Villa v Ryton 2001

[kippaxvilla2]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHa5waKIn8

I never tire of watching this. What a goal by Merse and we put paid to them for 15 years and counting.

[stubbsyandy]

good stuff!

[The Left Side]

"We'll be back"

[itbrvilla]

I like the lucozade on the leg as an injury treatment.
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[PeterWithesShin]

It was a great second half, Holte was rocking. Although Coventry were relegated whatever the result had been.

[itbrvilla]

I was in L4. Remember it well.

[Risso]

It was a great second half, Holte was rocking. Although Coventry were relegated whatever the result had been.

Incorrect

[PeterWithesShin]

No it isn't. If they had won they'd have been 3 points from safety with one game to go. However their GD was significantly worse than Boro who were 17th. So even if they'd held on and won 2-0 at VP they'd have need a goal swing of 24 on the final day.

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2000-2001/table/2001-05-05

[kippaxvilla2]

Derby beat Manure away incredibly to send them down anyway if I recall.

[Risso]

No it isn't. If they had won they'd have been 3 points from safety with one game to go. However their GD was significantly worse than Boro who were 17th. So even if they'd held on and won 2-0 at VP they'd have need a goal swing of 24 on the final day.

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2000-2001/table/2001-05-05

Indeed, so until it's mathematically impossible for them to go down, they wouldn't have been officially relegated.

[PeterWithesShin]

And they could play that final day a thousand times and still wouldn't have the results to stay up. I'll take that as being relegated regardless.