Championship thread 25/26! (16 Viewers)
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StrettoBoy
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It is entirely possible that we won't beat Charlton or Birmingham, given our recent loss of form. I would expect Ipswich to beat Oxford and Portsmouth, in which case they only need to win two more than us over the remaining 20 games. I think they will do it easily.
I hope we strengthen well in January because I reckon we are going to be in a real scrap for second.
David O'Day
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we'll beat charlton and should be blues
Terry_dactyl
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Go on Mark! Whatever you’ve said I entirely agree!
StrettoBoy
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Only if we get back to playing as we were up to the end of November.
pusbccfc
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They have played 7 of the top 8 away from home too.
I think they'll win it. Boro too inconsistent.
pusbccfc
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David O'Day
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pusbccfc
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Relatively tough run of games and they've beaten the league leaders twice in that run.
Their run until the end of January is favourable. The result tonight could be a springboard but who knows.
David O'Day
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not really, they are inconsistent as fuck and need to go on the kind of run they haven't looked like doing if the want to catch us
if they do fair play but they haven't shown they can go on a run like that yet
Feels like it was a big result for them in terms of their planning.
SeaSeeEffCee
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Our January is difficult as well. 4 away games and only 2 home games.
David O'Day
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not a game in that month we shoudn't see as a very possible win
David O'Day
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Jan non cup aways
Charlton - Should win
Blues - we are better than
Norwich - They are better but we should be looking to end that shite run there
QPR - Very Winnable
We may not win them all but they are all games we have a good chance of winning
Charlton - Should win
Blues - we are better than
Norwich - They are better but we should be looking to end that shite run there
QPR - Very Winnable
We may not win them all but they are all games we have a good chance of winning
pusbccfc
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Our games against Leicester and Birmingham will be cup finals for both of them.
Not easy games.
AFCCOVENTRY
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pusbccfc
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Definitely. Felt like a springboard for them. It's annoying they have Oxford, Pompey, and Oxford next. Basically 9 points in the bag for them.
pusbccfc
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SkyBlue_Bear83
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They can drop points at Portsmouth
David O'Day
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they can be up for it but we are still better than blues and a disfunctional lesta
if you aren't confident of winnig them then the games not for you
David O'Day
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they've already lost to oxford this season so that is a potential banana skin
pusbccfc
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I'm not too confident. I think we've dropped off.
We should beat them, both sides are very inconsistent but the nature of the games will be different. They will be bigger games for them than us as they may not have much else to play for this season.
Quite possibly, but it's a strange year.
David O'Day
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we've come through a though spell with a team that is clearly still not 100% well and but for a rush of blood from jds we likely beat southampton
we've had a better december than lots thought
pusbccfc
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That's true. Definitely done better than I expected.
pusbccfc
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David O'Day
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we were never going to batter everyone 4-0, title winning teams with a few exceptions have to grind out points for spells of the season
shepardo01
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Ipad Boro
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It's possible. Injuries are biting deeper now and it shows.
We always need quite a few shots per goal, but have no problem creating a bucketload of chances at least, our midfield is right up there. But whilst we're still usually bossing every game with more duals won, possession, and by far the better xG and shots, the fact that with Fry out again means we have no fit CBs at all and have to shoe fullbacks in there and play a bit more negatively as a result.
The amount of shots we're getting has dropped from around 30 to 20 and whilst this would still usually be enough to get a few goals to win a game, Strelec and McGree's injury means our best finishers are both out too which makes that even harder. There is still Whittaker, but with the others missing it's easier to anticipate from an opponent amd block etc.
Still it's the January window coming up and I imagine Gibson will probably throw the kitchen sink at it as we have the funds and are not used to chances this open coming along often. Two more in based mostly on finishing ability as well as link up play on the left and another CB or two will be foremost in our minds.
This will give us 6 or 7 decent CBs in the squad which is surely enough to prevent injuries scuppering us you would think.
Also 4 out and out strikers, though Conway is more of a Heskey type player, good at holding the ball up, laying it off and penalties (not that we get many of those!) but rubbish at shooting in open play.
It will mean when our crocks eventually return that we have a lot of decent players kicking their heels in the reserves, but thats their fault for being made of sodding weetabix!
Ipad Boro
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They didn't exactly rip the league to shreds after beating you last time though. If they follow that recent pattern there's no reason they'll be such a shoe-in for the autos or even title as some are suggesting.
Every tram in this league is inconsistent, including Ipswich.