| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... 06:52 - Oct 5 with 3511 views | Darth_Koont |
...that’s going to put massive pressure on a number of our challengers. For clubs like Leeds, West Brom or Southampton to feel the automatics already drifting away in October and that the lottery of the playoffs will be their likely path will put a severe dent in their confidence and ability to build momentum. And probably get enough fans angry and looking to turn their frustration on the players, manager, club or all three.
The next 10 games could be season-defining for the promotion race. If we can average a very doable 2 points per game we’d really be turning the screw.
Lovely stuff. 😀 |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:37 - Oct 5 with 2908 views | ibbleobble |
Our December is going to define our season. The more cushion we can build between now and then the better. It’s an incredible start but we will have bumps especially around Christmas but I do expect a few managerial changes amongst the chasing pack in the not too distant future so who knows what that’ll bring. |  | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:42 - Oct 5 with 2886 views | Dubtractor |
25 points from 10 games is a frankly astonishing start to the season - genuinely an incredible effort.
Momentum is such an important thing in football, as you allude to, it builds confidence and winning becomes a habit - just as losing can easily do so. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:51 - Oct 5 with 2839 views | Metal_Hacker |
I think the most important aspect from between now and December is that we are still there or thereabouts in the top 3
The higher we are and the bigger the gap the more chance we have of making THAT signing(s) that could just propel us in January to yet another level |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:05 - Oct 5 with 2788 views | Darth_Koont |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:51 - Oct 5 by Metal_Hacker |
I think the most important aspect from between now and December is that we are still there or thereabouts in the top 3
The higher we are and the bigger the gap the more chance we have of making THAT signing(s) that could just propel us in January to yet another level |
Agreed. And will be very interesting to see how we keep developing the team and who we might be looking at for January.
We feel so grounded in the reality and the process that I’m sure the focus will be on ourselves and what we can improve, still taking each game one at a time.
I’m just thinking that two clubs getting away from the rest this early will also create a fair bit of extra and damaging pressure for our more lofty challengers. A win against Preston would be a massive step towards this — so I’m sure the rest of the challenging group are hoping we get pegged back instead. | |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:21 - Oct 5 with 2711 views | PioneerBlue |
Enjoy the moment. One game at a time. | |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:22 - Oct 5 with 2709 views | Churchman |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:42 - Oct 5 by Dubtractor |
25 points from 10 games is a frankly astonishing start to the season - genuinely an incredible effort.
Momentum is such an important thing in football, as you allude to, it builds confidence and winning becomes a habit - just as losing can easily do so. |
Agree with this. After 10 games, while your season may not be defined, as a promoted team you know the strength of the opposition and roughly where you ‘fit’. We fit pretty well.
Ok, I doubt we will continue this insane level of winning (something like 21 wins from 25 games fine mid Feb, 8/10 this season), but it’s clear we are competitive. It’s so many games it’s almost beyond momentum. And we are getting results without key players to showing the strength of the squad. Nobody home or away is going to say whoopee it’s Ipswich like they did in 2018/19.
The Tuesday game was significant in that we didn’t just edge over the line. We battered a decent team and that was what we did in the run in last season. A one off? Off day for Hull, who looked very efficient when they trampled all over Stoke the other week? Who knows. But it is looking good. |  | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:36 - Oct 5 with 2654 views | Herbivore |
So much of football is psychological that a massive points gap at the top can almost become self perpetuating. Last season in League 1 (a lesser quality league admittedly) the top 3 pulled away pretty early on and although a couple of sides threatened to crash the party - Derby and Barnsley - they simply couldn't sustain the level of form needed over a long enough period to really come close to overhauling the three at the top, despite ourselves and Wednesday having a period where we blipped. I think other teams start to get a sense of the lead being unassailable and the sides at the top similarly have the confidence that they're going to maintain their position too.
