Championship 2018-2019

[Matt Collins]

Norwich may well fall away but we need about 4 teams to drop points consistently whilst we  keep averaging 2 per game. If this happens over the next 15 games we will be top however it's a big if and we have no room for error and it's not in our hands. We just have to grind on and see what happens.

Were only five points off third. The rest of 'em seem very catchable indeed to me

[KRS]

Third/fourth are only 5pts away so certainly within our grasp, but bridging the extra 5-6pts gap to Leeds and Norwich is a big ask. There’s still a long way to go and a lot of points to play for, so all we can do is keep winning games and hope they drop points along the way.

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We play Leeds twice, so I wouldn't say it's that difficult.

We're 3rd in the form table from;

West Brom away
Boro away
Forest home
Blues home
Derby away
Bolton home

All of which bar Bolton were above us. Meanwhile Leeds have been getting dicey penalties and red cards while looking dross and Norwich have had an easy run, but as SHQ pointed out, they've faired badly against other top 6 sides.

Certainly conceivable that they could continue to keep getting results. But they don't look anywhere near as good Wolves  did.

We need to keep doing what we're doing. Considering the run we're in an how utterly dominant we look, you'd hope we'd be beat Stoke and get back to the 2 points average during Smith's reign.

Keep the pressure up, stay within touching distance until January and capitalise.

Stoke home
Leeds home
Swansea away
Preston away
QPR home

They're the fixtures before we can sign a keeper or whoever.

You'd fancy us to win all 3 home games and even taking 2 draws away from home would be 11 points and keep us at an average of 2 points.

[RichardBatchelor]

Just checked Norwich results against "top" teams this season:

Norwich 3-4 West Brom
Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich
Norwich 0-3 leeds
Norwich 1-0 Boro
Derby 1-1 Norwich
Norwich 0-1 Stoke
Forest 1-2 Norwich
Norwich 2-1 Villa

From now up to start of February they've got Derby, Forest, West Brom, Sheffield United and Leeds so confident that 10 point gap will be significantly eroded.

Is this where we're supposed to call them'flat track bullies'? I have no idea what that means.

A really efficient flat track bully can make play offs or even the top two at a pinch, as long as they win 95% of the ‘flat track’ matches.

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Just checked Norwich results against "top" teams this season:

Norwich 3-4 West Brom
Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich
Norwich 0-3 leeds
Norwich 1-0 Boro
Derby 1-1 Norwich
Norwich 0-1 Stoke
Forest 1-2 Norwich
Norwich 2-1 Villa

From now up to start of February they've got Derby, Forest, West Brom, Sheffield United and Leeds so confident that 10 point gap will be significantly eroded.

Is this where we're supposed to call them'flat track bullies'? I have no idea what that means.

It means when the pitch is an absolute road and a batsman scores big numbers.

A world away from getting a big score on a turning pitch or when the ball is seaming about the place.

Coming to Villa Park will be the equivalent for Norwich of going into day 4 of a cracked and baked sub continent pitch, where the ball is spitting out the rough and we're surrounding the batsman.

[Matt Collins]

We only need one of Norwich or Leeds to fall off

I'm VERY confident that will happen

Of course, we need to do our bit too.

[Brassneck]

2 points a game gives us 82 points.  I'm not convinced that, that is enough

We need to average more than 2 points a game.

I think if anyone in the division can do it, it is us.  Forest have too much to do, Boro won't get enough points, nor will Sheff U.  It is out of ourselves, Derby, Leeds, Norwich & WBA.

[Ad@m]

92 points is 60 points away from 25 games:

19 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats

Piece of piss!

[Mister E]

2 points a game gives us 82 points.  I'm not convinced that, that is enough

We need to average more than 2 points a game.

I think if anyone in the division can do it, it is us.  Forest have too much to do, Boro won't get enough points, nor will Sheff U.  It is out of ourselves, Derby, Leeds, Norwich & WBA.

How many points is a decent keeper worth from January through to May? - if Smith does nothing else in January but acquire a decent keeper, we'll be doing better.
It's the injury issue that freaks me: we need a CB and LFB just to cover ourselves.

[Drummond]

Our last two games are

Leeds A
Norwich H

However, I wonder if they'll be winner takes all games?

[olaftab]

These will be tough games as both will be fighting for a place in the play off group.

[Roysmert]

I like your style olafs, good stuff.

[Matt Collins]

Our last two games are

Leeds A
Norwich H

However, I wonder if they'll be winner takes all games?

Yeah I saw this today.  Could be absolutely massive

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We'll twat the pair of them.

[Steve67]

I'd be quite happy to go up via the play off's.  No-one remembers the team that finishes second and the Play off final gives maximum exposure.  Make up for the disaster of last season.  If we were to finish top, that would be lovely but I think we have too much to do this season already.