| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" 19:12 - Aug 17 with 2682 views | Whos_blue |
Back in the olden days, for a team to be thrashed, they usually had to have lost at least 5-0.
I've noticed that is becoming less of a benchmark.
Apparently Brighton thrashed Everton today. The score? 3-0.
It makes you think that we were only one goal away from a thrashing today!
When did the bar get lowered? |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:14 - Aug 17 with 2632 views | Bugs |
I, too, have wondered this. |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:15 - Aug 17 with 2621 views | mellowblue |
I agree, you can easily lose 3-0 with 3 fluky goals having dominated it. But is hardly a thrashing |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:22 - Aug 17 with 2546 views | Guthrum |
I've always held that when it goes over a three-goal margin it becomes a "big win".
"Thrashing" is moderated more by the performance. If it's three goals and the losers barely got to touch the ball, that can be a thrashing. If there's a fairly even struggle with maybe a collapse for one side at the end, it isn't. |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:27 - Aug 17 with 2507 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Someone sat near me today said, "I'll take a 2-0, thats alright, but if we lose 3-0, thats embarrassing" |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:28 - Aug 17 with 2484 views | Wallingford_Boy |
A lot of people told me we got thrashed today apparently!
I mean it could have been 6 or 7, but it wasn’t, so it’s not a thrashing! |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:33 - Aug 17 with 2455 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:28 - Aug 17 by Wallingford_Boy |
A lot of people told me we got thrashed today apparently!
I mean it could have been 6 or 7, but it wasn’t, so it’s not a thrashing! |
When people say 'It could have been' they understand that the ball has to go in to actually count, don't they? | |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:35 - Aug 17 with 2431 views | MK1 |
Maybe the score flattered Everton? |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:36 - Aug 17 with 2407 views | pointofblue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:27 - Aug 17 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Someone sat near me today said, "I'll take a 2-0, thats alright, but if we lose 3-0, thats embarrassing" |
I do think 3-0 is where a result starts to look out of hand, though I would say a thrashing starts at 4-0. | |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:47 - Aug 17 with 2312 views | tonybied |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:33 - Aug 17 by Cheltenham_Blue |
When people say 'It could have been' they understand that the ball has to go in to actually count, don't they? |
People were sticking up for Jenas' commenting on the game that "it could've been 5-0" and I was trying to get this across to them. It could've been if we didn't get our last ditch defending spot on and if their finishing wasn't so bad...
...but we did and it was so it was only 2-0! |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:49 - Aug 17 with 2293 views | Coastalblue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:47 - Aug 17 by tonybied |
People were sticking up for Jenas' commenting on the game that "it could've been 5-0" and I was trying to get this across to them. It could've been if we didn't get our last ditch defending spot on and if their finishing wasn't so bad...
...but we did and it was so it was only 2-0! |
It could have been 2-2 as well, but it wasn't, little point considering what could have been, what happened is all that counts. |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:57 - Aug 17 with 2249 views | Mark |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:36 - Aug 17 by pointofblue |
I do think 3-0 is where a result starts to look out of hand, though I would say a thrashing starts at 4-0. |
Yes, I would say a loss by four goals or more. |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 20:19 - Aug 17 with 2163 views | gainsboroughblue |
It used to be at that point when numbers were spelled out on the BBC Grandstand vidiprinter.
I'd say 4 and over is a thrashing, especially if its at home. |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 20:41 - Aug 17 with 2077 views | Whos_blue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 20:19 - Aug 17 by gainsboroughblue |
It used to be at that point when numbers were spelled out on the BBC Grandstand vidiprinter.
I'd say 4 and over is a thrashing, especially if its at home. |
That was always 7 (Seven).
Those were the days! | |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 20:46 - Aug 17 with 2040 views | FelixBlue4 |
Today was not the definitive example of a thrashing. A neutral could be forgiven for thinking the team in red were the new team in the league today for the first half of the game. The second half is what most people expected for 90 minutes but we have a good account of ITFC today. The team would have learnt a lot from that game and if they learn as much and lose against Man City next week it will put us in a strong position.
By the way we have a full 2 days more rest over City (just saying) you never know what might happen. | | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 21:01 - Aug 17 with 1951 views | The_Major |
I always think 3-0 is a sort of in between score.
Not unusual for 2-0 to be overturned, as we know all too well, but when you go three up, there is an increasing belief you've done enough. Unless you're at the Manor Ground in 1985, obviously.
Plus it's not unusual for a 3-0 scoreline to flatter the winning team - they've gone two up relatively early, the losing team lays seige to the other goal desperately trying to pull one back, and then a third is scored on the break late on.
Mind you, one of the dullest games I ever saw at Portman Road was at the tail end of 1988/89 where a not-going-to-make-the-play-offs Town beat a just-about-to-be-relegated Birmingham 4-0. Was a really weird atmosphere seeing us dish out a thrashing and everyone basically being "Yeah, whatever" |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 22:00 - Aug 17 with 1803 views | carlo88 |
0-1 is a loss, 0-2 is being beaten, 0-3 is a beating, 0-4 is a walloping and anything above 5 is a thrashing (as in Ipswich 6 Man Utd 0). |  | | |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 23:06 - Aug 17 with 1716 views | pointofblue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 21:01 - Aug 17 by The_Major |
I always think 3-0 is a sort of in between score.
Not unusual for 2-0 to be overturned, as we know all too well, but when you go three up, there is an increasing belief you've done enough. Unless you're at the Manor Ground in 1985, obviously.
Plus it's not unusual for a 3-0 scoreline to flatter the winning team - they've gone two up relatively early, the losing team lays seige to the other goal desperately trying to pull one back, and then a third is scored on the break late on.
Mind you, one of the dullest games I ever saw at Portman Road was at the tail end of 1988/89 where a not-going-to-make-the-play-offs Town beat a just-about-to-be-relegated Birmingham 4-0. Was a really weird atmosphere seeing us dish out a thrashing and everyone basically being "Yeah, whatever" |
"... when you go three up, there is an increasing belief you've done enough. Unless you're at the Manor Ground in 1985, obviously."
Or Oakwell in 1996. | |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 01:44 - Aug 18 with 1567 views | gainsboroughblue |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 23:06 - Aug 17 by pointofblue |
"... when you go three up, there is an increasing belief you've done enough. Unless you're at the Manor Ground in 1985, obviously."
Or Oakwell in 1996. |
Twerton Park 1991. | |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 05:09 - Aug 18 with 1464 views | NthQldITFC |
| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 19:15 - Aug 17 by mellowblue |
I agree, you can easily lose 3-0 with 3 fluky goals having dominated it. But is hardly a thrashing |
Indeed. On occasions when a referee unduly influences a game by restricting the working rights of Canadian goalkeepers at free kicks, even 9-0 can be considered 'not a thrashing'. |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 05:44 - Aug 18 with 1438 views | Benters |
I always thought it was 4.0 never 3.0 ! |  |
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| When did the bar change for a "thrashing" on 07:07 - Aug 18 with 1349 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Some time around when players became bodies and a pass bécame an assist | |
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