Does it?
After 6 games last season, Reading were 23rd, finished 1st.
After 6 games last season, Birmingham were 22nd, finished 4th.
After 6 games last season, Derby were 5th, finished 12th.
After 6 games last season, we were 1st, finished 10th.
Does the table at this point really suggest much?
Indeed. And the loss this year was at the start of the run, whereas last season it was at the end, which gives last year a fall in results and this year a climb in results. Just taking the gus tact of not getting carried away with things, not trying to be particularly negative.
Ignoring the cliche and completely meaningless phrase "they worked us out", it wasn't, I believe as much about leeds countering our style of play, but that we started that game with two wingers, leaving us light in the middle. When noone went off at half time and we went back to a more solid...
We lost away to Leicester (the fourth away game). That was followed by Liverpool, Leeds and Palace in 8 days, which I think was a big gut check to the team, wiping our momentum.
If you're in the away end, of course you're only going to hear the Albion. Though I'm surprised our fans thought Millwall were better on the ball than us.
(I am, of course, making fun, I assume you meant you were in the home end).
Yep.
6 wins
7 draws
10 losses
25pts
Scored 16
Conceded 30
So far this season
won 3
drawn 0
losses 1
9pts
scored 6
conceded 3
Before we get carried away, after four away games last season:
won 3
drawn 0
losses 1
9pts
scored 5
conceded 2
According to SSN Murray's second might have been an own goal either for the keeper or defender (shot from a tight angle across goal, past the keeper and the defender booted it into the roof of the goal).
If both we and cardiff win, cardiff need to win by a margin 6 goals greater than ours (e.g. if we win 2-0, they have to win 8-0) if they want to go top. Part of me wouldn't be disappointed if this happens.
Edit: maybe 5 would be enough on goals scored...