Highest points total

It does seem bizarre because in my mind we were top 4 pretty much all season during the promotion season with Stendel.

 

35 points under Stendel after 18 games, then lost against Sunderland and Wycombe. So 35 after 20.

35 under Duff last season after 20. We'd lost six games at that point.

We're on 34 today (after 19), having lost five games. So a point on Saturday matches those seasons. A win beats them and becomes the best since 1979.

That season was in the fourth tier, and we got 40 from those first 20 games.

We also got 35 points from 20 in the 96/97 season which for me is a much greater achievement as it was tier two.

It's a quirky little stat I suppose. And if anything, based on the seasons I've just referenced, it proves this season is potentially a good one. Despite words to the contrary.

 

The points tally only counts after the last game of the season.

Was the goal of the month the turning point for our season? Nobody knows, although some think they do.

 

Whereas the endless negativity of some on here is really useful....

 

Haven’t seen much of that but I’m in neither the happy clappers or doom mongers factions so perhaps I don’t notice it as much.

 

I'm still bored watching us this season though.

Soz.

 

Ye agree. I wrote a few weeks back that I thought automatic was possible, today I would say it's unlikely so I've been in both camps recently but hey ho that's being a BFC footy supporter.

 

We need to start cutting out the crap results against bad sides if we're going to be in the top six. We aren't beating the teams around us so automatic is out of the question for me.

 

Considering we're not performing anywhere near what I'd consider is our best, that's some feat. It goes to show as well that the season is far from decided, and with a couple of tweaks to our style of play, and a few quality recruitment choices in January, we could cement a top 6 place as a bare minimum.

Then again, I had the same feeling around this time last season too. I think it's often forgotten that we were well into the season last year before everything fell into place. I'm not as confident of that happening this year, but both the board and the coaching team have made it known that there's room for improvement, which in itself gives optimism.