The Drop

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Wigan are a Lancashire club, reason enough to want them to stay up.

Does that mean that if the Scum were in the bottom three, you'd want them to stay up ??

[Dameerto]

Any sodding club that voted 'yes' to FFP can rot in the lower leagues - let's get some new clubs up here.

Agree. Did any of the contenders vote against it? If so, I'm supporting them.

Although Reading abstained and QPR voted against, so we're not exactly a growing group of dissenters.

Abstaining was equivalent to voting yes for the outcome - it makes them worse in my book.

[zuricity]

Does that mean that if the Scum were in the bottom three, you'd want them to stay up ??

they are not in Lancashire. They are in Trafford , a place worse than hell.

[Dameerto]

Southampton and Villa are two 'no' voters that are in the scrap for survival. (QPR voted 'yes' by the way).

[Blue Since 76]

Southampton and Villa are two 'no' voters that are in the scrap for survival. (QPR voted 'yes' by the way).

Did QPR really vote for it? Did he understand the question?

You're right about Reading though - abstaining was cowardly, a bit like their entire season

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Wigan are a Lancashire club, reason enough to want them to stay up.

Does that mean that if the Scum were in the bottom three, you'd want them to stay up ??

Yes. I love the rivalry, I love how important derby games are now and I love the banter.
So no, I would not want them to go down.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Wigan are a Lancashire club, reason enough to want them to stay up.

Does that mean that if the Scum were in the bottom three, you'd want them to stay up ??

Yes. I love the rivalry, I love how important derby games are now and I love the banter.
So no, I would not want them to go down.

I would absolutely love it if United went down to the second or third or fourth tier or the conference. Oh my god how I would love that. Just thinking about it right now makes me want to marry the thought and make babies with it.

[Blue Since 76]

I would absolutely love it if United went down to the second or third or fourth or the blue square tier (or whatever that's called). Oh my god how I would love that. Just thinking about it right now makes me want to marry the thought and make babies with it.

That's something I always wanted when we were shit. But I don't anymore. I want them as fierce rivals, I want them to be close every year. I just don't want then to win anything.

After all, it's the hope that makes it hurt the most - just look at the faces at Sunderland last season.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Coca, last season when we won the league. As well as it being our first for 44 years and the way it was won, it was who it was against. The fact that it was the Rags made it so much better than if it were any other team (It still would have been special obviously)
But watching the news filtering through to Sunderland and their fans mocking them, watching Phil Jones face when he found out etc.

Would you really want them to crumble and go down to the conference? I wouldn't.
I fucking love derby games and I love the rivalry. It's great that Manchester has two clubs competing and beating them means so much more that beating anyone else. So I hope they challenge us every year.

[Cocacolajojo1]

watching Phil Jones face when he found out etc.

Phil Jones's face when they get relegated will be priceless.

As for the rivalry aspect of mentioned in the two previous posts: just because they go down once (or several times) doesn't mean they can't come back up again :).

[zuricity]

Phil Jones's face when they get relegated will be priceless.

As for the rivalry aspect of mentioned in the two previous posts: just because they go down once (or several times) doesn't mean they can't come back up again :).

they did get relegated you know . I was there , in the paddock, loved seeing denis's back heel , and an oap in tears . served 'em right!

It's about time they went down

[patrickblue]

I would absolutely love it if United went down to the second or third or fourth tier or the conference. Oh my god how I would love that. Just thinking about it right now makes me want to marry the thought and make babies with it.

Stuff the rivalry, I feel just the same as you.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

if sunderland promise to sack their manager, i'd like wigan down. it's just a shame fulham aren't down there.

norwich are a funny one, i thought hughton did wonders at birmingham, and IIRC they started the season ok, but they look in danger the way they're going.

[Blue Since 76]

Phil Jones's face when they get relegated will be priceless.

As for the rivalry aspect of mentioned in the two previous posts: just because they go down once (or several times) doesn't mean they can't come back up again :).

But getting promoted is great - some of my happiest City memories, certainly until recently, were promotions. I don't even want them to have that.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Phil Jones's face when they get relegated will be priceless.

As for the rivalry aspect of mentioned in the two previous posts: just because they go down once (or several times) doesn't mean they can't come back up again :).

But getting promoted is great - some of my happiest City memories, certainly until recently, were promotions. I don't even want them to have that.

Fair enough, mid-table mediocrity it is.

[City64]

Norwich to go down for me !

I can See Wigan beating Swansea at home on tuesday night and staying up on goal difference !

[ross.mcfc]

I just done the BBC predictor thing and I have Norwich going down on goal difference behind Wigan.

[BobbyJ1956]

Wigan are a Lancashire club, reason enough to want them to stay up.

Does that mean that if the Scum were in the bottom three, you'd want them to stay up ??

No, because they're Croydon and Singapore, and prawns aren't Holland's meat pies.

[Swales4ever]

I know many Blues don't historically love the Latics and the twat of their chairman doesn't help love either, but I'd be gutted if they will the one for the drop.
Not only for the massive respect for Martinez, but mainly because the Prem shall remain short of a side which play football instead of longball wrestling.

Hard task, though. fingers crossed.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

I say this every season, but I hope wigan stay up purely because at some stage when I come back for a trip northern away games are more accessible.