Now that we can now concentrate on the league, I was looking at the stats for this season. (Nolan certainly presented a brave face after the screening of The Hateful Eight and was looking forward - I particularly liked his attempt to spin the fact that Swansea scored 8 despite only having, erm, 14 shots on target and a further 9 off target.)

In the first three months of the season, we got 33 points from 16 games. In the next three months we got 21 from 14.

We now have 16 games left - repeat the form of the first 16 games and we end up with 87 points and, you’d think, automatic promotion. Repeat the form of the last three months and we will end up with 78 points - maybe a playoff place. Anything less than 24 points and we are in danger of missing out altogether.

Let’s hope we can get some more game time out of Shola (although by rearranging the Cambridge game for Feb. 20, we have given ourselves an uncessssarily busy February), keep Jones and Tootle fit, and that the new signings make a difference.

We’ve got to play the bottom three away from home and four of the teams around us in the top 8 at home. Interesting few months ahead.