' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:12 am
Sunday 22nd March 2015
By Steve Tucker
' Whisper it quietly '
Yes, don’t shout it out, but if current form continues the Bluebirds are in danger of earning a top ten finish in the Championship.
It is an aim that looked very unlikely not so long ago.
The Bluebirds are now 13th, three points behind Blackburn who currently occupy 10th place.
There are seven games left, so the unlikely could just become likely.
Sure, it might not seem much compared to the ambitions at the start of the campaign, but it might provide a confidence boost ahead of next season.
By Steve Tucker
' Whisper it quietly '
Yes, don’t shout it out, but if current form continues the Bluebirds are in danger of earning a top ten finish in the Championship.
It is an aim that looked very unlikely not so long ago.
The Bluebirds are now 13th, three points behind Blackburn who currently occupy 10th place.
There are seven games left, so the unlikely could just become likely.
Sure, it might not seem much compared to the ambitions at the start of the campaign, but it might provide a confidence boost ahead of next season.
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:53 am
Didn't he steal that headline off a post on here 
Top 10 woopy do.
Top 10 woopy do.
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:15 pm
Tucker obviously didn't bother to look at the Rotherham v Sheffield Wednesday result.
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:22 pm
Shit journalism by Tucker once again, we are 14th not 13th you clown! 
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:31 pm
We should now reach a minimum of 60 points as our Home games against Bolton, Millwall and Blackpool have to be considered winnable. With the exception of Ipswich away we have Leeds, Reading and Forest who are as inconsistent as we are so most anything is possible.
Blackburn face the same teams as we do with two exceptions, where we have Blackpool at Home they have Huddersfield away and where we have Bolton at Home they have Birmingham away.
We have now lost just 2 games in the last 11 and are unbeaten in the last 5 away, winning 3, so it's difficult to argue that as a team we have not turned a corner and credit must go to the team and yes Russell Slade.
Since the start of this run we have won 51% of the points available which if maintained over a 46 game season would put us just short of the playoffs. If we had maintained this level of the 39 games so far this season we would be on approx 60 points, or 9th place.
No doubt we have improved but the level of improvement still places us adrift of what would be required to force ourselves into playoff contention. So still much to do going forward but fair play to both the team and Russell Slade for the improvements achieved.
Blackburn face the same teams as we do with two exceptions, where we have Blackpool at Home they have Huddersfield away and where we have Bolton at Home they have Birmingham away.
We have now lost just 2 games in the last 11 and are unbeaten in the last 5 away, winning 3, so it's difficult to argue that as a team we have not turned a corner and credit must go to the team and yes Russell Slade.
Since the start of this run we have won 51% of the points available which if maintained over a 46 game season would put us just short of the playoffs. If we had maintained this level of the 39 games so far this season we would be on approx 60 points, or 9th place.
No doubt we have improved but the level of improvement still places us adrift of what would be required to force ourselves into playoff contention. So still much to do going forward but fair play to both the team and Russell Slade for the improvements achieved.
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:23 pm
2blue2handle wrote:Didn't he steal that headline off a post on here
Top 10 woopy do.
I thought it Santa ponsa was taking the Michael.
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:24 pm
Stringfellow wrote:2blue2handle wrote:Didn't he steal that headline off a post on here
Top 10 woopy do.
I thought it Santa ponsa was taking the Michael.
Same
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:53 pm
Once again the Echo for the 100th time steals a headline from the forum
This was Stringfellows last week, Tut Tut Tucker
This was Stringfellows last week, Tut Tut Tucker
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:34 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Once again the Echo for the 100th time steals a headline from the forum
This was Stringfellows last week, Tut Tut Tucker
Does make you wonder
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:35 pm
Stringfellow wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Once again the Echo for the 100th time steals a headline from the forum
This was Stringfellows last week, Tut Tut Tucker
Does make you wonder
Tucker and Phillips steal 99% of our headlines
Re: ' Whisper it quietly '
Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:12 pm
castleblue wrote:We should now reach a minimum of 60 points as our Home games against Bolton, Millwall and Blackpool have to be considered winnable. With the exception of Ipswich away we have Leeds, Reading and Forest who are as inconsistent as we are so most anything is possible.
Blackburn face the same teams as we do with two exceptions, where we have Blackpool at Home they have Huddersfield away and where we have Bolton at Home they have Birmingham away.
We have now lost just 2 games in the last 11 and are unbeaten in the last 5 away, winning 3, so it's difficult to argue that as a team we have not turned a corner and credit must go to the team and yes Russell Slade.
Since the start of this run we have won 51% of the points available which if maintained over a 46 game season would put us just short of the playoffs. If we had maintained this level of the 39 games so far this season we would be on approx 60 points, or 9th place.
No doubt we have improved but the level of improvement still places us adrift of what would be required to force ourselves into playoff contention. So still much to do going forward but fair play to both the team and Russell Slade for the improvements achieved.
Much to do but how much.
A little bit here or a little bit there to make us ready for a push next season? 51% could increase enough to get us to a play off spot with a little bit more OR will the summer break mean we need a lot more once the surgical knife has been applied again, that being selling our best players.