Guest Bolton Zulu Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Here is the scenario. You get royally shafted in every game leading up to the Villa game and you are nailed on for relegation. A wave of swine flu (or whatever the media ends up calling it) sweeps the nation, resulting in the government banning any event that generates a crowd thus ending the season prematurely. Promotion and relegation is suspended as sporting events are not resumed for a year. After that time everybody has forgotten how shite you are and you get another chance. Thank me later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TêteDeMaure Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Dear me, Bolton. Yet you've got the most likely scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Here is the scenario. You get royally shafted in every game leading up to the Villa game and you are nailed on for relegation. A wave of swine flu (or whatever the media ends up calling it) sweeps the nation, resulting in the government banning any event that generates a crowd thus ending the season prematurely. Promotion and relegation is suspended as sporting events are not resumed for a year. After that time everybody has forgotten how s**** you are and you get another chance. Thank me later. ..we can hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Here is the scenario. You get royally shafted in every game leading up to the Villa game and you are nailed on for relegation. A wave of swine flu (or whatever the media ends up calling it) sweeps the nation, resulting in the government banning any event that generates a crowd thus ending the season prematurely. Promotion and relegation is suspended as sporting events are not resumed for a year. After that time everybody has forgotten how s**** you are and you get another chance. Thank me later. ..we can hope. Even if only for the fact of going unbeaten for so long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovineblue Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I watched the whole of their game against Liverpool and they played pretty well. But for some stupidity by their striker they could have got something out of that one. Sad thing is that if not for various acts of stupidity from a range of our players over the course of the season, we'd be sitting comfortably in midtable mediocrity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I watched the whole of their game against Liverpool and they played pretty well. But for some stupidity by their striker they could have got something out of that one. Sad thing is that if not for various acts of stupidity from a range of our players over the course of the season, we'd be sitting comfortably in midtable mediocrity. Yep, theres at LEAST 7 points that we've actually thrown away, not dropped, but given away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 We've been going down since our former defender scored the equalising goal in the 2-2 draw with Stoke at home game, where we were leading 2-0. Down now. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 We've been going down since our former defender scored the equalising goal in the 2-2 draw with Stoke at home game, where we were leading 2-0. Down now. Oh well. why did we sell ab faye again? stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 He was shagging Keegan's family in the dressing room apparantly they had a bust up over that allegedely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 We've been going down since our former defender scored the equalising goal in the 2-2 draw with Stoke at home game, where we were leading 2-0. Down now. Oh well. why did we sell ab faye again? stupid. Because he didn't get along with a manager who was going to walk out of the club 2 weeks later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hodgey Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here's a conspiracy theory for you...is it beyond the realms that Stoke may rest a few key players for the game at Hull (effectively throwing the game whilst not actually giving instructions to players) in order to leave Hull in the PL on the basis that Hull will most probably face the drop next season and thus increase the chances of Stoke staying up again next season and hit the PL paydirt once again (ie there would effectively only be 2 relegation places with all due respect to Hull). Stoke's chairman could be thinking along those lines and instruct Pulis to carry it out. After all the name of the game for most clubs is staying on the PL gravy train! Keep your eyes on Stoke's starting 11 for that fixture ! I'm probably being a bit paranoid but yer never know !? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here's a conspiracy theory for you...is it beyond the realms that Stoke may rest a few key players for the game at Hull (effectively throwing the game whilst not actually giving instructions to players) in order to leave Hull in the PL on the basis that Hull will most probably face the drop next season and thus increase the chances of Stoke staying up again next season and hit the PL paydirt once again (ie there would effectively only be 2 relegation places with all due respect to Hull). Stoke's chairman could be thinking along those lines and instruct Pulis to carry it out. After all the name of the game for most clubs is staying on the PL gravy train! Keep your eyes on Stoke's starting 11 for that fixture ! I'm probably being a bit paranoid but yer never know !? Just asking the players to take it easy would probably work just as well and look a lot less suspicious than Beattie, Etherington, Delap, and Faye(s) all suddenly succumbing to "injury" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 i think Hull will win that game anyway, conspiracy or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 i think Hull will win that game anyway, conspiracy or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 if that happens we're down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hodgey Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here's a conspiracy theory for you...is it beyond the realms that Stoke may rest a few key players for the game at Hull (effectively throwing the game whilst not actually giving instructions to players) in order to leave Hull in the PL on the basis that Hull will most probably face the drop next season and thus increase the chances of Stoke staying up again next season and hit the PL paydirt once again (ie there would effectively only be 2 relegation places with all due respect to Hull). Stoke's chairman could be thinking along those lines and instruct Pulis to carry it out. After all the name of the game for most clubs is staying on the PL gravy train! Keep your eyes on Stoke's starting 11 for that fixture ! I'm probably being a bit paranoid but yer never know !? Just asking the players to take it easy would probably work just as well and look a lot less suspicious than Beattie, Etherington, Delap, and Faye(s) all suddenly succumbing to "injury" Indeed it would although if word got out about players being told to take it easy there'd be a right stink and possible litigation, whereas putting say Beattie and Delap on the bench wouldn't raise that many eyebrows. Agree with the other posts that Hull will probably win it anyway given Stoke's poor away form, but I've been analysing all the fixtures from every perspective (who's got what to play for, who needs a result more etc) and that theory jumped out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brummiemag Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Interesting theory hodgey, and I hope your talking nonsense, but sadly I wouldnt completely rule it out! If it happens then it could cost us our place in the top division. Will be looking at their team selection and performance (Stoke always give 100% blood and guts etc) with interest! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Once we got to the position where we were relying on other teams results then we deserve everything that we get. No one in the league ever does you any favours. We should have got to grips with things when our safety was still in our own hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Once we got to the position where we relying on other teams results then we deserve everything that we get. No one in the league ever does you any favours. We should have got to grips with things when our safety was still in our own hands. Nail on the head. At this stage of the season we can't rely on teams who have nothing to play for doing us any favours. Everton players won't want to get injuries playing against Sunderland, and despite all this talk about Hull not getting any more points, I can see them getting results against Stoke and an out of form Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 and bolton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 The fat lady is drawing her breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I'm thrusting up to 9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Still on a 9. Not yet mathematical but looking extremely likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 This changes absolutely nothing. The Sunderland game is far more important, as anyone expecting anything from the Liverpool game was absolutely deluded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 This changes absolutely nothing. The Sunderland game is far more important, as anyone expecting anything from the Liverpool game was absolutely deluded. Spot on. Most sensible people were expecting us to get beat and by a fair bit. If anything todays result was probably a little better than expected (especially after 30 mins). As far as I am concerned I expect us to go down, if we don't then we have been VERY lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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