Compared with last season...

[grafikhaus]

So one extra win over that predicted and we're up.

And in auto! If only life as a Blade was that simple...

 

[BeatleBlade]

Thanks

 

[Bladepicker]

So one extra win over that predicted and we're up.

Sounds good doesn't it

Imgine when that game changing investment kicks in ;-)

 

[grafikhaus]

I've already done graphs for the Oldham game. Now if we won...nah, you'd only get giddy. Should I post it now? Nah. Make 'em wait!

 

[grafikhaus]

Didn't want you getting giddy! Sorry for the delay - dodgy bottle of Shiraz..

 

[Balham]

Surely the line for automatic should be at 3rd place +1 point?! Only joking grafikhaus , cheers for the updates.

On the SellyOakBlade / Ollessendro scale we are now 13 points better off compared to the same games last season:


Last season:
vs sides promoted to the Championship - surrogates for Barnsley, Doncaster and Yeovil
Home: W1 (1-0 v Rotherham), D1 (0-0 v Brentford), L1 (0-2 v Wolves) = 1.3 points per game (ppg)
Away: W0, D0, L3 (1-3 v Brentford, 1-3 v Rotherham, 0-2 v Wolves) = 0 ppg

vs sides relegated to League Two - surrogates for Chesterfield, Fleetwood and Rochdale
Home: W4 (3-1 v Tranmere, 2-0 v Shrewsbury, 1-0 v Carlisle, 1-0 v Stevenage), D0, L0 = 3 ppg
Away: W0, D2 (0-0 v Tranmere, 0-0 v Stevenage), L2 (0-1 v Carlisle, 0-2 v Shrewsbury) = 0.5 ppg

 

[raul]

Any thoughts on the above Grecian2000 ??

 

[blade too long]

29 games left 87 points available , so if we get to 90 we should get an auto 93 would be defo
so we need 60 points to 63 so we could drop another 24 to 27 points

or 8 defeats or 31 wins 0 draws
or

5 defeats 6 draws 18 wins ( most likely)

or some other configuration

 

[blade too long]

to ensure play off at say 74 /77
we need 44 points to 47 outof 87 available
so in theory could lose another 13 games if we win the others
but again 13 wins and 8 draws 8 losses is the more probable outcome
to get 82 ish
15 wins 7 draws 7 losses

all very doable

 

[Grecian2000]

Any thoughts on the above Grecian2000 ??

Mere pretenders to the real deal.

For what it's worth the old Grumpometer had us at +7 at the third of the season point and we're currently sat at +10 after the last two games.
Looking at a 20+ by seasons end and possible automatic. Fucking amazing when you see how we're playing some weeks.

 

[blade too long]

not really . the year we won 5-2 at Leicester to go up we were at times bloody dreadful through that season


we drew 5 and lost 4 at home
we won several at home like oxford with late late goals after being far worse than weve been so far this season

 

[Kenilworth]

Any thoughts on the above Grecian2000 ??

Too many grey areas for me

 

[wizadry]

29 games left 87 points available , so if we get to 90 we should get an auto 93 would be defo
so we need 60 points to 63 so we could drop another 24 to 27 points

or 8 defeats or 31 wins 0 draws
or

5 defeats 6 draws 18 wins ( most likely)

or some other configuration

Talking about configuration mate! Is this Swahili or the Da Vinci Code you just wrote?

 

[blade too long]

we need 60 points from 29 games ,so out of the 87 available

thought it was plain enough

we can still drop 27 points

 

[grafikhaus]

I take no pleasure etc...


The goals scored/conceded are beginning to look a bit stark:

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At the start of the second half, I got talking to the referee's assessor (bloke from Hinckley - took him over 3 hours to get up the M1). Normally, they try to remain anonymous as they don't want unwanted attention. Without knowing who I was, he just looked at me and rolled his eyes. 'Enjoying it?' I asked. He said 'Sheffield just play it sideways, backwards and sideways again.' I replied 'You know it. We know it. Why doesn't he (pointing at NC) know it? Says it all, really.

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[grafikhaus]

Not so much fun anymore...

 

[grafikhaus]

Treading water...

 

[BladeFisher]

Treading water...

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Its OK. Nige is going to break the Wembley hoodoo 90 years on!

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Treading water...

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On target for play offs but 12 points off projected auto which means as we are 10 points behind the top two the top two are under achieving so the league is easier this season than past years.

Puts it in perspective for those with the red tinted glasses on.

 

[wizadry]

On target for play offs but 12 points off projected auto which means as we are 10 points behind the top two the top two are under achieving so the league is easier this season than past years.

Puts it in perspective for those with the red tinted glasses on.

Agree mate,but this is also the reason we still have a chance of the top two.Don't write us off just yet!

 

[grafikhaus]

After the Lord Mayor's Show. Pretty predictable and, incredibly, still 5th.

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[grafikhaus]

This is getting tedious. All five teams above us at 3.00 pm have won. Play-offs? Not a chance.

Just a thought. Five League goals scored all season in the first half, 23 in the second half. Is NC missing something?

 

[metalblade]

Looks like the red line is suffering from brewers droop ............................ well aren't we just fuckin shit grrrrrrrrrr.

 

[grafikhaus]

Looks like the red line is suffering from brewers droop ............................ well aren't we just fuckin shit grrrrrrrrrr.

Let's face it, if you're not good enough for the Third Division - and most of the players aren't - maybe time for a change of career?

 

[grafikhaus]

Oh yes! For the first time this season, I thought we showed promotion class. MOM? Flynniesta.

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[BladeInBC]

Interesting - the 72 point projection wouldn't get us a play-off place in an average season. Hopefully the second half of our season mirrors the second half of last somewhat.

 

[grafikhaus]

Interesting - the 72 point projection wouldn't get us a play-off place in an average season. Hopefully the second half of our season mirrors the second half of last somewhat.

We're still hanging in there. I've been to every home game this season and it's been mostly dire. That's why I was so pleased with yesterday - not only were the players up for it, NC picked the right team (accepting he's having to be careful with Reid's progress) and even used the subs. correctly.

Yesterday (Game 23) saw us reach 36 points. Last season, Game 27 was the turning point where we won 7 consecutive league games. We had 26 points by this stage last season so every point we can gain in the next four games (only gained one point in these four games, 23-27, last season) will give us more of an idea of how we...Compare to last Season.

 

[grafikhaus]

Our recent, disastrous run makes the play-offs a distant dream. What really pisses me off is seeing some of the other results in our division. Fleetwood beat us comfortably but Oldham can go there and win. Watch out for Rochdale. Very unfortunate to lose at BDTBL.



Still, one league win in eight still sees us in7th - a clear sign that this league is utter shite.

 

[raul]

It's certainly a clear sign that something is utter shite......

 

[metalblade]

Looking at the projection we will do no better than last season and we had the disaster of David Weir for a good portion of that.