When 92 points are not enough to win Promotion

[travellingblade]

If we and our fellow neighbours both win our games next week, we'll have hit the 92 points mark, which is the usual target to gain the title, but this year it could not even be enough to secure automatic promotion!

I suppose it's the Blades' way.

 

[Pragmatic Blade]

Does anyone know what the highest total of points gained is to not achieve automatic promotion in the Football League?

 

[WhiteHawk]

I think I read yesterday that it's 90.

 

[Ollessendro]

Sunderland in 98 got either 90 or 91 points and finished 3rd. This record will be perfect for United and the salt in the wound is that Wednesday will go up by a solitary point. Horrible situation.

 

[BladeFisher]

Sunderland in 98 got either 90 or 91 points and finished 3rd. This record will be perfect for United and the salt in the wound is that Wednesday will go up by a solitary point. Horrible situation.

But did they go up in the lottery or did Billingham Symphonia aka Stevenage pip them to it?

 

[Webding]

I wouldn't worry, we'll probably choke on getting that record as well.

 

[Ollessendro]

Think they lost in the play off final, on pens to Charlton that year. How agonising.

 

[secretchief]

That will look good alongside the highest points total to be relegated from the Premiership.

 

[Silent Blade]

Sunderland in 98 got either 90 or 91 points and finished 3rd. This record will be perfect for United and the salt in the wound is that Wednesday will go up by a solitary point. Horrible situation.

It was 90 points. If we draw at Exeter, wendy dont lose, then we will equal Sunderland's record. If we win and wendy win then we break the record. If we win and Wendy draw then Wendy will break the record

 

[super_pig]

we'll probably fuck up the record attempt

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

If we have 3 more games to sort out our forward line I don't see why its a forgone conclusion that we'll get turned over by teams we've outperformed this season.

 

[Large Mendonca]

Problem is Bob, we haven't out-performed against Stevenage this season.

 

[scouseblade]

We are going to finish 20+ points ahead of 6th spot. I hate the play-offs.

 

[raul]

If we have 3 more games to sort out our forward line I don't see why its a forgone conclusion that we'll get turned over by teams we've outperformed this season.

Well, we have two clueless dullards, someone who hasn't scored since Chico time was a-sweepin' the nation, and someone with a damaged shoulder who could be finished pretty much any time he hits the deck. Fingers crossed eh?

I think, given our we'll-score-more-than-you abilities have now gone, we ought to be working out ways of keeping clean sheets now if we are to have any chance of going up.

 

[gavtheblade]

our defence,including keeper remind me of a pile of freshly laid turd.

 

[Mendi]

if we win and sheff wed do. I think owls go up as there are have got 1 point extra than us I hate to say.

 

[Selly]

if we win and sheff wed do. I think owls go up as there are have got 1 point extra than us I hate to say.

THIS IS TOTALLY NEW INFORMATION!!!

 

[pommpey]

If we have 3 more games to sort out our forward line I don't see why its a forgone conclusion that we'll get turned over by teams we've outperformed this season.

Yup. I saw DW in Barcelona this morning. He had train tickets for Madrid as well and was on the phone to someone called Fernando as well.

pommpey

 

[torridon]

Problem is Bob, we haven't out-performed against Stevenage this season.

Crystal Palace probably thought the same about us in 1997 and we all know what happened then.

 

[Large Mendonca]

Good point, i'll cling to that thought

 

[Sandmart]

Do you know that last seasons points total of 42 would have kept us up this year in the championship. Portsmouth and Coventry only got 40.

 

[Selly]

Do you know that last seasons points total of 42 would have kept us up this year in the championship. Portsmouth and Coventry only got 40.

To be fair, I think this season is an anomoly. portsmouth actually got 50 points. Without their (completely warrented) deduction, Barnsley would have gone down with 48.

It raises an interesting point though. No one has been relegated with anything like 38 points since we went down from the PL. 95 must be the highest 2nd placed points total in the Championship, and it looks like we'll have 89, 90 or 92 points and finish 3rd in L1.

What is it with us????

 

[Darren]

To be fair, I think this season is an anomoly. portsmouth actually got 50 points. Without their (completely warrented) deduction, Barnsley would have gone down with 48.

It raises an interesting point though. No one has been relegated with anything like 38 points since we went down from the PL. 95 must be the highest 2nd placed points total in the Championship, and it looks like we'll have 89, 90 or 92 points and finish 3rd in L1.

What is it with us????

We got 90 in 2nd in the 2nd tier in 2006. Sunderland got 90 in 97-98 and finished 3rd!

 

[Sothall_Blade]

It was 90 points. If we draw at Exeter, wendy dont lose, then we will equal Sunderland's record. If we win and wendy win then we break the record. If we win and Wendy draw then Wendy will break the record

Sunderland's goal difference was +36 and ours is +41, so a draw for us on Saturday will also break their record.

 

[Guesty]

If we have 3 more games to sort out our forward line I don't see why its a forgone conclusion that we'll get turned over by teams we've outperformed this season.

In head to head though we've lost on aggregate to both Stevenage and Huddersfield.

Though as has been pointed out, we had the beating of Palace in '97 before the Play-Off Final.

 

[Darren]

In head to head though we've lost on aggregate to both Stevenage and Huddersfield.

Though as has been pointed out, we had the beating of Palace in '97 before the Play-Off Final.

And MKD on away goals :-(

On the other hand we comprehensively beats Notts County on aggregate and beat Carlise on away goals.

 

[Guesty]

Ah memory playing tricks, I thought we beat MK Dons 3-1 at home.

 

[Selly]

Of course, Away goals do not count in the Play-offs...

 

[Darren]

Of course, Away goals do not count in the Play-offs...

Do they not? They counted after extra time back in 1997 (or it would have been pens).

They keeping changing these bloody rules.....

 

[Guesty]

Do they not? They counted after extra time back in 1997 (or it would have been pens).

They keeping changing these bloody rules.....

They scrapped them for the very sensible reason that the team that is away in the Second Leg (IE the team that finished lower in the league) could well have an extra 30 minutes in which to get an away goal. Folk eventually cottoned on that this was deeply unfair.