Leeds have been doing very well lately and Sheffield United, who they are chasing are slipping from the automatic promotion spot of 2nd place. There is a lot of excitement around Leeds fans hoping to get promoted automatically and avoiding the play offs. Can it be done, is it possible and should Leeds be more worried about little old Watford than local rivals Sheffield United?
I have got the old calculator out and looked at the results for Leeds, Sheffield United and Watford for 2006 to work out their current form and predict who will get that precious spot and promoted to the land of milk and honey – The Premiership.
2006 Stats
| Leeds United | |
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Played: 10 Won: 6 Drew: 3 Lost: 1 Points: 21 Average Points Per Game: 2.1 |
| Sheffield United | |
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Played: 10 Won: 4 Drew: 4 Lost: 2 Points: 16 Average Points Per Game: 1.6 |
| Watford | |
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Played: 10 Won: 8 Drew: 1 Lost: 1 Points: 25 Average Points Per Game: 2.5 |
Games Remaining
Leeds: 12
Sheffield United: 11
Watford: 11
Total Points at the end of the season based upon current tally and 2006 form
Leeds: 94.2 (currently on 69)
Sheffield United: 92.6 (currently on 75)
Watford: 95.5 (currently on 68)
Therefore based on current form WATFORD will be going up! Still, these are only predictions and football is always full of surprises, anything could happen. The three teams are so close together points wise, Leeds are closer to Watford so fingers crossed The Mighty Whites can get 2nd spot!
I went to Ashton Gate this afternoon to watch Bristol City take on Nottingham Forest – strictly as a neutral!
I have only ever been to three football grounds before today, Elland Road (Leeds United), The Majeski Stadium (Reading) and St. Marys (Southampton). My first impression of Ashton Gate was “it’s a lot smaller than the others!”, still without being disrespectful it does belong to a lower league club.
The game was… well… OK, I have seen worse (Leeds-Rotherham springs to mind) although I have seen much better. There is obviously a golfing class between League One and The Championship (how arrogant!). While both sets of players did well and tried hard they seemed to lack confidence, ball control and most importantly creativity. There were so many chances for the City and Forest strikers to strike the ball into the back of the net but they just took too long and messed it up. I’m not a regular goer to Bristol City games, maybe I caught them on a bad day. If I did then apologies to any City or Forest fan if my comments offended you.
The game finished 1-1 with both goals coming in the second half. Overall an enjoyable time and an experience of lower league football, hopefully one I won’t have to experience with Leeds United unless it is in a cup game.
Leeds were also playing this afternoon, I kept informed via my mobile of the scores, The Mighty Whites were 1-0 up at half time, then 2-0 in the 2nd half, Palace got a consolation goal late on but the game finished 2-1 to Leeds. A fabulous result, especially as Sheffield United only drew yesterday against Crewe.
Sheffield United are currently in 2nd place in the league, the only other automatic promotion spot besides 1st which Reading seem to have in the bag. After today’s results Leeds sit 1 place behind Sheffield, 6 points adrift but with a game in hand. The wheels are coming off Sheffield United’s promotion wagon, if I was a Blades fan I would be shitting myself by now, watch out Neil Warnock, we’re coming to get you!
I was hoping to blog earlier today but I have been without internet since last night, there was a problem which meant I wasn’t able to connect to wire wireless network. Still, all is OK now.
The BBC are reporting today that “Leeds are to honour Charles with bust”. This is of course the late, great, legend John Charles who Leeds United have decided to remember by placing a bust in the reception area of Elland Road. A nice touch.
It seems some Newcastle United fans have read the story and taken it upon themselves to provide their own living hero Alan Shearer with a bust of their own, in a way only Geordies and possibly some Americans can do… expect to see this on show at the weekend in the Newcastle-Bolton game.
Thank God the game is not being televised!
Well I’m in shock, just minutes after blogging about England losing 1-0 to Uruguay they have equalised. That’s not the thing that shocked me though, the reason I am in disbelief is that Peter Crouch scored the goal.
Could this lanky streak of piss really be England’s saviour? I tell you, I bet the Brazilian defenders are shitting themselves!
I crawled out of bed at 6.30am this morning to start my new job which started at 8am. Early start but one I can certainly get used to, being home in the afternoon was nice too.
The work was a lot more interesting than in my previous job, dealing with all manners of computer queries. Some being truly bizarre and some being just downright daft – users complaining about PCs not switching on and then turning out to be unplugged!
Enjoyable all the same, very tired tonight though, I think the early start and taking in so much information has taken its toll. Nothing a relaxing evening and good nights sleep cannot sort out though.
I am currently watching England play Uruguay in an international friendly. England are trailing 1-0 at the moment, they have been by far the better team but cannot seem to get the ball in the back of the damn net, the strikers cannot hit a barndoor with a banjo! The goal scored by Uruguay was a real cracker though, one of the best I have seen in a long time.
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