We’re still top.
We need to hit 1.88 PPG in the remaining 17 games to hit 90.
Aim has to be 32 points. Could be less but 90 points does it imo.
We have 9 more home games. We’re strong home. Win them all plus get what we can on the road. There will be an away win or 2 I’m sure.
Boro need to hit 2.11ppg to overtake us with our GD.
Ipswich need to hit 2.27 ppg to overtake us on our GD.
Very unlikely we will win all 9 home games. I mean, it would be phenomenal if we did, but is very unlikely to happen.
Sometimes you can play really well and just be unlucky in finding that winning goal.
There will be games like the Norwich home game, where we just are unable to break them down. There may well be a dodgy backpass that denies us the 3 points. A sending off, a poor refereeing decision, a flukey miss hit shot that somehow goes in etc etc. .
These things happen.
Bottom line is, we need points from elsewhere too. We have to pick up some points away.
There's 17 games left. If we could somehow win 8 of those, that would put us on 82 points. We would probably then need 5 or 6 draws to get us real close to the finishing line. 6 draws and 8 wins and we would finish on 88 points..
We could then afford 3 more losses.
Could be very, very tight.
It's late in the day, but one or two astute signings could just get us over the line.
I am worried though. Too many players now out of form. The likes of Grimes, Rudoni and Torp and the back line is making several errors.
Such a missed opportunity last night and even just a draw would have been a real positive to come away with.
QPR has to be a must not lose. Has to be.
