yeah, it's a confidence thing

relegated teams get used to losing.

On the other hand, on that basis promoted teams are used to winning - but we managed to turn that around pretty quickly when we went up!

Posted By: mr carra on May 22nd 2006 at 14:12:21

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hmmm....dowie to town? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 12:58:55
- interviewing mick mccarthy this week (Other Football) - otbc2006, May 22, 13:09:47
  - he's a decent manager! (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 13:12:33
    - is he? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 13:18:56
      - I think with a bit more money (Other Football) - Klobo04, May 22, 13:40:24
        
        McCarthy spent twice as much in summer 2005 as NW did in summer 04. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 22, 13:43:47
        
        maybe because he spent a lot less getting promoted in the 1st place? (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 13:45:02
        
        Yeah, true. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 22, 13:51:20
        
        If sunderland don't sell over the summer, they'll piss this division (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 13:56:58
        
        Why is it that EVERY YEAR people look at the relegated teams and say (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 14:06:51
        
        agree, but accross that Sunderland team it's actually ok (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 14:12:18
        
        Re: Sunderland were all over Man city away and were playing some brilliant stuff (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, May 22, 14:14:07
        
        do we pass it around though? (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 14:15:02
        
        I did see it on the odd occasion in the Prem. (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, May 22, 14:17:45
        
        well, Steve Bruce was saying today that (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 14:10:08
        
        the norm that blew 6 million and couldn't get any higher than 7th or 8th (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 14:31:40
        
        it wasn't what we did it was how we did it!! (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 14:18:25
        
        difference with Brum and sunderland is (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 14:14:20
        
        like Baggies in 03/04 (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 14:15:47
        
        Whitehead, easily the best centre mid outside the prem (Other Football) - pants, May 22, 14:16:45
        
        So exactly who did we lose to Prem teams over the summer after we got relegated? (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 14:20:57
        
        Damien Francis. And Thomas Helveg went to a top-flight team in Germany ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 22, 14:27:36
        
        Helveg? Did he play for us? (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 14:50:06
        
        Bollocks........ (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, May 22, 14:18:23
        
        does "........." mean "to" ? ;0) (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 14:19:49
        
        Approximately, yes. (n/m) (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, May 22, 14:23:53
        
        dunno about that (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 14:00:29
        
        yeah, it's a confidence thing (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 14:12:21
        
        surely any failure can say that? (Other Football) - mr carra, May 22, 13:42:57
- Would suggest that's cobblers...... (n/m) (Other Football) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, May 22, 13:02:24
  - probably. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 13:06:07
- shirley not... (Other Football) - jonah3000, May 22, 13:00:33

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