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Post by staggerstag on Feb 2, 2021 22:10:06 GMT
Didn't see it, nay really bothered, but Bob will be. Least there should be a thread of honour.
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Post by staggerstag on Feb 2, 2021 22:12:10 GMT
"STOP, STOP, THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD" screams Barry Glendenning as United pot the ninth. He can barely keep up with his text and will have earned his fee tonight.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Feb 2, 2021 22:59:01 GMT
Two 9-0 EPL drubbings for Southampton in successive seasons.
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Post by DrKrippen on Feb 3, 2021 0:07:07 GMT
I stopped watching at 6. It was the only match on today.
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Post by millar70 on Feb 3, 2021 3:43:37 GMT
I'm still pretty new to watching this stuff.
I take it 9-0 doesn't happen that often, yes?
Hey, you gotta keep your foot on the gas pedal, right?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2021 5:53:54 GMT
I'm still pretty new to watching this stuff. I take it 9-0 doesn't happen that often, yes? Hey, you gotta keep your foot on the gas pedal, right? No it doesn't happen often. They keep their foot on the pedal as you say for goal difference at the end of the season. If you draw with a team on points at the end of the season, the team that has scored more goals than conceded over the whole season goes above the other in the league table. |
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Post by millar70 on Feb 3, 2021 6:00:57 GMT
I'm still pretty new to watching this stuff. I take it 9-0 doesn't happen that often, yes? Hey, you gotta keep your foot on the gas pedal, right? No it doesn't happen often. They keep their foot on the pedal as you say for goal difference at the end of the season. If you draw with a team on points at the end of the season, the team that has scored more goals than conceded over the whole season goes above the other in the league table. I don't understand a word of what you're saying. Of course, I ate some mushrooms about a couple of hours ago, that may have something to do with it. What were we discussing again??? |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Feb 3, 2021 6:23:09 GMT
No it doesn't happen often. They keep their foot on the pedal as you say for goal difference at the end of the season. If you draw with a team on points at the end of the season, the team that has scored more goals than conceded over the whole season goes above the other in the league table. I don't understand a word of what you're saying. Of course, I ate some mushrooms about a couple of hours ago, that may have something to do with it. What were we discussing again??? What he's saying is that goal difference is the tie breaker if two teams finish level on points, so winning 9-0 rather than 5-0 or 4-1 when you're dominating an opponent could be the difference between winning the title and finishing 2nd. |
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Post by millar70 on Feb 3, 2021 6:30:54 GMT
I don't understand a word of what you're saying. Of course, I ate some mushrooms about a couple of hours ago, that may have something to do with it. What were we discussing again??? What he's saying is that goal difference is the tie breaker if two teams finish level on points, so winning 9-0 rather than 5-0 or 4-1 when you're dominating an opponent could be the difference between winning the title and finishing 2nd. So the "kicking someone when they are down" concept means a lot in this sport? Tis a pity.... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2021 6:55:09 GMT
What he's saying is that goal difference is the tie breaker if two teams finish level on points, so winning 9-0 rather than 5-0 or 4-1 when you're dominating an opponent could be the difference between winning the title and finishing 2nd. So the "kicking someone when they are down" concept means a lot in this sport? Tis a pity.... No, it's not done to humiliate the other team. It's accumulation of goal difference for the season. As Bob says, it could mean the difference between winning the league/promotion/relegation. |
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Post by weststigersbob on Feb 3, 2021 7:05:18 GMT
What he's saying is that goal difference is the tie breaker if two teams finish level on points, so winning 9-0 rather than 5-0 or 4-1 when you're dominating an opponent could be the difference between winning the title and finishing 2nd. So the "kicking someone when they are down" concept means a lot in this sport? Tis a pity.... No, but the concept of professional sports teams striving to fulfil the objective of the sport (score more goals than your opponents) within the allotted time frame as many times as possible is. As others have stated, a single, solitary goal can mean the difference between winning the league, and being runners up. Likewise, at the other end of the table, being relegated to a lower division or not. This idea of not ‘kicking someone when they are down’ stems from collegiate sports - 2 teams picked from a collective of students played under true ‘amateur’ ideals. In this environment, sure it could be argued that it is poor sportsmanship to humiliate your opponents by scoring heavily. But this is clearly based on a premise that the 2 sides might be unevenly matched (which is possible considering they are re amateurs). This doesn’t apply to the EPL though. Southampton are, at the time of writing, the 12th best of around 200 professional football teams in England. Why should anyone “go easy” on them ?
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Post by Aj_June on Feb 3, 2021 7:06:32 GMT
What he's saying is that goal difference is the tie breaker if two teams finish level on points, so winning 9-0 rather than 5-0 or 4-1 when you're dominating an opponent could be the difference between winning the title and finishing 2nd. So the "kicking someone when they are down" concept means a lot in this sport? Tis a pity.... In basketball, when a team is down 35 or 40 points, the winning team takes off their starters and lets benchwarmers play. That usually doesn't happen as much in football. There is no concept of feeling bad for the losing team as in the US sport. This is primarily because European/Asian sport is based on division format and teams can get eliminated from the league if they perform badly. Unlike that in NBA/NFL teams are fixed and don't run the chance of getting eliminated from the league if they perform horribly. For instance, New York Knicks continue to play abysmally every year.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2021 7:14:48 GMT
So the "kicking someone when they are down" concept means a lot in this sport? Tis a pity.... In basketball, when a team is down 35 or 40 points, the winning team takes off their starters and lets benchwarmers play. That usually doesn't happen as much in football. There is no concept of feeling bad for the losing team as in the US sport. This is primarily because European/Asian sport is based on division format and teams can get eliminated from the league if they perform badly. Unlike that in NBA/NFL teams are fixed and don't run the chance of getting eliminated from the league if they perform horribly. For instance, New York Knicks continue to play abysmally every year. I don't get that about US sports... There's no jeopardy. Seems pointless without promotion or relegation being a very real prospect for every team. |
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Post by Aj_June on Feb 3, 2021 7:39:00 GMT
In basketball, when a team is down 35 or 40 points, the winning team takes off their starters and lets benchwarmers play. That usually doesn't happen as much in football. There is no concept of feeling bad for the losing team as in the US sport. This is primarily because European/Asian sport is based on division format and teams can get eliminated from the league if they perform badly. Unlike that in NBA/NFL teams are fixed and don't run the chance of getting eliminated from the league if they perform horribly. For instance, New York Knicks continue to play abysmally every year. I don't get that about US sports... There's no jeopardy. Seems pointless without promotion or relegation being a very real prospect for every team. There are some merits to the US system such as draft and salary cap but yeah no relegation provides incentive to perform badly and sometimes teams even deliberately tank just to get better draft pick. As a result viewers get to see dishonest sports at times.
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Post by millar70 on Feb 3, 2021 8:27:57 GMT
I don't get that about US sports... There's no jeopardy. Seems pointless without promotion or relegation being a very real prospect for every team. There are some merits to the US system such as draft and salary cap but yeah no relegation provides incentive to perform badly and sometimes teams even deliberately tank just to get better draft pick. As a result viewers get to see dishonest sports at times. While I totally agree with the concept you guys have regarding regulation for crappy teams down to another level, I still can't get behind piling on a say 6-0 lead so you don't lose ground in the standings. I understand it, I just can't say I totally agree with it. But as others have said, any team in the EPL is a premier team as it is, so maybe a team should just man up and not lose 9-0. I will be honest, I am really starting to get into watching the EPL. The glory of watching around 50 minutes of sports without commercials at a time is just too good for words. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 3, 2021 13:09:41 GMT
It should be mentioned Southampton had two players sent of with red cards.
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