23rd place. Right, it's time for ....

ludicrous pre-match superstition to kick in. My plan of attack for Saturday is as follows.

1. The red BFC hoody

My other half's sister bought this for my birthday during last season. Now, my birthday is in September but the hoody only arrived in early January (she's not very well organised). Its wearing last season coincided with the upturn in our fortunes. Now, you can all point the finger at Keith's sacking and Flicker's promotion but do not underestimate the hoody's power. Yes, it did witness Charlton score 6 but overall it performed well. This season it missed Wigan but saw Charlton and Huddersfield. It will be worn on Saturday.

I do wonder what would've happened if she'd got her act together and delivered it in September - a Keith inspired play-off charge maybe ....

2. Turnstile number

My turnstile number of choice on Saturday will be turnstile 84. The reason for this is that the number 8 is twice the value of the number 4 (a ratio of 2:1 if you will). When expressed as a score this would be a 2-1 home win. Under no circumstances must anyone enter Oakwell through a turnstile where the latter number is greater than the former number (e.g. 28). This will severly weaken our chances and you might as well go and sit with the Watford fans.

3. Charity collectors

If there are any charity collectors with white plastic buckets you must give money to them. This good will gesture will increase our chances of a win. However, you have to put proper money in the bucket. Copper shrapnel does not count and, if anything, would boost the away side's chances. A 20p coin is the absolute minimum donation.

4. Clapping the team as they come out of the tunnel until all eleven players have crossed the halfway line.

The jury's out on this one. This tactic again worked well in the latter half of last season. It was worth the shame of being the last person left clapping as you knew that it would increase the chances of a win. However, the technique was used against Wigan with devastating negative consequences, and was dropped for both Charlton and Huddersfield. This season's evidence would suggest that no clapping would be a better option but, perhaps to trigger the full effect of last season (the 2013 bit) perhaps the hand clap is required in conjunction with items 1 and 2 above (and 3 if available). I'll make a decision at 2:58pm.

If we do claim three points on Saturday it will be because the above have been effectively deployed and nothing else.

 

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That`s where am going wrong its the shrapnel.

 

I always go in 83 because the chinese don't like "pointy" numbers - and out of 81 through 84 - 83 is the most curvy.

 

I went for my lucky Paul Futcher t-shirt against Huddersfield and that seemed to work, so it is washed, ironed and waiting for Saturday...hang on though, do you reckon I shouldn't have washed it?

 

Lol. Nice one

 

It's a tricky one is that Gordon. If the Futcher shirt was clean on pre Huddersfield then I'd say you're okay. If it was soiled pre Huddersfield then I think you've made an error of judgement. Consistency is the key to these strategies.

 

Smiley face if I could find right button :d fooking rubbish with these things still waiting to pass my DVD player test