<font face="Courier New">there have been 5 worse starts to the season post war</font></p> <font face="Courier New">Season pts after 17 games final league position</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1952-3 14 22/22 Rel</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1973-4 14 13/24</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1986-7 13 11/22</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1997-8 13 19/20 Rel</font></p> <font face="Courier New">2001-2 13 23/24 Rel</font></p> <font face="Courier New">there have been 4 seasons where we gained the equivalent of 15 pts</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1964-5 24/24 Rel</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1966-7 16/24</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1971-2 22/24 Rel</font></p> <font face="Courier New">1993-4 18/24</font></p> <font face="Courier New">so 4 out of 9 times from a position as bad or worse than now we have survived</font></p> <font face="Courier New">(all adjusted to 3 pts per win)</font></p>
