1 point off going into the top half. 10/11 to achieve that now. Some turnarouns in 3 weeks
8 points from the play offs, still 16/1 to achieve that but i think youwell said we were 100/1 before the QPR game.
Target?
8 points from the play offs, still 16/1 to achieve that but i think youwell said we were 100/1 before the QPR game.
Fuck it, no point giving up till its over.
Beat Forest and we're level on points with them.
Boro away at Blackburn, they've won 1 in 5 in all comps.
Villa have a derby against West Brom.
Bristol City and Derby are playing in the cup this weekend.
Birmingham look set to face a points deduction.
A win against Forest and we could be 5/6pts off the play-offs, obviously teams have games in hand but at this stage of the season, a lot of those will get bottled.
Beat Forest and we're level on points with them.
Boro away at Blackburn, they've won 1 in 5 in all comps.
Villa have a derby against West Brom.
Bristol City and Derby are playing in the cup this weekend.
Birmingham look set to face a points deduction.
A win against Forest and we could be 5/6pts off the play-offs, obviously teams have games in hand but at this stage of the season, a lot of those will get bottled.
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And of course with games in hand that means more runs of matches on Saturday - Tuesday - Saturday for those sides. Injuries, fatigue and loss of form would then come into play.
It's a long shot, not so much the points but the number of teams we have to get past, but it certainly looks more doable than even 2 weeks ago!!
Pressure isn't on us like the other teams, they have spent a lot of money and it's their position to lose.
All we have to do is keep playing like we did last night.
All we have to do is keep playing like we did last night.
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That's a lot to ask though. You could see we sat deep at the start of the second half. Yes, partly down to Norwich coming out a much better team in the second half but there was no way we could sustain that tempo and level of hustling and harrying for the whole of the second half. Much like I doubt we can maintain that over the next 14 games. It's going to be an interesting end to the season, for sure.
I've got just a little bit of hope that we could pull something out of the bag... Who knows?
Dangerous to ‘assume’ anything in this division.
With so many clubs in contention and playing each other draws are likely to be abundant, so it’s all about winning and 3 points .
If you can string a run of wins together you will shoot up this league.
So do you go the safe way, Plan A, good performances and building for next season, or alternatively Plan B, go shit or bust on the next 5, and if that fails revert to Plan A, if it succeeds then carry on till the fat lady sings.
Agree, just looking at the best scenarios, if we got within 6pts then you've got to think we have slight a chance.
Just look at it from a weekend to weekend basis.
I wouldn't want games in hand and fixture congestion at this stage.
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Exactly. I made this point a few weeks back that those with games in hand will also have to play many more Saturday-Tuesday/Wednesday-Saturday run of matches and it's shown in the recent one that we just had that the 3rd game in that spell is especially tough.
We already have 2 more midweeks planned plus the Easter 2 games in 4 days (for some that might be 3 is it?) so I certainly wouldn't want more games adding to the mix. Bristol City have 2 extra to fit in. Cup runs are great whilst you're in them but as soon as you get knocked out...
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Probably need minimum of 72pts to get in play off position....massive task but reckon we would have to be unbeaten at least til end of season...yet to play 5 of top 6 plus 2 away derbies and 2 games via bottom sides...very tough ...top 10 would be an achievement but never say never
My target now is 6th place!
The teams directly above us have a tricky set of fixtures this weekend, not least Bristol City away at Norwich.
We would then only be 6 points behind the play-offs, or 7 if Derby win at Forest.
We could also quite conceivably enter the top 10 this weekend!
COYW!
The teams directly above us have a tricky set of fixtures this weekend, not least Bristol City away at Norwich.
We would then only be 6 points behind the play-offs, or 7 if Derby win at Forest.
We could also quite conceivably enter the top 10 this weekend!
COYW!
Looking at our remaining games, i think that we will struggle to get 60 points... its a 12th place finish for me , which i would have accepted in September when we were struggling...
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You think we'll struggle to get 16 points from our last 13 games? You must be the most pessimistic individual I've ever encountered.
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He's best ignored on days like today - its sunny and its a Friday, beers tonight, lets enjoy life!!
This is Ando we are talking about...
I agree that back in Sept even reaching 12th looked like a dream, but recent form shows we are capable of making more progress and that is why so many of us are dreaming. Top half is the least we should expect. Top 10 a real possibility. Then thinking about top 6 becomes within reach. The team [players, management and coaching staff] will be doing their best to get as high a position as possible.
Easter could be very interesting, indeed.
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