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Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

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  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Mansfield have never beaten us (at least, at first team level).
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • Stig 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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  • Leicester City are the first side in the top four tiers of English football to ever lose eight successive home league games without scoring.
  • Appeared on my Facebook from Paddy Power.

    A thesis will be written on this one day.

  • Ruud Van Notscoreathome.
  • Ruud Van Notscoreathome.
    Ruud van Nil-stelrooy.
  • 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
  • Man Utd have lost more games with Managers since Alex Ferguson, than loses with Alex Ferguson.
  • is this league games, premier league games or all games ? 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Stig 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 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. 
  • Stig said:
    Stig 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.
  • Stig said:
    Stig 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.
  • Charlton are the only London based football league club with Athletic in their name. 
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Celtic have broken the world record for passes with 1020 against Kilmarnock in a match.
  • 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.
  • They did it to the Gonzalez tune 'Haven't stopped passing yet'.
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