Yellowhammer 86 Posted December 29, 2020 When they have all caught us up on games played it’s going to be very tight at the top , shame just lost 5 points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,528 Posted December 29, 2020 If they all close the gap we could end up with more teams on 2 points per game than I can ever remember. 22 games 44 points. Thanks to the point we won today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,023 Posted December 29, 2020 Averaging two points per game tends to get you promoted, so long may it continue........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beefy is a legend 224 Posted December 29, 2020 It's an old adage but far better to have the points on the board and the 2pts per game average. Some of our rivals are going to have an absolute fixture pile up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pukki Blinders 96 Posted December 30, 2020 To be fair, Wednesday nights games include Brentford vs Bournemouth and Swansea vs Reading, so at least 2 of the top 6 are about to drop points. A draw in both games would be very preferable. Makes it a bit more frustrating though that we couldn’t extend our lead at the top tonight, knowing that a couple of the teams right below us are about to lose ground. If Bournemouth win tomorrow and their game in hand against Millwall (which has been rearranged for January 12th) they’ll go above us on goal difference. At the weekend, Swansea play Watford and Bournemouth go away to Stoke, so there is certainly a chance that some of the chasing pack will drop more points (though we have to play our part too by beating Barnsley, something that is far from a given). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryChris 146 Posted December 30, 2020 Not at all worried. As has been mentioned previously, we have played the majority of the top half of the table at their home grounds. Bournemouth, Watford, Swansea, have not. Every team has a little bump like this - in fact if I am not mistaken, in our title winning year we lost one and drew one around the Christmas break, then put in a great shift against Birmingham. If we can replicate that - no worries 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhammer 86 Posted December 30, 2020 6 hours ago, CanaryChris said: Not at all worried. As has been mentioned previously, we have played the majority of the top half of the table at their home grounds. Bournemouth, Watford, Swansea, have not. Every team has a little bump like this - in fact if I am not mistaken, in our title winning year we lost one and drew one around the Christmas break, then put in a great shift against Birmingham. If we can replicate that - no worries 🙂 Be even better if we can actually have a fully fit squad for a change seems Rare these days , with all fit we IMO have the strongest team in this league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryChris 146 Posted December 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Yellowhammer said: Be even better if we can actually have a fully fit squad for a change seems Rare these days , with all fit we IMO have the strongest team in this league Totally agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
