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Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #270 on: October 20, 2018, 09:43:16 PM »
Don't think you'll be needing the 2 points a game formula to get automatic promotion this season.

Just looking at the table and Boro top with 25 from 13 games, I imagine this time last year Wolves and Cardiff both had around 30 points?

Over a season that's about 87 points.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #271 on: October 20, 2018, 09:58:25 PM »
Wolves were on 29, Cardiff and Sheff Utd were on 27. We were on 22. Fulham were on 18, same as we currently have.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #272 on: October 20, 2018, 10:21:04 PM »
The league doesn’t have a standout team like Wolves this season and the runs Fulham and Cardiff made at the end last year were simply an anamoly given what has happened in past seasons. We have loads of games to catch up.

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #273 on: October 20, 2018, 10:27:33 PM »
Don't think you'll be needing the 2 points a game formula to get automatic promotion this season.

Maybe not, but we should still go for it.

We need 74 from 33 games - 2.24 per game.

Or, if you like, 21 wins, 11 draws and 1 defeat (last game of the season when we're already promoted - losing against Norwich as they pip the Olbiyun to the other automatic promotion place!).

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #274 on: October 21, 2018, 07:15:49 AM »
i think you might have just underscored why we won't be achieving that. Much as I'd love us to, the idea of us losing just one more game between now and May is unthinkable. Interestingly, if i read those points summaries right, we are exactly the same number of points away from the leaders as we were this time last season - the difference this time is that there are 12 teams between us and the top, so a lot of results have to go your way to make any progress.

Offline Matt Collins

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #275 on: October 21, 2018, 07:47:30 AM »
We're 7 points off the top

There are 99 points to play for

It's doable

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #276 on: October 21, 2018, 08:02:22 AM »
i think you might have just underscored why we won't be achieving that. Much as I'd love us to, the idea of us losing just one more game between now and May is unthinkable. Interestingly, if i read those points summaries right, we are exactly the same number of points away from the leaders as we were this time last season - the difference this time is that there are 12 teams between us and the top, so a lot of results have to go your way to make any progress.

Alright, what about 22 wins, 8 draws, and 3 defeats? So winning 2 out of every 3 games.

I'm messing about but the point is serious - we shouldn't be giving up on automatic yet. But what's clear is that to get automatic you have to win the majority of your games. Which we knew already. But Bruce seemed to struggle with.

Offline TheMalandro

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #277 on: October 21, 2018, 08:42:04 PM »
Our motto should be:  f**k the f**kers and f**k the draws.

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #278 on: October 22, 2018, 12:09:19 AM »
We will draw a few games under Smith I think, just the style of play will mean that Brentford have drawn a fair few this season and Walsall did in many of his seasons.

Way I look at it 20 more wins gets us in the top 6 so that's more realistic than however many gets us top 2.

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #279 on: October 22, 2018, 12:34:37 AM »
We will draw a few games under Smith I think, just the style of play will mean that Brentford have drawn a fair few this season and Walsall did in many of his seasons.

Way I look at it 20 more wins gets us in the top 6 so that's more realistic than however many gets us top 2.

We're 7 points off top spot in a very average division and 3 points off a playoff position. And let's not pretend Boro are some outstanding runaway train, or in fact any of the sides above us are in any way that much better. Let's start with bridging the gap in the next few weeks to 3 or 4 points. It's not that difficult.

Offline KRS

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #280 on: October 22, 2018, 12:55:04 AM »
7 teams and 3pts between us and the playoff places...lets get there first, cement our place, take stock and then push on to automatic places. Anything is possible this season.

Offline footyskillz

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #281 on: October 22, 2018, 06:34:44 PM »
Lampards derby looked impressive from highlights seen in beating Sheff united.
Wednesday away at WBA will be a good test.

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #282 on: October 22, 2018, 08:38:17 PM »
We will draw a few games under Smith I think, just the style of play will mean that Brentford have drawn a fair few this season and Walsall did in many of his seasons.


Really? Fuck sake...we've been drawing ad nauseum since 2001...

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #283 on: October 22, 2018, 11:09:23 PM »
We will draw a few games under Smith I think, just the style of play will mean that Brentford have drawn a fair few this season and Walsall did in many of his seasons.


Really? Fuck sake...we've been drawing ad nauseum since 2001...


Brentford drew 6 out of 12 under him this season.

Offline Ad@m

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Re: Championship 2018-2019
« Reply #284 on: October 22, 2018, 11:46:07 PM »
We will draw a few games under Smith I think, just the style of play will mean that Brentford have drawn a fair few this season and Walsall did in many of his seasons.


Really? Fuck sake...we've been drawing ad nauseum since 2001...


Brentford drew 6 out of 12 under him this season.

Booooo!!

Smith OUT!!

 


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