[madsteve]

Pretty much we are where I expected. We are very strong at home & need to maintain that. However our away form needs to improve. If it does then we should make the Playoffs.

[Maddix]

A win on Saturday and it all changes again.

Hull have a tough fixture away at QPR while others include :-

Boro V Derby
Burnley v Ipswich
Brum v Brentford

So a win would see us gain ground on at least two of the teams above us (hopefully 4) and put distance between us and at least 1 team below us.

As said before, Brighton's bubble appears to have burst and they have a tough game at home to Wolves on Friday.

Just keep our side of the bargain by beating Fulham and things will look a whole lot rosier on Saturday night

Happy New Year

[peiowl]

I agree with Carlton Palmer on this rotation business. CC should have fielded his strongest side against Boro. Strangely enough, when it didn't matter in that cup game, he did field his strongest side. Don't tell me that game was more important than the Boro one.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-wed...-1-7647649

[Statesideowl]

I think 80 points would guarantee the play offs, in fact I think 75 would do. I'm sure I read something somewhere regarding how many points it usually takes, maybe someone could dig something up.

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Ok, did some digging. Over the last 16 seasons the average points of the 6th place team is 73.5 points. The highest total was 78 by Ipswich last season and the lowest was 68 by Leicester in 2013.So if we figure 75 should do it then we need a further 39 points or 1.77 points per game. That is definitely within our reach.

That's what I was thinking, you researched and crunched the numbers

It's ours to throw away, we haven't been this close in years.

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Whilst Carlton has a good insight into the game.. he's proven himself to be a fooking terrible manager. So he can hardly "Slam" CC's rotation policy.

[consilio]

I agree with Carlton Palmer on this rotation business. CC should have fielded his strongest side against Boro. Strangely enough, when it didn't matter in that cup game, he did field his strongest side. Don't tell me that game was more important than the Boro one.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-wed...-1-7647649

Absolutely shit manager but likes to spout off about every one else doing the job.  

[madsteve]

I agree with Carlton Palmer on this rotation business. CC should have fielded his strongest side against Boro. Strangely enough, when it didn't matter in that cup game, he did field his strongest side. Don't tell me that game was more important than the Boro one.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-wed...-1-7647649

He was a failure himself as a manager & now feels he has the write to criticise managers who have ten times his knowledge & ability. It is no coincidence that the top managers rotate players when they have three or less days between matches and they trust the medical experts.

Palmer spouts rubbish.

[Statesideowl]

Does he have the right to be called an Owls Legend?

Don't think so!

[Maddix]

Does he have the right to be called an Owls Legend?

Don't think so!

Yes 

But that doesn't give him the right to have a brain 

[peiowl]

But do you agree with what he says? Forget about whether he was a good, bad or indifferent manager, whether he has the right to spout off or if he's a legend.

Do you agree that CC's policy of rotating the squad is the right one for SWFC or should he have kept a winning side in play?

"That is the question"

And I'm still waiting for the answer. MS was the only one who came close to partly answering it.

“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
― Winston S. Churchill

[Thurnscoe_OWL]

the real question is, whats a fuuucking half back??

bi reyt, only 3rd fuuckin time av ad t'ask