CarrickBall
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Finishing 2nd is now going to be a big ask. Even if we win all of our remaining games, the most points we can get is 91.
Bournemouth had 88 points when they finished 2nd last season, and Watford finished on 91 the season before.
The average over the last 16 years is 87.
21/22 - 88
20/21 - 91
19/20 - 83
18/19 - 89
17/18 - 90
16/17 - 93
15/16 - 89
14/15 - 89
13/14 - 93
12/13 - 79
11/12 - 88
10/11 - 84
09/10 - 91
08/09 - 83
07/08 - 79
06/07 - 86
Average:87.
We need 23 points from 9 games to get to that.
Even if Sheffield United only got 4 wins and 2 draws and lost 3 games.. they’d be on 84. They’ve got Wigan, Cardiff, Huddersfield and Birmingham.
That’s 20 ahead of us. We’d need 20 points from 9 games. That’s 7 wins from 9 and we have Burnley, Norwich, Luton, Bristol away, Coventry.
No chance.