| 2004/5 season 12:16 - Aug 22 with 2609 views | itfc_bucks |
Just looking back, BFJ had us playing in our absolute swashbuckling best that year, despite being pipped by Wiggun.
Had things gone slightly differently, I was wondering how that side would've done in the premier league.
Davis would've been fine in goal
Fab, JDV, Bam Bam, Diallo and RIchards - not so much, we'd have been torn apart.
Miller, Jim, Horlock, Currie, Westy - there's some creativity there and they'd have had more time in the prem than there is now.
Bent, Kuqi, Pablo - They'd have got goals.
I'd have loved to have seen this lot have a crack in the prem, but it wouldn't have gone well, would it?? |  | | |  |
| 2004/5 season on 13:12 - Aug 22 with 2465 views | Bluespeed225 |
Wasn't it failure to strengthen the defence that January that cost us auto? | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 13:57 - Aug 22 with 2367 views | EddyJ |
| 2004/5 season on 13:12 - Aug 22 by Bluespeed225 |
Wasn't it failure to strengthen the defence that January that cost us auto? |
One of many things you can point to.
Kuqi's injury in February slowed our momentum a lot.
Currie's miss against Leeds felt like a big moment at the time.
Diallo getting destroyed against West Ham in the playoffs. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 14:02 - Aug 22 with 2345 views | Steve_M |
We fell away quite a lot in 2005, us and Wigan falling over themselves to throw promotion away but we managed to drop more points.
That was also the most consciously direct Town side since the 70s, it could play a bit but we were so dependent on hitting Bent and Kuqi early that when the latter was injured we dropped off even more.
I think we would have struggled had we gone up, the midfield was quite slow for the Championship but, had we done so, then the period from 2005 to 2013 might have been a whole lot more enjoyable. |  |
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| 2004/5 season on 14:08 - Aug 22 with 2306 views | Hipsterectomy |
| 2004/5 season on 13:12 - Aug 22 by Bluespeed225 |
Wasn't it failure to strengthen the defence that January that cost us auto? |
the 1-1 at Reading where Bent scored in like the 90th minute to put us 1-0 up
the two home games against QPR and Watford who were sht and we lost both
being 2-0 up away to Watford to draw 2-2
0-0 away to Gillingham
Take your pick as we only needed 3 points |  |
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| 2004/5 season on 14:12 - Aug 22 with 2285 views | SWBlue22 |
Seem to remember we lost at home to Watford 1-2 then QPR 0-2 then away at Wigan 1-0 which made it difficult but still I seem to remember Wigan dropping a lot of points and we just couldn’t turn our draws into wins to make the ground back up. That team deserved to go up in my opinion and things could have been so much different. |  | | |
| 2004/5 season on 14:15 - Aug 22 with 2272 views | iamatractorboy |
| 2004/5 season on 14:08 - Aug 22 by Hipsterectomy |
the 1-1 at Reading where Bent scored in like the 90th minute to put us 1-0 up
the two home games against QPR and Watford who were sht and we lost both
being 2-0 up away to Watford to draw 2-2
0-0 away to Gillingham
Take your pick as we only needed 3 points |
I'm fairly sure we were 6 points clear of both Wigan and Sunderland with about a dozen games left that season, then proceeded to blow it big style with 3 losses on the bounce, meanwhile Sunderland (under Mick??) went on a ridiculous run and won with ease in the end. The 2 2 draw at home with them was the final nail if I remember rightly. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 14:56 - Aug 22 with 2170 views | andytown |
| 2004/5 season on 14:15 - Aug 22 by iamatractorboy |
I'm fairly sure we were 6 points clear of both Wigan and Sunderland with about a dozen games left that season, then proceeded to blow it big style with 3 losses on the bounce, meanwhile Sunderland (under Mick??) went on a ridiculous run and won with ease in the end. The 2 2 draw at home with them was the final nail if I remember rightly. |
Didn’t we finish miles clear of West Ham in 7th place? | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:05 - Aug 22 with 2135 views | baxterbasics |
I'm sure it was New Years Day at home V Leicester, Town sitting pretty at the top, when Dion Dublin got his studs in Shefki's thigh, putting him out for some time. That's what did it.
