When the Donkey Wallopers went down

[RalphCoatesComb]

I am struggling to remember the year, or even the Division, but didn't Bollockpool get relegated once from a position of relative safety? They had finished their games before some others and, steadily, they sank lower and lower, until they went down.

Anyone remember the year?

[claptrappers_union]

They were there or there abouts towards the business end of the season, they had a lot of high profile wins but lost a lot games against the teams around them. They were unlucky to go down in the end. In think it was in their hands though but lost to Manchester United.

It was 2010/11 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010–11 ... .C._season

[RalphCoatesComb]

That'll be the one. For some reason, probably age, I had it in my mind that it was years before

[NottsClaret]

I forget they were fined for fielding a weakened team. Seems crazy that sort of thing now. I wonder who the last team that happened too was.. Wolves maybe? One thing's for sure, it won't have been a 'big' team.

[jdrobbo]

Wolves did it at Man United but then won their next game.

[Quickenthetempo]

It was all played out on sky who dedicated a channel to be flipping between the games of all the relegation candidates live.
Blackpool brought a lot of entertainment to the premier league that season and even scored a couple of goals at Old Trafford, which at the time I thought was impossible for us smaller clubs.

It was the best days football I have watched as a neutral. The only other that comes close was the championship promotion night last season. That was full of drama, twists and turns. With Brentford bottling it and Forest missing out on the play offs with the last kick of the season.

[duncandisorderly]

It was all played out on sky who dedicated a channel to be flipping between the games of all the relegation candidates live.
Blackpool brought a lot of entertainment to the premier league that season and even scored a couple of goals at Old Trafford, which at the time I thought was impossible for us smaller clubs.

It was the best days football I have watched as a neutral. The only other that comes close was the championship promotion night last season. That was full of drama, twists and turns. With Brentford bottling it and Forest missing out on the play offs with the last kick of the season.

best footballing season as a neutral was 12/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZHqJkWtxY

Donny win the League One title in the last second, and almost a carbon copy send Watford to Wembley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU

[EarbyClaret]

Is this what you are thinking of - 1978?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ints-swing

[claretonthecoast1882]

best footballing season as a neutral was 12/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZHqJkWtxY

Donny win the League One title in the last second, and almost a carbon copy send Watford to Wembley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU

The Watford Leicester one is brilliant, made even sweeter following the cheating turd Knockaert's dive then missing the pen and the rebound

[duncandisorderly]

You'd think the football gods would be on Watfords side after that, but they lost the final 1-0 to a 105th minute penalty.

[Spijed]

Blackpool and Birmingham went down with 39 points, but it's worth noting that all the clubs at the bottom had far more points than the current three have this season after the same number of games:

[wilks_bfc]

Wolves did it at Man United but then won their next game.

Which was against us

[Bfc]

Also noticed in the League table, all the bottom 4, began with a W.

[claretburns]

best footballing season as a neutral was 12/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZHqJkWtxY

Donny win the League One title in the last second, and almost a carbon copy send Watford to Wembley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU

I think I am right that this was also the same season Hull played at home to Cardiff on the final day needing to match or better Watford's score at home to Leeds to be promoted.

Winning 2-1 they got a penalty in the last minute to seal it but missed then Cardiff went up the other end and got a penalty to equalise. Made it a nervy 10 minutes or so waiting for the Watford result but they bottled it at home to Leeds, but then went to have their own last minute drama as mentioned in your post.

[claretburns]

I forget they were fined for fielding a weakened team. Seems crazy that sort of thing now. I wonder who the last team that happened too was.. Wolves maybe? One thing's for sure, it won't have been a 'big' team.

Wolves were fined in the 09/10 season for a weakened team at Old Trafford in mid week then beat us 2-0 at the weekend.

Mick McCarthy and Ian Holloway both had the same reasoning that the Premier League allow a squad of 25 players to anyone of that 25 can be selected to play so why were they fined for fielding a weakened team.

