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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #106
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
We do, but some of the posts on this forum were a bit embarrassing last night.

Losing against Middlesbrough isn't a sign of the end. However, looking at the tone and language of posts last night you'd think we were already relegated, despite there being a 1/4 of the season left - in which time anything can happen.

Our defensive abilities and lack of end product have been a issue all season. Not sure why this narrative is being pushed to the max now.
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It's always 'there is always next game.'
It's always 'but that game over there might do us a favour.'
It's always 'these are difficult fixtures, we have easier ones coming.'

At some stage we need to take accountability of ourselves in the here and now. The alarm bells are sounding because we're in real shit.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #107
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It's always 'there is always next game.'
It's always 'but that game over there might do us a favour.'
It's always 'these are difficult fixtures, we have easier ones coming.'

At some stage we need to take accountability of ourselves in the here and now. The alarm bells are sounding because we're in real shit.
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Why are we in the real shit? This is my entire issue with this rhetoric. Our position isn't anymore precarious than it was in January yet posters are now suddenly reverting to panic stations. I find it baffling.

Do you not think Rotherham feel they're in the shit after losing 6 games in a row? Or Birmingham who have the hardest run-in out of the 6 relegation candidates? Or Huddersfield whose record is more or less as bad as ours?

Understandably it's not ideal and our form needs to pick up but we've still got 12 games to go - anything can happen between now and the end of the season.
 
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Frostie

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #108
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
It's always 'there is always next game.'
It's always 'but that game over there might do us a favour.'
It's always 'these are difficult fixtures, we have easier ones coming.'

At some stage we need to take accountability of ourselves in the here and now. The alarm bells are sounding because we're in real shit.
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But we've come out of what we all acknowledged to be the toughest run of the season now. I think most people expected we'd drop into the bottom 3 during that run, instead we're 6pts clear as it stands & the other teams now have the tougher run ins.

A lot of people seem to think we need to be a good team, win loads of games & go on good runs of form etc.
We don't we just need to be the 4th worst team.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #109
SBT in Jan: “February is going to be brutal, if we come out of it outside the relegation zone I’ll be amazed”

SBT in Feb: “WTF why are we losing all these games?”

SBT in March: “WHY ARE WE SO CLOSE TO THE RELEGATION ZONE EVERYONE IS SHIT WHO SHOULD WE KEEP IN L1 NEXT SEASON??!?!?”
 
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Magwitch1

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #110
The plus thing is it is still in our hands even if we slip up v Derby all those below us still have a number of top 6/7 teams to play we have one
 

Londonccfcfan

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #111
shmmeee said:
SBT in Jan: “February is going to be brutal, if we come out of it outside the relegation zone I’ll be amazed”

SBT in Feb: “WTF why are we losing all these games?”

SBT in March: “WHY ARE WE SO CLOSE TO THE RELEGATION ZONE EVERYONE IS SHIT WHO SHOULD WE KEEP IN L1 NEXT SEASON??!?!?”
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What did you expect..lol

Brilliant.
 
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DionDublinsJockstrap

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #112
shepardo01 said:
Where and how are the wins coming from.
We don't score goals and gift them away at the back.

"Games are won and lost in the box" - Liam Kelly tonight.

We are woeful in both boxes.
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“We are woeful in both boxes“ said the actress to the bishop,
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #113
mark82 said:
Derby (H) DRAW
Rotherham (A) DRAW
Luton (A) LOSS
Wycombe (H) WIN
QPR (A) LOSS
Bristol City (H) WIN
Bournemouth (A) LOSS
Barnsley (H) DRAW
Stoke (A) LOSS
Preston (H) LOSS
Huddersfield (A) DRAW
Millwall (H) WIN

What do we all think?
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3 wins
4 draws
6 losses

To stay up on 48 points with it going to the last game of the season
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • #114
shepardo01 said:
Said 3 points likely from Wycombe, Rotherham and Huddersfield
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Ah, that's different. What did I read?


 
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Legia Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2021
  • #115
There is still a quarter of the season left. We are reaching the point last season when football was put on hold. The difference in the Championship table at that point compared to how it ended up should make everyone realise that so much can change within any period of 12 games. For what its worth I think we will stay up one way or another, but that in the process the bedwetters will still have plenty to carp about on the way - maybe a loss to Rotherham, draw with Wycombe, but then we'll do something like win at Bournemouth to keep our heads above water.
 

gally9

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2021
  • #116
If we’d lost to Brentford and beat Middlesbrough the fallout wouldn’t have been so bad. The position is the same!
 
