Championship 2018-2019

[Risso]

I'm going to call it.

We're quite good aren't we.

Yes but I am nervous about saying it out loud, the last few years have made me extremely cautious about predicting anything more than one game at a time.

We've all got to lose the nervous mentality.  I was convinced we were going to come unstuck against Boro yesterday, but the actual result and performance made that a nonsense.

[SoccerHQ]

Only frustration for me is after an indifferent run Leeds have got back on track and won their last three as we've picked up.

Reminds me of last season when we had that 7 game winning run between January and February and then Cardiff responded by doing the exact same thing straight after.

Seems the championship becomes a very predictable league for the top teams when we start winning!

[themossman]

I agree and it does feel like those frustrating periods last season where we were getting wins and staying still. But having watched Leeds the performances have really not been there recently and surely the results will catch up. I know we said that about Cardiff all season last year but that was a real aberration.

[levico]

What’s going through my mind is that whoever is going to clinch one of the two promotion spots needs to put together a sustained and consistent run of good results. To achieve that they need:

A very good manager - tick
A squad of good/very good players - tick
A squad big enough to sustain injuries and suspensions -  tick

Not sure that many other clubs can claim all three.

[Damo70]

Of the teams below us I think only Stoke are capable of getting a top six finish if they can get their act together. Even though they are currently top I expect Norwich to fall away. The other six currently above us (Leeds, Boro, Albion, Forest, Sheff U and Derby) are our promotion rivals in my opinion.

[Toronto Villa]

Stoke are massively average. I thought Gary Rowett might be a decent but his football is as bland as it comes too.

[walsall villain]

Only frustration for me is after an indifferent run Leeds have got back on track and won their last three as we've picked up.

Reminds me of last season when we had that 7 game winning run between January and February and then Cardiff responded by doing the exact same thing straight after.

Seems the championship becomes a very predictable league for the top teams when we start winning!

I’m not convinced Leeds will last the pace. Last 2 wins needed a missed penalty by Reading at the death then a gift from the opposition keeper at Sheffield united (and woodwork saving them v late on), it’s fortune that will probably run out.

[Ad@m]

We need 61 more points from 26 games to hit that magical 2 point average. That's 19 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

It's in the bag!

[SoccerHQ]

Won't need 90 points to get top 2, I think 85 will be enough.

[Ads]

When you need to score 5 just to draw against us, we're in good nick.

[KRS]

Theres no point doing ifs, buts, and may be's with all the points dropped under Bruce, but even those 2pts dropped against Forest would but a different perspective on things and we'd be in an even better position to attack the play off positions. We can't win them all though, so we have to be patient and wait for others to drop points...would you bet against us?

[SoccerHQ]

Theres no point doing ifs, buts, and may be's with all the points dropped under Bruce, but even those 2pts dropped against Forest would but a different perspective on things and we'd be in an even better position to attack the play off positions. We can't win them all though, so we have to be patient and wait for others to drop points...would you bet against us?

January and February is our time to pounce:

QPR H
Wigan A
Hull H
Ipswich H
Reading A
Sheffield United H
Brentford A

All this will hopefully some new signings in the weak areas of the first 11.

[Risso]

I went to the Leeds match when they played Bristol.  They stroke the ball round nicely enough, but that's about it. Bristol City were dire, but Leeds still needed a fortunate sending off for Bristol in order to win the game.  They were a bit spawny this weekend as well by all accounts.  They're scraping points at the moment; we're absolutely rinsing the best teams in the division.

[Ads]

Spawny against Reading too.

[IFWaters]

Our last 2 games of the season ?

Away to Leeds
Home to Norwich