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It's preferable for reading to stay up as its almost a local Derby......although the days of us taking 4000 fans there is over due to restrictions
But Huddersfield are generally a decent bunch and hate Leeds so its a close 🤔
Can’t be bothered to read this thread. Apologies if the following have already been mentioned but look at the points lost/ thrown away through:
Missed penalties- a decent taker of penalties should successfully convert at least 80% I reckon.
Terrible referees e.g. the muppet who allowed Madine to equalise for Blackpool when everyone in the ground knew he should have been sent off before scoring. We always seem to have unfair refs at our home games.
The daft sending off of Callum Robinson at Swansea.
The crazy last moment capitulation vs Swansea at home.
Etc.
Without the above we would comfortably been clear of relegation weeks ago.
Basically without the points deduction for reading we'd now be in the bottom 3 with one game left.
Which is Burnley away.....
What a lucky escape.
Without wishing to be disrespectful, what a load of tosh.
Each and every one of the teams around us knew exactly what they had to do to survive once Reading were deducted points and most of them included us did so. Those that didn't, included Reading have fallen by the wayside. Nothing lucky about it. We were safe with two games to go.
For goodness sake - why all the continual wailing, wringing of hands and pontification ? The season is almost over and we are safe from relegation. Reading deserved the points deduction. They were told 6 months ago that if they didn't get their house in order, they would be deducted more points and ignored the warnings. Do you really think that the fans of Huddersfield, Rotherham, QPR and Stoke give a rats arse about where they might have finished if Reading had the 6 points back ?
I think you're missing the point. Your original statement was that we've had a lucky escape. I don't think there is anything lucky about it. All the teams around us knew what they had to do. QPR got some wins when it looked like they were in freefall, we won 3 of our last 4 away games, Huddersfield have put together an amazing sequence of results, Rotherham beat Middlesbrough after it looked like our win at their place might send them down.
There are too many imponderables to be sure where any of us may have finished without Reading's points deduction. For instance Huddersfield may have felt cut adrift and lost hope that they could reel in the rest and been unable to produce the results they have. Similarly Middlesbrough having nothing to play for once a play off place had been achieved may have gone into their game with Rotherham with little or no motivation. All ifs, buts and maybes. What is certain is that we survived with two games to spare.
I've heard it mentioned a couple of times that we could look to Europe for players, but wouldn't we struggle to get work permits post-Brexit? Jamilu Collins and Sory Kaba are both internationals, and even then Collins only just got over the line for a work permit. I couldn't see us being able to sign anyone like Loic Damour again, for example.