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Post by Jon on Dec 28, 2020 17:54:17 GMT
At the turn of year (44 game equivalent):
1 Torquay United 104.5 2 Sutton United 88.0 3 Stockport County 77.8 4 Solihull Moors 76.0 5 Hartlepool United 74.3 6 Notts County 72.3 7 Maidenhead United 72.3 8 Eastleigh 69.7 9 Bromley 69.1 10 Boreham Wood 66.0 11 Wrexham 62.9 12 Woking 61.6 13 Wealdstone 61.6 14 FC Halifax Town 60.5 15 Altrincham 60.5 16 Dagenham & Redbridge 56.6 17 Chesterfield 54.2 18 Aldershot Town 52.8 19 King's Lynn Town 47.4 20 Yeovil Town 37.2 21 Barnet 30.5 22 Dover Athletic 26.4 23 Weymouth 25.1
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Post by rjdgull on Dec 28, 2020 18:38:34 GMT
Will be interesting to compare that to the final table. I think teams like Solihull will struggle having only played eleven league games so far and maybe those sides with larger squads will fare better in the final analysis. Looking bloody good for us but again six players out today so a worry and either need bodies back or new blood in.
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Post by plainmoorpete on Dec 29, 2020 9:44:48 GMT
I agree with rjd's points. But we are bound to fall back anyway simply because we could not have possibly had a better start if we tried and very few teams of any stature could carry on that form for a whole season.
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Post by petef on Dec 29, 2020 13:38:49 GMT
I would be amazed if we managed anywhere near 104 points. Possible but highly unlikely we are bound to have a blip or two just as some those teams who are struggling will have good runs of form. Its par for the course but we are way ahead of schedule, have a great points advantage but are also there to be shot at.
I still have haunting memories of my first season supporting the club 1967/68 where we looked to be in control to gain our first ever promotion to the second tier. Beating Bury at home 3-0 in mid March in front of the MOTD cameras and 10,000 plus fans. We eventually slumped to 4th place winning only twice in our final ten games while Bury went up as runners up to Oxford Utd.
Both the club and supporters must be prepared for any dip in form and work together to push on again if we need to. This entire squad, under one of the best managers we've ever had at the club, who are putting so much into this campaign deserve all the "positive" support they get.
Without doubt every single club in the division would surely love to swap places with us.
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Post by Jon on Dec 31, 2020 0:24:51 GMT
I would be amazed if we managed anywhere near 104 points. If we get 104 points. I'll buy Chelston a curry. If we don't, .... GJ talks about two points per game being par for Champions. That is usually about right and would guarantee promotion from League 2, but with only one automatic promotion spot quite a few teams have averaged more than that and not gone up. We are currently six points ahead of two per game. Sutton are bang on. Stockport and Solihull are three points behind, Notts County and Hartlepool amongst those five behind. Odds are one of those will go on a winning run, so we cannot slip too far if we want to avoid the playoffs.
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Post by rjdgull on Dec 31, 2020 9:53:47 GMT
I would be up for a curry with 104 points as surely we would be champions.
I think we have all extrapolated promotion countless times only to see us fall at the last hurdle. The Ling season possibly being the last time? However, with Johnson we have a manager that has been there and done it before which gives hope that we have got a good chance of going on and doing just that. Still plenty of work to do, with 28 to play, average of 2 points per game would see us with 94 and probably champions, 1.75 per game would be 87 which might be enough.... Important month is January, games against Solihull, Sutton and Notts are real game changers. We could end up back in the thick of it, maintain our lead or be out of sight?
Still think that’s the intensity of games will make it difficult for other teams to go on a similar run that we started the season with which was nothing short of extraordinary. Clubs like Solihull are fully five games behind us and are now at a disadvantage having to play catch up. It is worth keeping an eye on the points per game as the Premier League are looking at voting on whether 2/3 of 3/4 of games played would be enough to decide the season if they run out of time. At our level that equates to 30 or 33 games played so want to get this point ASAP and also ahead of everyone else on a PPG basis just in case......
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Post by stig123 on Dec 31, 2020 14:36:22 GMT
I have not seen any posts from chelstongull lately. Is he ok? Never met him (as far as I know) and don't know who he is but always impressed with his erudite comments.
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Post by Jon on Dec 31, 2020 16:42:43 GMT
I have not seen any posts from chelstongull lately. Is he ok? Never met him (as far as I know) and don't know who he is but always impressed with his erudite comments. He is as o.k. as he has ever been. Unfortunately, his place on the Popside is so far from mine that my visits to Plainmoor have not been enhanced by his erudite comments. Fortunately, the football has been good enough to distract me from the lack of Chelston wit.
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Post by stig123 on Dec 31, 2020 17:01:34 GMT
Thanks Jon...that's a relief.Hope he will start posting again soon.
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