13 Feb 2025 04:12:39
It's going to be a tussle to the end. Really could be 2 from 4. I think you go down to 11th for the 4 play off spots.
Don't think large gnonto or Matt's have much impact when they come on, which underlines the weakness of our squad.
Just as well the starting 11 are doing the business.
The pairing of tan and Gruev away is a good idea with Rothwell to replace one of them at home.
Also hope he keeps amps in defence.
13 Feb 2025 07:13:44
As said every one of our games is a cup Final one slip and it could all go horribly wrong we must secure top two place at best, Break in our season last year cost us and we have to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
13 Feb 2025 07:45:46
Our competition for promotion landed some important results last night, for sure. All makes for another very interesting, possibly squeaky bum run in!
It’s really sad that this league has lost its competitiveness of recent years tho, as it could be so much more exciting. It’s really dominated by yoyo teams from PL relegation; I mean, look at Luton smashing it up with their PL parachute millions!
13 Feb 2025 08:04:40
Sheff utd play on Saturday, then again on Monday, which helps us as our squad will be rested.
Sure, sheff utd can play the N team against bottom of the table Luton, but can they risk dropping points because of an underdog upset?
13 Feb 2025 08:05:39
Luton got jinxed by OPs top 6 prediction for them.
13 Feb 2025 08:10:00
Relegated EPL teams do dominate Champo
23/ 24
1st Leicester
3rd Leeds
4th Southampton
24/ 25
1st Leeds ( 2nd season parachute EPL money)
2nd Sheff Utd
3rd Burnley.
13 Feb 2025 09:16:50
Fake story Baz, I leave all the predictions for you as you seem to love making them then changing them.
There’s a good argument to make that we haven’t even touched any of that 40Mil parachute money when relegated with all our player sales, this season would have been approx half that amount.
It is true that relegated teams from the Premiership do have what seems an unfair financial advantage to the other teams in the Championship. But conversely promoted teams who are promoted to the Premiership also struggle in the ever widening gap of the EFL and EPL.
13 Feb 2025 12:22:02
OP read your posts last Sept
Luton had made an iffy start in Champo and you stated
' I expect Luton to climb league and get into playoffs'
So maybe not top 2 but definitely top 6 .
13 Feb 2025 12:37:04
So taking baz opti bromance foreplay out of the thread. Any serious responses to chances and tactics.
13 Feb 2025 16:06:17
It could take 100 points to top the league as things are going.
13 Feb 2025 16:59:13
Yep. De ja vu from that perspective Feath.
13 Feb 2025 18:13:18
Farke talks about 2 points per game average to get promoted. Last season wouldn’t have been enough but Burnley currently just averaging that so can’t see much more than 90 needed for promotion.
Towards the end of the season teams can’t buy a win sometimes. I seemingly remember all 3 top teams losing last season in the same gameweek or 1 drawing and 2 loosing. Nerves start to kick in and results become unpredictable and I usually stop even trying to bet on team wins towards the finish.
13 Feb 2025 18:55:51
Farke will not be setting for 90 points that is 100% sure. Win every game will do it.
14 Feb 2025 08:40:06
That would be an amazing season run in OP! Would love to see that happen! And then see Wilder’s and Parker’s faces at the end of it. (For clarity, that says FACES) …….