10 points (19 Viewers)

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Clear of 3rd place, surely its our turn now? We just seem to have the right attitude, quality and I dont see anyone making up that deficit.
Reinforcements in January, and the ability to rotate even with a small squad is just so beneficial to the cause.
King Robins made it possible, Emperor Lampard is making it happen

 

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[ThievingScally]

Every point we get now - makes quality recruitment easier in January

TSx

 

[bigfatronssba]

Last club to be 10 points ahead at this stage was Sheffield United in 2005-06.

To be 10 points ahead at this stage is absolutely massive

 

[Robinshio]

30 games left. Lose 10 draw 5 and we still probably go up. Can you really see us losing 10. This is like the league 1 championship season where we just expect to win every game

 

[bigfatronssba]

For reference of how big a 10 point lead is, in our entire football league history, we've been automatically promoted 5 times.

The points clear at the end of those seasons were:

2019/20 - 8 points
1966/67 - 7 points (7 points when adjust for 3 points per win)
1963/64 - 2 points (1 point when adjust for 3 points per win)
1958/59 - 3 points (4 points when adjust for 3 points per win)
1935/36 - 1 point (3 points when adjust for 3 points per win)

If the season were to end now, it would be our most convincing ever promotion.

 

[shmmeee]

Lots of football to be played yet.

 

[Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon]

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Lots of football to be played yet.

Boooo! Let's get carried away!

 

[bigfatronssba]

Lots of football to be played yet.

And enjoy every minute of it, because at this rate, we won't be winning many games next season

 

[Jonny]

I like to keep myself grounded by remembering that Walsall were 15 points clear of the playoffs last season on the 20th Jan and still didn't go up..

 

[bigfatronssba]

I like to keep myself grounded by remembering that Walsall were 15 points clear of the playoffs last season on the 20th Jan and still didn't go up..

I think were all grounded. We all know that we're very capable of messing this up. However it is quite rare for a club to mess up this position

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Lots of football to be played yet.

Who cares live for today.

 

[Evo1883]

This was before we won today too

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Clear of 3rd place, surely its our turn now? We just seem to have the right attitude, quality and I dont see anyone making up that deficit.
Reinforcements in January, and the ability to rotate even with a small squad is just so beneficial to the cause.
King Robins made it possible, Emperor Lampard is making it happen

Really long way to go...we have seen this before (not to this extent). But there's a long way to go..very wary of the parachute teams still.

Feel like they are capable of going 2.2pts per game.

 

[pusbccfc]

Still not getting carried away. It's very impressive and we're doing so well.

This run of away games ahead is very difficult. Get through this with a good points tally and I will begin to fully believe.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

For reference of how big a 10 point lead is, in our entire football league history, we've been automatically promoted 5 times.

The points clear at the end of those seasons were:

2019/20 - 8 points
1966/67 - 7 points (7 points when adjust for 3 points per win)
1963/64 - 2 points (1 point when adjust for 3 points per win)
1958/59 - 3 points (4 points when adjust for 3 points per win)
1935/36 - 1 point (3 points when adjust for 3 points per win)

If the season were to end now, it would be our most convincing ever promotion.

That stat of only ever being automatically promoted 5 times is mental

 

[SleepyGinger]

Ten points is actually ridiculous

 

[ThievingScally]

How many points clear would be need to be before we'd accept that:
a) We're quite good
b) We're in the race for promotion
c) We're title favourites
d) We're going up

At 10 points clear after 15 games - I can accept A. I'm willing to dream about B.
C & D are ridiculous and given the size & quality of our squad - I can't/won't accept them.

Perhpas 16 points clear in Jan & we can talk again

TSx

 

[bigfatronssba]

That stat of only ever being automatically promoted 5 times is mental

In fairness I think we've only ever been relegated 5 times as well

 

[theskyisthelimit]

How many points clear would be need to be before we'd accept that:
a) We're quite good
b) We're in the race for promotion
c) We're title favourites
d) We're going up

At 10 points clear after 15 games - I can accept A. I'm willing to dream about B.
C & D are ridiculous and given the size & quality of our squad - I can't/won't accept them.

Perhpas 16 points clear in Jan & we can talk again

TSx

You're missing the 'As you were'

 

[SeshMouseSkyBlue]

This was before we won today too

Thing that worries me is that we do a QPR!!

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Thing that worries me is that we do a QPR!!

I don’t think we will. We’ve beaten most of the teams in top half for xG and actual top half. We’ve built on our post Xmas form under Lampard from last season so there’s a lot to be optimistic about.

This season feels like the 19/20 season in L1 where after Wycombe away, we looked like we’d beat everyone.

Still a long way to go, but we’re 10 points ahead of the pack and if that gaps remains after Blues away (4th Jan), we’ll know the only thing that could stop us is ourselves.

 

[SeshMouseSkyBlue]

I’m not in the believer camp until may!!

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I’m not in the believer camp until may!!

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

This was before we won today too

I must have completely blacked out the start of last season because I don’t remember Sunderland being top after 15 games at all.

Mad that we could lose the next 3 and would still be in the autos.

 

[SBT]

And enjoy every minute of it, because at this rate, we won't be winning many games next season

There is a worrying possibility that this is as good as it gets, as the rest of the season turns into an anti-climactic glide path to the title where we spend most of the time fretting about who we sign in the summer and how much tickets will cost. Yes, this is what counts as a worrying possibility these days.

 

[wingy]

November is bugger if I remember right, didn't we for the chance to be top under Mowbray?
Not forgetting Christmas under boothroyd plummeting, obviously not the same as this but impetuous just went, I do hope these couple of acquisitions are forthcoming.

 

[shmmeee]

), we’ll know the only thing that could stop us is ourselves.

I think it’s ourselves most of us are worried about.

 

[mrfr]

Why does Lee Hendrie look like one of the Oompa-Loompas performing as Santa Claus at an All-inclusive in Marbella?

This was before we won today too

 

[Danceswithhorses]

If we carry on winning 9 out of every 10 games, no one will catch us, and the gap we've created, gives us a nice buffer if we do fail to win a game or two.

 

[M&B Stand]

win at Boro Tuesday and you can stick a fork in it, it’s done.



*long way to go*

 

[Osullivan18]

Just incredible, I remember how worried I felt after the Hull game as I thought they were a very poor side (6th now ) the run up to January is a very tough group of fixtures. But even yesterday at 2-0 I never thought "well that's that today", it's funny how this is pretty much the same group as last season when a relegation gut seemed plausible (yes with the addition of Grimes and Rushworth)

 

[covboy9]

There will be a blip but in reality win your home games and win half of away games we’ll go up

some 6 pointers coming up

teams will come out of the pack but atm 6 points separates 3rd to 17th it’s crazy

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Apparently the 2007/2008 Watford team had an 8 point gap at the top (1 more than us) and also won 11 of their first 16 games. But they finished the season in 6th place and didn’t get promoted.

We need to keep this run going and guard against complacency. .

 

[Flying Fokker]

Just a reminder of our record with FL in this league:

Pos Team P W. D L. GF GA W. D L GF GA GD. Pts

1 Coventry City 45 17 4 2 48 17 10 4 8 37 31 37 89

 

[clint van damme]

There will be a blip but in reality win your home games and win half of away games we’ll go up

some 6 pointers coming up

teams will come out of the pack but atm 6 points separates 3rd to 17th it’s crazy

Normally I'd agree about teams coming out of the pack, but I'm not so sure it will happen this season.
No one, other than us, seems to be able to show any real consistency on a level needed for autos.