That is really interesting.newgroundrodney wrote:If you mean teams that are near the top or bottom ON THE DAY WE PLAY THEM maybe, but our record against eventual top & bottom teams last season was as follows:wattsville_boy wrote:It's easy to read too much into the release of the fixture list for the forthcoming season. At first I thought it was a difficult start (Mansfield, Exeter and Notts County three of the first four league games) but County in recent years have had a tendency to play better against the top teams than those nearer the bottom. And looking at the first two months there are a number of last years strugglers (Grimsby, Port Vale, Yeovil) and two of the four relegated from League One and promoted Tranmere, so a fairly balanced start.
A couple more strikers, midfielders and a full back now please...
Eventual Top 7 teams:
Accrington, Luton, Wycombe, Exeter, Notts Co., Coventry, Lincoln ............................ points collected : 15
Eventual Bottom 7 teams:
Grimsby, Yeovil, Port Vale, Forest Green, Morecambe, Barnet, Chesterfield...............points collected : 22
As with many things what people perceive and what is the truth is often not the same.