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[Albion] Are we still worrying about WBA, Sheff Utd and Fulham's results?
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I'm with you on that. If we can get to 30 or more by monthend then I'd be confident that we could scrape together another six or seven to make us safe.
KeegansHairPiece
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- Jan 28, 2016
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Exactly. In fact we can be -9 pts on their results = we still stay up.
Because we are the better team. I have repeatedly said...
Too 10 Defence, Top 10 Midfield, Bottom 3 strike force.
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Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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These things take time, frustrating as it has been, the future looks bright. We have had a decent defence since we got promoted, the midfield has only become good, at this level, over the last few months. I have railed against our lack of real quality up front for a long time too, but we are getting better and better, it seems. Trust in TB to know exactly what we need and to get it eventually, I am happy to be patient and in fairness if Maupay, Trossard and Connolly keep improving we only need a big target man and we are there
B-right-on
Living the dream
Also good to see others chipping in goals. Alzate, Biss, Solly etc... Inc Tross.
All the best teams have goals throughout the squad, not just the front 1 or 2. Not just reliant on Maupay, Connolly and Welbeck (apart from Tau and Swiss Andy).
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
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A winless Fulham and a West Brom who got their win against Wolves who are missing Jiminez. Neither side is likely to put together a run of form for the last 16 games that is 1.5 point per game. The biggest question is how long will Sheffield United run continue but I think we are clear of all 3 sides
FatSuperman
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- Feb 25, 2016
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With a bit of poetic license in swapping out the different teams in each season, our results by opponent were roughly:
17/18 - 25pts, 18/19 - 21 pts,, 19/20 - 23 pts, and now 20/21 - 24pts
These things take time, frustrating as it has been, the future looks bright. We have had a decent defence since we got promoted, the midfield has only become good, at this level, over the last few months. I have railed against our lack of real quality up front for a long time too, but we are getting better and better, it seems. Trust in TB to know exactly what we need and to get it eventually, I am happy to be patient and in fairness if Maupay, Trossard and Connolly keep improving we only need a big target man and we are there
Spot on Icy. And that is the primary squad gap. We can of course improve elsewhere but, IMHO, if we had a decent target man we would be top 10, which is the long-term goal. We are so close.
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Cowfold Seagull
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These things take time, frustrating as it has been, the future looks bright. We have had a decent defence since we got promoted, the midfield has only become good, at this level, over the last few months. I have railed against our lack of real quality up front for a long time too, but we are getting better and better, it seems. Trust in TB to know exactly what we need and to get it eventually, I am happy to be patient and in fairness if Maupay, Trossard and Connolly keep improving we only need a big target man and we are there
Except that Potty doesn't seem to believe in big target men, seemingly preferring more nimble and more mobile strikers. It would be nice to have a quality target man at our disposal though, just so that we can offer something different, should we need to.
These things take time, frustrating as it has been, the future looks bright. We have had a decent defence since we got promoted, the midfield has only become good, at this level, over the last few months. I have railed against our lack of real quality up front for a long time too, but we are getting better and better, it seems. Trust in TB to know exactly what we need and to get it eventually, I am happy to be patient and in fairness if Maupay, Trossard and Connolly keep improving we only need a big target man and we are there
Indeed. If people said 'It is disappointing we haven't signed a proven 15 goals a season EPL striker' I'd say, yes it is. Never mind.
But when people go on to say 'our recruitment team is useless, why did we chose to not sign Josh King (or whoever), Barber is a clown, we're doomed, we need to get rid of that stupid wage structure, why is Tony Bloom so secretive?' etc., I feel a little sad.
I don't worry about perceived rivals until much later in the season - more interested in our progress. You're going to be OK if you get to about 45 points,40 should be OK, 36-39 you'll be in the zone or thereabouts with company, less than that you're stuffed.
I imagine the current bottom 3 will be the ones to go but the previous bit applies to them as well
I imagine the current bottom 3 will be the ones to go but the previous bit applies to them as well
If that's a positive post from you, I salute you
Thank you HWT. It was BTW
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My formula for the points target is to look at the teams below and project their points finish based 1 more point for each game they have to play, with an extra 2 points for a win on the last day.
So the season starts with a target of 40.
Anyway my projections are :
Fulham - 33
West Brom - 29
Sheff Utd - 28
Meaning we need 9 more points.... and 3 wins v Villa, Palace and West Brom would do the job nicely.
So the season starts with a target of 40.
Anyway my projections are :
Fulham - 33
West Brom - 29
Sheff Utd - 28
Meaning we need 9 more points.... and 3 wins v Villa, Palace and West Brom would do the job nicely.
blue-shifted
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None of them are close to a point a game at the moment. Doubt any of them will get to those totals
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Too right I'm looking out for the results of the bottom three.
If Maupay gets a season-ending injury we've got a big problem.
If Maupay gets a season-ending injury we've got a big problem.
Pretty confident we are safe now and should go shit or bust for the cup. We have the new shirt, the 4 years in the top flight, and a manager with white shoes and a toby jug hairline with added side burns.
Some of the above may be incorrect.
Some of the above may be incorrect.