by Garawa » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:43 pm
I think points are a guide. If the top sides suddenly start losing galore they will still go up with lower points and then suddenly those at the bottom who thought X was safe to stay up suddenly go down with more than the target they set out to get. It has happened before.
Last season Crawley in 3rd had 84 points, season before Wycombe had 80, then it was Rochdale 82, Wycombe 78, Hereford 88, Swindon 85, Leyton Orient 81, Swansea 80 and Torquay 81. So in 2007/8 Stockport had 82 points but finished 4th and yet the season after Exeter and Wycombe both went up having only got 79 and 78 respectively!
Looking at these a very safe total is 83 so 5 wins to go! Personally I think it will be a low total this season despite the start looking as if we could break the record (in fact about half way through we were on course to break the league record for points in a season)!
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