We are going to lose our top spot in february

[mlg57]

Yes but what if we beat Stoke? or even worse get a draw??

 

[severnside gull]

someone said that we would lose the top spot on the argus site and they got well and truly flamed. I agree that if we do it might only be by 3 points or so and we will have a massive advantage. Other than tonight their games are tricky and you have to wonder if they can maintain their current form but then I guess that's what the scc fans have been saying about us for the last 4 months!

 

[Marshy]

Id take a point tonight and 3 against Brizzle happily

 

[hart's shirt]

Or we may not.

That's the thing about predictions - they're open to complete subjectivity.

 

[upthealbion1970]

Other teams have had the chance to take top spot from us and bottled it, this is our season

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I had expected Bournemouth's form to collapse after Eddie Howe went. Now they have lost a key players too. So I'm expecting them to find it harder. Looking at the games they played in January, away from home they weren't anything special:

Beat Swindon and just beat Plymouth (two teams struggling right now); drew with Rochdale and lost to Colchester. So 7/12 points.

At home they have been impressive 9/9 points but again, apart from us, they breat Plymouth (again) and Brentford. Hasn't been a very hard run for them. Bartley gone, euphoria of the new manager may be over, harder games to come ..... they could easily trip up.

 

[BensGrandad]

I would settle for 4 points out of 6 this week but obvious;ly would like 6

 

[Silent Bob]

I've just done the BBC predictor thing up until the end of the month and I've got them 10 points ahead of us.

We're still 2nd though.
I'm pretty sure that won't happen, despite having just predicted it.

 

[Silent Bob]

I had expected Bournemouth's form to collapse after Eddie Howe went. Now they have lost a key players too. So I'm expecting them to find it harder. Looking at the games they played in January, away from home they weren't anything special:

Beat Swindon and just beat Plymouth (two teams struggling right now); drew with Rochdale and lost to Colchester. So 7/12 points.

At home they have been impressive 9/9 points but again, apart from us, they breat Plymouth (again) and Brentford. Hasn't been a very hard run for them. Bartley gone, euphoria of the new manager may be over, harder games to come ..... they could easily trip up.

I've been expecting them to fall away all season, it hasn't happened yet. Despite losing their top striker and then the guy that replaced him. I was impressed with them when they beat us and picking up points at Swindon and Plymouth, depsite those teams struggling Bournemouth haven't got that many points on the road so I see those as good results. Their home form is outstanding.

 

[severnside gull]

Just looking at their games and ours I would guess at them being between three and five points ahead of us (between 1 and 3 if we play the Plymouth match). If that happened and we had 4 or 5 games in hand I would be feeling very confident indeed.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I've done the same thing and have Bmuff four points ahead. Oddly, I see Oldham moving up the table a little. Didn't see that coming. Four points behind top, still in second with five games in hand at the end of Feb - I'd take that.



Also, I do wonder why we aren't playing two Tuesdays when everyone else seems to be doing so.

 

[Questions]

I see B`mouth 2-4 points ahead with us having the 5 games in hand. Thats allowing for us drawing at MK Dons and them drawing 2 games.

The same as above really.I do think MK will be dangerous and Nots County will come stronger.

 

[Jimbo26]

Bournemouth have a small squad and have had major losses with Howe and McQuoid leaving. I see them having a major dip in form, hopefully !!

 

[The French Mistress]

What's with all this 'if they do this' 'if we do that'......? Yes, we might lose top spot, so what ? Would rather have points on the board than games in hand all week, but c'est la vie !

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

It's called speculation. It's not uncommon on football messageboards (and in real life too)

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Is this 5 games in hand business up to or including the Plymouth Monday night game?

I also think we will be overtaken, but only by 3-5 points which we will comfortably overturn. Will be a shame if we do lose top spot but can't see it having any psychological effects on the players.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Bournemouth have a small squad and have had major losses with Howe and McQuoid leaving. I see them having a major dip in form, hopefully !!

They're far too organised to collapse with the loss of a couple of individuals. McQuoid left ages ago and it hasn't made any difference. Howe will be a bigger blow but can't see why Bradbury and Fletcher can't keep it going until the end of the season.

 

[fleet]

Nobody can predict the future with 100% accuracy , there is also a scenario where we will still be top of League 1 by the end of the month.

I like that way of thinking

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Hmm, maybe I am underrating Bournemouth but this is my end of February table.

edit Link fixed!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Losing Bartley might be an issue though.