The English Football Thread

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-15-2017, 02:41 PM

Expected Goals? What's that mate?

I don't watch MOTD any more and I don't watch TFLS when the Villa lose.

Trollheart · 08-15-2017, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

what is it?

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Expected Goals? What's that mate?

I don't watch MOTD any more and I don't watch TFLS when the Villa lose.

'Expected goals' (xG): What is it, and how does it show Man City should win the Premier League this season?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-15-2017, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

'Expected goals' (xG): What is it, and how does it show Man City should win the Premier League this season?

anything positive about city is stupid so sign me up for hating it

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-15-2017, 03:01 PM

This season could well be worse than the relegation season.

Played three, got one point, scored one goal, already eight points off automatic and four off play offs.

If we don't go up this season we could really be screwed financially, and we will dream of the day we were losing 2-1 to Reading in the Championship.

Changed owner, changed board, changed manager(s), changed the squad, invested heavily. Same old Villa.

We are just inherently shit.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-15-2017, 03:30 PM

Sorry we scored two goals, forgot how prolific we are.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-15-2017, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Sorry we scored two goals, forgot how prolific we are.

i want Wolves to go up this season. i think ideal would be them, Hull, and Villa.

would suck to see Villa fall that far down. it's crazy to look at their squad from a few years back and see how things have changed. i thought that with some of their younger talent they were destined to climb up the league and be a sure thing top half side for the years to come. maybe that was wishful thinking.

seems like they just cant hold onto the players that could make the difference for them. too much time treading water near the bottom of the table.

Trollheart · 08-15-2017, 07:35 PM

We're just a magnet for failure, no other way to say it.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-15-2017, 04:32 PM

Taking Villa out my three would be Wolves, Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.

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It really shows how far we have fallen that we now could be looking at League One football.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-15-2017, 04:45 PM

mind boggling.

what kind of attendance are they pulling now? i would like to think they have more than enough money being pumped in to able to fix this problem, or to have already fixed it. why aren't they bothering?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-15-2017, 04:55 PM

We're close to breaking FFP rules apparently so we can't keep throwing money around.

Still 30k+ and the away fans are travelling well, 4k tonight again.

It's not just about money, I've genuinely not seen the team play a good 90 minutes in well over a year, the cup semi vs Liverpool I think, or Sunderland 4-0 in a league match. That's more than ****ing two full seasons ago.

I think a lot of it is psychological as well, you need quality and a tactics plan to achieve success obviously, but I mean I knew straight away if we didn't start well it would go downhill fast, that's the atmosphere at the club, as soon as we concede or get a bad result you think 'oh no not again', we can't bounce back because the negativity sets in. If the fans feel like it the players must as well. Albrighton and Clark have been excellent since they fucked off to other clubs. We've signed top players from other clubs in the league who look useless in our team. Momentum and confidence is massive in football.

I would get Dr. Steve Peters in or something.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Expected Goals? What's that mate? I don't watch MOTD any more and I don't watch TFLS when the Villa lose.

08-15-2017, 03:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	This season could well be worse than the relegation season. Played three, got one point, scored one goal, already eight points off automatic and four off play offs. If we don't go up this season we could really be screwed financially, and we will dream of the day we were losing 2-1 to Reading in the Championship. Changed owner, changed board, changed manager(s), changed the squad, invested heavily. Same old Villa. We are just inherently shit.

08-15-2017, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Sorry we scored two goals, forgot how prolific we are.

08-15-2017, 04:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Taking Villa out my three would be Wolves, Forest and Sheffield Wednesday. All time English league table - My Football Facts & Stats \| Football League \| All-Time Top Flight Table 1888-89 to 2016-17 It really shows how far we have fallen that we now could be looking at League One football.

08-15-2017, 04:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	We're close to breaking FFP rules apparently so we can't keep throwing money around. Still 30k+ and the away fans are travelling well, 4k tonight again. It's not just about money, I've genuinely not seen the team play a good 90 minutes in well over a year, the cup semi vs Liverpool I think, or Sunderland 4-0 in a league match. That's more than ****ing two full seasons ago. I think a lot of it is psychological as well, you need quality and a tactics plan to achieve success obviously, but I mean I knew straight away if we didn't start well it would go downhill fast, that's the atmosphere at the club, as soon as we concede or get a bad result you think 'oh no not again', we can't bounce back because the negativity sets in. If the fans feel like it the players must as well. Albrighton and Clark have been excellent since they fucked off to other clubs. We've signed top players from other clubs in the league who look useless in our team. Momentum and confidence is massive in football. I would get Dr. Steve Peters in or something.