[Football] Neck & Neck

symyjym

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Brighton / Hove actually

• Jun 25, 2020

• #1

So we are bang on last years points 33 and played 31.

With 7 games left will we gain more than the 3 points we gained last year to finish our season? And what points total we should be looking realistically at finishing on this season?

I would throw a points goal of 42 into the mix? That would be a good season considering a manager change.

 

A1X

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Sep 1, 2017

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Deepest, darkest Sussex

• Jun 25, 2020

• #2

Our highest PL points total was 40 points and 15th place in 2017/18. We're unlikely to finish higher but it'd be nice to beat that points total.

 

Change at Barnham

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Aug 6, 2011

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Bognor Regis

• Jun 25, 2020

• #3

More importantly, who can we realistically think about possibly over taking above us?

 

Uh_huh_him

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Sep 28, 2011

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #4

Just taking it 1 game at a time to be honest.

I think we have a genuine chance of taking the points.
Utd will have played twice in 6 days whereas we will have been preparing for a week ad have some confidence back in the team.

 

highflyer

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Jan 21, 2016

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #5

I'm guessing we'll get another five points. One win two draws.
And that will be good enough.Considering where we were before the restart.

 

RM-Taylor

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Jan 7, 2006

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #6

If we don’t beat Norwich and Southampton away and Newcastle at home then I’ll be disappointed

 

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HalfaSeatOn

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North West Sussex

• Jun 25, 2020

• #7

Enough points to stay up please.

 

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scooter1

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Sep 12, 2006

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #8

I hope i'm not tempting fate, but even with the tough run that we have we look more likely to get points this year than last.
39 points should so it, I think so anyway. Where those points come from who knows.....one game at a at time as mentioned above

 

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Palacefinder General

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Apr 5, 2019

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #9

RM-Taylor said:

If we don’t beat Norwich and Southampton away and Newcastle at home then I’ll be disappointed

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If we don't beat Man Utd at home I’ll be disappointed. Delusional maybe, but our confidence is up and OGS is no Graham Potter.

 

FatSuperman

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Feb 25, 2016

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #10

symyjym said:

So we are bang on last years points 33 and played 31.
With 7 games left will we gain more than the 3 points we gained last year to finish our season? And what points total we should be looking realistically at finishing on this season?
I would throw a points goal of 42 into the mix? That would be a good season considering a manager change.

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Yep, close to previous seasons, although we were one point better off in 17/18 by match week. By opponent, we are actually 2 points better off this season than we were in the previous two seasons.

Digging into that a bit, here is where we fared in previous seasons (to substitute Norwich, I used the Fulham result in 18/19 and Stoke in 17/18):


So, according to the Giraffe model we should be 'expecting' about 6 points. However, if we get our traditional 3 points from Man U at the AMEX, we'll be on for our best ever PL points haul. UTA!!!

 

Guinness Boy

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #11

Winnable games? Norwich away, Saints away, an on-the-beach-in-Covid-masks Newcastle at home and a possibly Dyche-less and defintely fan-less Burnley.

None of those will be easy but if we can win just one and draw another we'll have beaten last season's total and that'll be a mini justification for hiring Potter.

 

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #12

Guinness Boy said:

Winnable games? Norwich away, Saints away, an on-the-beach-in-Covid-masks Newcastle at home and a possibly Dyche-less and defintely fan-less Burnley.

None of those will be easy but if we can win just one and draw another we'll have beaten last season's total and that'll be a mini justification for hiring Potter.

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Even if we go down I’ll think it was justified

 

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

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Brighton factually.....

• Jun 25, 2020

• #13

Icy Gull said:

Even if we go down I’ll think it was justified

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agreed.

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #14

Psychobilly freakout said:

agreed.

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Did I mention how much I hated last season and how much I have loved this season?

 

Baker lite

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #15

Would like to get to 40 points.


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Justice

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• Jun 25, 2020

• #16

Icy Gull said:

Did I mention how much I hated last season and how much I have loved this season?

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On the whole I’ve enjoyed the football although we reverted back to type at West Ham away for some reason and the passing game hasn’t been the same since.