07-01-2022, 13:35
Just seen on the internet an article about the top ten FA cup giant killings.
This was based on matches over the last fifty years, apparently due to lack of data and format changes preventing going back further. They used league positions, mathematics, probability.
The winning game with odds of nearly 16 million to 1 was:-
No surprise to older baggies
1991 West Brom 2 Woking 4
The odds were made greater because Albion took the lead and lead 1 - 0 at half time, before a momentous second half collapse saw us concede 3 goals in eleven minutes, we then went 4 - 1 down in the dying minutes before a late consolation made it slightly less embarrassing. I was there, I remember a static Albion back line that watched three up and understand go over their heads before their strike ran on to score each time. Time may have corrupted my memory slightly in relation to our defensive frailties. I do recall Albion fans backing Woking towards the end and singing we want five whilst 4 - 1 down.
At least we're top of something.
This was based on matches over the last fifty years, apparently due to lack of data and format changes preventing going back further. They used league positions, mathematics, probability.
The winning game with odds of nearly 16 million to 1 was:-
No surprise to older baggies
1991 West Brom 2 Woking 4
The odds were made greater because Albion took the lead and lead 1 - 0 at half time, before a momentous second half collapse saw us concede 3 goals in eleven minutes, we then went 4 - 1 down in the dying minutes before a late consolation made it slightly less embarrassing. I was there, I remember a static Albion back line that watched three up and understand go over their heads before their strike ran on to score each time. Time may have corrupted my memory slightly in relation to our defensive frailties. I do recall Albion fans backing Woking towards the end and singing we want five whilst 4 - 1 down.
At least we're top of something.