| Not a chance of top 2 16:22 - Dec 13 with 7744 views | IP1Blue |
We’re not consistent enough.
Our general play has been so far below par all season.
Jack Taylor was our 4th choice and 5th choice in midfield in last 2 seasons and now is starting games, fair enough he was good in a couple but the last couple of games shows why he was 4th and 5th choice.
Hirst and Azon are not good enough and that’s now a fact after 20 games.
Away from home we look a different team.
And if we go behind, it almost feels as if we’ve got no chance of winning a game. A complete opposite to our previous promotion team. If the going gets tough. We crumble which is a massive concern.
Play offs is the maximum we can get. |  | | |  |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 12:04 - Dec 15 with 1573 views | smithy91 |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:05 - Dec 15 by baxterbasics |
"Not a chance"
I disagree. Still over half the season to go. Lot's of small things not quite working for us that can still come good. A transfer window to come. Cov and Mids may yet implode.
Yes Town have made it hard for themselves. But I still have hope. |
I have hope but it is slim (it appears a few others on here are basically thinking the same).
We need to pull of hell of a winning run in addition to one of the top 2 imploding for a good 4/5 game spell. On the evidence so far thats not going to happen...
To stand any chance of making a top 2 challenge now, we need to sort out the CAM and CDM positions (cover) quickly, and possibly a new striker in Jan (the type who can feed off the half chances we create in the not so good performances so far).
I still think we miss a real physical option like Moore up top, when we change up to a direct approach. |  | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 12:18 - Dec 15 with 1546 views | blueislander |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:52 - Dec 13 by IP1Blue |
Boro and Coventry have had some injuries already and have managed it well. We haven’t took advantage of our squad yet and have just been chopping and changing every week. We also have had minimal injuries so far apart from Szmodics.
This first half of the season has been nothing short of messy
Took us 37 games to lose 5 games when we previously went up and have already lost 5 this season after 21 games.
I honestly think the squad is unbalanced and overrated. I hope I get proven wrong but on current viewing I don’t think I will. |
Not true. We have lost Burns and Townsend. Burns tore apart the Championship two years ago, and Townsend who played well in his limited Premier appearances would have allowed Davis some much needed rest. | | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:47 - Jan 2 with 1330 views | Herbivore |
Just bumping this thread from a couple of weeks ago to show how quickly football can change and why reactive absolutist posts rarely age well.
There's still a lot of football to be played and ultimately where we are in May is what matters most, but writing off our automatic promotion hopes less than halfway through the season was always completely daft. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:06 - Jan 2 with 1095 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:47 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Just bumping this thread from a couple of weeks ago to show how quickly football can change and why reactive absolutist posts rarely age well.
There's still a lot of football to be played and ultimately where we are in May is what matters most, but writing off our automatic promotion hopes less than halfway through the season was always completely daft. |
Some of the comments were completely fair and still valid but writing us off from top 2 was also a mistake from some considering the league doesn’t have decent consistent parachute clubs like the last two years.
Boro have nosed dived and we’ve go the points where I said “we can talk”.
Now we are talking, which is good! Didn’t think we were ever out of it. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:10 - Jan 2 with 1082 views | blueoutlook |
Still think you are right, we aren’t consistent enough and we will be very wobbly up until the final game of the season. I don’t fancy us in the playoffs. So we need to scrape the top 2, am not at all convinced though. |  | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:31 - Jan 2 with 1013 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:47 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Just bumping this thread from a couple of weeks ago to show how quickly football can change and why reactive absolutist posts rarely age well.
There's still a lot of football to be played and ultimately where we are in May is what matters most, but writing off our automatic promotion hopes less than halfway through the season was always completely daft. |
Alot of posts dont age well. But thats the glory of a forum.
Lots can change. Just like we could go on a losing run now and this bump is bumped again as weve fallen down to 7th. I doubt it tho with jan coming and town playing well
Ill admit in my side. I did not see us beating Coventry twice and boro imploding inside the space of a few weeks.
What we do all want now tho is to see the business end of the season out and finish in the promotion places :) |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:41 - Jan 2 with 964 views | Vic |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:31 - Jan 2 by FrimleyBlue |
Alot of posts dont age well. But thats the glory of a forum.
Lots can change. Just like we could go on a losing run now and this bump is bumped again as weve fallen down to 7th. I doubt it tho with jan coming and town playing well
Ill admit in my side. I did not see us beating Coventry twice and boro imploding inside the space of a few weeks.
What we do all want now tho is to see the business end of the season out and finish in the promotion places :) |
Lot's in this thread said they thought top 2 were gone (no names mentioned of course ;).
