It all evens out in the Championship

[Cheshire Cat]

That old cliche of the end of season table never lying - I've just noticed that there's a very realistic chance that we could finish behind Ipswich! That's in spite of Keane seemingly allowing them to take the first half of the season off.

Both Ipswich and Reading looked like having a tough relegation battle on their hands in February whilst we were being touted as play-off contenders. Sod the "it's not over until it's mathematically impossible", if we don't pull our fingers out we'll finish in the bottom half.

I'm not sure how that figures with the plan going into this season, but failing to finish in the top half is not quite my definition of consolidating and rebuilding.

On the occasions we've won at the Lane this year there've been a number of times that my Dad and I have laughed about how the opposition have 'out-crapped' us and that the division must be appalling if we're realistic play-off hopefuls the way we were playing. The next 3-4 weeks could add a sense of realism to the table.

Of course - if we win tonight we'll look pretty comfortable where we are - any takers for that??

 

[Nick Jansky]

I'm not sure how that figures with the plan going into this season, but failing to finish in the top half is not quite my definition of consolidating and rebuilding.

Ask the supporters of Charlton, Leeds, Southampton and Norwich what they think of that one. We have slowed (not necessarily arrested) a decline in a way that others couldn't.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Fair point.

I guess if this sees us start afresh with relative freedom I'll take it.

 

[BarcaBlade]

I'll be owing Ollie (or his mate) a pint or two if Ipswich finish above us. When Ollie posted his mate's ponderings and received a few bucketloads of criticism for his efforts, the one ballsy prediction in there for me was that Ipswich would finish above us.

Whilst hundreds of posts were spent on trying to show the self-evident fact that nobody can predict the result of every football match, only one or two voices were audible pointing out that the system was simply a way to try and identify good value bets (which, again self-evidently, you could lose). For me Ipswich to finish above us was just such a bet.