"As more and more games go on, people look at the table. I'm aware of the table but I've always said it's ten to 12 games in a 38-game season when the table starts to take real shape," he told the Birmingham Mail.
That's when we start to look at it seriously. When you can move six or seven places on one result it isn't really worth looking at."
“When you’re in a position where you only move one or two places because of a result, then I think the table is beginning to show you what it’s about.”
Unbelievable to say the least - can't you move up or down 6 or 7 places later on in the season then Graham?
Because if not, then we're in trouble already!
Last game played on Monday 16th September 2002 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
1 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 14 | +9 | ||||
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 13 | +3 | ||||
3 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | +6 | ||||
4 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 12 | +5 | ||||
5 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 12 | +5 | ||||
6 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | +6 | ||||
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | -3 | ||||
8 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | +2 | ||||
9 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | +1 | ||||
10 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||
11 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -1 | ||||
12 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | -2 | ||||
13 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -1 | ||||
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -3 | ||||
15 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -3 | ||||
16 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | -4 | ||||
17 | Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -4 | ||||
18 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -6 | ||||
19 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -2 | ||||
20 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | -8 |