And this time you're right - it just shows how quickly things can change. GB posted elsewhere that 2 seasons ago were were 8 pts behind Sheff Weds (who'd also got a game in hand) and we overhauled them easily. Pretty much the same has happened again. We've been more consistent, those above us have had a mare - et voila, we'll have the 2nd spot, thank you very much.
Will it continue? Who knows! Signs are good, the underlying stats are even better (interesting blog by someone on here the other day setting these out). But what goes up can come down so I'll not be counting my chickens before the crows come home to roost :). |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 16:39 - Jan 2 with 868 views | IPSWICH1078 |
We've been quietly picking up the points since the first 4 games of the season
We've not consistently been free flowing. We seem much more solid defensively.
41 points from the last 21 games. Almost 2 points per game. We're getting there! | | | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 16:49 - Jan 2 with 826 views | NthQldITFC |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:10 - Jan 2 by blueoutlook |
Still think you are right, we aren’t consistent enough and we will be very wobbly up until the final game of the season. I don’t fancy us in the playoffs. So we need to scrape the top 2, am not at all convinced though. |
Hahaha - you are ridiculous, troll. Hahaha.
Why do you bother? Hahaha. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:01 - Jan 2 with 783 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:47 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Just bumping this thread from a couple of weeks ago to show how quickly football can change and why reactive absolutist posts rarely age well.
There's still a lot of football to be played and ultimately where we are in May is what matters most, but writing off our automatic promotion hopes less than halfway through the season was always completely daft. |
Do these threads need bumping herbs? Seen somebody doing the same with Furlong earlier. It's unnecessary. If we fail to finish in the top 2 will you bump it agains? Doubtful.
As it is, I've been consistent in my belief that we will be promoted in the automatic places. Although I stuck my neck out a little further and said it would be as Champions. I stand by that. But I'm not going to lnk all those posts in a game of willy waving.
Football is about opinions. In the grand scheme of life, opinions on whether a football team will be top 2 or not are way down the list. Agree or disagree with those options at the time rather than dragging them up weeks or months later. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:06 - Jan 2 with 768 views | MK1 |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 10:47 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Just bumping this thread from a couple of weeks ago to show how quickly football can change and why reactive absolutist posts rarely age well.
There's still a lot of football to be played and ultimately where we are in May is what matters most, but writing off our automatic promotion hopes less than halfway through the season was always completely daft. |
Not sure why the need to bring this back up. Sure we could all be accused of things said in the past. Leave the past where it belongs. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:20 - Jan 2 with 729 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:06 - Jan 2 by MK1 |
Not sure why the need to bring this back up. Sure we could all be accused of things said in the past. Leave the past where it belongs. |
The past is something to learn from, not be brushed under the carpet. Some on here would do well to learn that.
The beauty of things posted on the Internet is that they are 'forever', and easily referenced.
There have been many ridiculous suggestions about the state of the club in recent months, and anyone who dare suggest it wasn't as dire as some would have us believe, and far too early to write us off, were roundly ridiculed.
Bumping some of these threads is a health reminder to those with little patience, or an abject negativity towards the club, that we're not doing so bad and there's still a full half season ahead of us to determine how good (or not) we really are. | | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:36 - Jan 2 with 680 views | farkenhell |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 16:39 - Jan 2 by IPSWICH1078 |
We've been quietly picking up the points since the first 4 games of the season
We've not consistently been free flowing. We seem much more solid defensively.
41 points from the last 21 games. Almost 2 points per game. We're getting there! |
You are absolutely right to mention our defence. Those who keep comparing this season to 2023/24 seem to overlook the shed load of goals that we conceded then. Don't get me wrong, that season was wonderful in so many ways, however we rarely kept a clean sheet and we won many games by a single goal, often after conceding first. It was exciting, but not good for the ticker.
We are now much more solid defensively and I think we are gradually getting better and more cohesive as an attacking unit. Consequently, I hope we will see more wins by at least a couple of goals (and I can ditch the beta blockers!) | | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:43 - Jan 2 with 655 views | Herbivore |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 15:10 - Jan 2 by blueoutlook |
Still think you are right, we aren’t consistent enough and we will be very wobbly up until the final game of the season. I don’t fancy us in the playoffs. So we need to scrape the top 2, am not at all convinced though. |
Obvious budgie is obvious. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:48 - Jan 2 with 629 views | Herbivore |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:01 - Jan 2 by GlasgowBlue |
Do these threads need bumping herbs? Seen somebody doing the same with Furlong earlier. It's unnecessary. If we fail to finish in the top 2 will you bump it agains? Doubtful.
As it is, I've been consistent in my belief that we will be promoted in the automatic places. Although I stuck my neck out a little further and said it would be as Champions. I stand by that. But I'm not going to lnk all those posts in a game of willy waving.
