09-01-2015, 19:19
(09-01-2015, 18:26)aries22 Wrote: I think this is a must-win game, because if we don't win this one, what game are we going to win? Draws at home against the Hulls just aren't good enough, we need those extra two points every time.
The same could have been said in our first season back when we played the likes of Wigan, West Ham and Wolves at home, and that was later in the season! We failed to win any of those games, but made up for it with points on the road and against bigger teams, because sides like that will often switch off when they play us, whereas our relegation rivals show up determined to fight.
Obviously it makes life easier if you can win the six-pointers, but I do think fans obsess over these matches a bit too much (to the extent that you see some people labelling these games as "must-win" as early as September and October!)
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