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Averaging 2 points per game









Uh_huh_him

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Sep 28, 2011
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We've had a great start to the season, undoubtedly. However the fact is that we are averaging only 1.5 points a game over the last 8.
Talk of averaging 2 points a game is all well and good, but we will need to start winning games very soon, if we are to stay with the pack.

Some tough games coming up, so here's hoping we can get back to winning ways, sharpish.
 


Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003
30,615
Well that's obviously not certain is it.

Do you honestly think we are going to get top two with Hemed and Baldock? Hull have as solid a defence but their strikers will score more goals. Ditto Boro. Burnley have Gray, Derby will be in the mix.

Hughton has done great but he must be frustrated with the goal return from his front two. We'll be lucky to get 20 goals out of the pair of them and that won't be enough. I fancy Bloom will bring someone else in, it's just a question of when.

That said, we are incredibly hard to beat right now and for all that Vydra gives Reading they'd kill to have some of our defenders.
 


Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Apr 5, 2014
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Funny on the radio when Warren said that winning all your home games and drawing away isn't enough, suggesting that you needed two points a game... I'm guessing his football talents meant he didn't need to know much maths.
 






Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,213
Goldstone
Funny on the radio when Warren said that winning all your home games and drawing away isn't enough, suggesting that you needed two points a game
I think he read one of my posts and got confused. We can all sympathise there.
 


NooBHA

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Jan 13, 2015
8,586
I think psychologically this unbeaten run could be a drawback. It seems to give them the idea that not losing is satisfactory.

The only good thing about all these draws is that we are playing well in those matches but instead of really pushing for the winner in the last 15 minutes we are sitting back and saying''well a draw isn't a bad result. That in some instances is true but not if we are saying that as often to ourselves as we are at the moment then a draw isn't a good result at all
 




Nathan

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Jan 8, 2010
3,757
I think psychologically this unbeaten run could be a drawback. It seems to give them the idea that not losing is satisfactory.

The only good thing about all these draws is that we are playing well in those matches but instead of really pushing for the winner in the last 15 minutes we are sitting back and saying''well a draw isn't a bad result. That in some instances is true but not if we are saying that as often to ourselves as we are at the moment then a draw isn't a good result at all

A draw away to Reading and Wednesday are not bad results, the draw at home to Preston was a bad result.
 


NooBHA

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Jan 13, 2015
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A draw away to Reading and Wednesday are not bad results, the draw at home to Preston was a bad result.

Thats the point i was trying to make. When we start to accept the ones where a point is a good result as acceptable by not really pressing for the winner. It leaves us no margin for error in the ones where a draw is not a good result. We need to press for the winner in every match because there will be matches where we will drop points when we shouldn't do. Although all in all the performances are still of a good standard
 


Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Thats the point i was trying to make. When we start to accept the ones where a point is a good result as acceptable by not really pressing for the winner. It leaves us no margin for error in the ones where a draw is not a good result. We need to press for the winner in every match because there will be matches where we will drop points when we shouldn't do. Although all in all the performances are still of a good standard
Yes, the draw v Preston really needs to be put right by a win at Burnley...
 




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