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Ibby

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 5, 2021
  • #117
Need win quickly
 

Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 5, 2021
  • #118
Ibby said:
Need win quickly
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You don't half ramble on Ibby....
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #119
I think we’re saying minimum we need 3 wins and 3 draws to stay up.

Derby result means this is now 2 wins and 3 draws should do it.

Or 3 more wins.
 
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #120

Odds drifting massively after that result
 

SeaSeeEffCee

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #121
Think 47 will be enough so three more wins. Should be able to those up vs the likes of Wycombe, Bristol City, Preston, Millwall and Huddersfield.
 
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Magwitch1

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  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #122
Four more wins for me, this is the strangest of leagues anyone can string three wins in a row, with our remaining fixtures though we couldn’t of hand picked better, have to make sure we get a result at Rotherham draw will do me.
 
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Kneeza

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #123
mark82 said:
Derby (H) - L
Rotherham (A) - D
Luton (A) - D
Wycombe (H) - W
QPR (A) - L
Bristol City (H) - D
Bournemouth (A) - L
Barnsley (H) - D
Stoke (A) - D
Preston (H) - W
Huddersfield (A) - D
Millwall (H) - W

3 wins. 6 Draws. 15 points more, would give us 50. Probably just about enough?
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Ahead of your curve then.
 
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Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #124
I think 9 points from 33 will be enough


That would mean blues need 13 points from 33


Rotherham 18 points from 42


Sheffield Wednesday 19 points from 36

Wycombe are down let's be honest
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #125
Ccfcisparks said:
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Odds drifting massively after that result
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Our run in plays a part in that... 9 points for me and we're safe
 

Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #126
Need to factor in who teams play in the last 3-4 games when some will have nothing to play for, always throws up some wins for teams at the bottom, let’s push for 52 points and not leave it to any last minute twitching
 

JulianDarbyFTW

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #127
Fivethirtyeight.com who do the data tomfoolery have us with a 12% chance of going down after today. I'll take that.
 
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Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #128
The only games which will be a huge challenge is Bournemouth away but they aren't in form either. QPR away will be tough but its essential we beat Rotherham next week. None of those games i worry about but equally they will be thinking the same about us!
 

Hutch11

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #129
JulianDarbyFTW said:
Fivethirtyeight.com who do the data tomfoolery have us with a 12% chance of going down after today. I'll take that.View attachment 19037
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What percentage are we for the playoffs , 11 wins should do it
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #130
shepardo01 said:
Every single game will be this....


We'll just about match them, play a bit of nice football at times, never really trouble them too much - then fuck up horrifically at the back for at least one goal.

Repeat for every game left this season....
We're done.....

Might scrape a couple of draws along the line....
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Including today?
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #131
Covstu said:
The only games which will be a huge challenge is Bournemouth away but they aren't in form either. QPR away will be tough but its essential we beat Rotherham next week. None of those games i worry about but equally they will be thinking the same about us!
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Think Barnsley a bit if a toughie atm too
 
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shepardo01

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #132
Otis said:
Including today?
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Take out the bit about fucking up at the back...
 
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ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #133
shepardo01 said:
Every single game will be this....


We'll just about match them, play a bit of nice football at times, never really trouble them too much - then fuck up horrifically at the back for at least one goal.

Repeat for every game left this season....
We're done.....

Might scrape a couple of draws along the line....
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shepardo01

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #134
ccfc92 said:
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Take that all day long..... only thing missing from my post was us not fucking up at the back (and getting caught out!) really though wasn't it!
 
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ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #135
shepardo01 said:
Take that all day long..... only thing missing from my post was us not fucking up at the back (and getting caught out!) really though wasn't it!
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We were close at times!
 
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shepardo01

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #136
ccfc92 said:
We were close at times!
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That's why I added the bit about getting caught out!!
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #137
11 games to go and I think 12 points may well do it.

3 wins, 3 draws. We can do that surely can't we?
 
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Grendel

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  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #138
Otis said:
11 games to go and I think 12 points may well do it.

3 wins, 3 draws. We can do that surely can't we?
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yes we will be back in coventry And in the championship next season
 
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Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #139
Grendel said:
yes we will be back in coventry And in the championship next season
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steve cooper

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  • Mar 6, 2021
  • #140
Covcraig@bury said:
Derby (H) - L
Rotherham (A) - L
Luton (A) - L
Wycombe (H) - W
QPR (A) - D
Bristol City (H) - D
Bournemouth (A) - L
Barnsley (H) - L
Stoke (A) - D
Preston (H) - D
Huddersfield (A) - W
Millwall (H) - D

11 points and down
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Well, your first prediction turned out to be wrong by 3 points, so no reason to think any others will be accurate
 
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