Midseason Evaluation
As the new year comes, with it comes the midseason mark. Here's what the league table looks like at this point in time:
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts |
| 1st | Millwall | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 47 |
| 2nd | Sheff Wed | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 46 |
| 3rd | Cardiff | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 44 |
| 4th | Swindon | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 41 |
| 5th | Luton | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 |
| 6th | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 |
| 7th | Watford | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 36 |
| 8th | Huddersfield | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 |
| 9th | Chesterfield | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 34 |
| 10th | Wrexham | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 33 |
| 11th | Blackpool | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 33 |
| 12th | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 30 |
| 13th | Stockport | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 29 |
| 14th | Boston Utd | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 15th | Bournemouth | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 |
| 16th | Doncaster | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 27 |
| 17th | Rushden | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 25 |
| 18th | Cheltenham | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 25 |
| 19th | Walsall | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 24 |
| 20th | Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 23 |
| 21st | Oldham | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 21 |
| 22nd | Colchester | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 21 |
| 23rd | Torquay | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 18 |
| 24th | Chester | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 18 |
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I can't say I expected us to do this good, especially after the very rough first season I experience in 2004-05, but I am very happy with how the team is playing right now. This is coming to a point that I see every game as a winnable game, not that I think we will win them all, but I think that with a bit of luck, we can win against anybody.
Here's the same league table, but presenting the home and away results separately:
| HOME | AWAY | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts |
| 1st | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +23 | 47 |
| 2nd | Sheff Wed | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +20 | 46 |
| 3rd | Cardiff | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +19 | 44 |
| 4th | Swindon | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +8 | 41 |
| 5th | Luton | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +14 | 39 |
| 6th | Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +10 | 37 |
| 7th | Watford | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | +5 | 36 |
| 8th | Huddersfield | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | +5 | 34 |
| 9th | Chesterfield | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10th | Wrexham | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +9 | 33 |
| 11th | Blackpool | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 33 |
| 12th | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 30 |
| 13th | Stockport | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 14th | Boston Utd | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 15th | Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | +1 | 28 |
| 16th | Doncaster | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 27 |
| 17th | Rushden | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 18th | Cheltenham | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 25 |
| 19th | Walsall | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 20th | Bradford City | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 23 |
| 21st | Oldham | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 22nd | Colchester | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 23rd | Torquay | 23 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 18 |
| 24th | Chester | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -22 | 18 |
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One unexpected thing I see in there is that while we are giving up more goals away than at home, which is normal, we are also scoring more goals. This is good, I like that...
I'll add some individual player evaluation tonight, with some player and team stats, and that position movement chart I presented before. I simply forgot to take a screenshot yesterday night...
Hope you are all enjoying the read...
FM