Stifler Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Was there another close rival like Brighton last time? Forest and WBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Oh aye, we finished way ahead though. I'd be surprised if we finish this season anything like 10 ahead of 2nd and 20 ahead of 3rd. Maybe that's what makes this season seem harder. Although saying that, I can't remember when we pulled away last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're a better footballing side and we are much better tactically now imo. Although 09/10 we had probably a squad that was bizarrely more suited to Championship football (Nolan, Carroll, Williamson, prime Enrique, Lovenkrands etc) guess it shows how well Rafa is doing with this group. I don't know if we're a better team than last time round like, those guys were pretty established premiership players, not to mention Carroll was in his prime and about to wreak havoc in his next season at a higher level. I think this is a much harder job this time because other teams are well organised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're a better footballing side and we are much better tactically now imo. Although 09/10 we had probably a squad that was bizarrely more suited to Championship football (Nolan, Carroll, Williamson, prime Enrique, Lovenkrands etc) guess it shows how well Rafa is doing with this group. I don't know if we're a better team than last time round like, those guys were pretty established premiership players, not to mention Carroll was in his prime and about to wreak havoc in his next season at a higher level. I think this is a much harder job this time because other teams are well organised. I don't think any of those players apart from Nolan were established Premier League players at the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We're a better footballing side and we are much better tactically now imo. Although 09/10 we had probably a squad that was bizarrely more suited to Championship football (Nolan, Carroll, Williamson, prime Enrique, Lovenkrands etc) guess it shows how well Rafa is doing with this group. I don't know if we're a better team than last time round like, those guys were pretty established premiership players, not to mention Carroll was in his prime and about to wreak havoc in his next season at a higher level. I think this is a much harder job this time because other teams are well organised. I don't think any of those players apart from Nolan were established Premier League players at the time I was talking about the players in our team in general, not the ones mentioned in the quote per se. So the likes of Nolan, Jonas, Enrique, Routledge, Coloccini all were Premier players. Then you add a Carroll on the rise and it was a pretty strong outfit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Routledge wasn't. Jonas, Enrique and Coloccini had all been dreadful at PL level prior to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yeah that was my point, only Nolan you can really call as established Prem players. We had Butt and Smith who were 'established' but rubbish for us. And Barton barely played for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Be interesting to take a look at both squads to create a starting eleven with the best of both. My gut feel is that mine would have more of the 09 bunch than the current lot but not given it much consideration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Harper Yedlin Colo Clark Enrique Ritchie Shelvey Nolan Atsu Carroll Gayle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Who was our starting RB in the promotion season again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Be interesting to take a look at both squads to create a starting eleven with the best of both. My gut feel is that mine would have more of the 09 bunch than the current lot but not given it much consideration. It's a tough one. My gut would be: Harper Yedlin Colo Clark Enrique Routledge Nolan Shelvey Ritchie Gayle Carroll Jonas was good for us in the Championship so feel a bit bad leaving him out especially his partnership with Enrique. Right back was a tough choice. Williamson looked good for us in the Championship but it went downhill rapidly in the Prem. I don't think Clark will do the same if we go up. Have a feeling I'm missing someone really obvious out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Who was our starting RB in the promotion season again? Simpson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Who was our starting RB in the promotion season again? Future Premier League champion Danny Simpson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I should've said....in selecting the teams base it on their relative forms of the times so 09 and now and not how the current lot have played last season or the 09 guys did thereafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Who was our starting RB in the promotion season again? Simpson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Be interesting to take a look at both squads to create a starting eleven with the best of both. My gut feel is that mine would have more of the 09 bunch than the current lot but not given it much consideration. It's a tough one. My gut would be: Harper Yedlin Colo Clark Enrique Routledge Nolan Shelvey Ritchie Gayle Carroll Jonas was good for us in the Championship so feel a bit bad leaving him out especially his partnership with Enrique. Right back was a tough choice. Williamson looked good for us in the Championship but it went downhill rapidly in the Prem. I don't think Clark will do the same if we go up. Have a feeling I'm missing someone really obvious out I know Ritchie has produced more goals and probably more assists, but you just can't leave Jonas out for me. He and Enrique had basically every single team's right-side for breakfast, and their partnership is one of the main reasons we won the majority of matches at a canter. Difficult to separate Routledge and Ritchie, who both play down the right primarily anyway. I'd mebs have Williamson in for Clark, but tbf he benefitted from having Colo alongside him, who might be the best centre-back ever to play at that level (based on absolutely nowt ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I'd go; Krul Yedlin Colo Clark Enrique Ritchie Shelvey Nolan Routledge Carroll Gayle Subs: Harper, Lascelles, Van Aanholt, Barton, Hayden, Jonas and Best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Krul only played 3 games for us in the Championship like. And Best was rubbish for us in the Championship. If you need a striker on the bench then it should be Lovenkrands. Harewood and Shola were better than Best that year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Also Van Aanholt only played 7 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 i see the Leeds game is now 745pm kickoff on Good Friday there will be fucking hell on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Huddersfield's game in hand - Wolves (a) - has been re-scheduled for 25th April. Good news IMO - plenty of points to get on the board between now and then. Also means that Huddersfield have 8 games in April as opposed to 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Harper Yedlin Clark Coloccini Enrique Ritchie (just) Nolan Shelvey Jonas Gayle Carroll Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Williamson, Routledge, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Ameobi. Fuck. That shit would break records. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Harper Yedlin Clark Coloccini Enrique Ritchie (just) Nolan Shelvey Jonas Gayle Carroll Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Williamson, Routledge, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Ameobi. f***. That s*** would break records. All at their prime that team would be alreet in the PL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Some of the teams we have faced this time weren't around in 09/10. And they've been tougher than who we played back then. To name some of our rivals and also those who have taken poins off us: Now: Brighton Huddersfield Leeds Fulham Norwich Wolves Villa Blackburn Compare that to the likes of: Doncaster Plymouth Peterbrough Scunthorpe (we lost to them) Coventry We also faced Reading, Wednesday, Derby, Palace, Swansea and even Leicester back then. It's been tougher this time around for sure yet we're on par with how we did back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I don't think our home form is good enough to match our points total from 09/10 but I do think we're close to promotion. Regardless of what happens against Huddersfield we're 6 wins (from 12 remaining games) from 91 points so we're probably gonna get at least that which will be enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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