The Championship Thread 2023/2024

[99.1% BLUE]

20 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I watched 10 mins of their game midway through and they look a bog standard championship side. I'm mystified how they are doing so well if that small sample size is anything to go by.

You’ve seen approximately 0.53% of their playing time in the league so far this season.

 

Edited 12 December 2023 by 99.1% BLUE

[Daggers]

7 minutes ago, Lcfc-1992 said:

Id take second now

You’ve misspelt LUFC in your name. 

[fuchsntf]

12 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

How good is Hirst? ..

Was it a mistake to sell him to Ipswich?

He only going to get better...

 

8 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

he looked very average today, scored a tap in and elbowed someone in the face about all he did tonight

He is starting to find the net…that’s what he just needs to keep going..

neither Ipswich or Hirst will be brushed away,or concerned of our forums cynicism,

Both of us might have our dodger moments and periods,but we keep turning it around & ploughing it on,..

[Muzzy_no7]

28 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

hope they lose all 3 but think, win norwich, lose leeds, maybe draw us

So 4 pts like I said and yet I’ve been hammered for it 😂

[Lcfc-1992]

4 minutes ago, Daggers said:

You’ve misspelt LUFC in your name. 

Because I’d take guaranteed promotion now? Can’t say I’m that bothered about winning the championship.

[fuchsntf]

33 minutes ago, Vazman said:

I'll read this post in the morning it might make sense after i have slept on it.

Don’t crumple the papers while you toss & turn,you might rub out the best type..

[bart]

8 minutes ago, trugerkem said:

Just get the gap between us and 3rd as big as possible 

What matters is the table at the end of the season....we are not even halfway. For the final standings its better for our rivals to share 2 points rather than for someone to get 3.

[fuchsntf]

Just now, bart said:

What matters is the table at the end of the season....we are not even halfway. For the final standings its better for our rivals to share 2 points rather than for someone to get 3.

But this makes it all exciting dunnit..!!

[winteriscoming]

22 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

 

Nope. Ipswich win is the best outcome.

 

Why would you want the team in third to gain a point?

 

First and second go up, what position out of those you finish in is totally irrelevant. The reward is the same.

 

Build that gap to third place.

 

Worst thing that can happen is a Leeds victory.

 

 

It’s not gaining a point it’s both sides around us dropping 2 points. That’s why a draw imo would be the best result for us.  

[DJ Barry Hammond]

19 minutes ago, HitchinFox said:

I know. 

 

When Bristol C. announced it, I spat my cup of tea out when they said they made the decision because they wanted to get promoted this season. 


 

I reckon the board will only be one year out with their prediction… but that it will be League One! 
 

Seems Pearson fell out with the higher up’s (Brian Tinnion possibly one of them), but he clearly had a close bond with the squad and had them playing for him, so to go from that father like figure trying to get the best out of what he had to a guy fresh out of college wanting to play the new trendy way with players that are not really up to that - it’s no surprise they’re winless in 4!

[Leicester_Loyal]

Leeds need 2.36 PPG to hit 100 points, that's 19 wins and two draws (or 20 wins) from 25 games. Needing to win 4 of every 5 games for the rest of the season is a huge task, tonight was massive.

 

We need 17 wins from 26 games to hit 100 points.

[Langston]

People need to stop saying Ipswich are lucky or a 'bog standard' Championship side. We're nearly half the season in now, its not a fluke.

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Langston said:

People need to stop saying Ipswich are lucky or a 'bog standard' Championship side. We're nearly half the season in now, its not a fluke.

But that's their opinion.... so they don't need to agree with you  

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Well done Ipswich again, Leeds losing was huge, beat Millwall and that gap grows ever bigger.

Promotion is the goal, winning the championship a bonus 

[Langston]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

But that's their opinion.... so they don't need to agree with you  

Sorry!  

[Md9]

Happy with that the more us and ipswich win the more the pressure on the teams like Leeds and Southampton will be under a few more like that for Leeds would be lovely. Even better if they miss out in the play offs as well. Fair play to ipswich for keeping up with their form so far. See how they get on once they get a few injuries. Win needed tomorrow now 

[Super_horns]

40 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

thought a draw was the least you deserved, better team for me for the majority of the game, if only youd took the chances but its the same old story on that one

Yes and one costly error from normally a pretty decent defender.

 

Lacking a striker who is mobile and has pace .

 

Our wide men were good but got taken off with Tom Ince coming on which wasn’t a  popular  move .

Edited 12 December 2023 by Super_horns

[shailen]

Fair play to Ipswich. What a start to the season they've had to go above us given the start we've had. The two best ever starts to a Championship season!! 

[murphy]

1 hour ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

Obviously it is nice to win the title, but honestly when you are in any other league other than the PL it doesn’t mean too much, the most important thing is to get out the division 

It does matter.  We have seven second tier titles, tied with Man City.  If we win the league we go clear with the most second tier titles ever.   And more silverware of course.

 

Well it matters to me anyway.

[gurru991]

28 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Well done Ipswich again, Leeds losing was huge, beat Millwall and that gap grows ever bigger.

Promotion is the goal, winning the championship a bonus 

It's all about getting back to the Premier League . I'd prefer first but will happily take second.  The one thing we don't want is to be involved in the crap shoot of the playoffs !!

[Clever Fox]

2 hours ago, Pita said:

I think Ipswich will struggle later in the season only a small squad a couple of injuries to their starting line up. They will drop points. 

I think it's inevitable that they will drop quite a few points as the pressures and physicality of the league takes it's toll on their small squad.

 

There is the caveat that they go for broke and throw a heap of money at signings in the upcoming Window. 

Edited 13 December 2023 by Clever Fox
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[Super_horns]

17 minutes ago, shailen said:

Fair play to Ipswich. What a start to the season they've had to go above us given the start we've had. The two best ever starts to a Championship season!! 

One record gone from that fantastic Reading team in 2005/06.

[trabuch]

With regards to Ipswich, this forum is starting to remind me a bit of thefightingcock circa 2015/16. 

Edited 13 December 2023 by trabuch

[Bert]

It would be incredible to win the league. 

The arrogance of some people on here is grim, we’d have all taken 2nd at the start of the season. 

[Jattdogg]

Of course i always hope we win it no matter what division we are in.

 

Having said that, promotion is more important so 1st or 2nd are fine with me. 

 

If Ipswich win it, goodluck to them they have been playing great football to be where they are currently at. 

 

Lot's to play for still, hope we can pull off automatic promotion spot first and then worry about 1st place later.

 

Keep winning by any legal means and that should do it.