I know this season isn't going to be plain sailing, but if we can maintain even close to this form over the next ten games then we're going to be in an outstanding position. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:41 - Oct 5 with 2626 views | USA |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:37 - Oct 5 by ibbleobble |
Our December is going to define our season. The more cushion we can build between now and then the better. It’s an incredible start but we will have bumps especially around Christmas but I do expect a few managerial changes amongst the chasing pack in the not too distant future so who knows what that’ll bring. |
January and international call ups is the biggest concern for me | | | |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:58 - Oct 5 with 2512 views | Stadiumofdark |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:36 - Oct 5 by Herbivore |
So much of football is psychological that a massive points gap at the top can almost become self perpetuating. Last season in League 1 (a lesser quality league admittedly) the top 3 pulled away pretty early on and although a couple of sides threatened to crash the party - Derby and Barnsley - they simply couldn't sustain the level of form needed over a long enough period to really come close to overhauling the three at the top, despite ourselves and Wednesday having a period where we blipped. I think other teams start to get a sense of the lead being unassailable and the sides at the top similarly have the confidence that they're going to maintain their position too.
I know this season isn't going to be plain sailing, but if we can maintain even close to this form over the next ten games then we're going to be in an outstanding position. |
Win one, lose one for the rest of the season would give us 77 points.
Our great start has given us a chance, hasn't it.
Incredible.
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:03 - Oct 5 with 2485 views | DanTheMan |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:41 - Oct 5 by USA |
January and international call ups is the biggest concern for me |
If we keep roughly where we are coming into January, I imagine players will want to jump on the bandwagon. Puts us in a good position compared to our rivals. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:03 - Oct 5 with 2479 views | Kieran_Knows |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:41 - Oct 5 by USA |
January and international call ups is the biggest concern for me |
This. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 with 2469 views | SitfcB |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:36 - Oct 5 by Herbivore |
So much of football is psychological that a massive points gap at the top can almost become self perpetuating. Last season in League 1 (a lesser quality league admittedly) the top 3 pulled away pretty early on and although a couple of sides threatened to crash the party - Derby and Barnsley - they simply couldn't sustain the level of form needed over a long enough period to really come close to overhauling the three at the top, despite ourselves and Wednesday having a period where we blipped. I think other teams start to get a sense of the lead being unassailable and the sides at the top similarly have the confidence that they're going to maintain their position too.
I know this season isn't going to be plain sailing, but if we can maintain even close to this form over the next ten games then we're going to be in an outstanding position. |
Happened in the Championship last season as well, Burnley and Sheff Utd pulled away pretty quick and they were both basically up with 10 or more games to go! |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 with 2466 views | Rozz |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:37 - Oct 5 by ibbleobble |
Our December is going to define our season. The more cushion we can build between now and then the better. It’s an incredible start but we will have bumps especially around Christmas but I do expect a few managerial changes amongst the chasing pack in the not too distant future so who knows what that’ll bring. |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:08 - Oct 5 with 2438 views | Herbivore |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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21 points, 21 goals. | |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:17 - Oct 5 with 2385 views | DanTheMan |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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Didn't realise when the two Leicester games fell. Oof. | |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:27 - Oct 5 with 2347 views | tractorboy1978 |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 08:36 - Oct 5 by Herbivore |
So much of football is psychological that a massive points gap at the top can almost become self perpetuating. Last season in League 1 (a lesser quality league admittedly) the top 3 pulled away pretty early on and although a couple of sides threatened to crash the party - Derby and Barnsley - they simply couldn't sustain the level of form needed over a long enough period to really come close to overhauling the three at the top, despite ourselves and Wednesday having a period where we blipped. I think other teams start to get a sense of the lead being unassailable and the sides at the top similarly have the confidence that they're going to maintain their position too.
