EPL 2020/2021

@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:

Wood on the sheet again.

Fulham down.

A sad but inevitable day for @dogmeat - they subsided with a whimper after threatening to fight until the final day.

The Championship relegation fight was a real humdinger. With all games being played at the same time, all of Derby, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday were in position to stay up while the games took place. Rotherham would have stayed up but conceded a late equaliser to take them down. Sheffield Wednesday were 1-0 up and 3-2 down but Derby made it 3-3 to be the team that survived. Not sure Rooney will survive as manager though.

@kiwipie as you said inevitable Pre-season21/22 pundits picked us for the drop.

I don't see us coming straight back up this time. Lots of loan players, couple more who are to good for the championship. Not sure if Parker will stay. Not sure if I want him to TBH. That squad should have been good enough to stay up and he has to take a lot of the blame for the failure.

Yes there were extenuating circumstances; 3 week off season meant almost impossible to sign players plus Tony Khan spent up large two seasons ago (on shit players) which meant we were fucked under FFP so had no money to spend. All that meant we had a horror first two months but Parker did seem to turn it round and made us defensively very secure but we just couldn't score goals and for that Parker has to take the blame. His negative tactics seemed to work against the better teams but were totally unsuited for the dogfights we had to win. I can't be arsed looking it up but it feels like we only took a handful of points against the other relegation contenders. Why Parker played midfielders up front and left out Serbia's all time top goal scorer and the Championships Golden boot from last season I will never know.

Still two months ago we looked like we were going to kick on. Instead all those above us recovered form and the Fulham players seemed to give up the fight. Dunno if it was fatigue or Parker losing them or loan players looking to the next season or all three but very annoying to go out with a whimper. Cheltenham here we come....

As both Sheffield teams have been relegated they don't even have a derby to look forward to.

@dogmeat Not nearly enough goals to win enough games. 25 in 35 games puts a heavy demand on the defence to keep clean sheets.

And the non-use of Mitrovic was a bit baffling, like Burnley make the best use of Chris Wood's qualities, you feel Fulham should have found a way to get the best out of Mitrovic. In recent games, Fulham have looked toothless - no real idea of how they will get a goal.

@kiwipie Upvote for accuracy - Bugger it all!

Man City confirmed as champions as Man Utd lose to Leicester City.

well, that's that.

Well done City, amazing team.

Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.

Cups the only thing to play for

City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.

@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:

well, that's that.

Well done City, amazing team.

Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.

Cups the only thing to play for

City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.

almost done... playoffs in the championship to decide who makes the last spot for EPL next year still open given Norwich and Watford already there. Brentford v Bournemouth and Swansea v Barnsley first games this weekend

It would be great to see Brentford get promoted after the heartbreak of last season, and also because Winston Reid is playing there.

@bovidae said in EPL 2020/2021:

It would be great to see Brentford get promoted after the heartbreak of last season, and also because Winston Reid is playing there.

bollocks, let them choke again.. it was cruel though for sure

....disclaimer I do support the cherries

@bayimports If Bournemouth do bounce straight back it will be the first time ever all three relegated clubs have escaped the Championship after only one season

@dogmeat given loss of some key players, change of coach (beginning of season and half way through season) and we have not shown any consistency over our last few, we are hardly favourites. But in playoffs anything can happen.

quite an interesting stat though, would not have picked that

@bayimports said in EPL 2020/2021:

@dogmeat given loss of some key players, change of coach (beginning of season and half way through season) and we have not shown any consistency over our last few, we are hardly favourites. But in playoffs anything can happen.

quite an interesting stat though, would not have picked that

Did Eddie Howe leave?

@canefan yes at end of last season (he stepped down) and then Tindall got the boot not too long ago and Jonathon Woodgate took over for remainder of the season

@bayimports said in EPL 2020/2021:

@canefan yes at end of last season (he stepped down) and then Tindall got the boot not too long ago and Jonathon Woodgate took over for remainder of the season

Wiki says Howe is not managing right now. I thought he was pretty good

@canefan said in EPL 2020/2021:

@bayimports said in EPL 2020/2021:

@canefan yes at end of last season (he stepped down) and then Tindall got the boot not too long ago and Jonathon Woodgate took over for remainder of the season

Wiki says Howe is not managing right now. I thought he was pretty good

he was in talks with Celtic but not sure what came of it

@bayimports I've known you a long time and never knew you were a Bournemouth fan - there aren't many of them!

Danjuma seems to have sparked them to life this season {checks online} 15 goals this season as a winger is pretty impressive. And even losing Wilson and Fraser (Dad's Army), they still have a squad full of talent. I really rate David Brooks and they missed his craft when he was injured for most of last season.

Well deserved title for City - once they sorted out their defensive structure, they have looked much more consistent that any other team in a season where strong teams have dropped games unexpectedly all season. The crammed fixture list was always likely to favour a team with strong replacements in every position.

@kiwipie said in EPL 2020/2021:

@bayimports I've known you a long time and never knew you were a Bournemouth fan - there aren't many of them!

Danjuma seems to have sparked them to life this season {checks online} 15 goals this season as a winger is pretty impressive. And even losing Wilson and Fraser (Dad's Army), they still have a squad full of talent. I really rate David Brooks and they missed his craft when he was injured for most of last season.

Most of that time we were lurking at the bottom of league 2, hardly a great endorsement Years ago when I lived in the UK for a year, it was the closest city (Poole didnt count) . So I supported locally.

Both were losses, as was Josh King and Harry Wilson (we had his as a loan).. but we have won 7 from 10, as that reads better than lost last 2. Danjuma has been impressive and we have a very young team now. One of those teams taht when you get momentum, the heads are up, but as soon as you get behind it is hard to keep them focused. Still we are in with a shout.

Not EPL but ...

Ajax have melted down their Eredivisie trophy into 42,000 silver stars and are giving one to every season ticket holder as they couldn't attend matches this season.

Yes its marketing but it's still pretty cool. Edwin van der Sar Ajax CEO (learned everything at Fulham) said "Previously when we said this title is for you we were expressing how we were doing it for the fans. However sharing the trophy is the ultimate proof that we really are".

@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:

Not EPL but ...

Ajax have melted down their Eredivisie trophy into 42,000 silver stars and are giving one to every season ticket holder as they couldn't attend matches this season.

Yes its marketing but it's still pretty cool. Edwin van der Sar Ajax CEO (learned everything at Fulham) said "Previously when we said this title is for you we were expressing how we were doing it for the fans. However sharing the trophy is the ultimate proof that we really are".

I read that. All class. They win a lot of them so there are plenty to go around, but still