I've seen a statistic that Fulham are the 17th team to be relegated after winning the Play Offs, a failure rate of 59%.
Based on how we started, the season is petering out to a disappointing end.But if we had been given this position at the beginning of the season we would have said mission achieved.On that it has to be a BI hope that the squad and the starting 11 are sufficiently strengthened in the summer, which I am sure they will be.
A- for the first half, C for the 2nd.
A for the first half season - beyond expectation.D for the second - well below expectation.
To be fair the drop off in form coincided with some of the squad contracting COVID, after which some players were not playing at the same level, eg Jack, Doug, McGinn, Ross
Quote from: jwarry on May 12, 2021, 08:42:58 AMTo be fair the drop off in form coincided with some of the squad contracting COVID, after which some players were not playing at the same level, eg Jack, Doug, McGinn, RossSmith specifically said that wasn't a factor, other than the general disruption.
Quote from: Risso on May 12, 2021, 09:18:09 AMQuote from: jwarry on May 12, 2021, 08:42:58 AMTo be fair the drop off in form coincided with some of the squad contracting COVID, after which some players were not playing at the same level, eg Jack, Doug, McGinn, RossSmith specifically said that wasn't a factor, other than the general disruption.It’s been trotted out a while now, there is long covid and fucking long covid.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on May 12, 2021, 09:23:08 AMQuote from: Risso on May 12, 2021, 09:18:09 AMQuote from: jwarry on May 12, 2021, 08:42:58 AMTo be fair the drop off in form coincided with some of the squad contracting COVID, after which some players were not playing at the same level, eg Jack, Doug, McGinn, RossSmith specifically said that wasn't a factor, other than the general disruption.It’s been trotted out a while now, there is long covid and fucking long covid.I think Covid in the squad must have played a part but also fatigue in the “first team” and a lack of quality in the deeper squad when injury or fatigue occurred. Yet we are still in a position where we can achieve 9th. That’s a good return in my book
Quote from: chrisw1 on May 11, 2021, 03:55:40 PMA for the first half season - beyond expectation.D for the second - well below expectation.Put together, we're probably slightly above where I would have expected us to be at this point. A top ten finish would be good, especially given the lengthy absence of Jack Grealish and Barkley not really working out.