Reesh Posted September 17, 2022 Posted September 17, 2022 After 9 games we are 2 points ahead of last season at the same stage. Quote
HoylandOwl Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 And we've played more of the teams at the top too..... IIRC. Quote
Reesh Posted September 19, 2022 Author Posted September 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: And we've played more of the teams at the top too..... IIRC. Yeah, tougher start than last season and the one factor is that the 3 above us haven't faced that start yet so can claw them back hopefully when our easier run occurs, if it does. Quote
KrolMong Posted September 19, 2022 Posted September 19, 2022 If we can stick to the two points a game average, we’ll not be far off. We have a run of very winnable games coming up. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted September 24, 2022 Author Posted September 24, 2022 A year ago we had just lost at home in the final minute to Oxford United leaving us on 15 points. We are currently on 20 points and on KM's target of 2 points a game. 4th v 1st tomorrow on Sky. Quote
M42Owl Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Just looked up the table for the last time we were in this division. The team that came third had 90 points. I remember it all being a bit close with the team that finished third blowing it in the run in and it wasn’t decided until the last game. Two points per game ought to be enough, but if the top 3 or 4 maintain their consistency, it could be close again. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted October 1, 2022 Author Posted October 1, 2022 2 more games done 5 points ahead from last year 2 Quote
Reesh Posted October 8, 2022 Author Posted October 8, 2022 After 13 games 2021/22 9th place on 20pts GF 14 GA 12 2022/23 3rd place on 26pts GF 25 GA 12 Interestingly Plymouth were top of the table at this stage last term on 29pts compared to 31 this season. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 Four games to add 8 points accrued Pld 17 w10 d4 l3 f33 a 16 pts 34 gd +17 3rd 2021 Pld 17 w6 d8 l3 f21 a16 pts 26 gd +5 8th Quote
Skamp Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Out of curiosity, do you know what automatic was looking like at these stages? Love the info BTW. Quote
Reesh Posted October 29, 2022 Author Posted October 29, 2022 31 minutes ago, Skamp said: Out of curiosity, do you know what automatic was looking like at these stages? Love the info BTW. Quote
Skamp Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Hmm. Plymouth top again. 2nd and 3rd got the autos. Quote
Lee Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 Plus 8 points and 12 better GD is a significant improvement. Proof as always in how the rest of the season goes. Bit of an injury situation at the back but no doubt we will deal in January. I'm still positive without losing sight of this is Wednesday we are on about. Quote
Reesh Posted November 25, 2022 Author Posted November 25, 2022 Only 2 games more league wise but a month since the update. After 19 games we sit on 40 points, 3rd and with 35 goals for and 16 against we have a 19+ GD, 10 clean sheets from 19 too At the same stage last season we sat on 32 points with 26 goals for 19 against in 5th. Quote
HoylandOwl Posted November 26, 2022 Posted November 26, 2022 Still an improvement … Long may it continue Quote
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted November 26, 2022 Posted November 26, 2022 Thanks Reesh, it’s a useful comparison. It is an improvement on last season and hopefully we can improve. As I’ve said before the run games of games around Feb when we play the top six clubs will determine things I suspect. Things can change but compared to last season it feels like a 3 horse race for the top 2, whereas last season there were potentially 5 in the running and a couple of others like ourselves and Oxford trying to keep on the shirt tales of Plymouth (at the same stage). So I’m thinking at least a similar number of points for top 2 will be needed. Question is, will Plymouth fall away and will they keep their manager. Quote
Reesh Posted January 2, 2023 Author Posted January 2, 2023 After 25 games : Our 25th league game last season saw victory over Plymouth at Hillsborough on 15th of January, a Windass inspired 4-2. We sat in 8th on 40 points Obviously being 2nd this time with 11 more goals scored, 11 goals fewer conceded and 12 more points is impressive. 2 Quote
Skamp Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: Nice meat. Is that gay slang? 2 Quote
owl71 Posted January 6, 2023 Posted January 6, 2023 Repeat last season’s post New Year form, and we finish on 97 points. Quote
Reesh Posted January 14, 2023 Author Posted January 14, 2023 Just the 15th league clean sheet in 26 games, 19th overall and an unbeaten run that matches the club record. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted January 14, 2023 Author Posted January 14, 2023 A stat I've just read in 13 league away games we've only conceded 7 goals, and 4 of those came in two games. 1 Quote
