Hate to say it but

DTS · Oct 31, 2006

Not that it really needs to be said but tonight really is a must win game. I think the way we have been playing recently bar Ipswich gives me some confidence but we really do need to get a win.

We havent won since August now and with only two points on the road all season we simply must win tonight.

No more excuses about how we played well, how we were unlucky etc etc. I want us to go out there and take them apart.

What worries me most at the moment is we have given points to the sides around us (Sheff Wed, Leeds, QPR, Norwich etc) and lets be honest whilst there are 24 teams in this league we are basically in a mini-league of 7-8 teams.

Come on you Blues

Rusty Lee · Oct 31, 2006

Well said, ive been trying not to think about tonight, its a massive game, and one we simply have to win, if we lose tonight and on sat then we risk being set adrift at the bottom.

sufcintheprem · Oct 31, 2006

Massive massive massive. Won't get a better game to boost the confidence. Not too fussed about jostling for position just yet but we need to start picking up more points quickly and that needs to start tonight really.

If you can't beat the bottom team at home then you really have problems.

leeblue · Oct 31, 2006

Agreed i know it still early days but we must win tonight.....we want parky out, we want parky out

Slipperduke · Oct 31, 2006

We couldn't have cherry-picked a game like this if we'd tried. If we lose this one, the confidence in the camp will be shattered.

It's going to be a tense 90mins.

Interpol Shrimper · Oct 31, 2006

Unfortunately though, when in 6-pointers like this do we ever perform?
Look at all those occassions teams like Carlisle came to town and went away with 3 points when we were struggling in the basement. Remember the last 2 seasons when we choked against Orient & Yeovil and Gillingham & Donny.

OK, we may have beaten Bristol City in a huge game to win the league but it was a late late show and looking back maybe you could argue the City players spent the final 10 minutes of their season thinking about their summer hols!

Totally agree with the mini-league statement & if you consider who we expected to be in that group of 8-10 teams, we are doing shockingly

sufcintheprem · Oct 31, 2006

Just for the record, we've picked up two points against top half teams and eight against bottom half.

Relative to others, that's the joint fewest against top half and third fewest against bottom half