Halfway point for us

[shedka]

Few stats before we start our second half of games tomorrow

7 conceded after 18 games is the lowest by any team at the halfway stage in the roughly 30 years since it become 10 team second tier, that's some going right away, big credit due to the team for this, long may it continue, been awhile since we had a team so hungry to not give away goals - the lowest after the full 36 games this century was Hibs with 25 ga in our first season down last time 2016/17 (they finished with 71 pts and +34)

A goal difference of +33 therefore at this stage is also pretty mad, only 13 teams this century have ended a full 36 game season with a better GD than we currently have, 12 of them won the league, only Hibs in 2015 with +38 didn't but that was behind Hearts with their record breaking 91 pts +70 GD season under Neilson

Lowest GD for a league winner was St Johnstone with +20 in 2009 but only finished on 65 pts, the second lowest after the funs lowest pts total for a winning side last season of 63 (w17 d12 l7 gf66 ga40)

It's more important of course we win games and keep putting pts on the board but it's almost an anamoly to be behind a side with such a GD advantage really, obviously game behind playing a part too, and for every single win so far for RR being by a single goal, also very very rare

Also only the third time two sides have been on 41 pts as the half way point


Goals (all comps)
10 Fotheringham, Moult
8 Holt (3p), Watt
5 Cudjoe
3 Middleton, Sibbald
2 McMann, Mochrie
1 Docherty, Glass, 'own goal'

Assists (all comps)
11 Middleton
6 Fotheringham
5 Glass
4 Moult
3 Cudjoe, Watt
2 McMann
1 Gallagher, Holt, Meekison, Mochrie, Sibbald

[TerryTheTerror]

All that makes RR's run even more remarkable. It truly is incredible they are currently above us but credit too them, amazing.

[JamesMcClean]

For once Jim Spence in the Courier podcast said something that I agreed with recently in that in the latter stages of 1982/1983 Utd were applauded as having done well but were still thought of as likely to just ‘fall away’ because they were a smaller Club and would somehow ‘wilt’ under the pressure. Instead we won our last six straight and won the league. Basically he drew parallels with the current Raith team and I could see where he was coming from. Right now our healthiest attitude is to assume that Raith will win every week, but absolutely most importantly is to concentrate on our own job - fundamentally it still remains the case that if we win all our games then we win the league. It still all comes down to what WE do. Nothing has changed despite the external noises.

[Whitfieldarab]

For once Jim Spence in the Courier podcast said something that I agreed with recently in that in the latter stages of 1982/1983 Utd were applauded as having done well but were still thought of as likely to just ‘fall away’ because they were a smaller Club and would somehow ‘wilt’ under the pressure. Instead we won our last six straight and won the league. Basically he drew parallels with the current Raith team and I could see where he was coming from. Right now our healthiest attitude is to assume that Raith will win every week, but absolutely most importantly is to concentrate on our own job - fundamentally it still remains the case that if we win all our games then we win the league. It still all comes down to what WE do. Nothing has changed despite the external noises.

Leicester City were expected to fall away a few years back too but didn't. As you say it's up to us and we should be solely concentrating on what we do......OK,maybe with a wee eye on RR.

[ianharab]

Only stat that matters is who finishes top , has always been in our own hands , take care of ourselves and the rest will take care of itself

[Kdyteejay2]

The upcoming 2 games against them will be huge, the first being in Kirkcaldy on 17th February I believe.

[cybershed]

The upcoming 2 games against them will be huge, the first being in Kirkcaldy on 17th February I believe.

Yeah, these games will be huge. But every game is very important and we have to assume RR are getting their 3 points in the bag and make sure we get win.

It's a tough ask to win every week. I expect both them and us to drop points along the way. I pray we can come out on top come May.

Exciting stuff.

[no1arabbelfast]

This is probably the weakest league in decades though and we should be winning at a canter with our fan base and resources.

Shipping three goals at home and losing to Morton is a sure fire sign that this team is garbage, but just a little bit less garbage than the rest.

God forbid we get the Fun in the cup, we would be battered.

[Arabdownsouth]

This is probably the weakest league in decades though and we should be winning at a canter with our fan base and resources.

Shipping three goals at home and losing to Morton is a sure fire sign that this team is garbage, but just a little bit less garbage than the rest.

God forbid we get the Fun in the cup, we would be battered.

In what cup exactly?

Do you even keep up with all things United?

[BurghArab2023]

God forbid we get the Fun in the cup, we would be battered.

Eh, we're already out of the cup.