[claretburns]

Blackpool and Birmingham went down with 39 points, but it's worth noting that all the clubs at the bottom had far more points than the current three have this season after the same number of games:

Apart from United, Chelsea, Arsenal, City, Tottenham, Everton and Liverpool, all teams in that table have been relegated at least once since and a couple are down in League One and some have never made it back.

Just shows, apart from the "established" sides, no matter how good a season or two you have, relegation will come eventually.

[Dougall]

best footballing season as a neutral was 12/13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZHqJkWtxY

Donny win the League One title in the last second, and almost a carbon copy send Watford to Wembley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU

Michael Oliver refereeing both?!!!!!!

[Goalposts]

Wolves did it at Man United but then won their next game.

Weren’t we the next game

[ChrisG]

We played them immediately after both of their United games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%8 ... .C._season

[Rojales Claret]

Mention above about the fine that Blackpool got for fielding a weakened team. If memory serves me right the match was away to Aston Villa and Blackpool actually won the game. (or drew).

[bfcjg]

Thought this was going to be a thread about the deviants down the road.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Is this what you are thinking of - 1978?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ints-swing

Yeah, that's the one! Good article. Blackpool sunk like a stone dropped in the sea from the town’s North Pier

[jrtod61]

After our 1-1 draw at Bloomfield Road in Easter week 1978, we were still below them - albeit on an upward trajectory.

[ClaretTony]

I am struggling to remember the year, or even the Division, but didn't Bollockpool get relegated once from a position of relative safety? They had finished their games before some others and, steadily, they sank lower and lower, until they went down.

Anyone remember the year?

You are referring to the 1977/78 season.

After the games on the final day of the season they were 16th off 22 clubs as follows.

16 Blackpool p 42 pts 37
17 Charlton p 41 pts 37
18 Millwall p 41 pts 36
19 Cardiff p 40 pts 36
20 Orient p 40 pts 35
21 Mansfield p 41 pts 31
22 Hull p 42 pts 28

For them to go down it needed all of Charlton, Millwall, Cardiff and Orient to pass them.

2nd May - Millwall beat Mansfield 1-0 and went above Blackpool
3rd May - Cardiff beat Notts County 2-1 and went above Blackpool
3rd May Orient and Charlton drew 0-0 (had Orient won Charlton could not have gone past Blackpool, had Charlton won Orient could not have gone past Blackpool) - Charlton went above Blackpool
9th May - Orient won at Cardiff and went above Blackpool, had Cardiff not beaten Notts County, one of them from this game would have finished below Blackpool.



Edit: Hadn't seen EarbyClaret's link when I posted this. Real stitch up there with the three London clubs.

[MiltonKeynesClaret93]

The Watford Leicester one is brilliant, made even sweeter following the cheating turd Knockaert's dive then missing the pen and the rebound

I was in the Rookery at that game with my Watford supporting mate.
I've never seen a man throw his shirt off and run down a set of stairs so quickly in my life.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Real stitch up there with the three London clubs.

I worry about Fulham being gifted points by their London "mates" as we head towards the end of the season.

They have Palace, Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea all to come yet. 8-12 points from that lot would see them well on their way to being safe

[ClaretTony]

I worry about Fulham being gifted points by their London "mates" as we head towards the end of the season.

They have Palace, Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea all to come yet. 8-12 points from that lot would see them well on their way to being safe

At least it can't work like that now with every team having to finish at the same time.

[evensteadiereddie]

The Palace, Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea managers will be under enough pressure without gifting points to a London rival.

[Bordeauxclaret]

With millions at stake for final league positions I wouldn’t worry too much.
At least two of them will be pushing for European places as well.

[RalphCoatesComb]

With millions at stake for final league positions I wouldn’t worry too much.
At least two of them will be pushing for European places as well.

With Palace being first, and easiest of the London fixtures, I'm sure they will both be going for it on Sunday. Prediction 2-0 Fulham

[Helmshore Claret]

As we now seem to have gone off topic, I think the Fulham v Newcastle (final day) could be interesting if1pt. each would be enough for survival. Many on here will have been at Deepdale in 1973 when a draw would give us the 2nd division title and keep Preston up. The last 15 mins were incredible, with neither side wanting to see the ball in play.