At the end of the day....
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- Mar 22, 2013
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As each strategically inept , out-fought, out-played, loan-heavy and teamwork-free Albion game drifts into ignominious club history, I’m still desperately trying to resuscitate my dying optimism….but I think, finally, it might have flat-lined. It seems now a real possibility that next year my hard earned £180 per month for 3 season tickets might be funding League One Seagulls against Crawley Town in a titanic Sussex derby. (Although having said that, the Red Devils are only 8 points adrift of the playoffs).
Much has already been said about the who, when, how and why of this massive clusterf**k of a season, so I’ll not add any further to the ongoing autopsy report. Instead, I thought I’d give myself some Christmas cheer with a few brutal facts.
In the last 10 Championship seasons the lowest number of points for safety has been 44 and the highest 55. Let’s diddle for middle and go with 49 points for Albion to avoid a trip 25 miles up the A23. Taking our 18 points from 21 games into account, by my razor sharp reckoning we need 31 points..or to put it another way, 7 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses from 25 games. So far in 21 games we have managed 3 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, and with each passing game there is an increasing sense of knockout stage anticipation and dread. Based on current form, and many hard hitting games to come, I can’t honestly see where we’ll find that set of results, unless of course they come down the chimney.
TB had better start penning his letter to the footballing Santa right now, for some real heavy hitters and a role model to inspire and lead; otherwise he’ll need a miracle greater than the second coming, if he continues to play the dodgy hand he’s dealt himself. (Excuse the mixed metaphor, whatever that is).
Oh, and just to end on a cheery note, the average number of points for the 6th place play-off spot over the last 10 Championship seasons is 73, or for Albion 18 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. Merry Christmas!
Much has already been said about the who, when, how and why of this massive clusterf**k of a season, so I’ll not add any further to the ongoing autopsy report. Instead, I thought I’d give myself some Christmas cheer with a few brutal facts.
In the last 10 Championship seasons the lowest number of points for safety has been 44 and the highest 55. Let’s diddle for middle and go with 49 points for Albion to avoid a trip 25 miles up the A23. Taking our 18 points from 21 games into account, by my razor sharp reckoning we need 31 points..or to put it another way, 7 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses from 25 games. So far in 21 games we have managed 3 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, and with each passing game there is an increasing sense of knockout stage anticipation and dread. Based on current form, and many hard hitting games to come, I can’t honestly see where we’ll find that set of results, unless of course they come down the chimney.
TB had better start penning his letter to the footballing Santa right now, for some real heavy hitters and a role model to inspire and lead; otherwise he’ll need a miracle greater than the second coming, if he continues to play the dodgy hand he’s dealt himself. (Excuse the mixed metaphor, whatever that is).
Oh, and just to end on a cheery note, the average number of points for the 6th place play-off spot over the last 10 Championship seasons is 73, or for Albion 18 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. Merry Christmas!
