Teams will take points off each other, we'll win some of these big games and may lose against teams lower down the league, that's the beauty of the Championship. Take each game as it comes and enjoy the ride.It’s all downhill from Valentines Day IMO. We’ll have played Boro Leicester and Ipswich twice and Southampton away. Depending on how things are shaping up Stoke and WBA later that month too. Last 11 look very winnable TBH. November and December are tough months, so if we’re still in touch with the top New Years Day I’ll start getting very excited.
Really important to get that win when we weren’t at our besti think saturday helped, Lampard can demand more now
You’re right, but after 10 games both the results and the underlying stats suggest that we are capable of blitzing teams more often than not. I’ve had to upgrade my expectations for the season in my head, we have a genuine shot at winning the league.We are not going to play fantastic football and blitz teams every week. Good sides find a way to get a result when not at their best. Most teams that have won league titles didn’t play well every week
some teams are where they are because they have played usIt’s been an unbelievable start, better than anyone could have expected.
I suppose the only caveat you could apply is that we’ve played 6 of the (current) bottom 8.
Obviously you can only beat what’s in front of you, plus we’ve beat 6th place 4-0 away from home. But statistically we have had the second easiest start.
That’s about the only thing you could look at to temper expectations slightly, but it’s been brilliant.
We are not going to play fantastic football and blitz teams every week. Good sides find a way to get a result when not at their best. Most teams that have won league titles didn’t play well every week
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some teams are where they are because they have played us
Millwall/ leicester would have been 3rd if they had beaten us
QPR would have been 4th
Hull would have been 5th
Birmingham would have been 10th
so we could be sat near the bottom, saying we had lost to all of the teams near the top !!
I remember reading an article about the dominant Liverpool Team of the late 70's and 80's I think it was either Dalgliesh or Souness stated that there target was to get to 40 points as soon as possible and go from there.
We have done brilliantly so far , when it clicks we are going to give someone a real pasting
some teams are where they are because they have played us
Millwall/ leicester would have been 3rd if they had beaten us
QPR would have been 4th
Hull would have been 5th
Birmingham would have been 10th
so we could be sat near the bottom, saying we had lost to all of the teams near the top !!
You look at Millwall and QPR in particular, their form has been solid despite their heavy loss to us! The bookies would've made a few quid when Millwall battered WBA 3-0 days after our hammering of them.some teams are where they are because they have played us
Millwall/ leicester would have been 3rd if they had beaten us
QPR would have been 4th
Hull would have been 5th
Birmingham would have been 10th
so we could be sat near the bottom, saying we had lost to all of the teams near the top !!
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Long old season yet.
Haha I hadn’t told my mates I’d done it either, just walked out the toilets like thatfair play - bet paid up in full lol
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