2014/15 Championship Thread

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Tue 07 Apr 2015, 5:34 pm

First topic message reminder :

Read an awful article on top 50 managers under 50. Katanga higher than Howe and Dyche, to name just two.

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:12 pm

GSC wrote:The one before x.

Sorry smartarse. Meant we***

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:14 pm

Nico the gman wrote:
Fernando wrote:If Bournemouth get through tonight & next week with 6 pts they will go up just for the fact that Norwich/Middlesborough will result in someone dropping pts tbh.
Yep fancy Bournemouth and Norwich, and both have far superior goal difference to us, relying on defence and not scoring enough goals has caught up with us in the end. We should have brought a striker in instead of 2 defenders I'm afraid, Kike's had a poor season after the early promise.

Most of Middlesbrough attackers have been poor. The only one I think has done well is Bamford this season really. Kike has been decent at the start of the season but has tailed off. Middlesbrough problem was at the start of the season, you even lost to us at home 1-0 Laugh

that's as bad as it gets I'm afraid really. Adomah is a good player, but I don't think he has been that good this season and that goes for Tomlin as well.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:25 pm

I'm a West Ham fan, FL

by NickisBHAFC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:26 pm

Top of the league. Yet Bourenmouth can't sell 1800 tickets for there closest away game of the season. Please don't let them go up.

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:54 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:I'm a West Ham fan, FL

Ok and West Ham had PL calibre players when they went up. Vaz Te had a good season in the Championship but never moved into the Premier League because he wasn't good enough for Premier League level, that's why he rarely plays anymore. The likes of Tomkins, Reid, Nolan, Noble etc who are Premier League quality players were in your squad that season. You still had a poor season finishing 3rd but quality took you up and that's why you stayed up. We had Championship players and we bought Championship players, that is why we went down. You didn't do that.

by GSC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:56 pm

Its amazing with a directive to sign PL players anybody ever goes down.

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 6:59 pm

GSC wrote:Its amazing with a directive to sign PL players anybody ever goes down.

Explain?

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:11 pm

Brighton: Stockdale,Bruno,Dunk,Halford,Bennett,Stephens,Kayal,Calderon,Teixeira, Carayol & Best

Bournemouth: Boruc,Francis,Cook,Elphick,Daniels,Ritchie,Arter,Surman,Pugh,Kermorgant & Wilson

by Nico the gman Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:27 pm

FootballLight wrote:
Nico the gman wrote:
Fernando wrote:If Bournemouth get through tonight & next week with 6 pts they will go up just for the fact that Norwich/Middlesborough will result in someone dropping pts tbh.
Yep fancy Bournemouth and Norwich, and both have far superior goal difference to us, relying on defence and not scoring enough goals has caught up with us in the end. We should have brought a striker in instead of 2 defenders I'm afraid, Kike's had a poor season after the early promise.

Most of Middlesbrough attackers have been poor. The only one I think has done well is Bamford this season really. Kike has been decent at the start of the season but has tailed off. Middlesbrough problem was at the start of the season, you even lost to us at home 1-0 that's as bad as it gets I'm afraid really. Adomah is a good player, but I don't think he has been that good this season and that goes for Tomlin as well.

Adomah and Tomlin are very hit and miss this season, as for getting beat by your lot your manager should have filled the Lottery in that night.The Riverside has been a hard place for anyone to pick up points,fortress of late.But we needed a bloody striker in January.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:31 pm

Fulham XI: Bettinelli, Grimmer, Turner, Burn, Husband, Tunnicliffe, Hoogland, Parker, Kavanagh, McCormack, Smith

Wigan XI: Carson; Boyce, Maguire, Pearce, Bong; Kvist, Perch, Kim, Pennant, McClean; Fortune

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:36 pm

Ricardo Vaz Te gets less and less games for us considering he doesn't play for us any more.

I think it was reasonably clear in the league that ourselves and Southampton were the better sides. I think it was shown when we both stayed up comfortably.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:44 pm

NickisBHAFC wrote:Top of the league. Yet Bourenmouth can't sell 1800 tickets for there closest away game of the season. Please don't let them go up.

It appears the AMEX is rather empty and its nt the Bournemouth section, i see lots of empty seats Wink

by GSC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7:56 pm

Getting promoted and staying in the PL require 2 different mindsets and generally different players.

The point is saying a team signed PL quality players is a very redundant and pointless thing to say. Nobody signs players assuming theyll be crap.

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:03 pm

Fernando wrote:
NickisBHAFC wrote:Top of the league. Yet Bourenmouth can't sell 1800 tickets for there closest away game of the season. Please don't let them go up.

It appears the AMEX is rather empty and its nt the Bournemouth section, i see lots of empty seats

Also friday night, game on tv, people have other plans etc.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:08 pm

Fulham 1-0 Wigan - Ross McCormack

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:17 pm

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:Ricardo Vaz Te gets less and less games for us considering he doesn't play for us any more.

