early days but this has to be promising-games played against bottom half teams

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size="3">Pts</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Watford</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">11</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">14</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Charlton Athletic</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2.66</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">16</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Plymouth Argyle</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">12</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Wolverhampton Wndrs</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.66</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Southampton</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">13</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.16</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Norwich City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.16</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Coventry City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2.2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">11</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Bristol City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" 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size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Burnley</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Crystal Palace</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Preston North End</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sheffield United</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0.6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Scnuthorpe United</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2.5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Ipswich Town</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2.25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Cardiff City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Blackpool</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">West Bromwich Albion</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sheffield Wednesday</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Leicester City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">9</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Hull City</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Queens Park Rangers</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">4</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0.25</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Barnsley</font></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">10</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">3</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">0</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">6</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">1.66</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">5</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>

 

RE: counting chickens

Don't get fooled by that one.

We started last year with a horrendous run of games. Away to newly-pormoted Barnsley was never going to be easy. We followed that up with games against West Brom, Leeds (A), Brum, PNE (A), Wolves, Palace (A), Southampton, Norwich (A), Derby and Sunderland (A).

All of those fixtures were against teams you expected to be right in the mix at the end of the season - even Leeds had been in the play-off final the year before, can you believe that

Anyway, we came out of that lot 6 points clear and topped the league for 3 months.

We played the so-called "easier" games November/December time and that's when the wheels came off.

 

I know but..............

it's nice while it lasts !!