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    Alicesdad wrote:
    Nigel Adkins memorably once stated that an average of 2 points per game will see us up.

    That is still the case.

    Adkins is right.

    As always.

    I don't give a flying fig for any other team. Look up not down .. oh yes !!.. there isnt anyone above us !!

    I'm not worried about any other team ,.. we are better than all of them in this league....

    It's down to us now ... 11 games left .. 22 points if we stay on the Adkins diet..but we can do better than that .... and then the cost of going to football will increase dramatically for all of us ...

    Calmness !!
    Nothing too original in what Adkins was saying. Bill Shankly's Liverpool used to concentrate on winning at Anfield and drawing away, knowing that the First Division title would then be theirs. Italian newspapers have always taken up this theme, and add to their published league tables by working out the "Media Inglese" (English Theory) using the same idea."
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Steve De Ridder ‘gutted’ at late leveller from Ipswich

Steve De Ridder Steve De Ridder

STEVE DE Ridder admitted he was “gutted” by Ipswich Town’s late equaliser.

The Saints sub made an instant impact after coming on, providing the assist for Rickie Lambert to open the scoring in only his second league appearance of 2012.

But 11 minutes later he watched in horror as Jason Scotland’s deflected strike beat Kelvin Davis.

It was the first goal Davis had conceded in four Championship matches.

De Ridder said: “It was from a ball into the channel that looked harmless enough but he (Scotland) cut in, it deflected and disappeared behind Kelvin.

“We’re gutted about it. We just had to close him down faster.

“Three points would have been important but we need to keep pushing on and not look behind us.

“We have one common goal – to get to the Prem.”

De Ridder has gained a reputation as a super sub this term.

Last night he provided much-needed width with the contest heading for stalemate.

“The gaffer told me to do my own thing and make some things happen,” he said.

“I guess I did. I took on my opponents and of course Rickie proved himself again.

“As a winger it’s special to have a player like that in the team. I just put the ball in there and he gets on the end of it. Amazing.”

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De Ridder is now hoping for another chance to show what he can do at home to Barnsley on Saturday.

“I’m a player who wants to play every week and I think I grabbed the opportunity to prove myself again – but I need to keep improving,” he added.

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