Tranmere 0 Charlton 2 Charlton 1 Rochdale 1 Charlton 2 Stevenage 1 Chesterfield 1 Charlton 1 Bournemouth 0 Charlton 1 TOTAL POINTS - 11
I might want to change some of these after today. I have a weird feeling of relief and disappointment. Will post when indoors, have 4% battery.
You remember the thread where we all forecast our final points total? My forecast was a conservative/realistic 95 points. Since then we have played ten league matches and are 6 points up on my forecasts, so my forecast total is now 101 points. Good thing I am not a gambling man as I have only got two results correct out of 10 (today's draw and the win at Exeter). Charlton Athletic v Oldham Athletic forecast 3 gained 1 Yeovil Town v Charlton Athletic forecast 1 gained 3 Leyton Orient v Charlton Athletic forecast 1 gained 0 Charlton Athletic v Brentford forecast 1 gained 3 Sheffield Wed v Charlton Athletic forecast 0 gained 3 Charlton Athletic v Sheffield United forecast 1 gained 3 Exeter City v Charlton Athletic forecast 3 gained 3 Charlton Athletic v Bury forecast 3 gained 1 Charlton Athletic v Milton K Dons forecast 1 gained 3 Tranmere Rovers v Charlton Athletic forecast 1 gained 1 Mind you, I forecast five wins and a draw for the next six matches. Either our recent luck will have to hold, or we will need a return to our early season form to get anywhere near that.
Winning third tier points totals in recent seasons have been: 2010/11 Brighton 95 2009/10 Norwich 95 2008/9 Leicester 96 2007/8 Swansea 92 2006/7 Scu nthorpe 91 2005/6 Southend 82 2004/5 Luton 98 2003/4 Plymouth 90 2002/3 Wigan 100 2001/2 Brighton 90 So we are on course to do either a "Wigan" or a "Luton". I wonder where we will be eight or nine seasons ahead? Maybe doing a "Brighton" and getting promoted from the third tier again?
Make that 15 games... Saw my Tranmere supporting neighbour when I got back last night and he's tearing his hair out. The fact was though that once they'd scored it seemed like they could scarcely believe it and just didn't have the tools in the locker to go for a second. With apologies to Tranmere fans and acknowledgment to Les Parry's undoubted skill, they are a completely anonymous team from which you can identify - McGurk, small and quick; Brunt, big and awkward and Goodison (great name for a footballer) longest dreads I've seen in a while - the rest are Spam Sketch players, playing the same shapes time after time. And this method will work, and they'll finish in comfortable mid-table indefinitely, but it must be eye-wateringly boring to watch week in, week out. They must be desperate for Showunmi to come back.
Amazing to understand the varying fluctuation of fortunes of the teams mentioned in that list. Cant believe that it was only 7 years ago that Luton got promoted and look where they are now - and also look at the likes of Wigan,Swansea and Norwich now in the Prem, yet Plymouth,Luton struggling at the other end of the spectrum. Still believe we will beat the 101 points .
Ta. That's disappointing. I was hoping it was an embarrasing middle name or an imminent sex change! Oh well,,,,,
ha. am very pleased to see my moniker has stuck. nice. also pleased to see that the draw i needed to win this particular set of forecasts evapourated when Big Yann scored. happy to lose if charlton win.
Waheyyy, completely forgot about them set of predictions... Are we going to do the next 5 AllHellLetLoose? Ty for letting us know how we did
