The following article from WOL tells me something that I've been carping about since God was a boy - that we need more steel in the team because we are being seen by more committed opponents as a soft touch. @Yankee_Jack we would describe it as needing a bit more "Ducks" about us.
The article won't download for me but essentially we top the fair play table by a massive 62 points. We have 144 with Hull next on 206. Interestingly, the more successful teams in the Division all feature in the bottom half of the table including Leeds, WBA, Boro, Norwich, and Sheffield United with Derby the 'dirtiest' team last with 312 points.
Playing pretty football is all well and good (which I love) but you have to mix a bit of grunt in there as well otherwise you often get bullied out of games you should otherwise win.
The article won't download for me but essentially we top the fair play table by a massive 62 points. We have 144 with Hull next on 206. Interestingly, the more successful teams in the Division all feature in the bottom half of the table including Leeds, WBA, Boro, Norwich, and Sheffield United with Derby the 'dirtiest' team last with 312 points.
Playing pretty football is all well and good (which I love) but you have to mix a bit of grunt in there as well otherwise you often get bullied out of games you should otherwise win.
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