2018-19 Points Swingometer

[Pvb1968]

If we can be near the play offs at the turn of the year we have a chance.

[eamonn]

So can we still do this?

[Ads]

Of course we can. And we will.

[Villa75]

Way to hurt my feelings. 😢

 

If footyskillz had posted his first, I would be asking for your update, as a comparison. Honest. 😂

[footyskillz]

9 points off top place exactly same as last season after 16 matches difference being placed in play offs.

17/18
6th   points 26
7 points off 2nd Sheff united 33
9 points off 1st Wolves 35

18/19
14th.  points 21
5 points off play offs
9 points of automatic and top spot . Norwich and Leeds 30 points.

Thank you and good morning.

Any chance of a 'footyskillz' update? 

[Brassneck]

The problem as I see it is that we've got to rely on 4 of the top 5 teams going through bad phases if we are to reach automatic. It's not impossible but it's very difficult.  Top 6 should be attainable but I fear we've left ourselves with just too much to do for automatic.

A draw on Saturday and we could be 11 points off.

[Drummond]

The problem as I see it is that we've got to rely on 4 of the top 5 teams going through bad phases if we are to reach automatic. It's not impossible but it's very difficult.  Top 6 should be attainable but I fear we've left ourselves with just too much to do for automatic.

A draw on Saturday and we could be 11 points off.

Everyone goes through at least one bad phase.

A win and we could be 6 points off.

[Risso]

We've got to start reeling in the decent teams above us.  Beat Derby and we'll be 4 points behind them.  Lose, and we'll be 10 points off.  That'd be 3 losses in 4 games, and would mean that we'd have very little chance of pulling that back I reckon.

[Brassneck]

The problem as I see it is that we've got to rely on 4 of the top 5 teams going through bad phases if we are to reach automatic. It's not impossible but it's very difficult.  Top 6 should be attainable but I fear we've left ourselves with just too much to do for automatic.

A draw on Saturday and we could be 11 points off.

Everyone goes through at least one bad phase.

A win and we could be 6 points off.

The problem is, we can't afford one between now and the end of the season.  As I said, it's not impossible for top 2 but it is extremely difficult from the position we're currently in.

[Villa Lew]

What concerns me is the next 7 games running up to Christmas are a lot harder, on paper, than those 7 games we had last season. On the plus side Bruce has been replaced by Dean Smith.

[paul_e]

The problem as I see it is that we've got to rely on 4 of the top 5 teams going through bad phases if we are to reach automatic. It's not impossible but it's very difficult.  Top 6 should be attainable but I fear we've left ourselves with just too much to do for automatic.

A draw on Saturday and we could be 11 points off.

We've got to play most of them twice, if we can take 4 or 6 points from a few of them we put ourselves right back amongst it, the next 7-8 games are really important in that regard. Get them right and we go into the new year in a really strong position.

[Brassneck]

The problem as I see it is that we've got to rely on 4 of the top 5 teams going through bad phases if we are to reach automatic. It's not impossible but it's very difficult.  Top 6 should be attainable but I fear we've left ourselves with just too much to do for automatic.

A draw on Saturday and we could be 11 points off.

We've got to play most of them twice, if we can take 4 or 6 points from a few of them we put ourselves right back amongst it, the next 7-8 games are really important in that regard. Get them right and we go into the new year in a really strong position.

Yes, I agree.

I'll be happy going into the new year no further behind than we are now.  Anything else is a bonus.  We have drawn far too many games since we've been down here - Hopefully we'll be turning a lot of those draws into wins under Smith.  Whether we've left it too late this season remains to be seen.

[footyskillz]

Obviously if we beat the teams aboveus it a major help in gaining places and a positive challenging position.

It also means we deserve to be where we are come the run of games up to Swansea .

[Villa75]

We simply have to start picking up wins against decent sides, and away from home. Draws are not going to get us top two, after over a third of the season gone and finding ourselves in 14th place.

[Hookeysmith]

In a league where literally everyone can beat anyone then to make progress up the table you really need to put together runs like (holds back the rising vomit) the Dog shit did in not losing in last 11 before Saturday.
If you take previous seasons the likes of Wolves and Newcastle before them went on runs of 5,6,7,8 games not only unbeaten but consecutive wins - we need to find that sort of consistent form and I do  not think it is beyond us to be honest