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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Leuth said:
    I'm going to assume Bradford coming back means American ownership 
    They're owned by a German who's been there for 8 years, and for the last 6 of those they've been in league two. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,847
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Leuth said:
    I'm going to assume Bradford coming back means American ownership 
    They're owned by a German who's been there for 8 years, and for the last 6 of those they've been in league two. 
    Germans are generally consistent.
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,625
    edited March 25
    One more Huddersfield fact for you ahead of this Saturday's game. 

    Charlton and Huddersfield have played each other 93 times. Both have 37 wins with 19 draws.

    The only time Huddersfield have been leading the rivalry (more wins than Charlton) was between the first ever meeting and the second meeting. Huddersfield won the first game, Charlton won the second. Since then Charlton have always had either the same or more wins than Huddersfield.

    If Huddersfield win on Saturday they will have more wins than Charlton for the first time since 1936.

  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,625
    Just the one Mansfield fact for you:

    Tomorrow will be the second time we play Mansfield away in the league in our history. Exactly 47 years to the day since the first time.

    Both games will have been played on April 1st.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    DyerConsequences said:
    Just the one Mansfield fact for you:

    Tomorrow will be the second time we play Mansfield away in the league in our history. Exactly 47 years to the day since the first time.

    Both games will have been played on April 1st.
    Would have been even better if it had been 14 or 41 years. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Walsall are top of League 2 having won just 2 of their last 15 matches. Despite winning 18 of their opening 25 matches and trading at 1/5 at that point to become champions, there is a chance that they won't even be promoted.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Mansfield have never beaten us (at least, at first team level).
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Southampton going down, means that a team in red / white stripes has been relegated for the last three consecutive seasons.

    Its the first time that's happened since 04/05 (Southampton) - 05/06 (Sunderland) - 06/07 (Sheff Utd)
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Southampton going down, means that a team in red / white stripes has been relegated for the last three consecutive seasons.

    Its the first time that's happened since 04/05 (Southampton) - 05/06 (Sunderland) - 06/07 (Sheff Utd)
    Lump you money on Brentford in 26.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Stig said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Southampton going down, means that a team in red / white stripes has been relegated for the last three consecutive seasons.

    Its the first time that's happened since 04/05 (Southampton) - 05/06 (Sunderland) - 06/07 (Sheff Utd)
    Lump you money on Brentford in 26.
    Or Sheffield United yet again.
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Leicester City are the first side in the top four tiers of English football to ever lose eight successive home league games without scoring.
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,423
    Appeared on my Facebook from Paddy Power.

    A thesis will be written on this one day.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    Ruud Van Notscoreathome.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Covered End said:
    Ruud Van Notscoreathome.
    Ruud van Nil-stelrooy.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Peterborough have the biggest 100% record at Wembley winning 5-games out of 5-games, more than anyone else.

    Their win today put them out ahead of Barcelona who have four wins
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Man Utd have lost more games with Managers since Alex Ferguson, than loses with Alex Ferguson.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,847
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
    TBH, the biggest surprise there is that they lost 114 games under SAF. They never lost nearly enough for my liking.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
    TBH, the biggest surprise there is that they lost 114 games under SAF. They never lost nearly enough for my liking.
    He was there for 21 years (in the PL), so on average that's less than 6 defeats per season.
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
    TBH, the biggest surprise there is that they lost 114 games under SAF. They never lost nearly enough for my liking.
    He was there for 21 years (in the PL), so on average that's less than 6 defeats per season.
    Yeah, I'm not sniffing at it, I just thought it would be less. Maybe that's something to do with how ridiculously skewed the Prem has become in recent years. Only once in the last ten years has the winning team lost as many as six matches. And on many occasions the second and even third placed team haven't lost that many. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Mo Salah is the seventh-highest scorer at Old Trafford this decade
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
    TBH, the biggest surprise there is that they lost 114 games under SAF. They never lost nearly enough for my liking.
    He was there for 21 years (in the PL), so on average that's less than 6 defeats per season.
    Yeah, I'm not sniffing at it, I just thought it would be less. Maybe that's something to do with how ridiculously skewed the Prem has become in recent years. Only once in the last ten years has the winning team lost as many as six matches. And on many occasions the second and even third placed team haven't lost that many. 
    Spare a thought for Liverpool (i know no one will), they lost a total of three games in two seasons - 18-19 (1 game) and 21-22 (2 games) - and had 0 titles to show for it.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Stig said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    MrOneLung said:
    is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
    Premier league.

    With Sir Alex - 810 games, 114 defeats.
    Since Sir Alex - 450 games, 115 defeats.
    TBH, the biggest surprise there is that they lost 114 games under SAF. They never lost nearly enough for my liking.
    He was there for 21 years (in the PL), so on average that's less than 6 defeats per season.
    Yeah, I'm not sniffing at it, I just thought it would be less. Maybe that's something to do with how ridiculously skewed the Prem has become in recent years. Only once in the last ten years has the winning team lost as many as six matches. And on many occasions the second and even third placed team haven't lost that many. 
    Spare a thought for Liverpool (i know no one will), they lost a total of three games in two seasons - 18-19 (1 game) and 21-22 (2 games) - and had 0 titles to show for it.
    Whereas this season they've lost 2 and are 13 points clear.  They could afford to lose 6.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,977
    Charlton are the only London based football league club with Athletic in their name. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616
    CAFCTrev said:
    Charlton are the only London based football league club with Athletic in their name. 
    Good job the spanners drop that part of their name.
  • buckshee
    buckshee Posts: 7,867
    The guy who had his ear bitten off by the Chelsea hooligan known as “the fatman” was the older brother of the actor Eddie Redmayne. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616
    Celtic have broken the world record for passes with 1020 against Kilmarnock in a match.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    guinnessaddick said:
    Celtic have broken the world record for passes with 1020 against Kilmarnock in a match.
    I think it was a Scottish record, not the world.

    Bayern under Pep (shock) have the world record.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    They did it to the Gonzalez tune 'Haven't stopped passing yet'.

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