After ten, 15pts, 6th Place We've assessed our progress so far over ten games and, I think, in general the consensus of opinion was that we are happy with where we are if not how we've got there. Although most appeared content with 6th place not all were as happy with many arguing that we could have done better, citing our problems of indiscipline, yellows, reds together with the incompetence, bordering on a sub-concious bias, of officials was stifling us. Reading between the lines and probably getting it all totally wrong, I think some felt that we could do better and that our 'bad luck', indiscipline and run of poor results were all just symptoms of our new attritional style of football we play under Monks. Either way for whatever the reason we are 6th which is fantastic for us, 6th place, 15pts, ten games, sounds better every time. Can we maintain our form and position as the season progresses? or will we start an inevitable slip down the table? Here's our next ten fixtures, taking us up to 01/01/15 Arsenal (H) = 1pt Man City (A) = 0pt Crystal Palace (H) = 3pts QPR (H) = 3pts West Ham (A) = 0pts Spurs (H) = 1pt Hull (A) = 0pts Aston Villa (H) = 3pts Liverpool (A) = 1pts QPR (A) = 3pts My view is that: Next ten = 15pts Total pts = 30pts On 01/01/15 we will be between 5th and 8th, dependent on success of Man Utd, Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, over the same period. What you think guys? Thanks to PGFWhite for this, see "Assessment of Monk" post #21 Thanks PGF, I thought your idea deserved its own thread, hope you don't mind me nicking it.
Good thread. I too think we will get around 15!16 points from the next 10 games. The big factor for us will be injuries and injury free I dont see why we shouldnt be on 29-31 points.
I'd settle for 25 points, but your predictions look realistic so, hey, why not 30 points. Not convinced we'll take 6 points off QPR or get a point at Anfield. Doing this sort of exercise can be wildly inaccurate - I don't bother any more.
It's all guesswork but I suppose there's an argument that's what us forum posters love to do occasionally for a bit of fun. I think QPR are improving - hate to say it. So I'm not convinced of those 3 away points. Spurs are in a false position so I wouldn't count on geting a home point against them either. Impressive at times v Villa yesterday and should have won by more. Other teams seem to be getting better too. That said, Monk has us effectively parking the bus against the better teams so we might pick up a few draws in those games down as no points. Really don't know why but I'm a bit pessimistic and 15 points is hoping for too much. I'm going for 9 and that'll mean 24 in January. Mid table -ish. Would be delighted if Stumpy's more optimistic view is the correct one.
I am not a lover of this sort of thing as dragon says it is all guess work. Who would have the thought the 15 points we have now would have come in the way they did. But i can see anything from 12 to 15 points from the next 10 games. From which games they will come I have no idea.
Some teams are getting better, it's true. But some teams are falling off the edge of the cliff (Liverpool) or stagnating (ManU, Everton, Spurs). Then there are a lot of mid-tablish teams that I genuinely think we are now better than (Newcastle, Stoke, Hull, Villa, WBA, etc). So I'm going to stick me neck out and say Liverpool/ManU/Everton/Spurs won't advance significantly, the other teams won't advance at all, and some teams above us (probably I just mean West Ham tbh, but maybe even Arsenal) are within our grasp. We have golden opportunity here.
We are good enough with a full side to beat anyone on the day just as we can lose, so i dont know how many points we will get so anything from 0 to 30 points and probably somewhere in between....
Oops, something wasnt adding up but couldnt put my finger on it .. Im more in line with whitey at 25 ...at most
