Statistics ad damned lies !
I'm expecting flack from brb /and / or grumpygit - and......
I can't argue against the number of points accrued since the start of December. I am happy that we are safe from relegation ( for another year. ) I will admit that the standard of football has been better than in the previous 3 years (( it couldn't have been much worse )) -- but --
I look beyond the result at the final whistle. I will also look at the entertainment on offer -- especially if I have travelled for several hours etc etc.
I am not totally convinced by some - even recent, performances.
We beat Blackpool in a match that involved 5 goals - but with very little quality. We beat Doncaster - only because of two own goals and the luxury of 11 v 10 ( and even then we struggled .) We played a woeful Southend side, and just about managed to beat them(( although I do have to ask '' where the hell was the left side of the midfield and defence at the end when Rush should have equalised ? )). The quality of this game was virtually non existent......... I actually enjoyed, ( more ), the performance at Burton - where no goals were scored !
The general quality of sides in this season's League 1 is poor. It would be a 'good year' to win this division - but - any of the sides that do gain promotion, will need to greatly improve to survive in the Championship -- and at GFC, we are a long, long way from ready for promotion -- and still well short of producing convincing performances--------------- to entice fans to go to a sodden, extremely cramped Roots Hall, on a miserable, cold Tuesday night - when there's Champions League football on the telly.
OK - you can now shove 3 points down my throat.