jerellis1
Geoff Thomas
... variously known as the Optimists' Thread, the Glass Half Full Thread and, perhaps a little harshly, the Excuses Thread.
With all the negativity flying around at the moment (I hate negativity) I thought it might be nice to make a little home in which anyone who doesn't feel the world is coming to an end after three narrow defeats can take refuge. I'll get the ball rolling - feel free to add good cheer as you see fit.
1) Despite three defeats in four, we are still third in the table, five points off the top and ten clear of seventh place.
2) There are still fifteen games left until the end of the season - more than enough to overhaul one of the two teams currently sitting just above us.
3) West Brom are currently on an amazing run (I think we upset them when we went to their place and gave them a good hiding). It won't last. They are currently facing yet another tough FA Cup replay and (with only one exception that I can see) it appears they are going to be playing twice a week from now all the way to April. They are going to get very knackered very soon and they will be wobbling just like we are now.
4) Despite being top of the table, the supposedly mighty Newcastle are also experiencing a bit of a blip. In fact, their recent results are very similar to some of ours - they gave Cardiff a 5-1 hammering, but then lost to Derby in their next game and haven't won again since (they very nearly ended up losing 1-0 to Swansea yesterday); we murdered QPR 5-0, lost to Derby the next game and haven't looked the same side since. I'm pretty sure Newcastle will come good again long before the end of the season, and I'm sure we will too.
5) We may not have signed anyone in the January transfer window, but (a) we NEVER do anyway, (b) nobody else made any really impressive signings, and (c) we've still got the loans window to look forward to, which is precisely where we excelled last year.
6) Our squad is the youngest in the league and getting better all the time.
7) Even if we don't go up automatically, we've a 50-50 shot at a trip to Wembley and a one-in-four chance of promotion through the play-offs.
8 ) We've already achieved a 19-game unbeaten run this season that we will be talking about for years.
9) We've beaten Derby for the first time in years this season, and we've given Leicester a thrashing too.
10) We have no major injury worries (for a change) and a squad which - even without the new loan additions that hopefully we'll be making very soon - is big enough to allow Billy to rest players when necessary.
Okay, that's my top ten, off the top of my head. Feel free to dive in and spread the love. Naysayers please try to avoid derailing the thread - remember you can always start up your own Thread of Misery if you don't like what's going on in here.
With all the negativity flying around at the moment (I hate negativity) I thought it might be nice to make a little home in which anyone who doesn't feel the world is coming to an end after three narrow defeats can take refuge. I'll get the ball rolling - feel free to add good cheer as you see fit.
1) Despite three defeats in four, we are still third in the table, five points off the top and ten clear of seventh place.
2) There are still fifteen games left until the end of the season - more than enough to overhaul one of the two teams currently sitting just above us.
3) West Brom are currently on an amazing run (I think we upset them when we went to their place and gave them a good hiding). It won't last. They are currently facing yet another tough FA Cup replay and (with only one exception that I can see) it appears they are going to be playing twice a week from now all the way to April. They are going to get very knackered very soon and they will be wobbling just like we are now.
4) Despite being top of the table, the supposedly mighty Newcastle are also experiencing a bit of a blip. In fact, their recent results are very similar to some of ours - they gave Cardiff a 5-1 hammering, but then lost to Derby in their next game and haven't won again since (they very nearly ended up losing 1-0 to Swansea yesterday); we murdered QPR 5-0, lost to Derby the next game and haven't looked the same side since. I'm pretty sure Newcastle will come good again long before the end of the season, and I'm sure we will too.
5) We may not have signed anyone in the January transfer window, but (a) we NEVER do anyway, (b) nobody else made any really impressive signings, and (c) we've still got the loans window to look forward to, which is precisely where we excelled last year.
6) Our squad is the youngest in the league and getting better all the time.
7) Even if we don't go up automatically, we've a 50-50 shot at a trip to Wembley and a one-in-four chance of promotion through the play-offs.
8 ) We've already achieved a 19-game unbeaten run this season that we will be talking about for years.
9) We've beaten Derby for the first time in years this season, and we've given Leicester a thrashing too.
10) We have no major injury worries (for a change) and a squad which - even without the new loan additions that hopefully we'll be making very soon - is big enough to allow Billy to rest players when necessary.
Okay, that's my top ten, off the top of my head. Feel free to dive in and spread the love. Naysayers please try to avoid derailing the thread - remember you can always start up your own Thread of Misery if you don't like what's going on in here.
