[Albion] Who will be the first team to beat us in the league?

[Blue Valkyrie]

Pretty sure we'll be top of the league after the QPR game, regardless of the result v Derby.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Could be the Boxing Day Disaster..Bees will be up for it.

 

[NooBHA]

Could be the Boxing Day Disaster..Bees will be up for it.

I always think it is better to play away from home on Boxing Day. The reason behind this thinking is that teams play at home, their players are at home on Xmas day so you can't control whether they drink or not. Playing away, the team usually travel the day before so the likelihood is that the players will not get the opportunity to consume alcohol and will possibly even have some light training the day before.

For that reason I have a feeling we won't lose at Brentford

 

[Triggaaar]

Alternatively, how can you be "pretty sure" about something like that FFS?

Can't believe you're having a go at me for feeling sure about it. I've seen enough interviews with Chris to have an idea what he's like and a) he doesn't strike me as the sort of person that's over concerned with a half season statistic and b) he always comes across as level headed and sensibly taking one game at a time, so I feel sure he wouldn't be targeting much more than a result on Saturday (he will of course have an eye on January transfers etc).

100% Correct - I met with him on Monday and I started to talk about promotion and he refused to discuss it and said ''one game at a time. If you start to look too far ahead you run the risk of taking your eye off the task in hand''

Can I be pretty sure now please Simster?

 

[Triggaaar]

I always think it is better to play away from home on Boxing Day. The reason behind this thinking is that teams play at home, their players are at home on Xmas day so you can't control whether they drink or not. Playing away, the team usually travel the day before so the likelihood is that the players will not get the opportunity to consume alcohol and will possibly even have some light training the day before.

For that reason I have a feeling we won't lose at Brentford

I'd be interested to see some stats on Home / Away results on Boxing day. I don't think our lot would be drinking on Christmas day this year either way, I'd hope they'd feel drinking would be letting the team down.

 

[BensGrandad]

1i hope we can stay unbeaten for the rest of 2015 in fact until away to Rotherham on 12 Jan.

 

[Smith DID score]

Palace in the prem. next season?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Palace in the prem. next season?

Would settle for that if that Palace fixture was 19 matches into next season !



We need to deliver another professional performance and bring back a point or three from Derby.

 

[Kosmonaut]

 

[atomised]

This was the game I felt sure would end our run.

 

[Coxovi]

I very happily lost

 

[W.C.]

This thread should probably be gold by now.

 

[portslade seagull]

Our next loss will be in the F.A Cup

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

And now we come to QPR....................

 

[lizard]

When I originally picked Brentford I thought I'd be miles out but it's getting to the stage that I hope I'm going to be wrong. Couple of tricky matches first though.
Shame on those that had no faith!

 

[pasty]

20 down, 3 to go......

 

[BensGrandad]

I would accept a weakened team at Hull in the cup.

 

[symyjym]

And now we come to QPR....................

Looking at their stats, they gave Burnley a run for their money today http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35013656

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Derby or not Derby, that is the question

Not Derby then.

My guess is Brentford now.

Let's have proper professional performance and a win at QPR.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Whilst I still think it will be Brentford, who have the 4-0 hex on us, after getting one of the most difficult games out of the way, we have nothing to particularly fear until Hull Away.