Couldn’t think.... part three

baracks_a_hammer

Again, out of boredom I wiki’d the 1937/38 season

Manchester City scored 80 league goals that season, had a positive goal difference, scored 6 or more goals on four separate occasions and finished 10 points off 3rd place.

And yet they ended up getting relegated.

And that was after winning the league the season before

Why can’t things like that happen in today’s game

BubblesNeverDies

Baracks, that positive goal difference was the grand sum of 3.

A propos, who were the first English team to beat Real Madrid? And if you answer this correctly, then we've been reading the same thing.

HainaultHammer

baracks_a_hammer said:

Again, out of boredom I wiki’d the 1937/38 season

Manchester City scored 80 league goals that season, had a positive goal difference, scored 6 or more goals on four separate occasions and finished 10 points off 3rd place.

And yet they ended up getting relegated.

And that was after winning the league the season before

Why can’t things like that happen in today’s game

If the league at the time had given 3 points for a win rather than 2, City would've stayed up with Birmingham going down instead. This would've rewarded the "gung ho" approach City clearly adopted (80 scored, 77 conceded).

OutcastLondoner

Frank Nouble has a podcast

Ravel49

#clack

IronHerb

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/david-sullivan-family-can-go-to-west-ham-united-games-gt9pkk93m

David Gold has also put his son and a close friend on the board for the same reason.

OldCastleSwift

Does that mean they can all take a wage from the club now?

IronHerb

Not all Directors are paid but it means they can all go to the games.

baracks_a_hammer

I mean you have loyal fans going back decades who are not able to attend and have to watch from home. Can these people not do so aswell for a while? Too much of a hardship?

Cuz1

His wife is really the chief scout I suspect and the son is probably hallers replacement striker, result

ASLEFshrugged

Q. IF YOUR CHILD WON'T EAT FISH WHAT IS A GOOD REPLACEMENT?

A. A CAT. CATS LOVE FISH

Lukerz

From the equivalent 18 games last season (swapping Leeds for Bournemouth & Fulham for Norwich), we took 15 points.

This season we have 29.

alderz

Lukerz said:

From the equivalent 18 games last season (swapping Leeds for Bournemouth & Fulham for Norwich), we took 15 points.

This season we have 29.

29 is much better than 15 #statattack

Kuchinghammer

You're right Lukerz, I just googled it... I also think this season West Ham are London's most consistent team. Probably first time ever!

OldCastleSwift

alderz said:

Lukerz said:

From the equivalent 18 games last season (swapping Leeds for Bournemouth & Fulham for Norwich), we took 15 points.

This season we have 29.

29 is much better than 15 #statattack

Honestly, I don't know how you do it. Like our very own Rain Man.

yoyo

BBC have listed all TV covered live matches Jan-Feb on their sports site

ASLEFshrugged

Wed 3rd 8:15pm Aston Villa (BT Sport)
Sat 6th 5:30pm Fulham (Sky Sports)
Sat 27th 12:30pm Man City (BT Sport)

Lukerz

Just read somewhere (can’t remember where) that Declan is the new PK taker.

yoyo

What's a penalty kick?

thornburyiron

It’s where our keeper has to face a shot from 12 yards but has to have his boots nailed to the line.

Fortuneseeker

Neil Harris has been sacked by Cardiff.

Dodger58

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55731409

Tom King: Newport keeper sets world record with Cheltenham goal

yoyo

I saw that, brilliant!

yoyo

There has been 2 American Presidents since Liverpool last scored a goal

alderz

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9173733/amp/West-Ham-academy-goalkeeping-coach-Jerome-John-AXED-following-internal-investigation.html

I just saw on Instagram that we apparently sacked our academy goalkeeping coach for buying gloves with club funds and selling them privately

MrsGrey

Doh.

yoyo

Benitez has left China. Back to Newcastle perhaps? Or has that ship sailed?

ASLEFshrugged

yoyo said:

Benitez has left China. Back to Newcastle perhaps? Or has that ship sailed?

Would he want to work with Mike Ashely again

Back to Chelsea?

alderz

I think Chelsea is a real possibility

alderz

I can then getting Rafa til summer, and then trying to poach Rodgers.