A while back, I posted here about Derby County being on a pace to be the worst team in the history of the Premier League. Today, someone asked me, "Hey, are Derby still on pace to be historically awful?" So instead of discussing Arsenal's recent league decline, or the four English teams in the Champions League quarterfinals, it's all about the FailRams!The first time around, I pointed out that they were on pace for a record low for points and goals scored. As of their loss to Manchester United on Saturday (their 22nd loss of the campaign, by the way) they have 10 points in 30 matches. They need five points from their last eight matches to tie the 2005-06 Sunderland squad currently holding the record. Not gonna happen. As for goals scored, they have 14 of those thus far, and need 7 more to tie the 2002-03 Sunderland record for fewest in a season. Again, this record is all but assured with only eight games left.
One other record I was curious about that I didn't look at last time was the record for goals allowed. Derby has allowed 64 goals in their 30 matches, and the record in the 38-match Premier League era goes to 1997-98 Barnsley with 82 goals allowed. (Side note: that Barnsley team still had 10 wins with all those goals allowed?!) So Derby has their work cut out for them if they want that record, but they still have a match with Arsenal this year, so that could be about ten goals allowed right there.
Either way, being on pace to set a record for fewest goals scored, and simultaneously having a chance to set a record for most goals allowed, means Derby County have just about clinched the mantle of...
**channels Comic Book Guy**
"Worst. Premier League Team. EVER!"
2 comments:
Hey, at least Derby has...
No, they have nothing going for them.
I guess you could say "At least they got their massive check for being in the premier league."
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