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It is perhaps worth gently reminding ourselves that after today, we have won one game in the last twelve.
CBCBYeah, it’s always good to be reminded of that. Is it also perhaps worth gently reminding you that, after we found our feet in September, we have picked up points at top-half of the table rate for nearly 2/3rds of a season?Or that we’ve lost only 5 league games outbif 21 since the clocks went back despite those games including away matches against 6 of the top 8 and despite long term injuries having robbed us of for much of that time, up to half a first XI inMcCulloughKiwomyaButlerBaudryAndrewplus assorted others?
I don't think we will go down this season but equally it is a little optimistic to think we will finish 13th or 14th this season.If you look at the last five seasons in League One, the lowest points total to finish 14th was 57 points (when Crawley finished 14 in 2013/14).To even match that lowest total and finish 14th, we would have to get another 14 points from the remaining 10 games. That looks somewhat ambitious, although not impossible.
Fair point. But then the joint 14th best sides in the division at the moment (Oxford & Blackpool) are currently on target for 55.2 points, taking their season average. We’re the 16th best and we’re on target for 54.9. On paper we have a significantly easier run in than either of those sides. Plus, I’m an optimist. It gets me through the day.
Comrade. The season doesn’t finish for two months yet.
Three of our last four defeats have been to teams outside the top 10 though - in fact we have done half decent on this run against the better placed sides.
Dutch. The last four defeats do not include Oxford. I know one of these was in’t cup but I am talking about the current run we are on, since turn of year.
Am certainly with you on that Dutch. I do not think we will go down this season.
seven teams have to finish the season better than us, for us to go down.. Some a little better, some a lot better..
Starting to look as though Rochdale might not be getting out of the mire.A 2-0 loss tonight leaves them six points adrift of fifth bottom but they do still have a game in hand.We slip back to six points clear of the bottom four after Northampton’s draw with the Shrews but we have a game in hand over them.
Quote from: drfchound on March 20, 2018, 09:51:00 pmStarting to look as though Rochdale might not be getting out of the mire.A 2-0 loss tonight leaves them six points adrift of fifth bottom but they do still have a game in hand.We slip back to six points clear of the bottom four after Northampton’s draw with the Shrews but we have a game in hand over them.On New Years Day we were 7 points clear and had played a match more than 4th bottom. It’s generally held that we haven’t been in form in 2018 but we have pulled slightly away from the relegation zone.