nicko31
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Yeah same on Radio 5 completed ignored us, love it
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2nd place there for the taking this season....
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Yeah same on Radio 5 completed ignored us, love it
GT49er
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If we go up, we'll need a lot more than one striker to stay up. Maybe even as much as half a team.
Megazone
On his last warning
Besides our centre-forwards, who would you say isn't good enough for the Prem who regularly plays for the Albion?
I was watching the Burnley game yesterday and I'm sure they quoted Sean Dyche as saying that was the magic number for this season
GT49er
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That (thankfully) is Hughton's job rather than mine. Basically, most of the team could do a job in the PL, but only if surrounded by better players.
Megazone
On his last warning
So we wont need half the team replacing then?
This 100%. But we need to win our next two games. Obviously.
Whilst I agree that we can't be complacent and every game is difficult I can't agree with the "they looked good" bit.
From what I saw, both teams looked utter shite on Friday and (cheating aside) I'd fancy us to batter Palace if we played them tomorrow and they played like that.
No complacency whatsoever but we SHOULD beat Reading.
GT49er
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Close on half (at least) - yes. Hughton will have to decide who gets replaced - who's available will also be a significant factor.
KingKev
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The 5 games in 2 short runs vs Reading, MK, Fulham, QPR and Charlton look like must wins. Then it's about how we come out of the tough 3 game run vs Burnley, Brum and Forest. Less than 17-18 points from those 8 games and we will probably be looking to ensure key players (Kayal...) are fit for the play-offs. Even if we do well in those 8, we're still likely to need to win at Boro on the last day for automatic promotion.
That's my take on it - still looks likely to be 4th place to me, but it's a funny old game....
Enjoy the ride!
That's my take on it - still looks likely to be 4th place to me, but it's a funny old game....
Enjoy the ride!
KingKev
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They've got 1 point in 6 games against Blackburn, Bristol, Rotherham and Charlton. You'd have expected them to pick up minimum 12 from that little lot and it's the reason they're not top and clear favourites for automatic promotion right now. By comparison to the rest of the contenders their record against the top half is stellar and I for one hope one of us finishes top two, because I'd make them clear favourites in the play-offs regardless of who they play and what form they go in with.
Looking at the league table. The defence.
Think potentially Goldson and Dunk could cut it (assuming the latter can cut out the brain-freeze he has at least once a game), plus Bong (don't think the three have played together yet ?). Bruno has had a great season but may be just too old for a step up. We haven't had our potentially best 4 at the back together in a game this season.
Recent results have certainly opened things up for us and we've got the habit of not losing, if not quite winning. The trouble is we have Reading to play and our record against them is total turnip. If we lay that hoodoo to rest tonight I really shall start to believe we might be able to pull this off.
darkwolf666
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Past records count for nothing, Cardiff hadn't beaten us in the previous 7 meetings until they thumped us a short while ago!
Agreed. I am superstitious about us finishing third again.
You'd think so but we remain completely unable to do a thing against Sheffield Wednesday.
GT49er
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Again?
Yes I thought we were in third the year we were beaten by Palace?