It also didn't help that Unsworth wasn't available for the playoff games because his loan was over, but I might be misremembering that detail?
*edit - as mentioned earlier, it was February. Not sure why in my brain it was new years day. [Post edited 22 Aug 2023 15:11]
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| 2004/5 season on 15:08 - Aug 22 with 2116 views | keighleyblue |
| 2004/5 season on 14:12 - Aug 22 by SWBlue22 |
Seem to remember we lost at home to Watford 1-2 then QPR 0-2 then away at Wigan 1-0 which made it difficult but still I seem to remember Wigan dropping a lot of points and we just couldn’t turn our draws into wins to make the ground back up. That team deserved to go up in my opinion and things could have been so much different. |
I remember that QPR game. It was absolutely bloody freezing, we were 1-0 down after a defensive howler after 4 mins. Terrible performance, then I went up to Wigan following Saturday and had we won either of those instead of lost, would have been promoted automatically. |  | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:11 - Aug 22 with 2104 views | Blueschev |
| 2004/5 season on 15:05 - Aug 22 by baxterbasics |
I'm sure it was New Years Day at home V Leicester, Town sitting pretty at the top, when Dion Dublin got his studs in Shefki's thigh, putting him out for some time. That's what did it.
It also didn't help that Unsworth wasn't available for the playoff games because his loan was over, but I might be misremembering that detail?
*edit - as mentioned earlier, it was February. Not sure why in my brain it was new years day. [Post edited 22 Aug 2023 15:11]
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we lost 2-0 at home to West Ham on New Years Day 2005. First home defeat of the season if I remember correctly.
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| 2004/5 season on 15:13 - Aug 22 with 2095 views | iamatractorboy |
| 2004/5 season on 15:11 - Aug 22 by Blueschev |
we lost 2-0 at home to West Ham on New Years Day 2005. First home defeat of the season if I remember correctly.
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Yep, brain fart from Davis (?) in goal gifted Harewood a goal after about 15 seconds. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:14 - Aug 22 with 2087 views | iamatractorboy |
| 2004/5 season on 14:56 - Aug 22 by andytown |
Didn’t we finish miles clear of West Ham in 7th place? |
About 12 points I think (above sixth) | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:25 - Aug 22 with 2052 views | SWBlue22 |
| 2004/5 season on 14:56 - Aug 22 by andytown |
Didn’t we finish miles clear of West Ham in 7th place? |
Would have preferred if they finished 7th I think any other team we may have won the playoffs or at least got to the final. It’s winding me up thinking about it now. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:45 - Aug 22 with 2012 views | andytown |
| 2004/5 season on 15:14 - Aug 22 by iamatractorboy |
About 12 points I think (above sixth) |
Of course, 6th not 7th! | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 15:49 - Aug 22 with 1987 views | andytown |
| 2004/5 season on 14:08 - Aug 22 by Hipsterectomy |
the 1-1 at Reading where Bent scored in like the 90th minute to put us 1-0 up
the two home games against QPR and Watford who were sht and we lost both
being 2-0 up away to Watford to draw 2-2
0-0 away to Gillingham
Take your pick as we only needed 3 points |
The 1-1 at Reading, yes. Was in the Reading end with a home supporting friend, sitting on my hands when we went 1-0 up in the 90th minute or so. Then they equalise and I remember thinking I hope that doesn’t come back to bite us.
I still get upset when thinking of how that season ended and the trajectory of West Ham since then. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 16:11 - Aug 22 with 1931 views | ChampionsofInnsbruck |
We wanted to sign David Unsworth but didn't have the cash, our backline had been weakened by the sale of Gaardsoe, which I still view as insanity, and we lost Venus/McGreal in back to back seasons. Diallo worked hard but was not good enough, Richards could have improved, Naylor, Devos and Wilnis would have probably done okay. We also signed Mark Fish.... it's worth noting we had Scowcroft in the side on loan, but he wasn't played as a forward.
