larus
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Can't see a thread, but Derby were held 0-0 at Blackburn tonight. This round of midweek games have been superb for us. A win this Saturday, and we could have a very healthy gap.
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Blackburn V Derby.
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Hull v Birmingham on Saturday which both can't win.
And maybe Fulham can beat Reading
Preston will be a difficult game. Another BZ winner ?
And maybe Fulham can beat Reading
Preston will be a difficult game. Another BZ winner ?
All of the chasers are away from home again this weekend (as they were this midweek too).
We were presented with a great opportunity to cement our position this week and we're half way there.
We were presented with a great opportunity to cement our position this week and we're half way there.
Machiavelli
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Draw please.
severnside gull
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A win on Saturday and there's every prospect we could be six points clear.
Don't expect PNE to be any easier than Bristol though.
Don't expect PNE to be any easier than Bristol though.
pottert
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All I say is let's make hay while the sun shines
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
The real season starts Saturday week at Reading where we can get a clue as to whether we will be in running at the business end
larus
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Agree with that. There was a link on a thread today to the Derby forum, where some of their posters were saying we've not played many teams near the top. In some sense that is true, but when we playsed Ipswitch they were top and Hull were second.
Also, they should look at who they have played. They've played a lot of teams at the bottom of the league and their results against them haven't been that impressive. A lot of games are decided by the odd goal, and it's how teams do in tight games which affects the final position more than the odd game when you trounce someone.
If we get 3 points on Saturday - 31 from 13 games. Leaves 44 to get to the playoffs from 33 games (assuming that 75 makes the playoffs as a guess). Not too shabby a start.
No it doesn't. It's just another game.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
That is a very good point, I think when we demolished the division with Poyet wasn't it around September when we went top and Sandaza scored a late winner and we never gave that up but Carlisle at home and that amazing Bridcutt volley where it was etched in time there was no turning back we really were the real deal.
Can't remember when that Carlisle @ home game was though
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Agreed every game is, in reality, another game but win that and it puts a huge marker down.
But and big but Derby went West last season so it can happen to anyone.
It's just this sort of insightful, incisive and complex analysis that makes NSC such a joy to read.
pottert
New member
The league consists of 24 teams & we have played 12 of them so there are only 11 teams that we are yet to play.
Does anybody truly believe that we have managed to play the worst 12 teams in this league to remain unbeaten.
Does anybody truly believe that we have managed to play the worst 12 teams in this league to remain unbeaten.
larus
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It's probably a combination of the years of crap; the final few seasons at the Goldstone, Gillingham, Withdean, etc., and the fear of hoping too much, and then seeing it evaporate before your eyes.
I'm not expecting anything, but I feel as though we are a team that can challenge now. I didn't at the start of the season, but I believe we are now. And, I think the TB will take a gamble if he feels it's needed to get where he wants to be.
If Hyypia was still our manager, they would.
I disagree. I felt similar before we played Ipswich, but we knocked them off the top, then beat Hull, and have since outplayed Cardiff, so if we have a bad game against Reading we won't suddenly be crap. The real season has started and it doesn't end until May.
I think that when we won league one under Poyet our record against teams in the top six was not all that, but it was our consistency against teams outside the top six that won us the league. Obviously we should try and win as many as possible but the fact we have not played any of the current top six may not mean anything.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I think the January transfer window will be very interesting as so far zero loans. whether the club go for that Boca Juniors player or the Uraguayan lad will be very interesting.
pottert
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The reason the teams we have played are not in the top six is because we have beaten them