Yes and all those teams need to come to our place. We’ve only lost 3 games in 27 home games under Lampard.Its a 46 game season. 5 games ago we were 5 points ahead of Middlesbrough. Since then we've played Middlesbrough (2nd), Ipswich (4th) and Preston (5th) away and we're still 5 points ahead of them.
Andy Turner said Lampard confirmed MVE was back.Guess it depends on whether it was the flu or not. If it's this new flu, I wouldn't think he would have a cat in hell's chance of playing.
Really hoping we haven't got any players out through illness.
Can't underestimate how crucial that could be.Yes and all those teams need to come to our place. We’ve only lost 3 games in 27 home games under Lampard.
In fact, all of our ‘6 pointers’ in 2026 will be at home (including Ipswich at home on the 29th). Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton, Boro, Stoke, PNE, Millwall all need to our place.
Exactly, and none of those listed have good away form. Ipswich and Southampton have 12 points away from 9 and 10 games respectively. In short, we’re in a positive place because after the New Year, we’d have got all the toughest away games out of the way so you’d expect our away form to uptick again. We’ve got to repeat what we did last season where we beat all the teams around us at home.Can't underestimate how crucial that could be.
I won't stop worrying until we are ten points clear with three games to go
EMC was offside. Can’t complain. Officials were decent for once and not to win against 10 men for more than half the match was disappointing.
That's funny. My mates a Brighton fan and he said the trouble with being in the premiership is you're always rooting for the teams you can't standI’m rooting for QPR and Leicester (unfortunately) this weekend.
Winter?What's your definition of daylight?
The lino certainly could and did wait to give the offside for the offside goal. Fortunately I thought it was close and looked over to see the linesman did not run back towards the centre circle so was kind of expecting the flag to eventually go up - my only issue was he could have flagged a bit quicker.Not for me.
Lino flagged for everything and lots of good interventions and tackles were given to them and ref and Lino couldn’t wait to give it
There’s 6 games before the FA Cup and the 3 ‘bankers’ we should win are Bristol City, Swansea and Charlton. 1-1-1 against Southampton, Ipswich and *shudders* Birmingham is tolerable. 2 wins of that trio would be massive.Anyway, tomorrow, I think it's just a win anyway we can.
Don't get me wrong I would not be suicidal if we didn't, unlike maybe some on here, but it would just be nice to get back to winning ways and this is a very good opportunity to do so.
It's good to see you're able to put this in to some kind of perspective.Anyway, tomorrow, I think it's just a win anyway we can.
Don't get me wrong I would not be suicidal if we didn't, unlike maybe some on here, but it would just be nice to get back to winning ways and this is a very good opportunity to do so.
There’s always a little extra pressure on the leader. It’s relatively comfortable to lurk in the top 4 or 5Of course but, after being top for quite a while with a ten point gap, I'm worried that suddenly finding ourselves trailing Middlesborough will cause a loss of confidence and a drop in form that could see us out of the top two. I don't want to see a repeat of what happened under Tony Mowbray.
But what if the teams below us have games in hand?I won't stop worrying until we are ten points clear with three games to go
But what if the teams below us have games in hand?
A few years ago I tried to get a chant of "You dirty, rotten, scoundrel!" going but to no avail.He's a jerk.
Haji Wright is the best striker at the club and probably in the whole Championship. When fit he starts.
This is exactly why he can be polarising and frustrating.
He has the ability to be an absolute game changer and influence games single handedly.
Issue is he only does it once every three/four games.
Come on then, I'll bite, who is itYoud imagine we are full strength apart from BTA
But this is Cov 2025/26 and there is always a surprise absentee
Come on then, I'll bite, who is it
Bring back Hamer and tell him he can eat as many kebabs as he likes?My main worry is and has always been though, that the squad is too thin. Seriously needs addressing in January.
Not for at least a yearWe'll probably be relegated
He’s having a decent game right nowBring back Hamer and tell him he can eat as many kebabs as he likes?
Was EMC offside? I was livid at the time because Wright looked OK (for once) but I haven’t gone back to check
We have gone behind last couple of games and it was okay. I know what you mean thoughSlight fear the fickleness of our fans may emerge tomorrow if we don’t start well or even worse, concede.
Even worse, as fans get desperate we might even hear the dinosaur “Forward” shout too.
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