yeah but

a good striker will score goals (even with limited chances) while a porous defence will not necessarily be rescued by one superstar (c.f City in 84/5)

Posted By: Henclrikus on August 29th 2013 at 13:51:03

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"scoring more goals doesn't keep you up, conceding fewer does" (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 29, 13:31:48
- read that earlier (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 29, 13:56:27
  - *cough* (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 29, 13:58:20
    - yes, I was being slightly ironic (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 29, 14:08:09
      - and technically, you could score more goals the opposition (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 29, 14:09:31
        
        whoosh accepted (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 29, 14:09:58
        
        nah, I saw what you were doing a mile off (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 29, 14:11:18
        
        oops, and now I've completely misunderstood your post (NCFC) - scruffy, Aug 29, 14:12:55
- yeah but (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 29, 13:51:03
  - suspect there's a reason a good defence is more important to survival (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 13:58:50
    - woods, watson & bruce (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 29, 14:06:45
      - Strikers that season: Channon? (NCFC) - APB, Aug 29, 14:21:40
        
        put it like this (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 29, 15:07:26
        
        Rosario was about, but still young. (NCFC) - APB, Aug 29, 14:30:40
        
        not sure about Bertschin. Deehan, yes - he played in Milk Cup final (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 14:26:31
        
        not sure about Bertschin. I'd say Dehhan (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 14:25:55
      - interesting what a staggeringly tight league it was that year (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 14:19:36
- no mention of Swansea or Norwich from 11-12 - Bucking the supposed trend (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:37:11
  - their comment on us misses a crucial point (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 13:54:54
    - that's where the writer should really feel ashamed of himself (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 29, 14:04:58
      - our defence was actually better last year than the stats make it look (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 14:09:32
  - or Southampton and West Ham from last season (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 29, 13:38:31
    - hang about, are you suggesting a small number of exceptions to what is quite clearly a (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 29, 13:52:50
      - Not quite clearly anything is it, 4 out of the last 6 promoted teams attack (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 29, 15:04:11
        
        you've misunderstood the point and used an incorrect (and irrelevant anyway) statistic (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 29, 15:52:48

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