Football is about opinions. In the grand scheme of life, opinions on whether a football team will be top 2 or not are way down the list. Agree or disagree with those options at the time rather than dragging them up weeks or months later. |
Strictly speaking no thread really needs to be bumped but thread bumping has a long and glorious history on TWTD. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:57 - Jan 2 with 601 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:48 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Strictly speaking no thread really needs to be bumped but thread bumping has a long and glorious history on TWTD. |
Got my July Sunderland one ready to go. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:59 - Jan 2 with 590 views | Vaughan8 |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:48 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Strictly speaking no thread really needs to be bumped but thread bumping has a long and glorious history on TWTD. |
Maybe should have bumped it when we were guaranteed to finish top 2.
As you said in your first post, football can change very quickly. We seem to have got the performances to match the results in recent games, which hadn't been the case.
Also Middlesbrough lack of gaining points has contributed too. | | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:00 - Jan 2 with 579 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:59 - Jan 2 by Vaughan8 |
Maybe should have bumped it when we were guaranteed to finish top 2.
As you said in your first post, football can change very quickly. We seem to have got the performances to match the results in recent games, which hadn't been the case.
Also Middlesbrough lack of gaining points has contributed too. |
Relegation form from them has certainly helped as well. We need to finish off the festive fixtures with a win Sunday, especially looking at how depleted they are. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:05 - Jan 2 with 553 views | Herbivore |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:59 - Jan 2 by Vaughan8 |
Maybe should have bumped it when we were guaranteed to finish top 2.
As you said in your first post, football can change very quickly. We seem to have got the performances to match the results in recent games, which hadn't been the case.
Also Middlesbrough lack of gaining points has contributed too. |
Not really, because my point isn't that we will definitely finish top 2 - I think we will and certainly hope we will - my point is that those who were saying we were out of it after less than 20 games of the season are mooks. That we're now in the top 2 less than 3 weeks after this thread was started is proof that we were clearly not out of the race for the top 2 whether we ultimately go on to make it or not. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:09 - Jan 2 with 530 views | Vaughan8 |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:05 - Jan 2 by Herbivore |
Not really, because my point isn't that we will definitely finish top 2 - I think we will and certainly hope we will - my point is that those who were saying we were out of it after less than 20 games of the season are mooks. That we're now in the top 2 less than 3 weeks after this thread was started is proof that we were clearly not out of the race for the top 2 whether we ultimately go on to make it or not. |
You posted this at half time of the game (Leicester away) before this orginal thread was made:
Poor half by Herbivore 13 Dec 2025 15:55Been really poor from both teams, they've just scored two ridiculous goals out of nowhere. Clarke really has to do better with the one big chance we've created. That goes in and I'd have fancied us to kick on. Unless we improve significantly after the break I can't see a way back in this one. Frustrating that we can't seem to get our home and away form clicking at the same time. If we can't sort that out, the autos aren't going to be achievable.
Seems to me you "kinda" doubted the autos at the same time too. [Post edited 2 Jan 18:10]
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:10 - Jan 2 with 526 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Misery loves company.
Re Jack Taylor, could it be he's developed? Crazy thought I know but maybe our coach improves players?
Are we as good as 2 years ago, perhaps not but ww were riding wave, this year weve had to get back on the board sfter being wiped out and were doing a better job than Soton and Leics |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:12 - Jan 2 with 518 views | Kieran_Knows |
Some absolute berks on this thread. |  |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:22 - Jan 2 with 465 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 17:57 - Jan 2 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Got my July Sunderland one ready to go. |
If I could find it I would quietly delete my Sunderland prediction that they would beat Derby's record for lowest Premier League points total.
Hopefully no one remembers. | |
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| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:27 - Jan 2 with 456 views | farkenhell |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:22 - Jan 2 by GlasgowBlue |
If I could find it I would quietly delete my Sunderland prediction that they would beat Derby's record for lowest Premier League points total.
Hopefully no one remembers. |
Or that you spelled Wolves incorrectly. | | | |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:27 - Jan 2 with 456 views | MK1 |
| Not a chance of top 2 on 18:09 - Jan 2 by Vaughan8 |
You posted this at half time of the game (Leicester away) before this orginal thread was made:
Poor half by Herbivore 13 Dec 2025 15:55Been really poor from both teams, they've just scored two ridiculous goals out of nowhere. Clarke really has to do better with the one big chance we've created. That goes in and I'd have fancied us to kick on. Unless we improve significantly after the break I can't see a way back in this one. Frustrating that we can't seem to get our home and away form clicking at the same time. If we can't sort that out, the autos aren't going to be achievable.
Seems to me you "kinda" doubted the autos at the same time too. [Post edited 2 Jan 18:10]
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Good point well made.
Like I said, always best to leave the past where it belongs. | |
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