03-08-2018, 01:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-2018, 01:35 PM by Strawberry Avenger.)
(03-08-2018, 12:03 PM)optimistic_red Wrote: i'll be happy with top 6.
last season we finished with 53 points (1.15 per game)
Wolves 99 pts 2.15 per game
Cardiff 90 pts 1.95 per game
Fulham 88 pts 1.91 per game
Aston Villa 83 pts 1.8 per game
Middlesboro 76 pts 1.65 per game
Derby 75 pts 1.63 per game
So its about consistency, 1/2 point more per game gets us to play off, 1 point per game auto.
Add in Stoke, WBA and Swansea...to the Villa, Boro' and Derby. Those 'could' be the 'top 6' this time around. (with Norwich, Millwall, Preston, Brentford hovering around the top 8-10.)
...and that is the opposition that Forest have to compete with for a top 6 position.
Forest have Strength, Skill and Athleticism. A perfect storm of attributes to break into that top 6. Forest CAN claw back another 1/2 a point per game. They just didn't have the quality to finish off the opposition last season when they were on top...so many 'close' results. So many cheap results going against Forest. With the Karanka factor (he'll demand no less than consistency, of players giving of their best and has the squad depth to achieve that level of pressure...) and the merticulous recruitment, I believe that Forest will at least convert another 1/2 a point per game. That's doable.
It IS about consistency.
SA.