20-12-2022, 15:48
(20-12-2022, 14:27)Salopbaggie Wrote: Well we know we are a club who like to set records from being in bottom position in the league. I wonder if any team has ever been bottom as late in the season as we were and go on to be promoted as Champions??
Before the weekend I did cast a glance over the two most memorable Championship turnarounds I can remember: Palace in 2003-04 and Reading in 2011-12. Palace were never lower than 20th that year, but did have fewer points than we do at the equivalent point in the season, and went on to be promoted through the playoffs after finishing 6th. Reading were 23rd after six games in 2011, but began their recovery a few weeks earlier than us; they had 33 points at this stage, putting them 7th, and finished as champions.
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