swee'pea99
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'Ridiculous'? That's not ridiculous, that's deranged.
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Nothing to do with losing 17 other games, then!
We've talked about this (and I still won). I was at that game as a 15-year-old, Tottenham won 2-0, including an ugly battle between the fans on the pitch and Ray Wilkins was Chelsea captain at the age of 18.
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Spurtz had to lose for us to stay up, they didn't. We drew. We went down
Smokin Joe
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Interesting to see that, Luton Town, Carlisle, Sheffield Utd and Wolves in the top flight. Gives a warning to clubs in a relegation battle, go down and you may never come back up.Nothing to do with losing 17 other games, then!
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simon.r
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Or, like Leicester, you yo-yo between the top 2 divisions, with either a battle to avoid relegation or a battle for promotion. With not many exceptions in the last 40 years...or so it seems!
LarryDuff
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I still hold a grudge against Coventry City for beating Spurs in the '87 cup final. Glad they are in league whatever.
As longer as we get a better referee than last time we played them at home . We had a player Gary Parker I think sent off for taking a quick free kick . 3 penalities turned down. . No I'm not bitter
Football grounds with the best atmosphere. No surprise to me to see Bradford at number 3, Valley Parade generates a right old fashioned raucous noise at times with all 3 home stands joining in. 
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-matchday-experience-all-92-english-league-stadiums
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-matchday-experience-all-92-english-league-stadiums
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StuAff
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No 1 is not a surprise to me. The couple of matches I've been to were enthusiastically loud, to put it mildly. We won both, and I think the noise helped a lot. And not just for wins- I remember watching the FA Cup match against Arsenal in 2004. Henry & Vieira were given standing ovations when subbed, and when Pompey were 5-0 down they were chanting 'We're gonna win 6-5'Football grounds with the best atmosphere. No surprise to me to see Bradford at number 3, Valley Parade generates a right old fashioned raucous noise at times with all 3 home stands joining in.
https://www.footballgroundmap.com/stats/grounds/ratings/atmosphere
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No 1 is not a surprise to me. The couple of matches I've been to were enthusiastically loud, to put it mildly. We won both, and I think the noise helped a lot. And not just for wins- I remember watching the FA Cup match against Arsenal in 2004. Henry & Vieira were given standing ovations when subbed, and when Pompey were 5-0 down they were chanting 'We're gonna win 6-5'
Sorry Stu, I posted the wrong link (now edited) you've been relegated to 48th, Bradford are still 3rd.
We hardy ever meet, I recall you needing a win at Valley Parade to stay up a decade or so ago, the Pompey fans were not to know but there was a great deal off ill feeling between Bradford City and Man City, we duly rolled over with our fans as happy as yours as both sets of fans invaded the pitch and Man City slid into Div3. 
simon.r
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Absolutely. The Highbury Library "atmosphere" has carried over to the new, faceless, stadium.
Give me a few thousand away fans at any ground for a better experience than any home game.
Pro Tour Punditry
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I hadn't placed a bet on football for a good while until this week; so far I have placed 5 bets and every one of them has been let down by one nobber team or game and usually the one which is "odds on" - twats.
Never mind, my bets tomorrow will deffo win.
Never mind, my bets tomorrow will deffo win.
