Weekend Championship Review

The unpredictability of the Championship continues apace. This week the only result I managed to get correct was our home win! My bet also went down the pan with the early match at Villa Park. I could kick myself for betting against Pompey. Charlton and Southampton won but Plymouth and Scunthorpe could only draw. I am going to limit my betting on Championship games in future and have decided that I will not bet again after 1st January if I do not get some recompense before then! There.

New Years Day Table?

Looking ahead and considering where we might start New Year, we have a tough run in to 2008 with West Brom, Norwich and Leicester away and only Hull at home. Assuming we can beat Hull (thumped 4-0 at St Marys on Saturday), we will do well to pick up another 4 points on the road. That would put us on 44 points.

By comparison, Watford and West Brom have easier looking fixtures; Watford have three at home against Plymouth, Cardiff and QPR with only an away test at Sheffield Wednesday. They will expect to take 9 points from these games which would put them on 49 points. West Brom, meanwhile, also have three at home with Charlton, Bristol City and Scunthorpe and an away at Stoke. They could expect to beat two of the three at home, draw the other and maybe get a point at Stoke. That would give them 8 points and keep them above us on 46 points.

Our charge to the top of the table, then, might have to wait. I have said before that we face a tougher second half to the season as we play our top 5 promotion rivals all at home and our away games encompass the four sides who have beaten us at home already, as well the two drawn games (and Watford). Dominating the returns from the Valley matches against Watford, West Brom, Bristol City, Stoke and Wolves will be key. A second-half season ticket looks an attractive proposition.

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