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Re: [Sixties and Seventies Soccer] Re: What's happening here?

if united ever go down 50,000 will still turn up.just like they did when they
were relegated to div 2 thirty years ago

Peter <sahidab2000@...> wrote:So you'd rather see Man Utd scoring a few
goals in the 2nd Division;
Getting by on say, crowds of 20,000;
Rather than being in the Premiership... and having a mundane time of
it.
Yeah, course you would.

--- In sixtiesandseventiessoccer@yahoogroups.com, bill laing
<billy318124@y...> wrote:
> id rather see my team in a league where they can attack and try and
score goals...................derby need to drop again maybe ?
>
> golden_rams_aust <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:If your side was
relegated, you may have a different point of view.
>
> The money in the Premier League is such that relegation becomes
> catastrophic for a club in terms of the revenue being attained.
Ask
> Coventry, Derby (I'm one) or Forest fans whether they would have
> fancied a couple more 1-0 wins when they went down. These sides,
who
> have spent long periods in the top flight, can no longer afford to
> keep the players they had in the top division and don't look like
> getting back up. Being a "big" club is no insulation.
>
> So when Spurs are grinding out points but staying in the top half
of
> the table, they are doing their fans a service. With a new
manager,
> they need to find their feet as a combination before turning on any
> fireworks. And any defender they have now would have to be better
> than Justin Edinburgh.
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So you'd rather see Man Utd scoring a few goals in the 2nd Division; Getting by on say, crowds of 20,000; Rather than being in the Premiership... and having a...
Peter
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Oct 1, 2004
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if united ever go down 50,000 will still turn up.just like they did when they were relegated to div 2 thirty years ago Peter <sahidab2000@...> wrote:So...
bill laing
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Oct 1, 2004
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not long enough lol bill laing <billy318124@...> wrote:how long have you got ! Peter <sahidab2000@...> wrote:A wee bit harsh there Bill! Please...
alan fenna
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Sep 28, 2004
8:04 pm

Oh dear, How childish. Enjoy your chuckle. I'll talk to the proper football fans.... ... Service. ... Service....
Peter
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Sep 28, 2004
8:53 pm

Bill has a point, it seems to me, although he's coming from a different place than most of today's fans, and I'm not referring to his professional playing...
Peter Young
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Oct 1, 2004
5:42 pm

Peter very well put ! im just a miserable old git with bad legs going on about the good old days ! i honestly think it WAS better in the sixties and seventies...
bill laing
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Oct 1, 2004
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Wel I'm an old git, too, 61. Even so, it strikes me as very peculiar that fans who want, above all else, attacking football, attractive football, football...
Peter310
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Oct 1, 2004
11:01 pm

do you remember that game when spurs beat everton by a massive score ? something like 10 4....or when spurs and united beat each other 5 1 in the same season ?...
bill laing
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Oct 2, 2004
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Too far back for me, Bill.. What I do remember is the spirit with which teams took to the pitch, the spirit you've mentioned, let/s go out and win. You and I...
Peter Young
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Oct 2, 2004
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I'm certainly not ridiculing anyone for their point of view. I run a nostalgia website for Aussie Rules, so I know where you're coming from. Mention has been...
golden_rams_aust
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Oct 2, 2004
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are they really testing themselves.playing for 0 0 draws with everybody in their own half ? the reason united get the crowds is they play attacking...
bill laing
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Oct 2, 2004
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Common sense dictates that when Norwich play West Brom, both sides sides see it as a precious opportunity to get 3 points, therefore THAT game wouldn't be a...
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i bow to your superior knowledge.you state that wba v norwich cant be a 0 0.in that case will you offer me odds when these two meet ? golden_rams_aust...
bill laing
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Oct 4, 2004
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Chances are it will be a pulsating 0-0 draw where both sides throw the kitchen sink at each other but can't make a breakthrough. What I do reckon is that it...
golden_rams_aust
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well ? bill laing <billy318124@...> wrote:i bow to your superior knowledge.you state that wba v norwich cant be a 0 0.in that case will you offer me...
bill laing
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Oct 4, 2004
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Not good at framing odds. 8/1 the 0-0 draw? The game should be entertaining. As it turns out, apparently Norwich have been playing attractive football this...
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Oct 5, 2004
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8/1 are the odds laid by the bookies who know it CAN be 0 0......you stated that if i had any common sense i would know it CANT be 0 0..... so you should be...
bill laing
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Oct 6, 2004
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OK - the strict semantics of what I wrote is that I believe there is NO way it could be a 0-0 draw. Obviously it can be, although I still think that is a slim...
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Oct 7, 2004
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I realise there isn't likely to be many children in this group, and that the group doesn't have any clearly defined rules as such, but I don't want the site to...
Bob Dunning
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Oct 10, 2004
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bob sorry im guilty.just got annoyed when i was told if i had any sense i would know norwich v wba COULD NOT finish 0 0. on asking them to back that up with...
bill laing
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Oct 10, 2004
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My original quote: "Common sense dictates that when Norwich play West Brom, both sides sides see it as a precious opportunity to get 3 points, therefore THAT...
golden_rams_aust
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Oct 11, 2004
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Actually, the reason United get the crowds is because people are sheep....
golden_rams_aust
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Oct 3, 2004
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I wasn't referring only to comments I've seen on this forum, but comments I've seen here and there, at large. I must say I'm not entirely in Bill's camp,...
Peter Young
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