HoylandOwl Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 Well, I’d certainly admit that I’ve not been the biggest advocate of Moore and his style of football at times in the past. The slow and steady, safe approach was frustrating. Seemed predictable, but in the last few weeks we seem to have kicked on. I don’t think many can argue with what’s going on at the moment. So, praise where it’s due. 2 Quote
Reesh Posted January 15, 2023 Author Posted January 15, 2023 Great Post that Bells and sums up my feelings. Will the same knobs calling out the 'Moore Haters' be as vocal if we dip to Ipswich and Plymouth Quote
JBO Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 No because we don't lose games because Moore is shit like we don't win games because Moore is brilliant. We have a decent squad for this level and are going to be right up there come the end of the season regardless of what happens in those 2 games But we might get beat now and again because that's football and our players are human Quote
Skamp Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 So can we stop referencing lottery machines and bibles then? Quote
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Good post Bells, pretty much sums it up for me as well. Some managers have an instant impact but then do they manage to sustain over the longer period. DM certainly didnt have an instant impact but he did inherit a difficult situation, we just didnt have the goals in that team that got relegated. He also got seriously ill. So, if there was an advert for giving a manager time to stamp his identity, DM would be one. Obviously he's done nothing yet but I think most of us can sense he's started to make the club move in the right direction. This transfer window could still be pivotal though, but after what we have seen since he arrived, I have a good feeling that he will get the right players in - subject to DC backing him, which I think he will. As we know early February will tell us how hard it will be to get the autos or if it will be plane sailing. Edited January 15, 2023 by Tank_Owl2,0 Quote
Reesh Posted January 15, 2023 Author Posted January 15, 2023 "Subject to DC backing him" The man has backed him every window on and off the pitch. Quote
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted January 15, 2023 Posted January 15, 2023 I agree he'd be mad not to and I am fully expecting he will because as you say that's what he's done. However, the way things are with finances in the world wide at present we don't know what DCs situation is, its not something that is transparent to us. Quote
Reesh Posted January 16, 2023 Author Posted January 16, 2023 Last season we managed to complete League doubles over Doncaster Fleetwood Crewe Wigan MK Burton with only Oxford doing the same to us With 26 games game we've already down the double over Wycombe, Cambridge and Vale with 10 other sides in the mix to also get the same, 3 clubs could do the double over us which are Plymouth, Posh and Barnsley. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted February 15, 2023 Author Posted February 15, 2023 Update after 30 games. This time last season we sat in 8th on 52 points with 14 wins, 10 draws and 6 defeats, we had a goal difference of +10 with 42 goals scored 32 against. So we are 6 places higher, have 5 more wins, 2 fewer draws and 3 fewer losses, we've scored 11 more and conceded 12 less to give a goal difference of +33 Quote
HoylandOwl Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 When you put it like that, it shows how far we’ve progressed Quote
Skamp Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 And Plymouth are out of the 'double' mix. Quote
Andyben Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, HoylandOwl said: When you put it like that, it shows how far we’ve progressed Well we're hardly likely to have fewer wins & goals scored if we're 6 places higher now are we, divvy 1 Quote
Reesh Posted March 3, 2023 Author Posted March 3, 2023 As alluded in another thread, the sheer relentless form this team has had since January 1st 2022 is ridiculous. Quote
Andyben Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 Speaking to a former colleague who's a Southampton fan and he thinks we'll do what they did and go straight up next year with the momentum we have, like they did. 1 Quote
Reesh Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 On 04/03/2023 at 09:20, Andyben said: Speaking to a former colleague who's a Southampton fan and he thinks we'll do what they did and go straight up next year with the momentum we have, like they did. I hope you're right pal, wouldn't take much to get out of that division as it stands. Quote
Reesh Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 Since our defeat to Plymouth on October 4th this is the table..... We need 27 more points to top the Pigs points tally under Wilder, 28 beats Charltons tally in 2011/12 and 30 beats Wolves record set in 13/14. 1 Quote
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