zaragozaram Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Don´t know if this has been posted before (feel free to delete if it has) but I found this interesting.Visualising the fixturesIt shows that MK Dons and Forest have potentially the easiest starts to the season, whilst Brum and Charlton get the hardest. Ours is pretty good tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam the Ram Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 The longest run of games we have against the supposedly harder teams is three during December and none of those are amongst the main favourites. Looks very good for us on paper but there will obviously be teams who aren't expected to do well but push for promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Travel distance is more of a ball ache for me... Bolton to Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 there's one little cluster around end September beginning October where we have 3 of our main rivals in 4 matches, but apart from that it is a pretty reasonable schedule with the supposed tricky matches well spaced.There ws a comment about Brentfords easy run in but tbf I think we have as reasonable a run-in with all of the big red dots out of the way early March.I still fancy us to catch Boro cold in game 3. Has that Stuani signed for them yet as that deal had still not been tied up late last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 There won't be many easy games this season. Every team, no matter how limited, will battle and work their socks off for every ball. Most teams will be well organised, trying to work out ways of stopping us pinging the ball around.First three games,Bolton (a)Charlton (h)Boro (h)I'd take 5 points from those three games right now if it were offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4derby Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 There won't be many easy games this season. Every team, no matter how limited, will battle and work their socks off for every ball. Most teams will be well organised, trying to work out ways of stopping us pinging the ball around.First three games,Bolton (a)Charlton (h)Boro (h)I'd take 5 points from those three games right now if it were offered. Who would you beat? (5 would be a decent start) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 This means absolutely nothing to me I'm afraid.For starters it is based on bookies odds, which are more aimed at how they expect people to bet rather than how good a team is, although I do realise that there is some sort of link between the two.Anybody remember our easy run in last season where most people were expecting about 21 points from the last 8 games?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I wont post the entire article because its pretty long, but this basically says it doesn't matter if its easy or hard or how well you do. The start is irrelevant.http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/poor-start-indication-season-progress/story-27521242-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I wont post the entire article because its pretty long, but this basically says it doesn't matter if its easy or hard or how well you do. The start is irrelevant.http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/poor-start-indication-season-progress/story-27521242-detail/story.htmlThat's a handful of examples. We need Albert's statistical acumen for a full picture...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idiakez Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 there's one little cluster around end September beginning October where we have 3 of our main rivals in 4 matches, but apart from that it is a pretty reasonable schedule with the supposed tricky matches well spaced.There ws a comment about Brentfords easy run in but tbf I think we have as reasonable a run-in with all of the big red dots out of the way early March.I still fancy us to catch Boro cold in game 3. Has that Stuani signed for them yet as that deal had still not been tied up late last week!Remember how easy our run in looked last season? We all know how that one turned out don't we... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 There won't be many easy games this season. Every team, no matter how limited, will battle and work their socks off for every ball. Most teams will be well organised, trying to work out ways of stopping us pinging the ball around.First three games,Bolton (a)Charlton (h)Boro (h)I'd take 5 points from those three games right now if it were offered. Exactly!!When Bolton host Charlton and when Charlton visit Bolton there will be a different attitude to what they have in their first and second game respectively.Can't think of the exact phrase but something "...The best have to work harder to stay there"Look how we've raised our game against top sides in the past. Newcastle, WBA, West Ham (who didn't even get possession in our half for 20mins), Swansea etc only to go and be second best to Doncaster or Coventry. You can see from how away fans cheer a point at the ipro that we have a target on us. And now we've spent £10m. Someone like Blackburn can assess their fixtures a bit easier. They could go somewhere like Rotherham, play at 80% and win. The times we drop off we'll probably get punished.Bolton will be so fired up for Saturday. Opening day at home v "big spending Derby" Motivation already there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Who would you beat? (5 would be a decent start)I'd take the 3 against Boro.Apart from the fact that I'm actually going to that game, a draw away to Bolton isn't a poor result, and I'd take a 'slow' start with two draws against Bolton and Charlton and then really set our stall out and smash Boro whilst they're off their guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'd take the 3 against Boro.Apart from the fact that I'm actually going to that game, a draw away to Bolton isn't a poor result, and I'd take a 'slow' start with two draws against Bolton and Charlton and then really set our stall out and smash Boro whilst they're off their guard.Nahhh I'd take the point away at Bolton but we really need to smash Charlton to send a warning to Boro more than anything...An advanced "Welcome to the iPro" warning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Canitbé Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Nahhh I'd take the point away at Bolton but we really need to smash Charlton to send a warning to Boro more than anything...An advanced "Welcome to the iPro" warning...But if we're talking about 5 from our first 3 we can only pick one win and two draws. I reckon a good win against Boro would send them a pretty good message, not to mention a message to the rest of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 But if we're talking about 5 from our first 3 we can only pick one win and two draws. I reckon a good win against Boro would send them a pretty good message, not to mention a message to the rest of the league. Who said anything about 5 I want 7... But would settle for 5 (draw with Boro if we have to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoRam Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looks like Forest will have won the league by the end of August again judging by their start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheron85 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looks like Forest will have won the league by the end of August again judging by their start... Actually what's amusing is that even with that start the dude is expecting Forest to be in 9th at the end of august... http://experimental361.com/2015/07/23/five-football-league-clubs-who-could-be-in-a-false-position-at-the-end-of-august/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 My expectations for this season are top 6.Out of the opening few fixtures, though, I'd expect us to beat Bolton and Charlton, draw with Boro, the others I'm not so sure of. Birmingham will be a tough game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil62uk Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 imho .. yes would be excellent to get off to a great start , but just to see how bad starts can be misleadingjim smiths first 6 matches of season 95/961 win , 2 draws , 3 defeats ... the results didnt get much better until November 11th .... ended up Promoted 2006/07 season First 6 matches 1 win , 2 draws , 3 defeats , still hit and miss until Nov 1st ... ended up Promoted 2011/12 season won first 4 fixtures ... ended up 12th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Ram Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 7 points. W.W.DFrom the pre season hype id be slightly disappointed with anything less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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