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Post by Thank you from Moorlander1 on Feb 19, 2008 8:47:59 GMT
We are now officially 1st,now is the time to draw away from the rest.
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Post by jezzascfc on Feb 19, 2008 8:56:15 GMT
We may have a few tough away games, but over the season as a whole we have not done too badly away from home, with teams having to come at us meaning we can hold out and hit them on the break with Ricardo's magic or with headers from long throws/corners.
I can see 11 points - 3 wins, 2 draws and one defeat. As long as the defeat is not at Watford, I'd be happy with that haul.
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Post by GeordieDave on Feb 19, 2008 9:30:04 GMT
I think the fact that four of our next six games are away is a bit of a bonus. The team seems to be a lot more settled away from home. The bulk of the really BAD performances have been at home, and thats because our system is essentially an "away from home" system. We play deep, and invite teams on to us, without necessarily having the nouse to break down a team that also defends deep. This happens at home. That said since Whelan and Diao have arrived we've seemingly turned the home form around.
I just fancy Stoke to get results on the road but dont have the same confidence at home. We look a much better side away from home. At the Brit we've looked nervous and a little clueless at times. Plus The Brit crowd can get on the players backs a bit if things dont go quite right from the off.
I know the crowd played a big part on Friday but I think most regulars will know what I mean. It was the same in the 79 season. The anticipation was massive. That side was also far better away from home, more relaxed, more effective.
To answer the question, 3 wins, 1 draw, two defeats. 10 from 18 will keep us in the hunt.
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Post by okeydokeystokie2 on Feb 19, 2008 11:20:11 GMT
Tough games, and I've painstakingly worked through the table predictor as objectively as I can. Got us down for 8 points in the next 6, but still winning the league!
IPSWICH draw pne win qpr lose BURNLEY win norwich lose watford draw
8 points. Overall last 13 games I think we need 7 wins and 4 draws which would give us 84 points and the title I think!
Don't panic if we drop outside the top 2. Our last 7 games look OK, with the 2 crunch home fixtures of Palace (draw) and a tiring Bristol (win) at home critical.
Keep the faith and stay positive. If we all roar the lads on like Scunthorpe it makes a difference: great for them and terrifying for the opposition. At the start of the second half, with Come On Stoke ringing around the ground, the lads were like bulls scraping their hooves on the ground, waiting to tear into Scunny! Never seen anything like it at Stoke, especially given we were 0-2 down.
Let's all keep it going. COME ON STOKE!!
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