Great to see a youth player come through, shame Brookes slipped through the net being a Warrington boy!!
You've also got Kean Bryan at Sheff U. Former captain of our academy side
Great to see a youth player come through, shame Brookes slipped through the net being a Warrington boy!!
Inspired by the OP, I did some stats, comparing league position in 2009 and the position today.
Bournemouth are the clear top performers, rising some 77 places up the league, compared to their south coast cousins Portsmouth who (along with Sunderland) have had the worst decade, falling 31 spots.
You can see more, and find out how your* team did, on my blog:
http://www.amathsteacherwrites.co.uk/the-ten-year-challenge/
*apologies to those north of the border and beyond, I only looked at the English leagues
We, SUFC, must be stuck in glue, 1no. place currently different to 2009 and if WBA win tonight, then exactly the same!!!
But maybe Newcastle or any other team may have won a cup if they had put their first team in instead of a reserve teamThe year the Russian flew into the immanently bankrupt Chelsea, Newcastle finished one place above them (or very similar)
Ten years ago, we were two points behind City
Virtually everyone bangs on about how some clubs (like NUFC) haven't won anything for aeons, but the glaring truth is that very little is determined on the FOP these days. Partisan droves of fans trawling every corner of the country count for nowt and gate receipts are virtually irrelevant. The only deterministic factor affecting a top flight club's fortunes, is who flew in on an a helicopter with a fat cheque book
Leicester, albeit fortunate with their ownership were the exception and I have some time for long established clubs who haven't just bought their trophies, otherwise i'm apathetic with a capital A
On a less depressing note, their is still a sense of sporting achievement below the top flight. A safe haven from VAR for people who value sporting merit