Jonathan Calleri

[Blues Rock DJ]

thought I read somewhere that Barber's been over to sort this, along with an attacking midfielder ?

 

[glasfryn]

Oh we do. We've won 7 games, unbeaten, but with only a goal difference of +7. We're just doing enough (as @El Presidente said on Facebook)

Also, now is the time to do the deal, as we're clear at the top. Quite an enticing proposition.

Leeds the team we have just beaten won the league in 1968/9 with 66 goals and only lost two(2) games all season

 

[Eeyore]

I'd be highly surprised that the Albion would allow this transfer to be so publicly open.

Smells like Bullshit to me. I'm still hopeful of him coming but we've got to wait a good few months until any of us actually know really what's going on.

They haven't made it public. The journalist has. And he was correct about our interest last time.

 

[Igzilla]

Leeds the team we have just beaten won the league in 1968/9 with 66 goals and only lost two(2) games all season

They did that with a Goal Average of 2.54. So far, we are achieving 1.78, whilst Reading currently have 2.43. Early days still, but we are shipping a few too many goals for comfort. This may be (as other posters have said) down to our attack not being able to relieve the pressure off the defence.

 

[glasfryn]

They did that with a Goal Average of 2.54. So far, we are achieving 1.78, whilst Reading currently have 2.43. Early days still, but we are shipping a few too many goals for comfort. This may be (as other posters have said) down to our attack not being able to relieve the pressure off the defence.

helped no doubt by a 8-0 thrashing of Saints, but I get your point we do need someone lethal in front of goal sooner rather than later

 

[nwgull]

Leeds the team we have just beaten (for the fourth time in a row) won the league in 1968/9 with 66 goals and only lost two(2) games all season

Added some vital detail there for you.

 

[nwgull]

thought I read somewhere that Barber's been over to sort this, along with an attacking midfielder ?

It was tweeted by a journalist - or at least the Twitter account named after him - that someone was flying out. The bit about it being Barber was just the logical assumption made.

 

[Mr deez]

we certainly have the best chance in over 30 years of making the top division.

The two playoff years were better chances than being top of a strong league after just a quarter of the season.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The two playoff years were better chances than being top of a strong league after just a quarter of the season.

I disagree. The playoffs are a lottery, and rarely does the in-form team, get promoted.

 

[northstandsteve]

So we are all none the wiser, i expect this thread to break the Iranian Ali one. Marvellous times!!!

 

[Mr deez]

I disagree. The playoffs are a lottery, and rarely does the in-form team, get promoted.

Fair enough, I'd choose 3 wins to go up as a better chance than averaging 2 points per game over 30 games..

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Fair enough, I'd choose 3 wins to go up as a better chance than averaging 2 points per game over 30 games..

It's only happened to us once in four attempts, whereas getting promotion automatically has been far more frequent.

 

[Triggaaar]

I disagree. The playoffs are a lottery, and rarely does the in-form team, get promoted.

Well we weren't the inform team last time. The playoffs may be a lottery, but it's a 1 in 4 chance. Prior to our second game against Palace we were worthy favourites and had a better chance than now. There are too many decent teams just behind us. We could have hoped that Clement would take a long time to get used to management and the Championship, but they look pretty good now, as do a few others.

Fair enough, I'd choose 3 wins to go up as a better chance than averaging 2 points per game over 30 games..

2 wins (vs Palace and Watford). Although we don't need to average 2 points over the next 30 games.

 

[Munkfish]

Fair enough, I'd choose 3 wins to go up as a better chance than averaging 2 points per game over 30 games..

Two wins would do it!

 

[Seasidesage]

The two playoff years were better chances than being top of a strong league after just a quarter of the season.

First one was arguable but did you really think we had any chance of going up the second time?

More importantly, come the start of the January transfer window we are likely to be better placed than in either of those seasons

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Well we weren't the inform team last time. The playoffs may be a lottery, but it's a 1 in 4 chance. Prior to our second game against Palace we were worthy favourites and had a better chance than now. There are too many decent teams just behind us. We could have hoped that Clement would take a long time to get used to management and the Championship, but they look pretty good now, as do a few others.

2 wins (vs Palace and Watford). Although we don't need to average 2 points over the next 30 games.

Have you just contradicted yourself?

 

[Triggaaar]

Have you just contradicted yourself?

Don't think so. If you disagree, please explain.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Don't think so. If you disagree, please explain.

Being an in-form team and favourites. We finished the season well, Palace just scraped into the playoffs. Out of the four teams we were the most in-form, or maybe second after Watford, who also fell by the wayside.

 

[Triggaaar]

Being an in-form team and favourites. We finished the season well, Palace just scraped into the playoffs. Out of the four teams we were the most in-form, or maybe second after Watford, who also fell by the wayside.

Yes, I agree. But that wasn't the last time. Last time, we weren't the inform team.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I do hope this isn't some clever wind-up.