I have been looking at us in 5game blocks. previous 5 we got 9points. Just starting the nect 5 with a chelsea draw. so based on this 18 points seems reasonable. Would give us 29points, Anything more shows good progress. Cannot see us getting a glut of wins though - 4/5games. I see us a win or two then a draw or possibly a defeat.
Not to split hairs, but we have 12 points currently, so another 18 would bring us to 30 (unless you were excluding the Chelsea point because it was in the 3rd block of 5 games?)
Reaching the 30 point mark by the end of 2012 will be a big ask, but I genuinely think it's doable if the players get stuck in. I think some of the players should be aware that there may be reinforcements coming in to take their place in January so they may want to up there game. Enrique, as an example, got his chance yesterday and he took it.
Lucas isn't far off a return either - he should be back into contention by the end of this month. Allen and Sahin have taken a massive dip in form in the last few games, and Stevie isn't exactly the driving force he once was, so one of them may find themselves pushed out by Lucas. Suso has also impressed in the AM role, so he could potentially force another of them out of the team. Time for a few people to pull their socks up to help not only the team, but themselves.
30 points by the end of the year would be excellent to carry forward, with the January transfer window then opening. We need reinforcements ASAf*ckingP so I just hope we do our business early in the window and don't wait til deadline day as usual - that'll just be another month wasted with a thin squad.
It'll be interesting to look back on this thread to see how many points we've actually amassed by 2013. I'd love 30, but I'm gonna predict 28.
