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pthnorthender

pthnorthender

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Some difficult games coming up against Derby, Hull and QPR away and WBA and Fulham at home. Think we are more than capable of getting 8-10 points which would keep up in the mix.

Other top six clubs will be taking a few points of each other which should be good for us!

WBA play Wendies, Bristol City and Swansea at home and Us and Wigan away.
Leeds play Luton, Reading, Huddersfield away and Boro and Hull at Home.
Swansea play Millwall, Fulham and Plastics at home and Huddersfield and WBA away.
Forest play Bristol C, QPR and Millwall away and Cardiff and Boro at home
Bristol C play Forest, Huddersfield, Millwall at home and WBA and Fulham away.
 
In the end everybody plays everybody else twice - once at home and once away - so it all evens up. But the current compressed look of the table will start to stretch out at some point. The main thing for us will be avoiding the sort of injury crisis we endured last season. If we can enjoy that bit of luck that avoided us last season then anything can be possible.
 
pthnorthender said:
Some difficult games coming up against Derby, Hull and QPR away and WBA and Fulham at home. Think we are more than capable of getting 8-10 points which would keep up in the mix.

Other top six clubs will be taking a few points of each other which should be good for us!

WBA play Wendies, Bristol City and Swansea at home and Us and Wigan away.
Leeds play Luton, Reading, Huddersfield away and Boro and Hull at Home.
Swansea play Millwall, Fulham and Plastics at home and Huddersfield and WBA away.
Forest play Bristol C, QPR and Millwall away and Cardiff and Boro at home
Bristol C play Forest, Huddersfield, Millwall at home and WBA and Fulham away.
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Interesting! Do our bit and by Christmas we could be in a very healthy position!
 
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I realise that. I am not thick. However if it helps us put some distance between us and our rivals it can only be a good thing for confidence.
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I didn't think you were so no offence intended but as IanBogie says just take things one match at a time. What our current situation underlines is that winning matches does not ease pressure - it increases it because it continually raises the stakes. Sooner or later the pressure will become too much for some of the teams in the mix and they will drop off. Oddly the horrendous time we had this time last season may now work to our advantage because it has perhaps steeled us a bit. As Oscar Wilde put it: "This suspense is appalling. I do hope it lasts."
 
Simple reality is it’s about consistency, keeping picking up the points, winning.

Any group of 5 games needs 3 wins and a draw to get the 10 points and average 2 per game.

First and second groups of 5 this season we got 9 points each, third group of 5 we got our 10 points, we have won our first game of the next 5 so we need 2 wins and a draw from the next 4 , or better.

31 points from 16 games is nearly 2 points a game average, and that’s what’s required for the rest of the season, it’s a big ask, but the team are doing it and we fans need believe and keep behind them.

Note. This post has been checked and approved as a not blind faither post.
 
europne said:
Simple reality is it’s about consistency, keeping picking up the points, winning.

Any group of 5 games needs 3 wins and a draw to get the 10 points and average 2 per game.

First and second groups of 5 this season we got 9 points each, third group of 5 we got our 10 points, we have won our first game of the next 5 so we need 2 wins and a draw from the next 4 , or better.

31 points from 16 games is nearly 2 points a game average, and that’s what’s required for the rest of the season, it’s a big ask, but the team are doing it and we fans need believe and keep behind them.

Note. This post has been checked and approved as a not blind faither post.
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A good way of looking at it, beats the 'next game is a must win' view.
 
wahwahwah said:
Even AN talks about "batches" of games.
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Which is key especially when managing players (Gally, Barkhuizen, Maguire etc.) and why the win vs Rovers was cruicial after the loss at Reading and draw vs Leeds.

7 games in December. Very tough regardless of who the opposition are.
 
Where we can improve is scoring in away games, if we can start hitting the net more away from home then we can achieve points targets, we have only scored 6 goals in 7 away games bringing in 8 points, as opposed to 25 goals in 9 games for 23 points at home. But apart from Swansea where we conceded 3, only 4 other teams have managed a single goal against us with 2 clean sheets, if only we could get a goal or 2 in every away game...!

That was 2 away defeats in our first 2 away games and only one in our next 5.

Derby, Hull And QPR away in our next 4 games.........can we find a killer instinct in those I wonder.
 
europne said:
Where we can improve is scoring in away games, if we can start hitting the net more away from home then we can achieve points targets, we have only scored 6 goals in 7 away games bringing in 8 points, as opposed to 25 goals in 9 games for 23 points at home. But apart from Swansea where we conceded 3, only 4 other teams have managed a single goal against us with 2 clean sheets, if only we could get a goal or 2 in every away game...!

That was 2 away defeats in our first 2 away games and only one in our next 5.

Derby, Hull And QPR away in our next 4 games.........can we find a killer instinct in those I wonder.
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QPR haven't kept a clean sheet all season - I will be surprised if we don't score at least 2 there.
 
Annoying that Mitrovic has picked up 5 yellow cards already, will be out for their game v QPR after the break.

Would've been nice for him to stop diving for a game or two as he loves playing at Deepdale.
 
pthnorthender said:
Some difficult games coming up against Derby, Hull and QPR away and WBA and Fulham at home. Think we are more than capable of getting 8-10 points which would keep up in the mix.

Other top six clubs will be taking a few points of each other which should be good for us!

WBA play Wendies, Bristol City and Swansea at home and Us and Wigan away.
Leeds play Luton, Reading, Huddersfield away and Boro and Hull at Home.
Swansea play Millwall, Fulham and Plastics at home and Huddersfield and WBA away.
Forest play Bristol C, QPR and Millwall away and Cardiff and Boro at home
Bristol C play Forest, Huddersfield, Millwall at home and WBA and Fulham away.
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Good post. I'd certainly looked at those fixtures with a little trepidation. Easy to see us picking up 2 points from the next 3 matches and finding ourselves under pressure. Then I had a word with myself! Good to see this perspective.
 
pthnorthender said:
Some difficult games coming up against Derby, Hull and QPR away and WBA and Fulham at home. Think we are more than capable of getting 8-10 points which would keep up in the mix.

Other top six clubs will be taking a few points of each other which should be good for us!

WBA play Wendies, Bristol City and Swansea at home and Us and Wigan away.
Leeds play Luton, Reading, Huddersfield away and Boro and Hull at Home.
Swansea play Millwall, Fulham and Plastics at home and Huddersfield and WBA away.
Forest play Bristol C, QPR and Millwall away and Cardiff and Boro at home
Bristol C play Forest, Huddersfield, Millwall at home and WBA and Fulham away.
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Last season, if I saw that list for our next 5 fixtures, I would have been scared. This season I’m not scared, and am optimistic that we could get 9-11 points. What a difference, and i can’t help feeling that the confidence of our players will keep us in the mix.
 
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