[Albion] Top Three Championship Fixtures In December

dadams2k11

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Jun 24, 2011

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Brighton

• Dec 10, 2015

• #1

On paper we have the biggest test out of the 3 but how many points can we win/take of our rivals? Our biggest test will obviously be Derby and Middlesbrough, I fancy a result against QPR and Brentford and draw with Ipswich. I want to say we will win one of the Big two and draw the other but the footballing gods appear to be with us so we might end up beating them both. Derby look to have the easier set of games, again on paper, and Middlesbrough have to play Burnley and Sheff Weds and us but this is the Championship and anyone can beat anyone. I'm hoping it goes something like this.

Brighton:

Derby (A) D
QPR (A) W
Middlesbrough (H) W
Brentford (A) W
Ipswich (H) D
11pts

Middlesbrough:

Birmingham (H) W
Burnley (H) D
Brighton (A) L
Blackburn (A) W
Sheff Weds (H) D
8pts

Derby:

Brighton (H) D
Bristol City (H) W
Ipswich (A) D
Fulham (H) W
Leeds (A) W
11pts

 

John Bumlick

Banned

Apr 29, 2007

3,483

here hare here

• Dec 10, 2015

• #2

7 points out of 9 from our toughest stretch of the season? i hope you're right...

 

Marshy

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Jul 6, 2003

19,719

FRUIT OF THE BLOOM

• Dec 10, 2015

• #3

I would be delighted with 8 or 9 points from those 5 fixtures.

 

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severnside gull

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May 16, 2007

24,540

By the seaside in West Somerset

• Dec 10, 2015

• #4

G6 points and drop to 4th is my guess but I'm pessimistic by nature

 

Yoda

English & European

Mar 1, 2004

10,056

Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

• Dec 10, 2015

• #5

I'm hoping Birmingham refind their away form against Boro.

 

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Hotchilidog

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Jan 24, 2009

8,692

• Dec 10, 2015

• #6

11pts out of that lot would be outstanding. 8-9 to get us near the 50 mark before christmas would be very nice indeed.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Jul 7, 2003

13,118

tokyo

• Dec 10, 2015

• #7

I'd be absolutely delighted with the 11 points from those game predicted in the o.p. Sadly I feel December is one month too far for the unbeaten record. Hope I'm wrong but I can't see us getting through those five games unbeaten. If we did though, what an achievement!

 

Notters

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Oct 20, 2003

24,869

Guiseley

• Dec 10, 2015

• #8

dadams2k11 said:

On paper we have the biggest test out of the 3 but how many points can we win/take of our rivals? Our biggest test will obviously be Derby and Middlesbrough, I fancy a result against QPR and Brentford and draw with Ipswich. I want to say we will win one of the Big two and draw the other but the footballing gods appear to be with us so we might end up beating them both. Derby look to have the easier set of games, again on paper, and Middlesbrough have to play Burnley and Sheff Weds and us but this is the Championship and anyone can beat anyone. I'm hoping it goes something like this.

Brighton:

Derby (A) D
QPR (A) W
Middlesbrough (H) W
Brentford (A) W
Ipswich (H) D
11pts

Middlesbrough:

Birmingham (H) W
Burnley (H) D
Brighton (A) L
Blackburn (A) W
Sheff Weds (H) D
8pts

Derby:

Brighton (H) D
Bristol City (H) W
Ipswich (A) D
Fulham (H) W
Leeds (A) W
11pts

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Can't believe people still say things like this. Nothings every obvious in football. Did we learn nothing from the Charlton match?

 

Hugo Rune

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Feb 23, 2012

21,616

Brighton

• Dec 10, 2015

• #9

The rhetoric 'this is the championship, anyone can beat anyone' is misplaced for this season as there is one team, so far, that no one can beat or even look like beating. Can people please not use this phrase until that that team is beaten . . . You may have quite a long wait.

 

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

30,272

West, West, West Sussex

• Dec 10, 2015

• #10

LDDWW = 8

And I'd be happy with that.

As strange as this sounds, I won't be too despondent when the unbeaten run ends. All the time we are unbeaten, teams will be trying that much harder to be the first to beat us, and despite any rhetoric to the contrary, I am sure the team must sometimes have it in the back of their mind during a tight match, that not losing can be come more important than trying to win.

 

8ace

Banned

Jul 21, 2003

23,811

Brighton

• Dec 10, 2015

• #11

This season so far:

vs Top 8 we average 1.8 PPG
vs Mid 8 we average 2.33 PPG

so (2 x 1.8) + (2.33 x 3) = 10.6pts =

I'd be delighted with 10 but it looks a big ask with Calderon at LB

 

JonnyComeEarly

UTA!!

Apr 30, 2013

1,062

It's grim oop north

• Dec 10, 2015

• #12

pasty said:

and despite any rhetoric to the contrary, I am sure the team must sometimes have it in the back of their mind during a tight match, that not losing can be come more important than trying to win.

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If the Charlton game is anything to go by, and the reaction to scoring to make it 2-2 with 6 mins to go - i'd say the players are VERY much in the mindset that a draw is nowhere near as important as a win

 

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smeg

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Feb 11, 2013

980

BN13

• Dec 10, 2015

• #13

Yeah same, I'd take 8 points, two wins, two draws and a loss

Marshy said:

I would be delighted with 8 or 9 points from those 5 fixtures.

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Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!

Sep 1, 2012

32,165

Valhalla

• Dec 10, 2015

• #14

I don't think Middlesbrough will win the next 2, so just hoping for victory at Derby or QPR at this stage.

 

Rugrat

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Mar 13, 2011

10,215

Seaford

• Dec 10, 2015

• #15

pasty said:

LDDWW = 8

And I'd be happy with that.

As strange as this sounds, I won't be too despondent when the unbeaten run ends. All the time we are unbeaten, teams will be trying that much harder to be the first to beat us, and despite any rhetoric to the contrary, I am sure the team must sometimes have it in the back of their mind during a tight match, that not losing can be come more important than trying to win.

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Totally agree that the unbeaten mantra could well be (or become) a burden to us.

As for upcoming games I'd be very happy with the same 8 but would stick my quid on LDWDW