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London bias again - 4evaabaggie - 08-07-2020
Brentford have played / will play pretty much all their games before Leeds and us, giving them the chance to get points on the board and to pile pressure on the top two, creating must win games .....
Also why are pundits adding extra pressure on to us by repeatedly stating Brentford will overtake us because they have an easier run in, Leeds will go up yatter yatter yatter.......
We're not London or a North West, or a " big " club (Leeds) so don't matter, Leeds are perennial chokers, they are one point better off and have a worse goal difference than us, they are playing teams that know how to fight, Stoke, Preston and still have Derby away as well. So are just as likely to drop points as us .... We have a big, dare I say, great squad, we should have more quality cover in case of injury or fatigue.
We have players who have been there and done that ..... I feel we won't choke.
Derby tonight have five players missing, some will be back in time for Brentford and Leeds matches ...
We can afford to draw two matches provided we win the other three, winnable games are there, Derby are beatable, Fulham also, Blackburn, Huddersfield and QPR have little to play for ....... It's in our hands.
BUT A BIT OF FAIR PLAY PLEASE .....
The more games we win the more pressure builds for Brentford, they can not lose any games, they need to take maximum points, two draws would cut our required points to 7 from 15, one defeat would cut our required points to 8 from 15 ......
Can they handle it ....... ???????
RE: London bias again - drewks - 08-07-2020
The Leeds thing certainly isn't a 'given' after looking at their fixtures :
Stoke (h)..... fighting for their lives
Swansea (a)...... needing points for play offs
Barnsley (h)..... local derby, anything can happen
Derby (a)...... say no more
Charlton (h)..... possibly the most straightforward BUT Charlton may need these points to stay up.
All in all I think I'd rather have our fixtures!
RE: London bias again - 4evaabaggie - 08-07-2020
Drewks, that was my point, pundits trying to deflect the pressure off of Leeds on to us.
Leeds still have plenty of work to do .....
I think a win for us tonight might just be the straw that breaks Brentford's camel's back, and their hearts, it could also make the Leeds wobble start, we would need eight points from four games,
Brentford's resistance and the pressure on them to win every game, could just cause them to begin to crack .....