Old-smiley-badge I do feel a tad sorry for them. Just being third in the league is enough in my eyes without play off bullshit. Then throwing in VAR into the play off bullshit is ridiculous.
90Piesanhour Kevin_Stapleton Can’t believe how far they fell from the Premier League. Still think about that 6-1 win under Peter Reid. Mental.
Harvest That Sunderland winner was a snorter by the way, steered it into the only free place. Must have been ace for their fans to win it with that goal deep into injury time.
CharlieG Harvest Think of our win against them at ER. As a, normally, taciturn/dour Yorkshireman...... I WENT FUCKING MENTAL! Briefly.
Harvest That's shit, four points off play offs in a season where three teams dominated. You build on that not sack the gaffer. Stupid bastards.
Foxy_Dread Harvest I think he's been living off his opening spell at Boro, that's two disappointing full seasons in a row. There are no signs that he's been unlucky, that he is on the cusp.
Odd_Job CBIT I seem to remember @Misura saying pre season that if Wilder failed to be in the top two at Christmas he would be toast with the American owners, and a similar fate would befall him if they didn’t go up, so he called it correctly.
90Piesanhour Odd_Job He was also certain the blunts would go up and that Ampadu and Bogle were shite, so… 😎
oneallanclarke From The Guardian Wilder is understood to have disagreed with the owners’ enthusiasm for a heavily data-driven player recruitment system. I can imagine.
Djpekingman CBIT The two should just give it up as a bad job and merge. Nice new stadium over at Meadowhell. Jobs a good 'un. That should get some kind of response from Les Mis.
Jon Be interesting to see who they bring in. Wilder had a good side playing well in yet another weird Championship season. 90 points is usually enough.
Foxy_Dread Jon the times they are a changing. Two years running 90 PTS hasn't been enough, I think this will become the norm.
Foxy_Dread Jon yes. I also think the analytical approach means that the bigger budgets are better spent than previously.
Jon Foxy_Dread That makes sense but I think that’s the first season two teams have registered 100 points. I be surprised if one never mind two sides hit that number next season.