- Apr 20, 2005
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Tonight I found myself watching the membership dvd, kindly donated to me by fellow SCer Shakus, looking for consolation after such a wobbly start to the season and although I would recommend not watching the dvd again (......so many goals by so many missing players ), I did find the booklet a little more inspiring (if you can call it that) as I was suprised to be reminded that last season was actually a lot worse than I thought in terms of league position during the first few months.
In fact, for those of the rest of you who thought it was all doom and gloom this season and had forgotten the ills of the last I thought I'd put findings here (as straws to grasp at for those at the end of their tethers).
29th of Sept last year we had 7 games under our belt. The only win against Derby.
It would be til 11th of November until we won another league match, our 13th that season.
So until November we were only 1 point better off than now.
The season didn't turn out so bad in the end, and it seems the bookies don't reckon it'll be as bad league wise as last year.
Source: Ladbrokes
Relegation odds
Stoke City 1/5
Hull City 8/13
West Brom 11/8
Bolton 13/8
Newcastle 3/1
Fulham 4/1
West Ham 7/1
Blackburn 8/1
Sunderland 8/1
Middlesbrough 9/1
Tottenham 10/1
Wigan 12/1
Everton 20/1
Portsmouth 33/1
Manchester City 40/1
Aston Villa 200/1
Arsenal 1500/1
Liverpool 1500/1
Chelsea 5000/1
Manchester Utd 5000/1
Seems like they have us down as 11th likeliest to go down, and probably are betting that the upside down version of this table is the final standing.
I know it's just a couple of straws but when everything is going against you you have to have a little faith I suppose.
It's not much and it may not mean a lot but it's worth remembering that as deep in despair as we were last season we did some good in the end.
I was sorely tempted after Sunday by that bet on relegation but even I can see the faint glimmer of something positive happening this season.
Am I losing my marbles trusting the bookies? Or is it just not all that bad?
In fact, for those of the rest of you who thought it was all doom and gloom this season and had forgotten the ills of the last I thought I'd put findings here (as straws to grasp at for those at the end of their tethers).
29th of Sept last year we had 7 games under our belt. The only win against Derby.
It would be til 11th of November until we won another league match, our 13th that season.
So until November we were only 1 point better off than now.
The season didn't turn out so bad in the end, and it seems the bookies don't reckon it'll be as bad league wise as last year.
Source: Ladbrokes
Relegation odds
Stoke City 1/5
Hull City 8/13
West Brom 11/8
Bolton 13/8
Newcastle 3/1
Fulham 4/1
West Ham 7/1
Blackburn 8/1
Sunderland 8/1
Middlesbrough 9/1
Tottenham 10/1
Wigan 12/1
Everton 20/1
Portsmouth 33/1
Manchester City 40/1
Aston Villa 200/1
Arsenal 1500/1
Liverpool 1500/1
Chelsea 5000/1
Manchester Utd 5000/1
Seems like they have us down as 11th likeliest to go down, and probably are betting that the upside down version of this table is the final standing.
I know it's just a couple of straws but when everything is going against you you have to have a little faith I suppose.
It's not much and it may not mean a lot but it's worth remembering that as deep in despair as we were last season we did some good in the end.
I was sorely tempted after Sunday by that bet on relegation but even I can see the faint glimmer of something positive happening this season.
Am I losing my marbles trusting the bookies? Or is it just not all that bad?