I know this season isn't going to be plain sailing, but if we can maintain even close to this form over the next ten games then we're going to be in an outstanding position. |
50 points from 36 games will very likely see us in the play offs. You'd have to say it is going to take a spectacular drop off (from a team that has won 21 of their last 25 league games) for us not to achieve that. | | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:31 - Oct 5 with 2325 views | tractorboy1978 |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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I strongly suspect a central midfielder is going to be top of our priority list in January. Hopefully Ashton can work with the efficiency/speed he did last January. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:31]
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:33 - Oct 5 with 2294 views | FrimleyBlue |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:51 - Oct 5 by Metal_Hacker |
I think the most important aspect from between now and December is that we are still there or thereabouts in the top 3
The higher we are and the bigger the gap the more chance we have of making THAT signing(s) that could just propel us in January to yet another level |
If league table is similar in Jan to how it is now, I can see us going in for Armstrong. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:54 - Oct 5 with 2208 views | Pinewoodblue |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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Plus an FA cup game and the potential of 2 league cup games between those dates. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 10:46 - Oct 5 with 2065 views | textbackup |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 07:42 - Oct 5 by Dubtractor |
25 points from 10 games is a frankly astonishing start to the season - genuinely an incredible effort.
Momentum is such an important thing in football, as you allude to, it builds confidence and winning becomes a habit - just as losing can easily do so. |
I was annoyed the other night that we need to maintain this form to hit 100 points… without remembering it’s a 46 game season! |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 10:51 - Oct 5 with 2045 views | _clive_baker_ |
Equally if they run away with the league it becomes a bun fight for 2nd, against some clubs that can afford to get the cheque book out in January.
Personally I would rather Leicester stay in touching distance and we had 2 positions to go after at this stage. They'll have a little wobble at some point, and hopefully they get offers they can't refuse in January for the likes of Dewsbury-Hall. |  | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 10:55 - Oct 5 with 2009 views | Bobbychase |
And the weekly high crowds are also feeding into the transfer coffers. Looks like another 29,000+ for Preston and Plymouth tickets are flying out of the door too.
One of my relatives tried to book corporate hospitality for Swansea home match and was told it had already sold out.
Still, as Bristol City fans keep telling us, Ashton is a con man who will ruin us. |  |
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| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 11:01 - Oct 5 with 1979 views | _clive_baker_ |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 09:05 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
Glad several of those teams are underperforming so December is not as relentless as it once appeared.
16th December to 20th Jan however:
Norwich (H)
Leeds (A)
Leicester (H)
QPR (H)
Stoke (A)
Sunderland (H)*
Leicester (A)*
*Potentially without Morsy + Luongo.
Eesh. [Post edited 5 Oct 2023 9:13]
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Think it starts before the 16th to be fair. The 2 games prior to Norwich are Boro and Watford away. Horrible trips really, Boro are seemingly finding some form and you never know which Watford you're going to get. | | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 11:06 - Oct 5 with 1950 views | Rozz |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 11:01 - Oct 5 by _clive_baker_ |
Think it starts before the 16th to be fair. The 2 games prior to Norwich are Boro and Watford away. Horrible trips really, Boro are seemingly finding some form and you never know which Watford you're going to get. |
I think Watford is very winnable, a short trip and an away sellout. Granted Boro are starting to pull their finger out, but remains to be seen what shape they're in by then. | | | |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 11:15 - Oct 5 with 1897 views | _clive_baker_ |
| If us and Leicester can maintain or extend the gap to the chasers ... on 11:06 - Oct 5 by Rozz |
I think Watford is very winnable, a short trip and an away sellout. Granted Boro are starting to pull their finger out, but remains to be seen what shape they're in by then. |
One of my pet hates in football is looking at records against clubs. 'Only 1 win in the last 6', yeah but you're going back to 2009 for that, always thought it completely meaningless. Contrary to that, there is something about Watford away that I'm scarred by (and I was there for Chaplow). I've had some horrible visits there, it conjures up images of an always really athletic Watford, tall, ripped, rapid, typically running rings against our bunch of ageing carthorses and meek yoofs who look every bit the 17 / 18 year olds they were.
It's like when my school team used to go and play other sides, us 13 / 14 year old bumpkins turning up against a bunch of lads who all looked like you would serve them in a pub. | | | |
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