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6 + 2 Point Deductions



ToffeeTim said:
He's right on this point, and I don't often agree. Hardly ever in fact lol

There's a huge difference between saying we are doomed and pointing out the obvious fact that a 10 point deduction makes staying up an enormous challenge and about 10 times harder than it was going to be.

We were never going down without a deduction. But finishing 10 points above 18th usually means comfortable mid table finishes - could be close to 10th some seasons !! Are we a comfortable mid table side - I'm not sure.

This is a ENORMOUS punishment and it is an ENORMOUS challenge to stay up. One we are capable of achieving, but it's going to go to the wire. Unfortunately. And can we all stomach another spring like last year? Again, I don't know. Ordinarily I'd have said no, but maybe the sense of injustice means we will be able to go to the well again.

We don't know how this will effect our players

We know it will give an enormous boost to the other awful sides at the bottom as one of them can now easily stay up on well below the magic 40 mark.

We need to fight this appeal as strongly as we can because - 10 points is astronomical for a team who have won 75 points over the last 2 seasons.
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davek said:
No, Burnley and Sheff Utd are deaf down, but we are one of the two favourites to go down with them: straight fight Everton v Luton and they have a 5 point advantage.

Tell me I'm wrong.
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I fully expect us to get a reduction on the 10 points, our case seems solid enough that with competent people, we make a dent.

Without a reduction, well we are in big, big trouble.

Our recent form has been great, but we enter a very busy Christmas period, when our squad lacking quality depth will be tested to its limit.

Its early days yet tho, lets see what happens between now and early Jan.
 
ToffeeTim said:
You cant underestimate the boost it gives them all knowing they could maybe survive on about 30 points. Those 3 teams were struggling and got a huge incentive by the ridiculous PL decision
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Yeah but normally you'd be happy if you were 7 points ahead in April, maybe not for them now
 
ToffeeScot said:
Unfortunately that's also why point deductions during a season are something that shouldn't really happen. Psychological damage could have already been done.
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i will not get heard until one of 2 things happen...
1. we are safe by 11 points....wont happen
2. we are relegated by over 6 points..

The FA will not allow a massive hornets nest of what ifs unless we are 100% safe or 100% down.. this league has shown itself to be weak beyond belief
 
If Sky turn the volume down on the protests tomorrow it's pure censorship.

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