by RedRedWine » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:53 am
51 points is the lowest total we've achieved in a FL season in 10/11. I think we sold Duffy (our best player that season) when we looked comfortable for next to nothing because his contract was winding down and ended getting dragged into a relegation battle. The club put on free buses to Barnet (probably costing more than the fee we got for Duffy), the win ultimately proving vital. Had we had a similar season 12/13 we would have been relegated on GD.
I don't think we will get dragged into a dog fight this season based on what I've seen and also because I don't think you will need as many points as 50 to stay up. Both Daggers and York would need to win at least 8 games each whilst drawing 4 of their last 18 games just to reach 50 points. That's double the number of wins they've each managed all season so far after 28 games. I think they'd do well to reach 45 from their current position.
Our performances recently have deserved more points than those attained which would have put us in touch with the playoffs. The defence is costing us badly (we will need to address it in the summer) but I'm confident we will get enough points. If not it could be a very interesting last game of the season vs York City.
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