Morning all 🌞 and what a fantastic morning it is😁👍.
So, once again, I wanted to check our progress against the same point last season, exactly half-way through, and thought I’d publish it here for others that are interested.
Season 2023/24 after 23 games:
1st place = Leicester City on 58 points.
2nd place = Ipswich Town on 52 points.
3rd place = Leeds United on 45 points (GD = 19).
4th place = Southampton on 45 points (GD = 9).
Season 2024/25 after 23 games:
1st place = Leeds United on 48 points (GD = 28).
2nd place = Sheffield United on 48 points (GD = 19).
3rd place = Burnley on 47 points.
4th place = Sunderland on 44 points.
Fantastic position to be in and absolutely delighted for everyone associated with Leeds United Football Club. I’m especially pleased for DF and Joel Piroe. They get a lot of stick but they’re doing precisely what they’re paid to do. Long may that continue.
Also, a long way to go yet so we just need to keep it going. Simples👍😁.
(ps - also interesting to see that Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton occupy the bottom 3 slots in the EPL this morning😁)
Comparison with last year - update 2
posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Is Struiyk really our captain?..
I thought he was vice captain and then Meslier, the captaincy might be the reason why Amps gets the call!..
posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Or maybe Struijk!.
posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
the captaincy might be the reason why Amps gets the call!..
Ampadu is our best player.
^^^
Germany, as you and Faith said, when you're the best
player and the Captain, it's pretty hard to leave him on
the subs bench. Shows though how our summer
recruitment, plus the signing of Guilavogui on a free
has created a really balanced squad. Better than last
season's IMO.
posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
On the pitch results wise, Sheff U have been the best.
It looks like it will be a race between Leeds, Sheff U and Burnley. Sunderland I think will fall a bit behind.
posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
As this is the season for tempting fate, here’s another factor in our favour, courtesy of Salonica:
‘Of the games left to play against the 12 teams just below us, 8 are at home.
And 8 of our away matches are against teams 14th and below.
And from 1 March run-in of 12 matches, 7 are against teams in the bottom 10. The other 5 matches are against teams currently 7, 8,10,11 & 13th ....of which 4 of those are at home.
In summary, the first half fixtures we've played seem harder than what we have left in terms of home/away.
This season really is in our own hands ‘
Given our home form, I think we can win nine from twelve. That’s 27 points.
If we can get six wins on the road, out of thirteen matches, that’s 18 points.
So, if we can muster 45 points in the second half of the season, that’s 93 points all up. No team has ever failed to get an auto spot with 93 points…
But if any team can….?..
posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
🤣 that is oh-so-true Heart and why I’m not making any end of season predictions just yet😁
posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Honestly dont see any event how we gont get 100 points
posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Hope you’re right👍 and Oi’ll drink to that😁🍷
posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
I’ve looked at the home games and apart from Sunderland and West Brom I think we will win them all. Based on our performances at those two grounds I think we could win those two as well.
Of course injuries, suspensions and the transfer window could play a huge part.
Each game as it comes and today is not going to be easy. Derby have had a couple of decent results since they lost to us and their fans on ja606 seem quite optimistic.
Plus there is the history over the last few seasons.
posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
For me, it will come down to facing the ‘right team at the right time’, as in when they are not in a good run of form.
When a team is on form, they can appear unplayable, like they could take points off any team. Teams change managers and can have a ‘bounce’ in confidence.
Last year, who could have even imagined a 4-0 defeat to QPR was possible with the same players which had won so many and accumulated multiple clean sheets.
Farke is right, one game at a time is the best approach; plan and aim to win each one on its own merits.
Overall, this article shows we have a lot in our favour on paper; personally I think we will go up with 96 points.