I know it's silly at this early stage but from what I've seen on Paramount+:
1. Plymouth
2. Derby
3. Cardiff
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I know it's silly at this early stage but from what I've seen on Paramount+:
1. Plymouth
2. Derby
3. Cardiff
After one game against a decent team, where we had better stats overall?Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
Yes very silly!
It's been one game of the season so far.
What makes you believe Sunderland are a decent team? They finished 16th last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Why are Sunderland suddenly a 'decent' team when they beat us 0-2 at CCS? That was the 'whippet' out of the trap game for us. We were nobbled by our sausage of a clueless manager. And if anyone posts f*cking stats again as if they're some redeeming factor...can't wait to see the next match at home and have better possession again. It's really exciting.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
:hehe: you beat me to it by getting straight to the point and less flowery copy! I need a sub-editor.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Youre wasting your time. Its like trying to debate with someone who sticks their fingers in their ear and shouts la-la-la-la whilst youre trying to talk. I wasted enough of last season on Comical NCB, the guy is insane. Its futile even trying to reason with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
On the subject of stats, their XG was 1.69 and ours was 0.99 so not sure where these better stats come from.
Based on the game we saw and how organised they looked, they have a few decent players, without the ball they were all back in position and made it very difficult for us. Of course, it's hard to know for sure one way or the other but based on that game I think they'll do quite well.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Betting odds have them around 8th https://www.oddschecker.com/football...ship/promotion
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Originally Posted by J R Hartley
More possession
More shots
More blocked shots
Same on target
Same corners
I can't remember them having free kicks from dangerous positions, we wasted two.
Although all irrelevant the only stat that mattered was we lost 0-2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...r8t#MatchStats
They are a decent team, but it's very early, overall very disappointing, especially NG's defending, we gifted them two poor goals.
Before a ball was kicked this season Sunderland were rated 11th by the bookmakers. The Racing Post pundits predicted they’d finish 19th.
They have some decent players for sure, but there’s little evidence yet to suggest that they are a good team by this division’s standards.
Time will tell, it's hard to judge until a few games in probably ten is the first marker, before that it's all subjective personal opinion and guesswork.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
The bookies think around 8th let's see.
They think 20th for City. You’re not prepared to accept that prediction as being realistic, but you are seemingly keen to accept their Sunderland prediction. It’s almost as if one prediction suits your view but the other doesn’t.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
For it’s worth, I don’t think City will finish 20th, but I don’t think Sunderland will finish 8th either.
The only stat that matters is if you win, if you don’t stats don’t mean anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
They didn’t have to make things difficult for us. They barely had to move from their shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
In a few games time Sunderland will be on the end of a leathering
And their fans will be moaning
Ours are very good at it but they all like a go
Both top half I think, we'll play worse teams than Sunderland.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
It’s certainly not beyond the bounds of possibility that our league record will read played four, lost four in a few weeks time. Once you make a start like that, you’ll do well to avoid a relegation struggle in a division as competitive as the Championship- especially if you’re a team that has a real issue when it comes to playing in front of your own fans.
If I remember rightly they were on a terrible run last season when they came here and we were utter shit and they comfortably got the 3 points then next game they took a hammering at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Could be similar again dealt with us as we again created feck all , easy 3 points wouldn't suprise me at all to see them get beaten next week.
I dont think they will be anything other than average at best.
Their first goal came from a free kick in a decent area albeit we defended it like old fallopians from the m and w developments Sunday league.Quote:
Originally Posted by North
I can't remember them having free kicks from dangerous positions, we wasted two.
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It's a little silly and only a bit of fun. That's all. Of course, the mighty Bulut knows what he's doing and the Sunderland performance was just a blip. :thumbup:
Agreed it's easy to go on a bad run, confidence can drain quickly and panic set in, I was worried when I saw the first two months fixtures, next month it's Leeds, Hull, a bit better with Derby. We need a win from the next two if possible, but will we!Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Tomorrow will be interesting can any of the youngsters make a strong case for selection?
We didn't exactly pepper their goals but we had an attempt just tipped last the post, Tanner missed a sitter header, Robinson couldn't get any power behind his shot and a ball whipped in came too quickly for Ramsey to react. Those were chances we created even if we didn't do anything with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
we might aswell treble down on it
im going with
Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff
I'll revise my three now:
1. Plymouth
2. Derby
3. Oxford
Hopefully throughout the season the football league will publish a system that will definitely rank how good teams are and update it on a weekly basis.
I agree. They could make a table with teams ranked on how many games they have won, drawn and lost. For teams placed equally after that they could consider the difference between number of goals scored and conceded.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
What to do with the three poorest teams at the end of the season?Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Cardiff will finish here, Sunderland will finish there. All I know is football betting is easy, I win hundreds of thousands a year on it.
how much do you lose on it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Parti Mellow
I just about break even.
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Parti Mellow
They are a decent team, you could see that watching the game, they've just beat Burnley and are top of the league winning three in a row.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
They may not stay there all season, but they are good at the start of this season, and unfortunately for us that is when we played them.