dmayne7 Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/8457829/Midfielder-Danny-Drinkwater-believes-Leicester-can-catch-Championship-leaders-Cardiff Nice to see the positive thinking and that the players are looking up the table not down it.
psychonaut Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 10 points may seem like a bridge too far but take 3 points when they lose and beat them at their place and we are within 4 points...
Happy Fox Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 Possible if we continue winning games and Cardiff slip up but the main thing for us is to consolidate 2nd spot.
Fox92 Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 I know the team now play like a team, Pearson has installed this in the players, as I knew he would. But I really hope we have this positivity throughout the squad, we have to believe we can do it and the game away at Cardiff might be a big one.
Guy Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 I'm thinking with the way Reading won the league last season, surely they must have had similar ground to make up even later on in the season than this to catch - Southampton? - given their poor relegation form start to last season. It is definitely do-able but I'd be over the moon with second anyway and it was great to stay there after all our chasers slipped up this week!
Kilworthfox Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 We could catch them yes, but they'd have to have a poor run & we would have to maintain our good form, 2nd I'd take now though!
Alf Bentley Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 From our last 18 games, if we get 37 points (W11 D4 L3)... To equal that, Cardiff need just 27 points (W7 D6 L5) In other words, if we produce championship-winning form, Cardiff just need to produce form sufficient to finish about 8th or 9th. I'm all in favour of positivity and it certainly isn't impossible, but even assuming that we perform well from now on, we'd still need them to have a very serious loss of form. They have 60 points from 28 matches; we'd probably need them to get not much more than 28 points from the remaining 18....though a win down in Cardiff would leave things looking slightly more do-able (big "if"). That home defeat to Cardiff, when we dominated 75% of the match, missed a load of chances and lost 0-1 looks a bit crucial now. If we'd won that, the gap would be just 4 points! If someone offered me 2nd place now, I'd bite their hand off!
Guest MattP Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 From our last 18 games, if we get 37 points (W11 D4 L3)... To equal that, Cardiff need just 27 points (W7 D6 L5) In other words, if we produce championship-winning form, Cardiff just need to produce form sufficient to finish about 8th or 9th. I'm all in favour of positivity and it certainly isn't impossible, but even assuming that we perform well from now on, we'd still need them to have a very serious loss of form. They have 60 points from 28 matches; we'd probably need them to get not much more than 28 points from the remaining 18....though a win down in Cardiff would leave things looking slightly more do-able (big "if"). That home defeat to Cardiff, when we dominated 75% of the match, missed a load of chances and lost 0-1 looks a bit crucial now. If we'd won that, the gap would be just 4 points! If someone offered me 2nd place now, I'd bite their hand off! That's pretty much spot on.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 We WILl win the league! I thought it was "Wee Willie Winkie?" Good to see though, although it'd take some doing, no reason why we can't finish top
m4DD0gg Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 Its certainly do-able but we need to maintain our home form which i think we will and ensure to take points on the road. Although the FA Cup is nice to be in with many thinking a semi place is possible (wtf), it is a distraction. More chance to get injured and fatigue. I would be happy to give Huddersfield another smashing but then play reserves against wigan. Cardiff are bound to have a blip, everyone does in a season but if we have any chance we need max points at their place.
L1wood Posted 31 January 2013 Posted 31 January 2013 I think we have to admit Cardiff are gone concentrate on keeping the teams below us out the top 2
CardiffAlex Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 Its certainly do-able but we need to maintain our home form which i think we will and ensure to take points on the road. Although the FA Cup is nice to be in with many thinking a semi place is possible (wtf), it is a distraction. More chance to get injured and fatigue. I would be happy to give Huddersfield another smashing but then play reserves against wigan. Cardiff are bound to have a blip, everyone does in a season but if we have any chance we need max points at their place. We did have a blip, at the start of the season. Regarding the cups you mention, it's nice - but if you're going for promotion (which you are) then surely it's a no-no. Our two major cup runs have both resulted in major slips in league form, especially when Wembley is mentioned.
Unabomber Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 I think we are the best team in the league, so it would be nice to finish first.
CardiffAlex Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 I think we are the best team in the league, so it would be nice to finish first. League would suggest otherwise..
foxfanazer Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 1st or 2nd honestly makes no difference to me. Might be on my own there but it's all about promotion for me
shade Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 didn't man city make up 8 points in 6 games last season? we can easily do this.
davieG Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 considering there are 3 teams within one win/defeat of snatching 2nd place from us I'll stick to worrying about hanging on to that 2nd place rather than catching and overtaking Cardiff.
norfolkfox222 Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 1st or 2nd honestly makes no difference to me. Might be on my own there but it's all about promotion for me completely agree. After 10 years out of the top flight id take 2nd in a heartbeat. I fear theres going to be many twists and turns before we get there though!
foxfanazer Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 completely agree. After 10 years out of the top flight id take 2nd in a heartbeat. I fear theres going to be many twists and turns before we get there though! absolutely. I'm dreading the reaction on here if we fail to gain automatic promotion!
phillo Posted 5 February 2013 Posted 5 February 2013 If we keep winning were up 4 good teams behind us on are tails still a long way to go
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