[Football] Cheer up - January's Actually Been Good For Us

BNthree said:

Seeing as we have the most draws in the PL so far this season I can see us just drawing our way to safety.

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Stato said:

Since we lost to Arsenal at the end of last year, most teams in the bottom half have played 4 times. Newcastle have played 6. In that time Arsenal have shot up the league and are not in the bottom half anymore. Here's how the other 9 have got on.

Wolves 0.5 points per game
Leeds 0.75 ppg
Palace 1 ppg
Newcastle 0.167 ppg
Burnley 1.5ppg
Brighton 1.25ppg
Fulham 0.5ppg
WBA 0.75ppg
Sheff Utd 1.5ppg

Should January's points return continue for the remaining games (obviously it won't, the game sample is very small and isn't adjusted for the quality of the opposition played) this would be the final table. We would reach the 40 point mark:

12 Burnley 50.5
13 Palace 41
14 Brighton 40.5
15 Leeds 39.5
16 Sheff Utd 35
17 Wolves 32
18 WBA 24.5
19 Fulham 22.5
20 Newcastle 22

I just thought it was worth mentioning given all of the self flagellating messages following last night's result when, like Spurs, Southampton & Liverpool in the last couple of months, we failed to beat, but didn't lose to Fulham. As we all know, it's a marathon, not a sprint and over the last month, although we've not changed our position in the race, we have closed the gap on a few in front of us and got further away from some behind.

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Uh_huh_him said:

Also I believe we have won a premier league game in January for the first time in our history (citation needed)

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Stato said:

Current form table also shows that, despite the injury absences and the disappointment of not getting the win last night, we are currently gaining more points per game than most of the bottom half.

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Swansman said:

True story.

17/18 - four games, two points
18/19 - four games, one point
19/20 - four games, two points
20/21 - four games, five points (and one game left)

A win would break the all time Brighton top division record of seven points, but with worse ppg obviously (unless you had the two points for win system back then?)

79/80 - three games, four points
80/81 - three games, zero points
81/82 - three games, seven points
82/83 - four games, two points

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Swansman said:

True story.

17/18 - four games, two points
18/19 - four games, one point
19/20 - four games, two points
20/21 - five games, eight points

A win did break the all time Brighton top division record of seven points, but with worse ppg obviously (unless you had the two points for win system back then?)

79/80 - three games, four points
80/81 - three games, zero points
81/82 - three games, seven points
82/83 - four games, two points

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Stato said:

Since we lost to Arsenal at the end of last year, most teams in the bottom half have played 4 times. Newcastle have played 6. In that time Arsenal have shot up the league and are not in the bottom half anymore. Here's how the other 9 have got on.

Wolves 0.5 points per game
Leeds 0.75 ppg
Palace 1 ppg
Newcastle 0.167 ppg
Burnley 1.5ppg
Brighton 1.25ppg
Fulham 0.5ppg
WBA 0.75ppg
Sheff Utd 1.5ppg

Should January's points return continue for the remaining games (obviously it won't, the game sample is very small and isn't adjusted for the quality of the opposition played) this would be the final table. We would reach the 40 point mark:

12 Burnley 50.5
13 Palace 41
14 Brighton 40.5
15 Leeds 39.5
16 Sheff Utd 35
17 Wolves 32
18 WBA 24.5
19 Fulham 22.5
20 Newcastle 22

I just thought it was worth mentioning given all of the self flagellating messages following last night's result when, like Spurs, Southampton & Liverpool in the last couple of months, we failed to beat, but didn't lose to Fulham. As we all know, it's a marathon, not a sprint and over the last month, although we've not changed our position in the race, we have closed the gap on a few in front of us and got further away from some behind.

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