[Archived] It's not just Christmas, it's a big December

[Proudtobeblue&white]

It's a funny league, and nothing will be determined this month, but we have a packed schedule, so,

Ipswich a: 1 pt

QPR a: 0 pts

Millwall h: 3pts

Yeovil a: 3pts?

Sheffield W h: 3pts

Brum h: 3 pts

Am I being too optimistic, 13 out of 18, it's where we need to be!

[Ossydave]

Think Ipswich will beat us and Yeovil could be tricky but apart from that I agree

[Amo]

I wouldn't even begin to attempt to predict our results. The Championship is such an unpredictable league, and as a midtable side you never know which Rovers are going to show up.

[TBTF]

I wouldn't even begin to attempt to predict our results. The Championship is such an unpredictable league, and as a midtable side you never know which Rovers are going to show up.

4 straight wins for a team that barely scores these days might be on the hopeful side!

[West Yorks Rover]

It's a funny league, and nothing will be determined this month, but we have a packed schedule, so,

Ipswich a: 1 pt

QPR a: 0 pts

Millwall h: 3pts

Yeovil a: 3pts?

Sheffield W h: 3pts

Brum h: 3 pts

Am I being too optimistic, 13 out of 18, it's where we need to be!

Probably lose at Ipswich

Drop 2 points against B/ham, because we won't win 4 on the trott, and Zigic is a nuisance, especially for Dann.

[The Rover of Finland]

This month is huge for the rest of the season. Definetely 12 points of 18 is minimum. Hope JR finds the net soon.

[jim mk2]

It's a funny league, and nothing will be determined this month, but we have a packed schedule, so,

Ipswich a: 1 pt

QPR a: 0 pts

Millwall h: 3pts

Yeovil a: 3pts?

Sheffield W h: 3pts

Brum h: 3 pts

Am I being too optimistic, 13 out of 18, it's where we need to be!

Seven or eight out of 18, and you'd be nearer the mark. We're a mid-table team for a reason.

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Seven or eight out of 18, and you'd be nearer the mark. We're a mid-table team for a reason.

Just a bit of fun.....I don't bet for a reason.....I'm useless.....but if we are to have any hope of a play off place, sort of results we need. We have a big squad, long season, and we all know it's an open league. Six big games that will shape our future perhaps?

[Hasta]

Ive got the last 2 months bang on. Id expect 9 points in dec. Knowing this league we will beat QPR and lose agains millwall.

[BRFC4EVA]

We also have a game on Jan 1st, ironically away at Leeds which I reckon should be also in there. So in total, incl ysdays game, from Nov 30-Jan 1st we have 8 games in a period of 4 1/2 weeks, or just over a month. This is the time when seasons get defined. If I remember, in our promotion season we only went 6th after beating Burnley on Dec 17th and went on from there. (Im not trying to compare this side with the vibrant, attacking team we had then), but merely how quickly things can change

So we've won the first of 8, and (famous last words) we have some very winnable games both home and away!

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

I wouldn't even begin to attempt to predict our results. The Championship is such an unpredictable league, and as a midtable side you never know which Rovers are going to show up.

Totally agree - IMO this team (despite its flaws) is good enough on its day to beat anyone in this league. However - we are equally capable of getting beat by anyone.

If we can get our away defensive record as good as our recent home one - we will have a chance.

[MarkBRFC]

The way the season is going, i can see it being something like this..

Ipswich a: 1 pt
QPR a: 0 pts
Millwall h: 3 pts
Yeovil a: 0 pts
Sheffield W h: 3pts
Brum h: 1 pts

Leeds a: 0 pts

Really hard to predict like others have said though, so who knows.

[Blue blood]

Given we've beaten some top teams at Ewood, but then not beaten some poor, out of form teams, you can never tell. We should've got points off Charlton, Huddersfield and possibly off an out of sorts Reading team but we didn't win any of those three. But we do beat at home Watford, Boro with new manager's bounce, and an in form Leeds team. So who knows what to expect?!?!

Away from home our form drastically has to improve if we're to do anything - and we've three very tough away games - Leeds, QPR and Ipswich. Given two of them are our next two games, two losses on the trot could put a lot of pressure on the team and GB. That'd make it only 1 win in 5 and with promotion or bust that could be a killer.

Expect us to get points away at Yeovil who're no great shakes and will need to go for it, and we should really win all of our home games this month. Really, there's no excuses not to, especially being so poor on the road. However we've dropped a number of points against weaker teams at home, so I expect at least 1 slip up.

So prediction: 10 (or possibly 11) points - 2 home wins, an away win to Yeovil and a hard fought point elsewhere. Not sure that'll be enough though.

[Rover_Shaun]

A good assessment Blueblood. One that perfectly describes our midtable reality

[mattjansen]

Apart from Brighton i would say we had a marvelous november with three clean sheets, imagine what a win tonight and say a draw at QPR would do to moral and belief going in to three games at home and what should be an easy away at Yeovil.

[jim mk2]

Apart from Brighton i would say we had a marvelous november with three clean sheets, imagine what a win tonight and say a draw at QPR would do to moral and belief going in to three games at home and what should be an easy away at Yeovil.

Yeovil won at Watford 3-0 last time out. And Rovers don't do easy wins.

It's amazing how one victory breeds overconfidence.

[RevidgeBlue]

Let's be optimistic, draws at QPR and improving Yeovil, four wins from the other fixtures for fourteen out of eighteen.

[mattjansen]

Yeovil won at Watford 3-0 last time out. And Rovers don't do easy wins.

It's amazing how one victory breeds overconfidence.

Mark the word "should", It´s also amazing how points and clean sheets breeds confidence and belief

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Great start to my predictions, a point Sat gets me back on track though!.......GB has choices to make, right back spot, Dunny & Taylor back, Cairney in his best position, Robbo back lol GB needs to step up a gear?

[Rover_Shaun]

Ipswich a: L

QPR a: L

Millwall h: D

Yeovil a: D

Sheffield W h: W

Brum h: D

6 points from 18 and a winter of discontent has begun again. Will Bowyer survive till spring?

[M-K]

Ipswich a: L

QPR a: L

Millwall h: D

Yeovil a: D

Sheffield W h: W

Brum h: D

6 points from 18 and a winter of discontent has begun again. Will Bowyer survive till spring?

Sounds about right, with one goal scored and five conceded.

[Proudtobeblue&white]

My fiendishly sad predictions are coming to fruition - 1 out of 6, just need to win the next 4!

[Stuart]

Coming to fruition? 0/2 so far!

[Tom]

Thought we needed 2 from the last 2 to keep in touch

1 is better than none and came in the tougher game

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Coming to fruition? 0/2 so far!

Stuart, you none believer - to paraphrase the words of the late great Sir Eric of Morecambe - I predicted all the right points, not necessarily in the right order!