...OR ARE WE?
As one who boldly called the Luton away match a must-win game, it's time to ask the question again.
Can we do this?
Again, 50-51 seems to be the points target. So with 21 points from 27 played so far, it seems we need another 30 points from the remaining 19 games.
Having accumulated 0.77 points per game so far, we now need to start collecting an average of 1.57. (Never mind, prior to our drawn Luton game we were needing an average of 1.67 per game).
It's true enough that our failure to beat Luton meant missing the chance to bring them directly into our relegation battle. But there's otherwise been much to cheer about.
Leicester.27 32 -8
Luton.....27 31 -10
QPR.......27 30 -7
Hull........27 27 -11
Barnsley..27 26 -18
Leeds.....27 24 -22
SUFC......27 21 -23
The best news is that we still have to play each of the six teams above us. Five of them we face at home (Leicester, Luton, QPR, Barnsley, and Leeds) while only once must we face a 6-pointer away (Hull).
Gain 3 points from those definitely winnable key games against our rivals and we'll need to take an absolute maximum of 12 points from the other 13 games!!!
Of course, that in itself is far easier said than done and there's many a tale yet to be told this season, but ladies and gentleman, whether or not we stay in this League is entirely in our own hands.
After an awesome 2006, we're now unbeaten in 2007!
As one who boldly called the Luton away match a must-win game, it's time to ask the question again.
Can we do this?
Again, 50-51 seems to be the points target. So with 21 points from 27 played so far, it seems we need another 30 points from the remaining 19 games.
Having accumulated 0.77 points per game so far, we now need to start collecting an average of 1.57. (Never mind, prior to our drawn Luton game we were needing an average of 1.67 per game).
It's true enough that our failure to beat Luton meant missing the chance to bring them directly into our relegation battle. But there's otherwise been much to cheer about.
Leicester.27 32 -8
Luton.....27 31 -10
QPR.......27 30 -7
Hull........27 27 -11
Barnsley..27 26 -18
Leeds.....27 24 -22
SUFC......27 21 -23
The best news is that we still have to play each of the six teams above us. Five of them we face at home (Leicester, Luton, QPR, Barnsley, and Leeds) while only once must we face a 6-pointer away (Hull).
Gain 3 points from those definitely winnable key games against our rivals and we'll need to take an absolute maximum of 12 points from the other 13 games!!!
Of course, that in itself is far easier said than done and there's many a tale yet to be told this season, but ladies and gentleman, whether or not we stay in this League is entirely in our own hands.
After an awesome 2006, we're now unbeaten in 2007!