Doug will want a bit of a cup run to bring in some extra £ but the league should absolutely be our priority. Early rounds could be an opportunity to give the fringe players some good minutes, of course that depends on who we are drawn against.Exactly.
We need to fuck the F.A. cup off as well this year, we dont need any distractions.
The problem for the teams chasing us is that our points tally and performances match. We are by no means in a false position, so the hype is real for us. The xG table reckons Ipswich, Southampton will be our competition for automatics, followed by Blues, Blackburn and Watford - teams we've put to bed comfortably. You can add Millwall and QPR who are overperforming their league position but should still be top half based on metrics.Looking at the “average” team in the league (somewhere between Ipswich and Swansea) they are getting 1.3 points per game. Even if we regressed back to the mean for the remainder of the season then we’d end up on 73 points which is going to be good for the playoffs most years. We would have to crash massively for us not to make the playoffs from this position.
I'm a socialist, so I take a slice then leave the rest for everyone else to share.When you get a sniff of the pie and are first into the kitchen, do you wait to share it with the rest and guarantee a slice or do you go for the lot even at the risk of getting caught?
Agree 100% apart from I don't think this will be our only opportunity to go up... but you are probably right to say this is our BEST opportunity...Twist 110%... I made a thread earlier into the season, just after the Birmingham game iirc - Where I effectively said I would be gutted if we did not make a sustained assault on the Top 2, it come in for a little bit stick due to overconfidence but to be honest I feel like the last few weeks has reaffirmed my point
You will never see 3 more ordinary relegated Premier League sides in this day and age, one of which is in line for a points deduction and in Southampton's case they are just downright a poor side under their current regime
I will go as far as saying if we don't get over the line this season I give up ever seeing us in the Premier League - Everything has fallen into place for us this season to do it - It is over to us now
The 21/22 season is a good comparison with the top 2 on identical records to this season after 12 games. Bournemouth had a rocky patch in November/December (including Todd Kane’s late equaliser) but got over it with some reinforcements in January.I’d be interested to know how many times a team whoever started as well as us have failed to get promoted in this division. We aren’t top by accident, we deserve it and we have been the best side in the league so far this season by some distance. There will be sticky patches and runs of bad form but I do really believe we can go up automatically this year.
Just had a look at Championship tables from years gone by on this day (29/10)I’d be interested to know how many times a team whoever started as well as us have failed to get promoted in this division. We aren’t top by accident, we deserve it and we have been the best side in the league so far this season by some distance. There will be sticky patches and runs of bad form but I do really believe we can go up automatically this year.
Just had a look at Championship tables from years gone by on this day (29/10)
If I am being honest - History is really in our favour, most of the sides who have been top on this day of the year in previous years have ended up promoted, most automatically
A few that haven't
Reading were unbeaten and top at this point in the 2020/21 season and they ended up finishing outside the play-offs - Albeit that season was slightly skewed as it started later due to to COVID and they were only 8 games in at this point (We actually were the first team to beat them, 3-2 at St. Ands)
Sheffield United were top at this stage in 2017 and didn't finish in the Top 6
Derby in 2014 lost the play off final
Watford in 2007 lost in the play-offs semis
https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/
If anyone wants to have a play around with the table generator, you can do so on the above link^
I've had a lovely day, Jim... but let's go for the speedboat.
Fair enough, he has done that from 12 games in as opposed to on the actual date it is today so that is probably a better way of doing it@shmmeee put some good stats up on another thread, pretty much saying what you said above but with a bit more detail:
Do teams that are winning the championship after 12 games tend to get promoted?
I got chat GPT to tell me where teams that were top after 12 games for the last 8 seasons finished... 2017–18 — Wolves → Yes (automatic). 2018–19 — Sheffield United → Yes (automatic). 2019–20 — West Bromwich Albion → Yes (automatic). 2020–21 — Norwich City → Yes (champions). 2021–22 — AFC...www.skybluestalk.co.uk
Fair enough, he has done that from 12 games in as opposed to on the actual date it is today so that is probably a better way of doing it
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