I think it was reasonably clear in the league that ourselves and Southampton were the better sides. I think it was shown when we both stayed up comfortably.

Maybe the reason for that is they both had Premier League quality players whereas we were the best team in the Championship that season because of our consistency, hence why we finished top and won the league.

by GSC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:19 pm

Those premier league quality players weren't playing in the Premier League.

Hindsight is 20:20

by FootballLight Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:27 pm

And what are you suggesting by that? What just because they are not in the Premier League they are not Premier League quality players is that what your saying?

Southampton and West Ham had the quality to stay in the Premier League because their players were Premier League quality whereas we didn't have Premier League players and we were never Premier League quality, hence why we went down. Not difficult.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:28 pm

Fulham 1-1 Wigan - Jermaine Pennant

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:35 pm

HT Brighton 0-0 Bournemouth

Not been a good game at all.

by GSC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:36 pm

So when those players went down the year before they weren't premier league players?

by GSC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:39 pm

And how did Southampton have a core of premier league players in league 1?

Its pure hindsight

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:51 pm

Wonder if sky will give me a refund if Bournemouth fail to live upto there hyperbole in the second half

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 8:59 pm

Why are you complaining this is doing you a favor Laugh

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:07 pm

Pugh off for Smith for Bournemouth

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:09 pm

Kayal off for Ince for Brighton

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:12 pm

Fernando wrote:Why are you complaining this is doing you a favor

I'd rather the money I'll win from a Bournemouth win lol

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:14 pm

David Stockdale you are absolutely useless

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:14 pm

Brighton 0-1 Bournemouth - Yann Kermorgant - Epic Free Kick

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:17 pm

Lua Lua & Mackail Smith on for Teixeira & Carayol

Why are you taking your only decent players off Laugh

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:18 pm

Fernando wrote:Lua Lua & Mackail Smith on for Teixeira & Carayol

Why are you taking your only decent players off

Chris Hughton making nonsensical substitutions? Well I never!

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:22 pm

Inigo Calderon unhappy after Matt Richie slips and puts his hand on the ball and gets no pen.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:24 pm

Brighton 0-2 Bournemouth - Callum Wilson

Brighton pathetic defending.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:25 pm

Yann Kermorgant off for Dan Gosling

by Nico the gman Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:28 pm

Thought unlikely these gits Brighton would pull something out of the bag or hold on , it sums their season up, and baby goose comes on for Kermorgant.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:29 pm

Hopefully Brighton get relegated soon, nothing club

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:30 pm

How come they are a nothing club?

Just put of interest.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:31 pm

Fulham 2-2 Wigan

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:32 pm

westisbest wrote:How come they are a nothing club?

Just put of interest.

Put a proper football team in that stadium, one it deserves

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:32 pm

Wilson off for Kenwyne "Thug Life on the Seaside" Jones Laugh

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:35 pm

That is pathetic from Smith.

Get up ffs.

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:36 pm

Olly wrote:
westisbest wrote:How come they are a nothing club?

Just put of interest.

Put a proper football team in that stadium, one it deserves

Great answer Whistle

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:36 pm

Typical Villa scum can't play just kicks...

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:37 pm

FT Brighton 0-2 Bournemouth

Cherries move 4 pts clear with 4 games to go....

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:40 pm

Fernando wrote:Typical Villa scum can't play just kicks...

Villa scum.

Learnt that at Brighton.

by Fernando Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:41 pm

I suspect one Alan "pretend hardman" Hutton taught him that Whistle

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:42 pm

5 games without a goal for Brighton

Hughtonball has taken full effect #10menbehindtheball #playforthe0-0

by westisbest Fri 10 Apr 2015, 9:47 pm

Fernando wrote:I suspect one Alan "pretend hardman" Hutton taught him that

Was a bad tackle on him, but he shouldn't have reacted like that.
Smith did milk it though.

Hard as nails Hutts, dirty player though.
Rather see Lowton at rb, Although Hutton has been ok this season.

by NickisBHAFC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 10:34 pm

I think if you're watching Bourenmouth vs brighton on a Friday night and you're not a supporter of either side, you really need to have a long hard look at how rubbish you're life is!

by NickisBHAFC Fri 10 Apr 2015, 10:37 pm

Onto the game. Thought we played well for 70 minutes and then fell apart when our best player Kayal came off. Fantastic free kick but both goals were easily avoidable. Just want this awful season to come to an end, the standard is dire and were awful.

In other news, Bourenmouth have taken over from wigan as worst support seen at the AMEX. 1,500 fans from an allocation for 2,800 when you're top of the league and it's you're nearest away game. Also sitting in silence for most ofbthe game, baffles the mind. No bouncing around, no singing, no nothing!

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