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Looked like they got merked today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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