alreadyexists Posted October 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 21, 2020 9 points I think, wins against Southampton, Brighton and West Ham. If we get 8 points then we’re halfway to safety... I would take that from our first 9 games!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I think if we are undefeated after ten games we are going to have a top six season! Arsenal away and Wet Spam obviously are tricky matches there! I want to know who voted we'd get 0-2 points, own up?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 All winnable, just the pessimist in me thinks we'll end up losing 1 and going on a downward spiral from there. I voted 10 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) I think we'll get 9-11. I'd be fine with any number as long as the reasons for that number back it up...e.g. if we only get 5/6 but had a major injury then it exemplifies everything that most sane people are worried about...lack of depth. If we get a run of unlucky/ crap VAR decisions that change the course of a game or two it's outside our control but would hope Dean can pick us up to not be too impacted by them outside the game in which they occur. Realistically though, with no excuses, 8 has to be the minimum target, and we would rightfully expect more. Edited October 21, 2020 by MrBlack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Oh rest assured this will absolutely happen, sadly. I agree, it maybe 5 games, it maybe 12 but when that happens we have to take it on the chin just like we are enjoying this brilliant run and look at the season at the end and assess that hopefully we have moved massively forward on the whole and continue to grow every season and not the usual lines of Smith has lost the dressing room rubbish that we get or he's tactically naive or whatever. I just take the average over the season mostly and then only during the games do I wildly over celebrate wins and on the opposite result I shout at every family member when we lose, then I am a vicious sarcastic after the game and then I go into a sulk about an hour later for the rest of the night..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_jW Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 9-12 for me,3 wins 1 loss and 1 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Slightly worries me in terms of expectations that most people are saying 10+ points. 2ppg over a season is 76 points... I don’t think we will be close to that. Optimistically we can hope we keep winning games but I don’t think we should expect Champions League form from this point. That said, there are a few games in there we would have been targeting for wins... if we get 8 points from 5 and are on 20 from 9 games we will still be (I would guess) in the top two or three. That’s how well we have started. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 21, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: 15 Legend!!! And goal difference after those 5 wins? be ambitious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted October 21, 2020 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 minute ago, nick76 said: Legend!!! And goal difference after those 5 wins? be ambitious Think we might struggle on goal front so going with +32 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 minute ago, TrentVilla said: Think we might struggle on goal front so going with +32 I was thinking that! If Watkins hasnt scored 20+ PL goals by 9 games, he should be considered a very poor buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Why do I get the feeling that this post is in preparation for 'the team's really good, it's Dean Smith's fault if it doesn't get 100% of the points available'? You know, despite the fact that he built it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Slightly worries me in terms of expectations that most people are saying 10+ points. 2ppg over a season is 76 points... I don’t think we will be close to that. Optimistically we can hope we keep winning games but I don’t think we should expect Champions League form from this point. That said, there are a few games in there we would have been targeting for wins... if we get 8 points from 5 and are on 20 from 9 games we will still be (I would guess) in the top two or three. That’s how well we have started. I think people saying over 10 are basing it purely on the fixtures. As you say in your last paragraph, there are a few games there we would be targeting to win after a bad start. So logic says we should be hoping and possibly expecting 9+. And I hope people making that prediction appreciate it is predicated on us avoiding injuries and bad luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 15 and we will guarantee our safety 3 games after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) All are winnable games, all are losable. Southampton and Arsenal are definitely losable. Leeds and West Ham are really tricky. Brighton could be the easiest. But it could go either way. So one at a time please. All of my focus is on Leeds now. Hope we win that then we think about Southampton. Edited October 21, 2020 by abdulaziz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Before the season started I would have gone for (realistically) something like 8 points:- - Leeds (H) 1 - Southampton (H) 3 - Arsenal (A) 0 - Brighton (H) 3 - West Ham (A) 1 We have proved already that every game is winnable, therefore we should (& we will) be aiming for 15 points - But it's impossible really to predict any game at the moment with solid conviction. I would be extremely delighted though with 9 points, comprising of 2 wins (starting Friday) and 3 draws. In fact, call me mad, but I would prefer the above outcome than gaining 10 points and losing Friday. Yes, I detest Leeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, MrBlack said: I think people saying over 10 are basing it purely on the fixtures. As you say in your last paragraph, there are a few games there we would be targeting to win after a bad start. So logic says we should be hoping and possibly expecting 9+. And I hope people making that prediction appreciate it is predicated on us avoiding injuries and bad luck. Agreed but these are not the worst teams in the league we are playing - some good sides in there! Still, no reason to doubt Deano can keep things going. We did ten in a row in promotion season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I've gone for 9-11. Even though that probably won't happen and our great start will come to an end eventually, there's a lot of optimism around at the moment and I want to ride that for as long as possible. It's been a long time coming for us, might as well enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I looked and initially thought all games winnable! Think the toughest there is West Ham and Leeds a possible banana skin. I don't fear Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Greenfly said: I've gone for 9-11. Even though that probably won't happen and our great start will come to an end eventually, there's a lot of optimism around at the moment and I want to ride that for as long as possible. It's been a long time coming for us, might as well enjoy it. It does, but it's how it comes to an end that matters. A loss to a Leeds team, severely weakened by injuries, would be worse than losing away to Arsenal or an in form West Ham for example. If we maintain the streak against Leeds, we should continue against Southampton, and then we go away to Arsenal with no fear, no worries and no major concern if we did lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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