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(18-12-2021, 10:30 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: So we are now exactly half way through the season. Just doing a quick bit of number crunching - I know how to have a wild Saturday night me - if we take our PPG for the first half but excluding the first 7 games, we get 2.06/game. If we can average the same for the second half of the season we would end up with 81 points.
That would have got us to 4th place last season and is easily enough for a play off spot any year.
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Sheff Utd look like they've got their act together. Definitely a threat to the top 2.
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Neither Fulham or Bournemouth have won in their last five games
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Looking at the table. Blackburn have got 15 points from 5 games. If they sell Brereton Diaz, that accounts for 18 goals they have scored. Our goal difference is creeping up, but we need to add more goals . The race towards the top 2 finishes looks to be spread among 5 or 6 teams, including us. I dont think that Autos are out of reach at this juncture of the season. We just need to up the goals scored and continue our frugal defence stats. The addition of a different type of forward could make all the difference in the January window.
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It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever for Blackburn to sell Brereton in January.
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Barnsley v Stoke and Cardiff v Coventry already called off on Boxing Day, which means a draw for us against ‘boro will mean we move into the top six
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(21-12-2021, 09:37 AM)nffc93 Wrote: (21-12-2021, 09:18 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever for Blackburn to sell Brereton in January.
Don't think they can afford to hang onto him till end of the season and potentially lose out on 20m +
Out of contract at end of season.
Think they've got serious financial issues
Blackburn have a one year option though and I would expect them to trigger it.
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Fulham were pretty poor last night but fair play to Sheff, they did a number on them. We'd be chuffed if our side put in a resolute performance like that. Oh and Harry Wilson is the most overrated player in the league if you ask me. Liverpool have had Fulham's pants down by selling him for £12m.
I fully expect Fulham and Bournemouth to remain and finish as the top 2 sides. All teams at the top have a dip in form in the winter, it's just the way it is. They'll just play through it and their quality will come back I'm sure.
With Blackburn, Sheff U, us and Boro looking like they've got their acts together there's now big pressure on Coventry and Stoke. It'll be interesting if those two can continue to get good results.
