{"id":7074735,"date":"2026-10-03T19:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074735"},"modified":"2026-10-03T19:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:56:13","slug":"at-this-stage-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074735","title":{"rendered":"At This Stage: January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re not hanging about in this new year of ours then; January 2026 rocketing along, with fixtures squeezed in all over the shop. We came into this first month of the year with what you might call a deficit in terms of games played \u2013 certainly in contrast to previous year. It now seems, however, as if we\u2019ve made that up with a vengeance. The big question you had still to ask us yet: how does it all compare with Januarys of old. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Januaries?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Januarae?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who knows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, a poor run of form was halted to a certain degree. And that means it\u2019s easily not a bad January in the grand scheme of things. Good opening months of years include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/8990\/\">1989-90<\/a> \u2013 where Boro\u2019 won four out of four. On the flip side is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/1516\/\">2015-16<\/a>, where we didn\u2019t win any of the five fixtures in January 2016. We drew two and lost three and\u2026 well\u2026 it was to culminate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/35465521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">end of Teddy Sheringham\u2019s spell as gaffer<\/a>; the ex-Spurs striker binned on 1 February.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">League One comparison at this stage<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little lift in the back half of the month mean that our League One comparison is quite fair. It\u2019s third in a list of seven for almost all metrics; Goals For being fourth as Gary Smith\u2019s team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/1213\/\">2012-13<\/a> had, at least, found the net more often. On the flip side, we\u2019re not hugely far from the pace that got us into the playoffs back in 2012.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FACT: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we take that Points Per Game look \u2013 Smiffy\u2019s side had 1.54 by the end of January, while the current crop have slumped to a nice round 1.50. Hope that\u2019s not d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu we\u2019re feeling and it\u2019s more a case of a dodgy mutton vindaloo for lunch\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>GD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023-4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">41<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2011-2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">43<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2025-6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012-3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">36<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">40<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024-5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013-4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are there any lookalike seasons?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In past years, there have been several seasons in which we\u2019ve embarked on what February had to offer with 28 league fixtures under the belt. The leader of the pack is \u2013 quite clearly \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/0910\/\">2009-10 Blue Square Premier<\/a>-winning campaign; 60 points on the board by month two then. It\u2019s a big ol\u2019 jump back from that. Next up is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/8889\/\">1988-9<\/a>, which is only just ahead of where we are this year. And then we fall back even further into rather so-so territory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>GD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2009-10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1988-9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">59<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006-7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">51<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2003-4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">40<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">35<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014-5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">41<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016-7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021-2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The best and the worst at the end of January<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>GD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1990-1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">69<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">72<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2007-8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">58<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">56<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022-3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">54<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is quite possible there is no point ever again comparing ourselves against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/9091\/\">1990-1<\/a>, such is the dominance we enjoyed that term. To end January on 72 points and only failing to win a quartet of games is perverse. But it\u2019s quite interesting to then see the class of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/0708\/\">2007-8<\/a> in the rearview mirror there. Despite our FA Trophy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/match\/1528\/\">embarrassment at Dorchester Town<\/a>, the magic of Peter Taylor hadn\u2019t yet wrecked our promotion push. It was coming, mind\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>D<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>L<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>GD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020-1<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1981-2<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>20<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>6<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>6<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>8<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>21<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>24<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>24*<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2002-3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019-20<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">36<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s taken a while \u2013 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/1920\/\">2019-20<\/a> now firmly props up these debacles. What is maybe still a bit interesting is that our defensive record is far from shonky. We just couldn\u2019t score or win. The end of January 2003, meanwhile, came just before the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/managers\/10\/\">Graham Westley<\/a> and a boost in fortunes that pulled us away from danger. You can disregard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/8182\/\">1981-2<\/a>\u2018s presence here, to be fair. PPG will do much greater justice to that particular campaign at the end of January 1982.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2026 vs. Averages<\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a look at average numbers at the end of December over the years: games played, goals scored, points won. That <em>kind of<\/em> thing. Boro\u2019s +\/- for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boroguide.co.uk\/seasons\/2526\/\">2025-6<\/a> is seen in brackets and all values are rounded up\/down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Games Played: <\/strong>28 (+2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Games Won: <\/strong>11 (\u2013)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goals Scored<\/strong>: 30 (-10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goals Against: <\/strong>27 (-5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Points Won: <\/strong>42 (+2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Main photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stevenagefc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X\/Stevenage FC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re not hanging about in this new year of ours then; January 2026 rocketing along, with fixtures squeezed in all over the shop. We came into this first month of the year with what you might call a deficit in terms of games played \u2013 certainly in contrast to previous year. 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