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Indeed. They appear to be replicating the same barren spell Manchester United went through before their past 20 years of dominance. Utd went 24 years without a title win and stood by and watched Liverpool dominate all around them. Now, history is happening in reverse.
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>>>>>>Is it common for Premier League perennials to free fall like that?>>>>>>>>
It's certainly become more commonplace in more recent times, when teams started spending way beyond their means chasing the title and European glory.
Tall Guy's beloved Leeds are a classic example of a team banking on continued Euro glory shooting themselves in both feet!
While the BIG MONEY has added greatly to the English game, it's also been a curse for many teams.
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Feb 14, 2013 - 5:25 AM
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Tall Guy
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>>>>>>Is it common for Premier League perennials to free fall like that?>>>>>>>>
It's certainly become more commonplace in more recent times, when teams started spending way beyond their means chasing the title and European glory.
Tall Guy's beloved Leeds are a classic example of a team banking on continued Euro glory shooting themselves in both feet!
While the BIG MONEY has added greatly to the English game, it's also been a curse for many teams.
VP knows of what he speaks. When I was playing football as a kid in the 1970s, you took it for granted that teams like Coventry, Wolves, Derby and Ipswich would be in the top flight. Other teams that made an appearence included Luton (now non-league!) and Carlisle (now League One like Coventry - the old third division). There's so much money available to Premier League clubs nowadays it makes it largely self-perpetuating and difficult to break into. Thankfully, not impossible (see Swansea and Norwich).
Ten years ago, Leeds were in the Champions League semi-final. Since then we've had three seasons in the third division - a level that we've NEVER played at before, as a result of the previous regime's profligacy. Our budgeting model (including overspending on players) depended on continued Champions League involvement, which of course didn't happen, and at the very least should serve as a salutory lesson for any other club owners or chairmen who are stupid enough to allow this to cross their minds.
TG
TG
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The mancs always seem to get the easier home leg second whenever they play difficult Euro sides.
Love to see them lose at home second leg. Would be funny. When do arsenal get spanked by Dortmund or Munich or whoever it is? He's usually anonymous against better opposition nut I'd love to see Walcott not get a touch and them get absolutely tanked and taught a lesson. Might shut up all the Walcott-should-be-england's-first-choice-striker brigade!!
As pointed out by Stewart Robson: "he is an athletics runner in football boots."
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TG
TG
Are there two of you?
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"We're very disappointed to have lost the game. After that opening spell, when they had too much space, I thought it was a near-on perfect away performance".
He doesn't half talk too much crap. And he forgot to mention we conceded 2 goals in that 'perfect' away performance.
Ive noticed this more and more lately Thomas - Managers keeping a straight face and talking up their team's performance after an abysmal showing.
Allardyce is usually quite blunt with his post-match assessment but even he keeps tossing out total bullshit more recently.
Im not quite sure yet who this is supposed to fool?
Supporters see for their own eyes whether it was any good or not.
Is it for the benefit of dumb but rich owners who dont know football, to protect the manager's jobs?
Is it for the press people? Because theyre also clever enough to work out what theyve seen.
Scary that this phenomenon seems to be getting more prevalent and more commonplace.
Allardyce and Rogers sure arent the only two. Pulis is another who sees two games. Usually he is whingeing when his team have had a taste of their own medicine. Wenger for sure is delusional about arsenal performances. Quite a few more.
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TG, whats going on at Leeds? Closets opening in the locker room?!!
Big Cup match tomorrow. Good luck with that one.
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