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Interesting tweets from MOTD yesterday...

@BBCMOTD: Stoke?s total of four goals from eight games is only the 14th time a team has scored four or fewer in their opening eight PL games.

@BBCMOTD: Seven of the previous 13 Premier League teams that scored four or fewer in their opening eight PL games went down #MOTD

Then again...

@BBCMOTD: Thanks for your replies.Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton have both kept five clean sheets in the league this season #MOTD

So whilst we're in the bottom 3, I don't think things are anywhere near as concerning as some make out given the tough run of opening games we've had.
Stoke have only scored four goals and are a point above us.
We're one of only three teams to score against Southampton in the Prem so far... oddly Sunderland's solitary point came from a 1-1 draw against Southampton.
Goal difference has hurt us in the last two games. -4 worse off because of our final 10 minutes in the two games.
However, goal diff aside, we're as near to the bottom 2 as we are Manchester United in 8th.

Things could be better, and I think they will be through November and December. I will retain perspective whilst the normals and racists scream at the top of their voices. They are mostly the generation born in an instant society where they demand everything NOW!

Posted By: Jim Nasium, Oct 21, 11:40:08