B4ev6is Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I starting to believe the mighty derby county can make a charge up the table and take over top spot and most of all we have not conceaded many goals since steve Mac returned and maybe finnish the job he started. Well maybe the dream i had maybe means this i am not sure. But i starting to dream we can win the league but there is a long way to go before this happens. But do feel we need one or two reforcements in certain areas. Come on you rams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Doubt very much Mel will let everyone in free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Nowt wrong with dreaming mate. Especially today. I do feel top spot is a step too far but 2 nd could be a slim chance if Brighton fade like last year. Play offs for certain tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ev6is Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 There not that good and they can be beaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Que sera sera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazloW Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 9 minutes ago, richinspain said: Doubt very much Mel will let everyone in free I saw what you did there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Top 2 is beyond us now. We are relying on Brighton losing a number of games and us carrying on this magnificent form which is this league is very difficult. We should be looking to consolidate our position in the play offs now(something I didn't expect to say this time 3 months ago) and not fall away like the teams around us have like Norwich and Huddersfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Consolidate our position in the play offs, get to Wembley and sign Zamora on a one game contract for the final.....job done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irobinson Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 i saw a bit of the old magic coming back - pinging balls around the box etc.... Secret in turning from a top 6 to top 2 - would be two good signings - when you are doing well - enhance the squad... think carefully who they are though and what position personally i would buy a top striker...and one other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Next few games look awfully big opportunities now. Going unbeaten or even taking 2 wins and a defeat in our next 3 would put us in an unbelievable place mentally, and probably 4th in the table. In the week, Leeds are playing Reading and Norwich play Villa, and then next weekend when we take on a good Fulham team while Birmingham play Brighton and Hudds come up against Norwich. Newcastle v Wednesday on Boxing Day looks potentially significant as well - it will either see points dropped at the top, or a play-off rival looking shaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagerbob Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 B4 is overdreaming again i see, just like last season! if Derby carry this on to the rest of the season, then there is a fair chance we could match Newcastle and Brightons points totals between now and May. Doing that and overhauling another 10 points is a different matter entirely and i think unrealistic. It would need a leicester city sort of miracle. As i said on another post, brighton and burnley lost a total of 5 games last season in 46. We had lost 5, before McClaren had even got through the PPS door this season. Given our start, I think a playoff place would be a great achievment, and will be interesting to see how we fair. i think Villa and Fulham will be challenging the top 6 soon too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Doodle said: Nowt wrong with dreaming mate. Especially today. I do feel top spot is a step too far but 2 nd could be a slim chance if Brighton fade like last year. Play offs for certain tho As things stand, it's not impossible. To close on Newcastle we need to pick up 0.42 points per game more than them for the rest of the season, to close on Brighton we need to pick up 0.38 points more than them for the rest of the season. Under McClaren we've been going at a ridiculous 2.44 points per game, so if we by some miracle we managed that for the rest of the season, we'd want Newcastle to going at under 2.02 per game for them to be caught at that rate. We can be blunt though, and basically rule out something like that, 2.44 points per game is unsustainable. More realistic is that Newcastle and Brighton end up picking up a more achievable 1.80 points per game from here and end up around that 90 point mark, which we could catch at around 2.2 points per game. Whilst 2.2 is still ridiculously high, it's not beyond possibilities at the moment. I guess we'll see. First and foremost we've got to solidify this placeoff spot and just see where we end up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazloW Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 To be fair to b4, the thread title talks about a charge for promotion... not automatic promotion (he may have meant this, of course). From this position, is it possible we could get promoted? Yes... but probably not automatically. I tell you what though, we have more than a few statisticians frequenting this board! #amf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 12 minutes ago, Albert said: As things stand, it's not impossible. To close on Newcastle we need to pick up 0.42 points per game more than them for the rest of the season, to close on Brighton we need to pick up 0.38 points more than them for the rest of the season. Under McClaren we've been going at a ridiculous 2.44 points per game, so if we by some miracle we managed that for the rest of the season, we'd want Newcastle to going at under 2.02 per game for them to be caught at that rate. We can be blunt though, and basically rule out something like that, 2.44 points per game is unsustainable. More realistic is that Newcastle and Brighton end up picking up a more achievable 1.80 points per game from here and end up around that 90 point mark, which we could catch at around 2.2 points per game. Whilst 2.2 is still ridiculously high, it's not beyond possibilities at the moment. I guess we'll see. First and foremost we've got to solidify this placeoff spot and just see where we end up. We're basically dependent upon a collapse by either of them. Which does happen - QPR went to absolute **** in the season they snuck past us at Wembley, and we obviously bottled it two years in a row. Brighton arguably managed it last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Eagle's Barmy Army Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 hours ago, McLovin said: Top 2 is beyond us now. We are relying on Brighton losing a number of games and us carrying on this magnificent form which is this league is very difficult. We should be looking to consolidate our position in the play offs now(something I didn't expect to say this time 3 months ago) and not fall away like the teams around us have like Norwich and Huddersfield. I didn't know the season finished at Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnsley ram Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, CHCDerby said: I didn't know the season finished at Christmas! lot of points available yet, they look the most balanced side we have had for a few seasons we no longer seem to be hanging on for the last fifteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 And why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robglosta Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Don't forget we're on a hell of a run, which is clearly unsustainable unless we're the new Invincible's. Just enjoy it, drink up every moment and remember where we were in October. The current form is nothing short of a miracle given the circumstances, there's no need to worry about the top two which will inevitably create added pressure when we don't beat every team 4-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano180 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Our remaining away fixtures put paid to top 2 IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 38 minutes ago, deano180 said: Our remaining away fixtures put paid to top 2 IMO Or conversely, if we nick points off them when they're playing at home...... Still don't think we can quite make top 2, but we can but try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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