Match Reaction vs Sunderland (away).

[Letters]

Just yesterday you spent several posts and statistics to show that we have not regressed but rather have only stagnated. Today.....on sober reflection you admit we have regressed. Which is ist please.......Dont tell me........ That isn't what you said, i need to read it again.......Nope...It still seems like you say we've regressed.

I don't think it's really that complicated, but for the slow of thinking...

Over the last 4 seasons we have improved our points tally year on year. That's improvement.
Taking a slightly longer term view we have bobbled around an average of around 73 points never doing much better, never doing much worse. That's stagnation.

I was arguing against the view that we were getting 'shitter and shitter'. I took that to mean the poster was claiming a long term regression which just hasn't been the case.

But from last season to this, we have regressed. And I'm somewhat baffled as to why we're suddenly looking so much poorer when on paper our squad is about as good if not better than last year.

It's not that complicated.

[Globalgunner]

I don't think it's really that complicated, but for the slow of thinking...

Over the last 4 seasons we have improved our points tally year on year. That's improvement.
Taking a slightly longer term view we have bobbled around an average of around 73 points never doing much better, never doing much worse. That's stagnation.

I was arguing against the view that we were getting 'shitter and shitter'. I took that to mean the poster was claiming a long term regression which just hasn't been the case.

But from last season to this, we have regressed. And I'm somewhat baffled as to why we're suddenly looking so much poorer when on paper our squad is about as good if not better than last year.

It's not that complicated.

Why use points. Points accummulated are against a different set of teams each season. Log position is more indicative of where you stand against your peers,
Kindly dig into your files and show our log position over the last few seasons. I think we will finish 4th again this season. I think your probably right. Stagnation not regression.