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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jun 28, 2016.

  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
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    Forest will have a far greater chance of staying up than Huddersfield for me. Fulham have already lost Carvalho so they're on the back foot somewhat already. Bournemouth definitely need to invest as well.
     
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  2. Libby

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    About time we went to an 18 team league tbh. So much dross in the division that wouldn't be missed and would help with fixture congestion too.
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

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    I know you want us relegated, but surely there are easier ways!
     
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  4. Negative Creep

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    Well, we could always keep Ralph <whistle>
     
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  5. Le Tissier's Laces

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    I was waiting for that, and you didn't disappoint!
     
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  6. Negative Creep

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    Yeah you did set that up right in front of goal for a tap in.

    Good job Djenepo wasnt reading the forum as he’d have missed it…
     
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  7. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Adam Armstrong tried to finish the joke before I'd even written the first word, and got it all wrong.
     
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  8. Libby

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    :bandit:


    Joking aside though I do think there's a good argument for it. So many poor teams (and therefore poor matches) now and dropping 4 rounds of matches may allow for a better winter break. Would also mean less mid table sides so would reduce the amount of dead rubbers once you hit Spring.

    Genuinely don't see a bad side when looking at the overall picture (rather than how it would affect specific club/s)
     
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  9. st_brendy

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    From the point of view of the PL, your point is sound. It makes a lot of sense.

    But I'd be worried about the impact on the Championship. Yes the likes of Norwich and Fulham like to yo-yo, but there's still regularly sides who get one-off promotions (eg Brentford, Brighton, Huddersfield, Sheff Utd) or one-off season's in the play-offs (eg Barnsley, Luton, Bristol City). Basically there's enough variety to keep it both interesting and competitive.

    If you add a couple more PL teams into the Championship, my concern is that the yo-yo'ing increases, and the division turns into a bore fest.
     
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  10. Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc)

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    Im not sure we really need an 18 team league. Fixture congeation is only really a problem for the top sides, so f*ck them as their resources more than cover it.

    As for the league staying competitive, 4 out of the last 5 seasons have seen the relegation fight go to the last day of the season. It is already a well balanced league.
     
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  11. OddRiverOakWizards

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    If the season finished four games sooner we would finish higher up the league!
     
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  12. saintrichie123

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    If genuine, specsavers that’s brilliant <laugh>
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  13. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Maybe Gallagher and Carragher could have a fight to the death? Please?
     
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  14. saintrichie123

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    Wouldn’t that be great …….always disliked Carra since that spitting episode…..,and Liam has always been a bit of a nob.
     
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  15. Libby

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    Yeah this a decent point and something I did consider but ultimately we're heading towards that anyway. We've got far more yo yo clubs than we did a decade ago and the parachute payments coupled with FFP hsve caused a huge divide in that league.

    That's something that needs addressing anyway imo and separately of anything else.

    Not that this would ever happen. You're never gonna get 8 clubs outside the top 6 vote for it.
     
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    Not for me tbh, I mean aside from the fact that it will just increase the gap between the remaining 18 and the EFL by corralling the wealth to a smaller group of clubs, frankly I couldn’t give a toss about fixture congestion and as a fan I don’t want a reduction in the number of games a season as it means less football for me to watch <laugh>.

    Besides the clubs will just use those 4 extra games to throw in some money spinning friendlies anyway or in the case of the ‘big 6’ advocate for more CL games, fixture congestion has always just been a lazy excuse for the big boys to throw about. A 38 game league season is not the problem.
     
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  17. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    Two leagues of 18 teams each of equal quality. All 36 teams get drawn out of the hat in August to see if they'll be in League A or League B. The winners of each league play each other at the end to see who is overall champion. Two teams from A and two from B get relegated. Suggested this idea a few years ago and it's still a banger. Guaranteed to play different teams every season.
     
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    Raphina walking the pitch, on his knees in South American tradition of paying homage to his god for granting his wish.

     
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  19. Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc)

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    We don't have 20 teams of equal quality, where are you finding 36 from?
     
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  20. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    Top 16 of the Championship. The first few seasons there would be a bit of a gulf in quality, but it would mean an extra 16 clubs getting the Premier League dosh, so it would even out eventually.
     
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