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Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 16:29
by Poll
In all the years I’ve been watching us, I can’t remember starting a league season this well and being points clear a few games in.
Even when we’ve won the league, my fading memory thinks we’ve always come from behind to take the title after a relatively slow start.
Anyone got any stats to back up my hunch?
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 16:37
by old git
Poll wrote: ↑07 Sep 2022, 16:29
In all the years I’ve been watching us, I can’t remember starting a league season this well and being points clear a few games in.
Even when we’ve won the league, my fading memory thinks we’ve always come from behind to take the title after a relatively slow start.
Anyone got any stats to back up my hunch?
I’ve been trying to find that out myself. I can’t remember 6 straight wins at the start of a league campaign in my time going back to 1982 … mind you my memory is a little suspect as the years advance
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 17:06
by Simons
We had the same start last season, in fact we won the first 7, and then drew the 8th game at home to Carlton
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 17:45
by Poll
Well that ended that quickly
Funny how I completely discounted last season after the way we faded the 2nd half of the season!
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 18:16
by andy
Poll wrote: ↑07 Sep 2022, 17:45
Well that ended that quickly
Funny how I completely discounted last season after the way we faded the 2nd half of the season!
To be fair it is easy to forget what a start we made last season, because we weren't actually THAT good. I think we may just remember this season a bit more.
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 18:17
by andy
....that is a crossed fingers by the way, not a trussed up chicken.
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 20:04
by Laurel Lane Lamper
old git wrote: ↑07 Sep 2022, 16:37
Poll wrote: ↑07 Sep 2022, 16:29
In all the years I’ve been watching us, I can’t remember starting a league season this well and being points clear a few games in.
Even when we’ve won the league, my fading memory thinks we’ve always come from behind to take the title after a relatively slow start.
Anyone got any stats to back up my hunch?
I’ve been trying to find that out myself. I can’t remember 6 straight wins at the start of a league campaign in my time going back to 1982 … mind you my memory is a little suspect as the years advance
no surprise that it was Atherstone who spoilt this run:
17-Aug-85 RUSHALL A 2 1
20-Aug-85 HARRISONS A 1 0
22-Aug-85 MALVERN A 5 1
24-Aug-85 TIPTON H 1 0
26-Aug-85 TIVIDALE A 2 1
31-Aug-85 SHIFNAL H 5 0
21-Sep-85 ATHERSTONE H 2 2
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 21:12
by piearce9
We did have this exact same discussion last year
Couldn’t have asked for a better start though - not just our own games and performances, but our ante-post rivals have been dropping points too.
Just got to keep up this pressure and see how long we can keep this 100% record in tact.
Re: Best league start ever?
Posted: 07 Sep 2022, 21:45
by fairweatherfan
In the run last year, we also beat Ilkeston and Sutton Coldfield in the FA Cup, so in a sense it was nine from nine. There is definitely more bottle in this squad than last year though...
