Likelihood of successive victories under Wilson
Another victory at Boundary Park would’ve been the perfect response to the magnificent 4-2 victory at Charlton…but we went down to a less than inspiring 2-0 defeat.
All the talk has rightly been about finding consistency and Wilson bemoaning the mentality of his team. We desperately need an unbeaten run, preferably containing several wins, however this is looking increasing unlikely. Why?.. I don’t know and I’m not convinced Wilson knows exactly why either.
So, under Wilson, how often have Town followed a victory with another win in the league?
2008/2009 – Played 24, results after 8 wins – Won 2 (25%), Drawn 2 (25%), Lost 4 (50%) | Best winning run 1 x 3 game streak (* Leyton Orient away counted as Wilson was confirmed prior to match)
2009/2010 – Played 46, results after 22 wins – Won 11 (50%), Drawn 8 (36%), Lost 3 (14%) | Best winning run 2 x 4 game streaks
2010/2011 – Played 23, results after 7 wins – Won 2 (29%), Drawn 2 (29%), Lost 3 (42%) | Best winning run 1 x 3 game streak
Overall – Played 92, results after 37 wins – Won 15 (41%), Drawn 12 (32%), Lost 10 (27%)
Far from happy reading and these statistics show how much Town have regressed in 2010/2011, back to the inconsistency suffered under the Malpas era and start of Wilson’s time at Town. Highlighting the impact of the now irreplaceable Greer, Paynter and Ward to the team.
Even taking our success last season into account Wilson still achieves a less than 50% rate of successive victories during his 2 year stint at The County Ground.
A single run of successive victories this season (back in September) is dire and I can’t fathom why the team can’t sort it out, especially after the apparent boost of the Charlton result.
New players are needed and needed fast! Frampton is injury prone and we can’t rely on him for the remainder of the season and of course I’m still waiting for a partner for Austin…that is on the basis he stays at Town…
The Washbag 
There are a number of reasons for the indifferent seasons thus far.
1/ We do not take the game to the opposition as much as we did last year; rather we are pinned back
2/ Our midfield remains unbalanced and lacks technical skills
3/ Last minute goals means a loss this year, wheras last year meant a draw instead of a win
4/ Our frontline this year is unable to hold the ball up to continue the attack as well as last year meaning more pressure on the midfield/back. (linked with 1)
Last year we had an unbeaten run of 13 games, whereas the most this year is 4 games. There were 2 winning streaks of 4 games each, whereas now we only once have strung together 3 wins in a row. Also, last year, we twice has a non-winning streak of 4 games this year it’s a 5 game run, but only the once.
The main issue though is not necessarily not winning, but not losing. Last year we lost a total of 8 times, this year we are already up to 9 losses.
Having the ability and belief in turning those losses into draws and the draws into wins is what is missing this year.
Despite the heavy criticism after the Bournemouth game, we could easily have won that if Vince’s goal-line shot would not have been blocked and had Phil not stood that far from his goal line again. Similarly with the Peterborough game, which could have meant another 2 points with the sustained pressure at the end, as well as the Peterborough away game, despite the comical start we should have been able to hang on, to at least draw, ………. BUT it’s the slight lack of belief, in some cases effort and aggression and lack of quality means we are where we are, as the table does not lie.
But, there are still 23 games to play for and 69 points up for grabs. A bit of belief and luck may just turn the draws into wins and losses into draws.
Let’s just hope the guy with his half empty glass sitting behind me on Saturday keeps his negative comments to himself. With a bit of positive vibes & atmosphere, let’s see!
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