And lets not forget we only lost the Sheffield United match due to some outrageously incompetent officiating. Otherwise we'd currently be on a 16 match unbeaten run. I wish we had bad patches like this more often.
..... Is not too shoddy, considering we are supposed to be in a bad patch.
Looking back I think most people will see the 2 mistakes against Doncaster followed by the Sheffield game as our low point to date, if only because they were consecutive games. Prior to those 2 games we took 10 points from the previous 4 games making it a 19 point haul from the last 10 games.
Meanwhile Burton have taken 25 points from their last 10, and Walsall have taken 20 points, 1 more point than us, and Gillingham have taken 19, the same as us.
I can't see Burton keeping this form up to the end of the season somehow, they haven't had a bad patch yet, and seem to have stayed relatively injury-free.
You can draw the line where you will and spew out a stat accordingly.... 3 points from the last 1 game, title form! Having said that, if Nov/Dec was our blip it wasn't a bad one... only the one loss as you say, and that the mugging at Sheff U.
I agree, we are in excellent form. Only one loss in about 16 league matches now, incredible!
The cracks are beginning to show....
We really have been unlucky with the CB injuries but the performance of Stokes and the young lads over the last two games has been a huge bonus IMONext week will show us where we are i guess. If largely same defence plays those 2 games and gets 4 pts i guess new defenders isn't quite as important as we thought it might be
Still need a cb no doubt but Haynes and Phillips have a chance to show us and manager we don't need more fullbacks
Would be a nice bonus if they pass the teat but I cant say I know if they got what it takes or not
The thing is you see other teams winning 5-0 and automatically assume it was as one sided as the scoreline suggests. As we know it's not always the case.It is a fine line between success and disappointment....Sheffield United and Oldham illustrate that. The key is how you respond to setbacks and we have done okay in the last three. As for Crewe you can only beat what is in front of you 0-5 is not shoddy in anybody's book. Perhaps we rode our luck at times but you can't get hung up on the if buts and may bed. There will always be a what if?
Beating Walsall and Burton is a must.
Anything less is a fail in my eyes. It's automatic promotion we want. Play offs are just too risky and if you don't win can really upset the boat for next season.
Beating Walsall and Burton is a must.
Anything less is a fail in my eyes. It's automatic promotion we want. Play offs are just too risky and if you don't win can really upset the boat for next season.
Am I right in thinking that if Wigan beat Gillingham then if we win the next two games we go top?
Walsall is the biggest one as victory would take us up to 3rd - a draw against Burton would then be ok.
I agree though promotion from this position is a must.
Am I right in thinking that if Wigan beat Gillingham then if we win the next two games we go top?
Think both Walsall and Burton have appointed new managers well without much of a blip. Clough knows Burton well and O'Driscoll is someone who seems to do well and knows the lower leagues. I'd be happy to continue our unbeaten home form be it 2 draws if needed. I think Southend will also be a hard game. Phil Brown (however much the tanned idiot he is!) is a manager that has a lot of experience. From the games I've seen this season I think they were the best organised. An interesting January for all the right reasons. I'm actually desperate for next Tuesday to come!
Burton have not faced an Injury crisis with their back bone players yet like we have so will be interested to see how they cope if they get one, FA cup this weekend will sort out the wheat fro the chaf regarding longevity of the promotion raceYes, unless Gillingham beat Doncaster on 16th by enough goals more than us to be ahead of us on GD (they will be at least 4 goals behind us if they lose against Wigan and we beat Walsall).
If we win both we will be on 53. As will Gills if they lose to Wigan but beat Doncaster. Burton will be on 51 if we beat them (but with 2 games in hand on us and Gills), Walsall will be on a max of 51 if we beat them (with 1 game in hand). All ifs, buts and maybes.
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