The next 2 months

[TheSecondStain]

We will have to wait and see until Saturday, but the fact they beat Norwich in the cup, and in my opinion made us look poor, makes me think they are a side that can raise their game for the "bigger" matches.
Beckford can be a very good championship striker when the mood takes him (although i am glad they signed him rather than us), Nugent always has been a good championship player, and players like Danns,Dyer and Wellens are hardly mediocre. They certainly carry more of a threat than most sides in the league,and it wouldnt suprise me at all if Leicester done us a favour on Saturday,and took at least a point at Reading.

You make a very good point about Leicester City. In their endeavours to get themselves into the playoffs [which I don't think they'll succeed at] I think they'll take a few important scalps, as their inconsistent season continues. They are more than capable of upsetting any top 6 team that they have remaining games to play, but they are also perfectly capable of being absolutely ordinary. So, this season, I think they're going to be the spoilers of the party, for some clubs, but they won't achieve enough for themselves.

 

[Brooking]

When I look at the remaining fixtures, it gives me a lot of confidence. The next 3 games look pretty straightforward for both us and Reading, but West Ham have a very tough fixture against Leeds, followed by Boro and Burnley. I will be astonished if we don't at least match West Ham's form over that period, and Reading will have to play Peterborough and Blackpool after that, culminating in the Hammers and Reading facing off at the end of March. Our March fixtures look relatively easy in comparison and I'll be surprised if we're not top come April.

Obviously not as straightforward as you thought after last night.

All the best

Brooking