Quote from: Drummond on January 16, 2018, 03:14:53 PMQuote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 02:56:16 PMIf we have most of the top sides left to play at home then, by simple deduction we must've played an easier 'set' of home games than most other sides in the league. On that basis should we have expected more than 7 wins from 13? The flip side is that our away record, given who we've played, is very good and will hopefully improve but we definitely need to see improved home form at a time when we're playing better teams, if we want to get top 2.One home defeat is good, though we could really have done with more than 7 wins and obviously fewer than 5 draws.Oh I agree, that's the problem really, too many home draws against weaker sides who came for the draw and that we had no idea how to break down.
Quote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 02:56:16 PMIf we have most of the top sides left to play at home then, by simple deduction we must've played an easier 'set' of home games than most other sides in the league. On that basis should we have expected more than 7 wins from 13? The flip side is that our away record, given who we've played, is very good and will hopefully improve but we definitely need to see improved home form at a time when we're playing better teams, if we want to get top 2.One home defeat is good, though we could really have done with more than 7 wins and obviously fewer than 5 draws.
If we have most of the top sides left to play at home then, by simple deduction we must've played an easier 'set' of home games than most other sides in the league. On that basis should we have expected more than 7 wins from 13? The flip side is that our away record, given who we've played, is very good and will hopefully improve but we definitely need to see improved home form at a time when we're playing better teams, if we want to get top 2.
Quote from: mr underhill on January 15, 2018, 05:44:17 PMhave we ever won 10 consecutive games?I've only got as far as World War One but the best I've found is eleven straight wins in 1914.Stoke (h) 1-0 (FA Cup)Sunderland (h) 5-0Everton (a) 4-1Exeter (a) 2-1 (FA Cup)WBA (h) 2-0Wednesday (a) 3-2WBA (h) 2-1 (FA Cup)Bolton (h) 1-0Chelsea (a) 3-0Wednesday (a) 1-0 (FA Cup)Man Utd (a) 6-0 (!)Ended with a goalless home draw against Oldham. We went on to finish runners-up to Blackburn and lost in the Semi-Final of the cup to Liverpool.Will look to see if I can find a better sequence tomorrow when I'm supposed to be working.
have we ever won 10 consecutive games?
Quote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 04:26:49 PMQuote from: Drummond on January 16, 2018, 03:14:53 PMQuote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 02:56:16 PMIf we have most of the top sides left to play at home then, by simple deduction we must've played an easier 'set' of home games than most other sides in the league. On that basis should we have expected more than 7 wins from 13? The flip side is that our away record, given who we've played, is very good and will hopefully improve but we definitely need to see improved home form at a time when we're playing better teams, if we want to get top 2.One home defeat is good, though we could really have done with more than 7 wins and obviously fewer than 5 draws.Oh I agree, that's the problem really, too many home draws against weaker sides who came for the draw and that we had no idea how to break down.Which will ultimately decide our fate. Can't see us losing many but our lack of goals for stops us turning those tight games into wins. Too many draws will probably do our chances of 2nd.
Maybe they have the 5th best home records because they've not played us and the like at home, and that they are where they are because they're not as good as us.
I disagree, as I think we've certainly improved and looked stronger. Certain individuals are consistently looking their worth in Snodgrass, quality players like Terry and Grealish are returning and non-contributors like Hogan have suddenly looked different prospects. The change in shape and the extra dynamism that has given us and the extra quality returning gives us an argument to say we should be in a better position to win more at home. Bristol is a case in point; decent side, easily dispatched, whereas against Boro we laboured.I think in Sheffield United's case, their momentum from an excellent season has run dry and ordinary players have reverted to an ordinary level of performance.
Quote from: Nastylee on January 16, 2018, 06:33:57 PMQuote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 04:26:49 PMQuote from: Drummond on January 16, 2018, 03:14:53 PMQuote from: paul_e on January 16, 2018, 02:56:16 PMIf we have most of the top sides left to play at home then, by simple deduction we must've played an easier 'set' of home games than most other sides in the league. On that basis should we have expected more than 7 wins from 13? The flip side is that our away record, given who we've played, is very good and will hopefully improve but we definitely need to see improved home form at a time when we're playing better teams, if we want to get top 2.One home defeat is good, though we could really have done with more than 7 wins and obviously fewer than 5 draws.Oh I agree, that's the problem really, too many home draws against weaker sides who came for the draw and that we had no idea how to break down.Which will ultimately decide our fate. Can't see us losing many but our lack of goals for stops us turning those tight games into wins. Too many draws will probably do our chances of 2nd.I think we're starting to look better offensively now though. Having had Kodjia and Grealish out really cost us but it's looking better now Grealish has returned.