If we win on Saturday...

[RamFromCornwall]

If we beat Bournemouth then our points total for this season equals that of last season, and we would have managed it with 14 games still to play come Saturday evening.

Come on lads, I'm confident we can get 4 points from our next 15 games

In all seriousness though, shows how much of an all round improvement this season has been, a complete delight to experience after last season. Lets keep up the good work and not let it all go to waste!

[triz]

Top stat rfc, just highlights what a great season its been to date.

[Sma11ytheRam]

Add to that we've already won 1 more game and already taken 13 more points away from home.

Like you say next up 61 points.

After that goals... 65 scored last year... 6 to go!

[RamFromCornwall]

Now I know most on here don't like being premature (come on fellas, who does?!) but I'm pretty confident that we will better all positive stats from last season. More points, more goals, better goal difference, higher league position.

[FrenchTrimmed]

Now I know most on here don't like being premature (come on fellas, who does?!) but I'm pretty confident that we will better all positive stats from last season. More points, more goals, better goal difference, higher league position.

And all thanks to Nigel if some on here were to be believed

[triz]

or that we would have done just as well if we would have kept nigel here. Not something id agree with but its impossible to prove otherwise.

[Sma11ytheRam]

Now I know most on here don't like being premature (come on fellas, who does?!) but I'm pretty confident that we will better all positive stats from last season. More points, more goals, better goal difference, higher league position.

To do that we need.

62 points... 4 needed
17 Wins... Check
44 points at home.. 17 needed (means we've got to win 6 of the 8 remaining)
19 points away... Check
66 goals... 7 needed
61 goals conceded. 21 left
+4 goal difference
9th

[RamFromCornwall]

or that we would have done just as well if we would have kept nigel here. Not something id agree with but its impossible to prove otherwise.

Seeing as last season was our best under him in 5 years, and are currently on target to completely smash that this season, you would think we wouldn't be anywhere near we are with him still here. But like you said, it's impossible to say and nobody will ever know.

[Sma11ytheRam]

or that we would have done just as well if we would have kept nigel here. Not something id agree with but its impossible to prove otherwise.

Impossible to say what might have happened, but you can look at what did happen.

Jan 09- May 09 1.26 points per game
2009-10 1.22 points per game
2010-11 1.07 points per game
2011-12 1.39 points per game
2012-13 1.33 points per game
Aug 13 to Sep 13 1.22 points per game

Oct 13 to Feb 14 2.14 points per game

Nigel Clough career as a manger 962 games, 397 wins (41.27%)
Nigel Clough for Derby County 233 games, 78 wins (33.48%)

Steve McClaren career as a manger 487 games, 221 wins (45.38%)
Steve McClaren for Derby County 22 games, 14 wins (63.64%)

[blackandwhite56]

Anyone who has regularly seen the team play this season and the last few will have been able to spot the differences in the way we play now and the results.
True you can say Clough MIGHT have produced the same level of performance and points ( although we had not won a home match until McClaren arrived!) but its a pretty slim chance.

The improvement in performance is not accidental but if you are Ratty you will deny the improvement even exists.