Reaching 30 points

[JohnB]

So we’ve reached 31 points after 20 games….thought I’d check back on our other seasons when we reached 31 points….

2020/21 - 25 games - Wolves 1 Leeds 0 to reach 33 points (ended season with 45 points)

2019/20 - 22 games - Wolves 1 Newcastle 1 to reach 31 points (ended season with 59 points)

2018/19 - 23 games - Wolves 4 Leicester 3 to reach 32 points (ended season with 57 points)

Continue our form for the season and we reach 59 points, continue our form for the last 17 games and we reach 64 points.

A long way to go but good signs if we can keep players fit, keep defensively mean and add some goals.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

So we’ve reached 31 points after 20 games….thought I’d check back on our other seasons when we reached 31 points….

2020/21 - 25 games - Wolves 1 Leeds 0 to reach 33 points (ended season with 45 points)

2019/20 - 22 games - Wolves 1 Newcastle 1 to reach 31 points (ended season with 59 points)

2018/19 - 23 games - Wolves 4 Leicester 3 to reach 32 points (ended season with 57 points)

Continue our form for the season and we reach 59 points, continue our form for the last 17 games and we reach 64 points.

A long way to go but good signs if we can keep players fit, keep defensively mean and add some goals.

Surely this cant be right. We were supposed to be doing so badly that Bruno would be gone by Christmas.

 

[TriumphWolf]

to my mind this is a very good barometer of how to rate progress this year ….. very positive, only the ’goals for’ column raises an eyebrow.
fingers crossed for more of the same points-wise during the second half of the season

 

[Keyser Soze]

I know every fan of every club does this but I can't help but think of those opening 3 games where we deserved so much more... and a number of other games where we have been very unlucky to drop points. City away etc.

Very impressed with the way Bruno and his team have gone about their business, didn't panic after the opening games and the superb defensive unit they have improved upon... even more so from an out and out attacking manager!

Current form continuing we are going to be a big threat to those clubs above us, and I can assure you no-one fancies playing us right now

Excellent performance and achievement to have got to 30 at this stage and only looking up

 

[Deleted member LP 3925]

If we keep going like this for a few more games, I’m going to ask @NOKASPLACE to start his annual ’The Teams That Cannot Catch Us’ thread!

My favourite thread, that is.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

to my mind this is a very good barometer of how to rate progress this year ….. very positive, only the ’goals for’ column raises an eyebrow.
fingers crossed for more of the same points-wise during the second half of the season

I know it's exciting for games to finish say 3-3 but I'm not so concerned about scoring goals providing our defence is not conceding, which they're not. The confidence this must give the players further up the pitch is massive. I feel now if we score one we will at least get a result, usually a win. Nuno focussed on a strong defence but with the emergence of Kilman this season our defending has got even better. Coady is becoming perhaps England's best CH at present.

 

[oldgoldheart]

I know every fan of every club does this but I can't help but think of those opening 3 games where we deserved so much more... and a number of other games where we have been very unlucky to drop points. City away etc.

Very impressed with the way Bruno and his team have gone about their business, didn't panic after the opening games and the superb defensive unit they have improved upon... even more so from an out and out attacking manager!

Current form continuing we are going to be a big threat to those clubs above us, and I can assure you no-one fancies playing us right now

Excellent performance and achievement to have got to 30 at this stage and only looking up

i agree. sky are talking about west ham and top four. we have two games in hand which, if we won both, would put us level with west ham. I doubt we are likely to finish top four but we will be there or thereabouts

 

[AndyWolves]

We might have to start a thread soon about "things we thought Jeff had got wrong, but actually got right"

 

[Jefe]

Surely this cant be right. We were supposed to be doing so badly that Bruno would be gone by Christmas.

Mugwump ain't living that one down for a while!

Great stat, OP. With a bit more backing, we could credibly tilt at Europa - more quality in key areas means more tactical flexibility for the gaffer.

 

[JohnB]

We might have to start a thread soon about "things we thought Jeff had got wrong, but actually got right"

Heresy, you need burning at the stake….

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Win the next two and we'll have got as many wins as Albion had in their last two top flight seasons combined, in less than a third of the matches.

 

[SevernWolf]

i agree. sky are talking about west ham and top four. we have two games in hand which, if we won both, would put us level with west ham. I doubt we are likely to finish top four but we will be there or thereabouts

We have a very realistic chance of 7th again, though. What does that get you nowadays? Europa Conference? Any chance of Europa League for 7th, or has that changed with the introduction of the Conference?

 

[JadeWolf]

i agree. sky are talking about west ham and top four. we have two games in hand which, if we won both, would put us level with west ham. I doubt we are likely to finish top four but we will be there or thereabouts

I caught a bit of the sky commentary earlier and he said “West Ham have a chance to pull further away from the teams challenging below them, Spurs Arsenal and Man Utd” and I was thinking well ain’t we only a point or two behind?!

 

[Ned Stark]

Win the next two and we'll have got as many wins as Albion had in their last two top flight seasons combined, in less than a third of the matches.

What a saddo to work out something like that….


…but ****in awesome, well done !

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Overachieving but I’m happy to say Bruno surprised me. We are very much safe now. Beat Brentford we really could start to look at the European places…. We have Neto and Jonny back by the end of February if not before. Therefore I believe we really could kick on. We are a team where confidence & momentum is important..

Brentford A
Arsenal H
Spurs A
Leicester H
WHU A
Palace H

Another 9/10 pts would be good maybe we can go even better?!!!!

 

[OLDGOLD]

If we keep going like this for a few more games, I’m going to ask @NOKASPLACE to start his annual ’The Teams That Cannot Catch Us’ thread!

My favourite thread, that is.

