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Milton End wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:05 pm
Don't want to dampen your enthusiasm but things could change on Saturday 23rd.
And there starts the misery
Some people are just enjoying the moment and don't need others giving them some perspective. People know that things can change in football - so just enjoy the good times.
Of course, you are absolutely right. The thread was themed at how nice it was seeing Pompey at the top of the table. Any football fan of any club with a modicum of intelligence will know all the pit falls in a season and being top of the table only really counts at the seasons end. Therefore it didn't really need people, like myself, adding pragmatism to the thread when everyone knows what can happen without being told.
I do apologise for that but I was also trying to convey that although we have been here before there is a difference. Last season I didn't join in the general euphoria at being top because I didn't think we deserved it. I thought we had been extremely lucky in games and we were fotunately winning games, which was just papering over the cracks. We hadn’t played any of the fancied teams and I thought we were pretty poor in most games. This season is different in my opinion because I think we have deserved to win the games we have and, perhaps, should have won the games we drew. We have also played 3 fancied teams and generally came out on top. Plus I believe that League One is weaker this season so I think there is genuine encouragement, unlike last season.
This original thread was not a prediction, but more a 'let's enjoy the moment'. Whilst we remain top, let's enjoy it. We all know football is a funny old game but after 9 games, a fifth of the season, we should be starting to see an indication how things could turn out. I think next week will be very tough away at Wigan but none of the top 7 sides have easy games. PUP.
As you all know Pompey have gone 20 league games undefeated. That run has seen Pompey winning 9 games and drawing 11 which has yielded 38 points. That makes it an average of 1.9 points per game. If that form is repeated for the next 31 games that would give us somewhere in the region of 78 points. Obviously we are going to lose games, and the first defeat after such a long unbeaten run is going to hurt like hell, so that does mean more wins are required to compensate for defeats. 78 points should get us into the Play Offs. It goes without saying that more points will be needed for automatic promotion but, as things stand, we are on course for the Play Offs at least.
Blue Walter wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:23 pm
As you all know Pompey have gone 20 league games undefeated. That run has seen Pompey winning 9 games and drawing 11 which has yielded 38 points. That makes it an average of 1.9 points per game. If that form is repeated for the next 31 games that would give us somewhere in the region of 78 points. Obviously we are going to lose games, and the first defeat after such a long unbeaten run is going to hurt like hell, so that does mean more wins are required to compensate for defeats. 78 points should get us into the Play Offs. It goes without saying that more points will be needed for automatic promotion but, as things stand, we are on course for the Play Offs at least.
Just saying, I was a bit bored.
If we just focus on this season, and why wouldn't we? We are averaging over 2.1 points per match which would relate to 97 points. Now that wouldn't be bad would it..
Blue Walter wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:23 pm
As you all know Pompey have gone 20 league games undefeated. That run has seen Pompey winning 9 games and drawing 11 which has yielded 38 points. That makes it an average of 1.9 points per game. If that form is repeated for the next 31 games that would give us somewhere in the region of 78 points. Obviously we are going to lose games, and the first defeat after such a long unbeaten run is going to hurt like hell, so that does mean more wins are required to compensate for defeats. 78 points should get us into the Play Offs. It goes without saying that more points will be needed for automatic promotion but, as things stand, we are on course for the Play Offs at least.
Just saying, I was a bit bored.
If we just focus on this season, and why wouldn't we? We are averaging over 2.1 points per match which would relate to 97 points. Now that wouldn't be bad would it..
Blue Walter wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:23 pm
As you all know Pompey have gone 20 league games undefeated. That run has seen Pompey winning 9 games and drawing 11 which has yielded 38 points. That makes it an average of 1.9 points per game. If that form is repeated for the next 31 games that would give us somewhere in the region of 78 points. Obviously we are going to lose games, and the first defeat after such a long unbeaten run is going to hurt like hell, so that does mean more wins are required to compensate for defeats. 78 points should get us into the Play Offs. It goes without saying that more points will be needed for automatic promotion but, as things stand, we are on course for the Play Offs at least.
Just saying, I was a bit bored.
If we just focus on this season, and why wouldn't we? We are averaging over 2.1 points per match which would relate to 97 points. Now that wouldn't be bad would it..
The arithmetic is faulty. We have 19 points from 9 games and thus 37 to be played. At 1.9 per match that is another 70 points, making 89 which should secure an automatic place. There again as my old man used to say, 'If my aunty Floss had a dick , she'd be my uncle'. Early days yet, we'll see.
Blue Walter wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:23 pm
As you all know Pompey have gone 20 league games undefeated. That run has seen Pompey winning 9 games and drawing 11 which has yielded 38 points. That makes it an average of 1.9 points per game. If that form is repeated for the next 31 games that would give us somewhere in the region of 78 points. Obviously we are going to lose games, and the first defeat after such a long unbeaten run is going to hurt like hell, so that does mean more wins are required to compensate for defeats. 78 points should get us into the Play Offs. It goes without saying that more points will be needed for automatic promotion but, as things stand, we are on course for the Play Offs at least.
Just saying, I was a bit bored.
If we just focus on this season, and why wouldn't we? We are averaging over 2.1 points per match which would relate to 97 points. Now that wouldn't be bad would it..
The arithmetic is faulty. We have 19 points from 9 games and thus 37 to be played. At 1.9 per match that is another 70 points, making 89 which should secure an automatic place. There again as my old man used to say, 'If my aunty Floss had a dick , she'd be my uncle'. Early days yet, we'll see.
Yes, of course I said 31 games when there are actually another 37 to be played. I don't know why I said 31, perhaps I really am the dick some on here think I am.
ExHGS1973 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:54 pm
The arithmetic is faulty. We have 19 points from 9 games and thus 37 to be played. At 1.9 per match that is another 70 points, making 89 which should secure an automatic place. There again as my old man used to say, 'If my aunty Floss had a dick , she'd be my uncle'. Early days yet, we'll see.
19 points from 9 games is certainly not 1.9 points per game.
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Isn’t there a relegation fee paid for the following 2/3 years or is that only the premier league, also history shows you were promoted and maybe league champions and have a cup for a year.
Melbourne Graham wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:46 am
Isn’t there a relegation fee paid for the following 2/3 years or is that only the premier league, also history shows you were promoted and maybe league champions and have a cup for a year.
Parachute payments only go to clubs relegated from the Premier League which distorts the Championship that’s why the EFL want changes to create a more level playing field
