Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
There are lots of angles you can look at.

After we beat Bristol City we were 6th, 2 points off Leeds (3rd) and 1 off Southampton (4th). 9 games later we're 12 points away from both. I think we accept that the top 4 are the best 4 in the division and will finish as the top 4 in whatever order it happens. Those 4 sides are the most in form in the division since November.

Watford, Norwich and Bristol City have been on decent runs since the start of November. We haven't but are 3 points off the playoffs. We're 18th in the form table since November, which isn't great, but we've only won 3 points fewer than West Brom who are in 5th and ranked 9th since November. There's not that much to separate a lot of the teams in the division.

But, god, our performances have been dire.
Recent performances have been dire for sure, I don’t agree that over the first half of the season we have been consistently dire. I think it’s been quite up and down until the recent slump. Also some very good performances and derby wins.

Nevertheless to do this being the only team (I think) under an embargo is more than I expected personally, obviously I’m not sure on other’s expectations. I think after last two seasons and considering the embargo I’m happy with the mixed seasons performances as long as it keeps us away from the drop zone and looking up rather than down. Seems like plenty to build on if we can add in January, that’s not to mean we throw money around but small fees and loan fees can make a huge difference.