The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[old man villa fan]

So in the end we were 7 points or 2 wins and a draw off automatic promotion.

That poor start to the season, a dodgy spell in December and then we'd got ourselves up there, we blinked first and had an awful March.

Frustrating that for the second season in a row, we couldn't storm out of the gates at the start, and have to be constantly catching up.

We finished where we deserved to finish. We picked up points when we didn't deserve to and dropped points when we didn't deserve to. We performed very well in some games but there were far too many when we struggled. Over a 46 game season the table doesn't usually lie.

[Pete3206]

What's done is done. Only one focus now and that's getting to Wembley.

[Sexual Ealing]

So in the end we were 7 points or 2 wins and a draw off automatic promotion.

That poor start to the season, a dodgy spell in December and then we'd got ourselves up there, we blinked first and had an awful March.

Frustrating that for the second season in a row, we couldn't storm out of the gates at the start, and have to be constantly catching up.

It turns out that those points dropped early in the season are just as valuable as those dropped at the end. Who knew?

[SoccerHQ]

Slow start cost us.

[ChicagoLion]

So in the end we were 7 points or 2 wins and a draw off automatic promotion.

That poor start to the season, a dodgy spell in December and then we'd got ourselves up there, we blinked first and had an awful March.

Frustrating that for the second season in a row, we couldn't storm out of the gates at the start, and have to be constantly catching up.

It turns out that those points dropped early in the season are just as valuable as those dropped at the end. Who knew?

A complete surprise.

[Richard E]

I don't want to come across as a merchant of doom, but I think this thread can probably be closed now...

[sickbeggar]

Anyone know what Pullis vs Bruce's head to head record is? Not sure it matters but may be interesting in a sort of top trumps/ Darth Sidious vs Darth Maul clash of the darkside way

[eamonn]

Steve is big and round, Tiny Penis is scrawny. I think our man could take him in the wrestling ring.

[SoccerHQ]

Anyone know what Pullis vs Bruce's head to head record is? Not sure it matters but may be interesting in a sort of top trumps/ Darth Sidious vs Darth Maul clash of the darkside way

Last few meetings:

Boro 0-1 Villa

West Brom 1-0 Hull

Palace 1-0 Hull

Sunderland 4-0 Stoke

Stoke 3-2 Stoke

Sunderland 2-0 Stoke

Sunderland 0-0 Stoke

Stoke 1-0 Sunderland

Goes back to 2009. They haven't met that many times tbh and pretty even. Don't expect many goals coming up.

[sickbeggar]

Anyone know what Pullis vs Bruce's head to head record is? Not sure it matters but may be interesting in a sort of top trumps/ Darth Sidious vs Darth Maul clash of the darkside way

Last few meetings:

Boro 0-1 Villa

West Brom 1-0 Hull

Palace 1-0 Hull

Sunderland 4-0 Stoke

Stoke 3-2 Stoke

Sunderland 2-0 Stoke

Sunderland 0-0 Stoke

Stoke 1-0 Sunderland

Goes back to 2009. They haven't met that many times tbh and pretty even. Don't expect many goals coming up.

Cheers SoccerHQ. seems pretty even, though looks like it could be a total grudge match. Who won when they were both managing stoke?