my memory is that we hardly ever came back from going behind that season

may be conflating it with all the other prem seasons when thats been true though

Posted By: jampersands on September 23rd 2021 at 11:00:31

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What was it like on here when we failed to win in our first 13 games (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 23, 09:54:00
- Worthy would lie a lot in his post match pressers (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 23, 16:35:56
- We were drawing some and competitive plus (NCFC) - matgore, Sep 23, 11:57:04
- from what i remember (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 23, 10:42:31
- From memory we were workmanlike (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Sep 23, 10:14:01
  - Southampton (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:14:31
    - Fantastic that was (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:20:09
      - How?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:21:50
        
        Very drunk and fell asleep (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:28:12
- We drew 8 of our first 12 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:12:10
  - my memory is that we hardly ever came back from going behind that season (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 23, 11:00:31
    - I clearly was mixing it up with every prem season since (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 23, 11:32:30
      - (other than under Lambert, obv) (n/m) (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 23, 11:32:50
    - 10 of our first 15 points were after (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 11:07:35
      - 10 of our first 15 points up to Bolton were after conceding first (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 11:09:10
    - We came from behind in the first 3 games we won (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 11:05:58
      - Draws that felt like wins (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 11:12:41
  - We also scored a few goals (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:13:13
    - And weren't bottom of the league, or perhaps only briefly (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:13:56
      - Not even in the bottom three after 19 games (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 23, 10:14:34
        
        15th after we beat Bolton 3-2 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:17:50
        
        We didn't "remain in the bottom 3" after that Liverpool game (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 23, 10:26:01
        
        Oh shit yeah (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:31:12
        
        I remember WBA getting a point at Old Trafford that evening (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:34:02
        
        Still in an amazing position though (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:38:49
        
        I knew we were down after 10 mins. (NCFC) - munter, Sep 23, 10:38:27
        
        OH THE PAIN (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 23, 10:30:41
        
        That game still gets me angry, cheating fuck, we didn't help ourselves either though (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 23, 11:15:24
        
        pretty sure that's the understatement of the morning (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 23, 11:22:07
        
        Which bit? Us not helping ourselves or Johnson being a cheating fuck? :-) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 23, 11:56:04
        
        Oh God yes (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 23, 10:34:20
        
        We had Hucks tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:41:21
        
        Can't see Jarvis making a comeback tbh (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 23, 10:19:04
        
        Would probably be an improvement (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:21:06
- I doubt it was too bad really - we only lost 5 of those 13 (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:06:43
  - Those early draws were the foundation (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:15:13
    - Sort of, but were also a big part of our relegation (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:19:46
      - Yeah away form terrible (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:22:45
  - plus just being in the Prem was still a novelty then (NCFC) - mr carra, Sep 23, 10:11:58
    - We had the Ginger Pele up front in a couple of games lol (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 23, 10:12:59
      - Good tactic, stopped him giving peno's away at the other end. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 23, 10:22:25
        
        haha! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:23:44
        
        The club worked bloody hard in his time here to get down to the right level for him (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Sep 23, 10:24:07
        
        :) (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 23, 10:25:23
- IIRC The Wrath was updated in 2005 so you probably can't look back that far (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Sep 23, 10:03:53
  - You forget Pantsbot. Pantsbot don't play by no update rules. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 23, 10:05:59
- Was the tinterweb invented back then? (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 23, 10:01:51
- Foooooooomun. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 23, 10:00:52

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