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Post by rambo61 on Dec 16, 2017 20:36:53 GMT
Looking at the team today and knowing all our "stars"would fuck off...where will we be in 3 yrs time??
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Dec 16, 2017 20:46:59 GMT
Course and distance winners over 30 years
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Post by senojbor on Dec 16, 2017 20:49:15 GMT
This current side wouldn't because the better players would leave at the end of the season and we will face years of lower league football
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Post by alster on Dec 16, 2017 20:51:24 GMT
Unlikely we are the joint record holders of the lowest points to win automatic promotion to the Premier League. You normally have to have a far better season than we did when promoted to get promoted to this league by right. I can't really see any of the dour bastards that Coates would go for achieving it unless we lucked out again.
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Post by rambler on Dec 16, 2017 20:52:52 GMT
To be honest I don't think we are the type of club who would. That's why we have to sacrifice playing style for results and safety.
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Post by Northy on Dec 16, 2017 20:53:17 GMT
This current side wouldn't because the better players would leave at the end of the season and we will face years of lower league football how do you know that? we would have parachute payments and with a decent manager, who knows we may bounce straight back |
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Post by Gods on Dec 16, 2017 20:53:56 GMT
It took nearly a quarter of a century and the appointment of T. Pulis, after 12 other managers had tried and failed, to get back last time we fell out of the top flight, it would be a very poor idea to go and get relegated.
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Post by wuzza on Dec 16, 2017 20:55:35 GMT
We would be due back up by about the year 2042 if past results are anything to go by.
Short of great advances in cryogenics in the near future I doubt I will be around to see it!
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Post by swampySCFC on Dec 16, 2017 22:40:35 GMT
We would have the money but you only need to look at Leeds. Don't give that place up lightly
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Post by march4 on Dec 16, 2017 22:43:45 GMT
We are now in full Charlton mode.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 22:49:48 GMT
We would be due back up by about the year 2042 if past results are anything to go by. Short of great advances in cryogenics in the near future I doubt I will be around to see it! What a terrifying thought . (I’m under the influence and my first attempt at writing this simple post came out as “what thought effofying thought”.) |
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Post by suck_the_mop. on Dec 16, 2017 22:56:57 GMT
No i think it would be years we are just not the kind of club who does things like bounce straight back more like parachute through the leagues :-(
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Post by mcw on Dec 16, 2017 23:07:49 GMT
The honest truth is we will be back in the queue of other medium/biggish clubs waiting for their cyclical return to the premier league- possibly a 20 or 30 year wait, look at Forest, Coventry, Leeds, Sheffield Weds, Sheffield Utd the list goes on and on....
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Post by stonestokie76 on Dec 16, 2017 23:08:00 GMT
You get one chance to bounce back, but after a year the massive reduction in payments it becomes so hard. Newcastle did it well, basically built a new team for the champ and villa are doing this season, takes balls, goo transfer strategy and a good manager!. We currently lack 2 of those, so getting back will be very difficult.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 23:59:20 GMT
This current side wouldn't because the better players would leave at the end of the season and we will face years of lower league football Other than Shaq and Butland I can't see anyone else going |
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Post by liamo on Dec 17, 2017 0:01:15 GMT
This current side wouldn't because the better players would leave at the end of the season and we will face years of lower league football Other than Shaq and Butland I can't see anyone else going I can see a lot of them not fancying the championship and wanting to go But no fucker wanting them, we're almost Sunderland |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 0:04:44 GMT
Coates wouldn't bank roll a big promotion push or fight to keep most the better players.
We would end up losing Shaq, Butland, maybe a couple of others but we would still be left with aging players, all on long contracts with premier league wages. It would be a disaster but also a very real possibility.
I mean how has the club after all these years gotthemselves into the position where we start a 37 year old cart horse up front, a man running in mud in central midfield and the likes of Cameron being one of the first names on the team sheet.
Top to bottom, fuck them all off.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 0:06:39 GMT
Lets be realistic, nobody would come in for any of our defenders. They are simply not that good.
Midfield, someone would take Allen, Shaqiri, probably Ramadan. The rest are not desirable. Up front I can't see anyone being interested.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 0:15:48 GMT
Lets be realistic, nobody would come in for any of our defenders. They are simply not that good. Midfield, someone would take Allen, Shaqiri, probably Ramadan. The rest are not desirable. Up front I can't see anyone being interested. Butland, Diouf Shawcross would all go. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 0:19:45 GMT
Lets be realistic, nobody would come in for any of our defenders. They are simply not that good. Midfield, someone would take Allen, Shaqiri, probably Ramadan. The rest are not desirable. Up front I can't see anyone being interested. Butland, Diouf Shawcross would all go. Who'd take Diouf, Shawcross, Allen, Ramadan? We'd want 10 million quid for each of them and they're all on big money. Allen and Shawcross prob 70k a week plus |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 0:19:50 GMT
Lets be realistic, nobody would come in for any of our defenders. They are simply not that good. Midfield, someone would take Allen, Shaqiri, probably Ramadan. The rest are not desirable. Up front I can't see anyone being interested. Butland, Diouf Shawcross would all go. I can't see anyone going in for Diouf or Shawcross. Shawcross isn't that highly thought of outside of Stoke and to e honest he's been a carthorse for the most part this season. To be fair Diouf could potentially go abroad. |
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Post by xchpotter on Dec 17, 2017 8:54:05 GMT
No chance, which is why I don't get how Hughes is still here. We will return to our average league placing over the years which is Championship/league 1. Still at least we got a 30000 seater stadium out of the ride.
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Post by fca47 on Dec 17, 2017 9:24:39 GMT
It'd MH is in charge, no.
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Post by hoofmagic on Dec 17, 2017 9:36:38 GMT
NOT WITH HUGHES..................
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Post by Trouserdog on Dec 17, 2017 9:47:24 GMT
We'd sell Butland, Allen and Shaq. They're the only 3 anyone else would want.
Without them, we've got a mid-table Championship squad at best.
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 17, 2017 9:52:52 GMT
We'd sell Butland, Allen and Shaq. They're the only 3 anyone else would want. Without them, we've got a mid-table Championship squad at best. They may want out whether we stay up or go down. The noises of the snake will be ringing in their ears 🐍 |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Dec 17, 2017 10:26:14 GMT
Do PL footballers have relegation clauses written into their contracts that gives them the opportunity to leave or stay and take a pay cut?
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