The Title Race - 2023/24

[KingGeorge]

Well no, because that's not a fair comparison is it.

Some people couldn't see the team that we had last year, hence the comments that were made on last year's thread. Don't rewrite history and use the benefit of hindsight to now start comparing last seasons team with this one.

Time will tell whether this current team are capable of stepping up before the end of May, and therefore repeating the repair of where we were at this point last season.

We don’t have the same number of points through 17 games as last year, so we aren’t at the same level from a purely quantitative perspective even if you want to cast the eye test aside.

The argument I constantly see made on here is essentially we went on a run the last couple years so we will go on a run this year as well.

That is like saying because a stock outperformed the market the last two years it will again this year. Our past body of work doesn’t guarantee us anything this year.

 

[Bluearmy]

Of course we have a chance but we need a change very soon. The main concern is not getting too far back with too many teams in front. We are good at chasing down a team rather than 4 or 5 of them.

Just not playing well enough.

 

[City Raider]

If they keep letting us hang around….

 

[Bez]

If City wake up a bit the title is up for grabs.

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

We don’t have the same number of points through 17 games as last year, so we aren’t at the same level from a purely quantitative perspective even if you want to cast the eye test aside.

The argument I constantly see made on here is essentially we went on a run the last couple years so we will go on a run this year as well.

That is like saying because a stock outperformed the market the last two years it will again this year. Our past body of work doesn’t guarantee us anything this year.

It's best to match the opposition up from last season's results or a like-for-like.

 

[ShorehamCitizen]

If City wake up a bit the title is up for grabs.

We always wake up after Christmas

 

[hilts]

Chase down 4 or 5 teams. Normally by Feb/March there's only 2 teams in it

So your saying it might be easier to chase down multiple teams rather than one? Err okay:-)

 

[Silva&Silva]

We always wake up after Christmas

We shouldn't have to keep relying on it though and it can't continue forever.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Two ways to look at this, I think.

1. No one is leaving us for dead. Five points from first when first and second haven't even played each other is nothing.

2. We haven't taken advantage of other slip ups yet, and we look way, way off it.

Let's hope the winter sun and getting the whole team back together for some team talks and clear the air meetings or whatever sorts us out.

 

[Withnail]

Draw please next week.