Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
We were poor throughout the season, not just after january.
From an Xg point of view we looked doomed from early days, just a few surprising results kept us above the waterline, but that was never sustainable.

Caulker was a bit of a gamble, if he had fulfilled his potential and became a mainstay for England he would have been worth many times what we paid for him. He didn't and with hindsight we would have been better off signing some hardened veteran defender who might only have a couple of seasons left in him, but would have been a guaranteed performer.

Exactly the same gamble we made with Cornelius. Neither came off.

As it happens I dont mind that particular kind of gamble, if we went up again.
For the first half of the season, we were just about as bad as the other half dozen worst teams. For the second half, we were clearly the worst team.

Would be interested to see these xG stats and compare to the other crap clubs in the opening months.