After 10 games last year we had 12 points (6 draws and 2 wins) and were 9 points off 2nd. We lost our next 3 games and were 13 points off 2nd. Then Still got sacked and we finished 4 points behind Ipswich.
We’re on 16 points after 10 games and 5 points behind 2nd. We’ve got 3 games this month that could go either way. Bolton have hit a bit of form, West Ham goes without saying and QPR look a good side this year.
We’ll have a good idea of whether top 2 is achievable at the end of this month. Without that 4 point deduction we’d be talking about trying to win the league.