I love it to Lupo, I always breathe easier when there are 3 teams on it!

 

[Chris H]

I love it to Lupo, I always breathe easier when there are 3 teams on it!

I’d like to see 19 teams on it!

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Next 5 games are enormous . I can’t wait .

When are spurs tickets on sale

 

[Deleted member 7041]

Maybe just maybe Jeff, Bruno and the boys actually know what they are doing?

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Next 5 games are enormous . I can’t wait .

When are spurs tickets on sale

We owe them one or two ay it

 

[Abbobrom]

In a table consisting of just home wins we sit 14th. A table consisting of away wins we sit 5th.

 

[JohnB]

In a table consisting of just home wins we sit 14th. A table consisting of away wins we sit 5th.

True but have played Liverpool, Chelsea, United, Spurs and West Ham at home.

Away have played City and United from the teams above us.

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

In a table consisting of just home wins we sit 14th. A table consisting of away wins we sit 5th.

Funny really as the football at home has been worlds apart from the away performances (man u aside)

 

[Greeno]

Nearly safe, boys!

 

[Hoganstolemywife]

Considering that after 5 games many (myself very much included) thought we would really struggle, to be safe and heavily odds on for a top half finish 15 games later is very very impressive. I would have considered anything above last season's finish a success. It feels like it did under Nuno (pre pandemic) now though. We are hard to beat and no one likes playing us

 

[Deleted member 9202LYK]

We might have to start a thread soon about "things we thought Jeff had got wrong, but actually got right"

Jeff hasn’t got anything right. Start that thread!

 

[Manic88]

Surely this cant be right. We were supposed to be doing so badly that Bruno would be gone by Christmas.

But Bruno is only doing what Nuno would have done, just couldn’t be ***** to

 

[sillytuna]

to my mind this is a very good barometer of how to rate progress this year ….. very positive, only the ’goals for’ column raises an eyebrow.
fingers crossed for more of the same points-wise during the second half of the season

In fairness we've improved attacking wise in recent weeks whereas we were ultra defensive throughout the autumn. Hopefully the recent goalfest has given the forwards more confidence.

 

[Big Saft Kid]

With Neto and Jonny to come back, I think we are on the cusp of the best season since FOSUN took over.

 

[Oldgold Wolfcub]

But Bruno is only doing what Nuno would have done, just couldn’t be ***** to

Such as playing Kilman who arguably has been our best player this season and most likely would have gone if Nuno was still here.

 

[Deleted member (smith)]

Overachieving but I’m happy to say Bruno surprised me. We are very much safe now. Beat Brentford we really could start to look at the European places…. We have Neto and Jonny back by the end of February if not before. Therefore I believe we really could kick on. We are a team where confidence & momentum is important..

Brentford A
Arsenal H
Spurs A
Leicester H
WHU A
Palace H

Another 9/10 pts would be good maybe we can go even better?!!!!

OMG …this is a tough six…maybe six defeats or maybe …possibly 10 points would be great.

 

[Big Saft Kid]

OMG …this is a tough six…maybe six defeats or maybe …possibly 10 points would be great.

FFS. Grow a pair. We are as good or better than most of these teams. 10 points at least

 

[Golden Oldie]

We owe them one or two ay it

Yes. A win over Spurs would be highly satisfying

 

[JonahWolf]

We have a very realistic chance of 7th again, though. What does that get you nowadays? Europa Conference? Any chance of Europa League for 7th, or has that changed with the introduction of the Conference?

No chance of Europa league for 7th, every chance the conference goes down to 7th.

It’s only 5th spot that guarantees Europa league, the FA cup winners get the other Europa spot, the league cup winners the conference.
It’s when teams that finish in champions league or the 5th auto Europa spot win the cups, that qualification gets pushed down to 6/7th.

FA cup it’s still far too early, but there’s only Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal left in the league cup, 2 of which are pretty much guaranteed to finish above us, so euro qualification of some sort at this stage is very likely to go down to 6th.

If that helps. There are some gaps above us in the table that we’d have to continue this excellent run to have a chance of reeling in.
Do that, go balls out in the Fa cup, and if we get knocked out, make sure it’s to one of the top 3 and hope they win it.
The midweek Arsenal at home game will be VERY important to European chances.

 

[Manic88]

Yes. A win over Spurs would be highly satisfying

Fabio knicking the ball off Kane on half way, playing a one two, nutmegging Matt Cafu Doherty and curling one in the top corner

 

[GoldenHorseshoe]

Fabio knicking the ball off Kane on half way, playing a one two, nutmegging Matt Cafu Doherty and curling one in the top corner

Ooooo nice!

I like the way you think.

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

Surely this cant be right. We were supposed to be doing so badly that Bruno would be gone by Christmas.

I did say that. Certainly being made to eat my words as it is.

Keep it up Lage, cracking job so far!

 

[SuperGran]

Fabio knicking the ball off Kane on half way, playing a one two, nutmegging Matt Cafu Doherty and curling one in the top corner

Dreaming is for free

Though next to no chance of doc playing

 

[Golden Oldie]

Fabio knicking the ball off Kane on half way, playing a one two, nutmegging Matt Cafu Doherty and curling one in the top corner

What chance there would be many a replay of that?

 

[Deleted member (smith)]

FFS. Grow a pair. We are as good or better than most of these teams. 10 points at least

for my mental health I manage my expectations carefully..if you grow a pair and expect to win the disappointment is painful. If you expect the worse and it doesn’t happen then you feel much better.

happiness = results> expectations.

if you have been a wolves supporter as long as me you will know this is a good plan ( I saw Dave Wagstaffe and he was magic ) . Selective amnesia is also helpful as I can’t remember division four at all..