In an alternate universe we got Taricco on a free from Spurs, he doesn't get injured and we go up as Champions with Treacle the hero. |  | | |
| 2004/5 season on 17:08 - Aug 22 with 1837 views | JDB23 |
| 2004/5 season on 13:12 - Aug 22 by Bluespeed225 |
Wasn't it failure to strengthen the defence that January that cost us auto? |
From what I can remember we were still in it and then for no apparent reason BFJ changed the shape of the team for Wolves away and we got walloped and that was basically the start of the end. Could be making that up but I distinctly remember thinking "what's he done that for" before the game. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 22:00 - Aug 22 with 1642 views | MattinLondon |
| 2004/5 season on 16:11 - Aug 22 by ChampionsofInnsbruck |
We wanted to sign David Unsworth but didn't have the cash, our backline had been weakened by the sale of Gaardsoe, which I still view as insanity, and we lost Venus/McGreal in back to back seasons. Diallo worked hard but was not good enough, Richards could have improved, Naylor, Devos and Wilnis would have probably done okay. We also signed Mark Fish.... it's worth noting we had Scowcroft in the side on loan, but he wasn't played as a forward.
In an alternate universe we got Taricco on a free from Spurs, he doesn't get injured and we go up as Champions with Treacle the hero. |
The Gaardsoe sale was ridiculous as was the fact that JR didn’t rate Pablo. In truth we should have got promoted with the players that we had. |  | | |
| 2004/5 season on 22:21 - Aug 22 with 1609 views | PhilTWTD |
| 2004/5 season on 22:00 - Aug 22 by MattinLondon |
The Gaardsoe sale was ridiculous as was the fact that JR didn’t rate Pablo. In truth we should have got promoted with the players that we had. |
Think it was more Pablo's wages that were the issue. Joe never rated Gaardsoe, though, thought he was incapable of playing in a back four. If he'd have stayed, he would have been played in midfield. |  | | |
| 2004/5 season on 22:54 - Aug 22 with 1507 views | MattinLondon |
| 2004/5 season on 22:21 - Aug 22 by PhilTWTD |
Think it was more Pablo's wages that were the issue. Joe never rated Gaardsoe, though, thought he was incapable of playing in a back four. If he'd have stayed, he would have been played in midfield. |
Oh ok, could have sworn that he refused to play Pablo. | | | |
| 2004/5 season on 23:09 - Aug 22 with 1467 views | Pinewoodblue |
Remember saying, at a pre-season friendly against Southend, we are going to score for fun but let too many in.
The turning point, for me, was the appeal by Man City after he won his case. The appeal cane around the time we played Wigan. Win that game and we were favourited for automatic promotion. |  |
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| 2004/5 season on 23:47 - Aug 22 with 1416 views | rgp1 |
| 2004/5 season on 14:12 - Aug 22 by SWBlue22 |
Seem to remember we lost at home to Watford 1-2 then QPR 0-2 then away at Wigan 1-0 which made it difficult but still I seem to remember Wigan dropping a lot of points and we just couldn’t turn our draws into wins to make the ground back up. That team deserved to go up in my opinion and things could have been so much different. |
Kelvin Davis threw the ball out and it hit Paul Furlong who duly turned with the ball and scored. Two home defeats in 5 days that cost us. [Post edited 22 Aug 2023 23:47]
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| 2004/5 season on 00:38 - Aug 23 with 1377 views | bournemouthblue |
I think the general consensus is we would have had to sign some defenders
God knows what we would have done to strengthen but the extra income would have set us up for several seasons to come |  |
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| 2004/5 season on 11:48 - Aug 23 with 1147 views | ChampionsofInnsbruck |
| 2004/5 season on 22:00 - Aug 22 by MattinLondon |
The Gaardsoe sale was ridiculous as was the fact that JR didn’t rate Pablo. In truth we should have got promoted with the players that we had. |
It is frustrating looking back that we let McGreal go to Burnley, who was superb for them, and had talent like Reuser and Pablo who he under utilized and let go.
Joe did great in getting blood from a stone with some of our players such as Naylor, Richards, Westlake, all looked incredible for us under Joe, but would bin off players like Reuser, Pablo, even Armstrong and bring in Santos, Dinning, Diallo, Proudlock, Fish, Parkin and so on. Basically it was the dross he signed that let him down, DeVos, Kuqi, Horlock (although he was slowing up big time) and Currie were decent signings, had we not binned off a few of the better players and brought in some of these we would have been promoted. | | | |
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