Nigel Posted November 9, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 9, 2016 It will be a lot easier once we (hopefully) climb the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 20 hours ago, TRO said: I think its worth pointing out we have played slightly more games against to top half teams than the bottom. We still have quite a few away games against the lower half teams. I think we have faired well considering: 1) We made such a poor start in terms of points under RDM 2) considering the tough fixtures completed to date. The higher we climb, the more we'll be playing teams below us and therefore the easier it gets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 21 minutes ago, rubberman said: The higher we climb, the more we'll be playing teams below us and therefore the easier it gets. Like Fallout 4 ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 21 hours ago, villa89 said: It's not really relevant for us though is it? They will still win the league and we'll be battling for the playoffs. I'd actually prefer Newcastle to be at full strength for the full season seeing as they are probably going to win the league anyway and the more points they take from the pool the better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 5 hours ago, rubberman said: The higher we climb, the more we'll be playing teams below us and therefore the easier it gets. It was just a snapshot static observation at that time....but yes your logic is correct if our form improves and we keep moving up we will be playing more teams below us. the point i was making was as we was sitting at 14 th that was the state of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 10, 2016 On 09/11/2016 at 13:13, TRO said: I think its worth pointing out we have played slightly more games against to top half teams than the bottom. We still have quite a few away games against the lower half teams. I think we have faired well considering: 1) We made such a poor start in terms of points under RDM 2) considering the tough fixtures completed to date. You're right. We're also unbeaten in all games against bottom half sides (although yet to win away), not to mention unbeaten at home against all opposition. v top half TOTL P9 W2 D4 L3 F8 A11 Pts 10 ------------------------------ HOME P4 W1 D3 L0 F4 A3 Pts 6 AWAY P5 W1 D1 L3 F4 A8 Pts 4 v bottom half TOTL P7 W2 D5 L0 F9 A5 Pts 11 ------------------------------ HOME P4 W2 D2 L0 F8 A4 Pts 8 AWAY P3 W0 D3 L0 F1 A1 Pts 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted November 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 11, 2016 16 hours ago, BOF said: v top half AWAY P5 W1 D1 L3 F4 A8 Pts 4 That is really quite damning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 11, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2016 27 minutes ago, Nigel said: That is really quite damning! It's on the turn though. Our last 2 away to the top half were the W and the D, and in fairness those 3 losses are our only losses in the entire season and we've turned the trend around. Onwards and upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 On 09/11/2016 at 03:20, LockStockVilla said: I'm quite confident we can put together a run to see us into the top 3, especially if we can add quality to the squad in January and keep up with the home form. If I am not mistaken, I believe in 2011, Reading had our exact same point total through 16 matches and they went on to win the league. I think Newcastle is unrealistic to catch, but I really do believe we can catch Brighton over the next 15 matches. Why are Brighton catchable but not Newcastle? Brighton IMO are the harder team to beat in this league and there's only 3 points between Brighton and Newcastle at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 23 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Why are Brighton catchable but not Newcastle? Brighton IMO are the harder team to beat in this league and there's only 3 points between Brighton and Newcastle at the moment. .....soon to be 6 pts if its up to our Brucie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 On 11/11/2016 at 09:43, Nigel said: That is really quite damning! On 10/11/2016 at 17:07, BOF said: v bottom half TOTL P7 W2 D5 L0 F9 A5 Pts 11 ------------------------------ HOME P4 W2 D2 L0 F8 A4 Pts 8 AWAY P3 W0 D3 L0 F1 A1 Pts 3 That''s not so great either, tbf. Hopefully sorted now Brucie has got them playing with a bit more of a clue, and we will see those stats improve quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Looks a real possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Play like this and automatic isn't out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: Play like this and automatic isn't out of the question. It is because I can't see Brighton losing the amount if games we need to catch them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 points lost, but on the positive side I thought we were the slightly less awful side for a large part of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: It is because I can't see Brighton losing the amount if games we need to catch them They looked naff. Them being 12 games unbeaten is not reflective of Brighton as a side. The division is dreadful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Thought we played brilliantly. Really enjoyed the game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 We've gone from being greatful not to get pasted, to being disappointed at not beating the team which sit second in the league. I wasn't crapping my pants throughout the whole game for once. Still have alot of work to do though, draws are almost like losses for us, simply based on how much ground we have to make up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Willard Posted November 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2016 Brighton forum "They had us sussed in that first half. High, quick press gave us no time on the ball. Crowded the middle to keep Sidders and Stephens contained. No wonder we gave the ball away. Best team I've seen this season, without a doubt." "They will be in the mix at the end of the season" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Is most definitely ON. Incredibly enough ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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