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Relegation Points
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Did a very small sample of the points needed to stay up, pre and post covid. So in the 4 years leading up to Covid 2019/2020 season, teams needed an average of 48.75 points to stay up. In the 5 years since Covid the total to stay up has been 44.4 points, with the highest points total of any relegated team since Covid being 47 points, in 2020/21. I also looked at the Premier League and its a similar theme.
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What about playoffs? After all, that's where we'll be aiming for next season 👀
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To answer you question Sev, prior to Covid 72 points was the average for 6th place. Post Covid its now 77.6
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So in conclusion, covid has made playoff teams better. How come all the medical reports have missed this?!
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Thank you. I think we will miss out then.
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Finish with more points than you've played matches and you'll usually be OK.
That's my simple way of looking at it.
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Thats about right although in the Championship Luton went down with 49pts and the year before B'ham came to see us, for one season, with 50pts. To be completely safe in any league 50+ will just about do it.
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Positive goal difference should see you safe. Doubt (m)any have gone down with a positive goal difference.
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Sheffield Utd last did it in the old 3rd Division, so our tier, in 1981 So yes, very rare.
Man City did it back in 1938 too. But that was in black and white, silent movie two points for a win days.
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Still only two points for a win in 1981 when Sheffield United managed that ‘achievement’
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Shows how much of a old git I am, that saying really annoys..Another one is bods at the bar saying can I get instead of can I please have.
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Yep easy to forget that then plus remember they used to some point used goal average not goal difference in placings.Can also remember, from MOTD games at least in to early seventies only had one sub.
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And the ‘sponge man’ used to run on with his bucket!
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And the players never cut holes in the back of their socks.
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And the shirts were number 1 to 11
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And they played in the snow.
With their orange balls.
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I actually meant to type "numbered".
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And defending consisted of no one bothering to mark or track the attackers, until they got near the penalty box and then assault was allowed
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Yep bring back Chopper Harris and Norman Hunter.
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I noticed we had seven from 1-11 playing against Bolton which seemed quite high for a final day.
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