Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 08, 2017, 02:04:28 pm
1927-28: 25 games, 38 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 55 points @ 3 per win; final position 4th(!)
2016-17: 25 games, 36 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 52 points @ 3 per win; final position ????
1949-50: 25 games, 37 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 51 points @ 3 per win; final position 1st
1934-35: 25 games, 35 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 50 points @ 3 per win; final position 1st
2003-04: 25 games, 34 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 49 points @ 3 per win; final position 1st
2002-03: 25 games, 35 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 48 points @ 3 per win; final position 3rd
1983-84: 25 games, 34 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 47 points @ 3 per win; final position 2nd
2012-13: 25 games, 33 points @ 2 per win, equivalent of 47 points @ 3 per win; final position 1st
Cause for optimism, but there is a warning from 1927-28 when we fell apart dramatically
Post by: The Red Baron on January 08, 2017, 02:56:32 pm
Strikes me that the only thing that could derail us is a really bad run of injuries, especially now there are no emergency loans. Of course it is something that could happen to any of the leading clubs.
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Post by: 1879Rovers on January 08, 2017, 06:14:10 pm
Post by: The Red Baron on January 08, 2017, 06:52:29 pm
Have we ever remained unbeaten at home. I remember in 83/84 we got to about the second last game when Reading beat us in a rearranged midweek game 3-2. I think we then lost the last home game as well. (possibly Hartlepool)
Yes, in 1932-33
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 08, 2017, 07:35:30 pm
Have we ever remained unbeaten at home. I remember in 83/84 we got to about the second last game when Reading beat us in a rearranged midweek game 3-2. I think we then lost the last home game as well. (possibly Hartlepool)
Yes, in 1932-33
Our home record that season was Won 13, Drew 8, Lost 0 and those 21 games formed part of our longest ever unbeaten at home run in the league when combined with the last 11 home matches of 1931-32 (W9 D2) and the first home match of 1933-34 (which was won) for total of run of 33 matches (W23 D10)
In 1983-84 our first 19 home matches were unbeaten (W13, D6) before inevitably Reading won at Belle Vue. Hartlepool won at Belle Vue on the last day of that season.
This season's unbeaten 13 matches at home is the longest from a season's start since that 1983-84 run, although it has been equalled twice (W8 D5 in 2002-03 and W9 D4 in 1986-87)
Post by: Dizzy_Burton on January 08, 2017, 07:48:14 pm
Have we ever remained unbeaten at home. I remember in 83/84 we got to about the second last game when Reading beat us in a rearranged midweek game 3-2. I think we then lost the last home game as well. (possibly Hartlepool)I am still gutted about that Reading game! In the whole Football League, only two teams were still unbeaten at home before the game and Reading was the other team.
But then we ended their 31 game unbeaten home run early the following season which was some consolation!
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Post by: Draytonian III on January 08, 2017, 10:08:26 pm
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 09, 2017, 01:17:29 am
Even the Arsenal 'invincible' team went through a stage of drawing quite a few at some stages they were protecting that record. Of course that side had such ability that they also thrashed a few sides and won many games comfortably.
Some teams are beat before the game starts against a side unbeaten at home. You will always get sides though that don't respect it a bit then you can have problems if the team is in 'protection' mode.
Post by: hoolahoop on January 09, 2017, 06:14:44 am
WTF went wrong ?