Next six games?

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Re: Next six games?

by West Stand Man » 18 Dec 2011 10:15

For

- the worst team ever.
- the worst I can remember
- and all the other senseless negative crap on this board

we aren't doing too badly.

No RTGs (unless the R stands for Realistic) on me this morning, just an observation of the facts and the true state of the nation.

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Re: Next six games?

by Ian Royal » 18 Dec 2011 17:52

Snowball
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Well, dur... Doing the double over teams doesn't happen a great deal over the course of a season.






Get your head out of your ass a minute, Ian.

We are not talking about first winning at home and then winning away.

We are talking about first winning away and then failing to win the home match.

Wins at home are FAR more common. Sides who win away are usually the better sides (overall, in the league)
and it is reasonable, logical, and "based on form" that, having already won the away leg and "shown superiority"
that they would have a very good chance of winning the second (home) game.

"But they don't." At least not as often as they should. (IF the stat I HEARD OF, is, in fact, accurate.)


Well I apologise, it seemed pretty freaking obvious to me. But as it turns out (where we're concerned, at least) it's bollox. Maybe that's because we've finished top 9 in all of the last seven seasons, bar one.

As far as I can make out, over the last 8 seasons, we've won away before the home game 27 times and we've subsequently won at home 20 times. We didn't even get the opportunity to test it in 08/09 because we didn't win an away game until gone halfway through the season.

We've done it in every possible game the last two seasons + the first in the prem, and + the title season (unsurprisingly)

Does this mean we're getting a tasty 12 points from Brizzle, Leicester, Ipswich & Burnley? I hope so.

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Re: Next six games?

by Snowball » 18 Dec 2011 19:56

Ian, it's a stat I was told about years ago

Back in the days when winning the pools was the biggest deal in town

I've never properly tested it, and second, three-points-for-a-win may well have changed things

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Re: Next six games?

by @sonkimarsson » 18 Dec 2011 20:37

Brighton (H) - W 3-1
Ipswich (H) - D 0-0
Cardiff (A) - L 2-1
Watford (A) - W 1-0
Hull (H) - D 1-1
Bristol (H) - W 2-1

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Re: Next six games?

by urz13 » 18 Dec 2011 20:46

Optomistic but achievable.
Brighton (H) - W
Ipswich (H) - W
Cardiff (A) - D
Watford (A) - W
Hull (H) - W
Bristol (H) - W
16 Points


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Re: Next six games?

by 1871 Royal » 18 Dec 2011 22:06

urz13 Optomistic but achievable.
Brighton (H) - W
Ipswich (H) - W
Cardiff (A) - D
Watford (A) - W
Hull (H) - W
Bristol (H) - W
16 Points


Should have gone the whole hog and predicted 6 wins :wink:

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Re: Next six games?

by TBM » 19 Dec 2011 10:54

Brighton (H) - Lose
Ipswich (H) - Draw
Cardiff (A) - Lose
Watford (A) - Lose
Hull (H) - Lose
Bristol (H) - Draw

Sad times

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Re: Next six games?

by Terminal Boardom » 19 Dec 2011 11:11

Brighton (H) - D Their style of play could be a factor
Ipswich (H) - W Should have too much in the locker
Cardiff (A) - L They will want to prove something after the Play Off Semi last seaso
Watford (A) - D Wake me up when the game has finished
Hull (H) - D Could lose this as Barmby is performing a minor miracle since he took over from Pearson
Bristol (H) - W On a good run since McInnes took over but very ordinary at the back. Keep Maynard quiet and the 3 points should be in the bag
9 Points

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Re: Next six games?

by Hoop Blah » 19 Dec 2011 11:12

It's really difficult to predict anything in this league with so many teams being so inconsistent and yet all capable on their good days.

The next 6 games could go either way but whatever the outcome they won't really dictate the season too much because a decent run come the end of the season could put most teams on the fringes of the play offs.


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Re: Next six games?

by melonhead » 19 Dec 2011 12:17

W
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W

top by my birthday

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Re: Next six games?

by stickywhisky » 19 Dec 2011 15:26

Brighton (H) - D
Ipswich (H) - W
Cardiff (A) - L
Watford (A) - W
Hull (H) - D
Bristol (H) - W
11 Points

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Re: Next six games?

by Hiram K Hackenbacker » 25 Dec 2011 16:35

I agree

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Re: Next six games?

by Hemenbruff Royal » 25 Dec 2011 19:13

Brighton (H) - D
Ipswich (H) - W
Cardiff (A) - L
Watford (A) - D
Hull (H) - D
Bristol (H) - W

9 points


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Re: Next six games?

by SLAMMED » 26 Dec 2011 17:30

RoyalJames101
SLAMMED Brighton (H) - D
Ipswich (H) - W
Cardiff (A) - D
Watford (A) - W
Hull (H) - W
Bristol (H) - W

14 points


I'll go with this after SLAMMED's form last year :wink:

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Re: Next six games?

by Snowball » 26 Dec 2011 17:42

Snowball Brighton (H) - 2-0 (3-0, probably cos I never got there)
Ipswich (H) - 1-0
Cardiff (A) - 1-2
Watford (A) - 1-1
Hull (H) - 2-0
Bristol (H) - 1-1

W3 D2 L1 8-4 11 points would do me.


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Re: Next six games?

by M-U-R-T-Y » 27 Dec 2011 11:15

Make no bones about it, Cardiff + Hull are big games.

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Re: Next six games?

by chandog » 27 Dec 2011 11:19

We have won the brighton game so for the next 5 im going to be optimistic

Ipswich - W
Cardiff - D
Watford - D (always a poor game from what i remember)
Hull - W
Bristol - W

I cant see us doing anything but win all our home games at the moment although hull are a strong team and getting a point from that would still be a good result in my eyes

This would make us 14 points from 18!!! (12 if we draw to hull) Would be chuffed if this is the return we get

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Re: Next six games?

by Snowball » 27 Dec 2011 19:44

4th-Best Defence in the League, 2nd-Best Away Defence after West Ham

Last 16 Games (Games since the 5 consecutive defeats)

2-0 H Doncaster
1-1 A Coventry
3-2 A Bristol C
0-0 H Middlesbrough
1-0 A Burnley
2-2 H Derby
1-1 H Southampton
0-0 A Crystal Palace ("Winning Goal Disallowed")
0-1 A Nottm Forest
1-0 H Birmingham
1-2 H Cardiff City
3-2 A Ipswich
3-2 H Peterborough
0-1 A Blackpool (Good Goal Disallowed) <<<<
3-0 H West Ham
1-0 A Leeds
3-0 H Brighton

P17 W9 D5 L3 28-14 = 32 Points at 1.88 ppg equivalent 87 point season

Joint top on last 6 game form with Burnley (Team to Watch!)

5 wins and an unlucky defeat in six games

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Re: Next six games?

by Harpers So Solid Crew » 28 Dec 2011 08:36

chandog Watford - D (always a poor game from what i remember)


Most people choose to forget games against Watford.

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Re: Next six games?

by Snowball » 28 Dec 2011 09:43

Harpers So Solid Crew
chandog Watford - D (always a poor game from what i remember)


Most people choose to forget games against Watford.




Now we have a proper team playing a bit I hope
we can go there and do them like they did us at the Mad

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