Jamiednm
Player Valuation: £40m
If we can score more goals than the opposition in each of our remaining matches, it’s likely we’ll win them and therefore claim 3 points from each of those games.
Or, if we fail to score but don’t concede in any given game, we’ll likely be allocated a point for that/those game(s).
Or, if we score but our opponents score an equal number of goals, we’ll also get a point.
The most problematic permutation is if the opposition score more than us (whether that’s one goal or multiple goals is irrelevant*), as we’ll end up taking no points from those games.
*Irrelevant to our points position. If goal difference comes in to play, then it is advantageous to have as good a goal difference versus our rival(s) as possible.
I don’t remember the last time we were relegated because it happened decades before I was born. In fact, we’ve spent my entire life ‘dining at the top table of English football’ (metaphorically).
So if/when we’re relegated depending on our fortunes as described above in our remaining games, blended with the fortunes of our relegation rivals who will also have to address the same permutations for their games, I accept that relegation represents a step in to the unknown.
I have no idea what Championship football looks like. Are the rules and scoring systems the same, or do we have to adapt to a different game effectively?
And culturally, what does relegation mean in terms of what supporting a lower league team looks like, the match day experience and the general feeling of self esteem etc. Does Championship football mean you wear your team shirt over a long sleeved hoodie and literally get a half time pie and pint?
Or, if we fail to score but don’t concede in any given game, we’ll likely be allocated a point for that/those game(s).
Or, if we score but our opponents score an equal number of goals, we’ll also get a point.
The most problematic permutation is if the opposition score more than us (whether that’s one goal or multiple goals is irrelevant*), as we’ll end up taking no points from those games.
*Irrelevant to our points position. If goal difference comes in to play, then it is advantageous to have as good a goal difference versus our rival(s) as possible.
I don’t remember the last time we were relegated because it happened decades before I was born. In fact, we’ve spent my entire life ‘dining at the top table of English football’ (metaphorically).
So if/when we’re relegated depending on our fortunes as described above in our remaining games, blended with the fortunes of our relegation rivals who will also have to address the same permutations for their games, I accept that relegation represents a step in to the unknown.
I have no idea what Championship football looks like. Are the rules and scoring systems the same, or do we have to adapt to a different game effectively?
And culturally, what does relegation mean in terms of what supporting a lower league team looks like, the match day experience and the general feeling of self esteem etc. Does Championship football mean you wear your team shirt over a long sleeved hoodie and literally get a half time pie and pint?
