by Snowball » 13 Apr 2021 22:23
by Stranded » 14 Apr 2021 07:04
by Snowball » 14 Apr 2021 10:13
by Sutekh » 14 Apr 2021 14:17
by Stranded » 14 Apr 2021 16:38
Snowball We finished ninth, then top tho’
by Snowflake Royal » 14 Apr 2021 17:44
StrandedSnowball We finished ninth, then top tho’
Yep. Not time to write it now but over the last 6 or 7 seasons, every side finishing 7th has gone on to finish 13th or lower the next.
by Stranded » 14 Apr 2021 18:11
Snowflake RoyalStrandedSnowball We finished ninth, then top tho’
Yep. Not time to write it now but over the last 6 or 7 seasons, every side finishing 7th has gone on to finish 13th or lower the next.
Tbh, 13th, 14th, 15th would be fine for a couple seasons while we continue to trim the obscene wage bill and come back leaner and meaner.
by Royal_jimmy » 14 Apr 2021 18:41
Snowflake RoyalStrandedSnowball We finished ninth, then top tho’
Yep. Not time to write it now but over the last 6 or 7 seasons, every side finishing 7th has gone on to finish 13th or lower the next.
Tbh, 13th, 14th, 15th would be fine for a couple seasons while we continue to trim the obscene wage bill and come back leaner and meaner.
by Mid Sussex Royal » 14 Apr 2021 18:49
Sutekh Swansea’s last 6 games last season was largely against poor to indifferent sides with nothing to play for aside from a home game with Leeds (which Swansea lost) and a trip to an out of form Forest (drawn) the key there was the pure cr@pness of both Reading and Forest on the final day.
Reading’s remaining games sees them play last chance just gone Cardiff, nothing to play for Luton, everything to play for Swansea, home and hosed title winners Norwich and nothing to play for Huddersfield. Reading realistically are going to need 10 points at a minimum from that lot to stand a chance of making the playoffs and hope someone above them falls apart.
All that said though a win over Cardiff and a result or two going Reading’s way on Saturday will see squeaky posteriors starting to reappear in the play off positions.
by Snowflake Royal » 14 Apr 2021 19:53
StrandedSnowflake RoyalStranded
Yep. Not time to write it now but over the last 6 or 7 seasons, every side finishing 7th has gone on to finish 13th or lower the next.
Tbh, 13th, 14th, 15th would be fine for a couple seasons while we continue to trim the obscene wage bill and come back leaner and meaner.
Oh yeah, would have no major concern with that just found it interesting* that if we do just miss out we'd have to buck a fairly settled trend to improve on 7th next year.
by Stranded » 14 Apr 2021 20:14
Snowflake RoyalStrandedSnowflake Royal Tbh, 13th, 14th, 15th would be fine for a couple seasons while we continue to trim the obscene wage bill and come back leaner and meaner.
Oh yeah, would have no major concern with that just found it interesting* that if we do just miss out we'd have to buck a fairly settled trend to improve on 7th next year.
I'm suspicious of that sort of trend, it's just to easy to be statistical noise. But yeah, ultimate disappointment can lead to a drop off.
by Snowball » 18 May 2021 11:34
by Zip » 18 May 2021 11:54
Snowball When yer luck isn't in...
Look at last season's sixth place versus this season's seventh
46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70 Swansea 2019-20
46 19 13 14 62 54 +08 70 Reading- 2020-21
Reading won one more game, identical points, same goals-scored, but conceded a single extra goal,
so though we "matched" Swansea's finish last year we would have missed out to them by GD
Remarkably similar seasons, though
by URZZZZ » 18 May 2021 12:25
ZipSnowball When yer luck isn't in...
Look at last season's sixth place versus this season's seventh
46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70 Swansea 2019-20
46 19 13 14 62 54 +08 70 Reading- 2020-21
Reading won one more game, identical points, same goals-scored, but conceded a single extra goal,
so though we "matched" Swansea's finish last year we would have missed out to them by GD
Remarkably similar seasons, though
Yes but Swansea were lucky to make top six with such a low points total. It’s well below average for sixth place. You can’t expect to make the play offs in relegation form during the run in.
by Snowball » 18 May 2021 13:53
by Stranded » 18 May 2021 13:55
ZipSnowball When yer luck isn't in...
Look at last season's sixth place versus this season's seventh
46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70 Swansea 2019-20
46 19 13 14 62 54 +08 70 Reading- 2020-21
Reading won one more game, identical points, same goals-scored, but conceded a single extra goal,
so though we "matched" Swansea's finish last year we would have missed out to them by GD
Remarkably similar seasons, though
Yes but Swansea were lucky to make top six with such a low points total. It’s well below average for sixth place. You can’t expect to make the play offs in relegation form during the run in.
by Stranded » 18 May 2021 13:57
URZZZZZipSnowball When yer luck isn't in...
Look at last season's sixth place versus this season's seventh
46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70 Swansea 2019-20
46 19 13 14 62 54 +08 70 Reading- 2020-21
Reading won one more game, identical points, same goals-scored, but conceded a single extra goal,
so though we "matched" Swansea's finish last year we would have missed out to them by GD
Remarkably similar seasons, though
Yes but Swansea were lucky to make top six with such a low points total. It’s well below average for sixth place. You can’t expect to make the play offs in relegation form during the run in.
13 draws through the season - yet 7 of those were in our last 11 games - hence just 6 draws in our first 35 games
IMO we became too afraid of losing games towards the end of the season - and didn't push hard enough for the win. Bringing Semedo on for Olise against QPR and Barnsley, for example, whilst we were drawing them both - with attacking options on the bench gives substance to that. Ditto waiting to bring Aluko and co on only once we were losing
by Zip » 18 May 2021 14:07
URZZZZZipSnowball When yer luck isn't in...
Look at last season's sixth place versus this season's seventh
46 18 16 12 62 53 +09 70 Swansea 2019-20
46 19 13 14 62 54 +08 70 Reading- 2020-21
Reading won one more game, identical points, same goals-scored, but conceded a single extra goal,
so though we "matched" Swansea's finish last year we would have missed out to them by GD
Remarkably similar seasons, though
Yes but Swansea were lucky to make top six with such a low points total. It’s well below average for sixth place. You can’t expect to make the play offs in relegation form during the run in.
13 draws through the season - yet 7 of those were in our last 11 games - hence just 6 draws in our first 35 games
IMO we became too afraid of losing games towards the end of the season - and didn't push hard enough for the win. Bringing Semedo on for Olise against QPR and Barnsley, for example, whilst we were drawing them both - with attacking options on the bench gives substance to that. Ditto waiting to bring Aluko and co on only once we were losing
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