Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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I think 90 points is too high, and the way we are going we will be wrapped up by the last few games. Far too early to think that way though...
Hopefully we need to beat Wrexham to win, and we stuff them.
Our last 6 fixtures
Hull (A) - Probably the toughest
Sheffield W (H) - Will be dead and buried by then
Blackburn (A) - Will probably be playing for nothing at the time, and we have a scarily good record against them
Pompey (H) - I expect they will be scrapping for their lives, a poor side who I think will be in a relegation scrap
Wrexham (H) - Will probably be playing for nothing
Watford (A) - See above
I think if we come out of that Hull game on Easter Monday in the Top 2 we will get over the line
The thing that makes me feel more positive is the huge cap between us and Ipswich/Southampton and even Birmingham/Leicester/Sheff Utd. I'm pretty confident that all of those teams will hit big winning runs after Christmas but it is very difficult to close the gap to us.
I think we're likely to see Leicester (depending on the points deduction) Southampton and Ipswich in the top 6 by mid Jan.
Its a fucking brilliant league. Anyone has a chance really.
I wouldn't include Leicester in that list.
They're hardly pulling up trees anyway even without the points deduction and given how they're currently being financed, I'm expecting further sales to be made in January, with very little incomings other than a loan or two.
I'd certainly expect a higher than usual threshold for that this season, perhaps 75 points (or about 9 more wins).Not to push us down or anything, but what is the points total for playoffs? Surely we're only about another 6 or 7 wins off that already.
83 would have still put you in 3rd. Cut off for 2nd was 88 (89 realistically with that Bournemouth GD).Im hoping the season will have a kind of 21/22 feel to it where 83 was enough for promotion for the top 2 View attachment 47749
I wouldn't put it past them to go on a 4/5 game unbeaten/winning run. Still a very strong squad who have been lacking confidence and momentum. They were effective in the Derby and Ipswich games.
Obviously means very little if they get even a 6 point deduction.
If we score first, we’ll win the game in a similar vain v Boro imo. Concede first and think we’ll struggle a lot.Yep. I’m expecting a high scoring game Saturday, got a better chance at Birmingham but that comes at the end of a very busy run of fixtures. We’ll probably drop and gain points where we aren’t expecting to anyway, that’s just how this league is.
I'd certainly expect a higher than usual threshold for that this season, perhaps 75 points (or about 9 more wins).
I meant bournemouth and fulham only needed 8383 would have still put you in 3rd. Cut off for 2nd was 88 (89 realistically with that Bournemouth GD).
Would expect lower than usual to seal that, low-mid 80s could be enough.Yeah, maybe that is true. Still, would be a fuck up of epic proportions not to get that at this point. Of course we want the autos though...
Not that I am a picky bastard - But if we do it I hope it is the Wrexham game! The Ricoh/CBS has forever missed a day like that, a day in the sun getting promoted and a real party atmosphere - The Sheff W game would probably be too early so Wrexham would be the next chanceI think 90 points is too high, and the way we are going we will be wrapped up by the last few games. Far too early to think that way though...
Hopefully we need to beat Wrexham to win, and we stuff them.
They'll feel they owe us one, but we could draw?Not that I am a picky bastard - But if we do it I hope it is the Wrexham game! The Ricoh/CBS has forever missed a day like that, a day in the sun getting promoted and a real party atmosphere - The Sheff W game would probably be too early so Wrexham would be the next chance
If it is an away game, then Blackburn would be decent as you can get 7000 in the away end and with their disengaged home support some would find their way into the home end
Would feel a little anticlimactic sitting round watching another team kicking off at a different time lose instead of doing it on the pitch ourselves
Ourselves and Middlesborough are on target for over 90 points. 102 for us and 92 for Middlesbrough. 3rd place are on target for 76 points. This hasn't been a usual season so far.way too low. The last 10 seasons suggests the top 2 teams get at least 90 points. I've been going with 91 being the target.
I think we will get twelve.Think 13 will do it. Were so close
#operationpremiership
Sprinkle some draws in and job doneI think we will get twelve.
I think if we can get 4 from next 3 it puts us in a good placeSprinkle some draws in and job done
Could be enough on its own who knows
If we win majority of our home games it leaves a very doable away target for us
Would take DWDD from next 4 tbh . We can afford to go along at a steady pace
It would put us in 1st. That isn't a bad place.I think if we can get 4 from next 3 it puts us in a good place
Hot Coral is back on song I'm telling you.I’ll start with a win on Saturday thank you
way too low. The last 10 seasons suggests the top 2 teams get at least 90 points. I've been going with 91 being the target.
No it means I expect 3 teams to get in the mid 80s as minimum.That means you expect the play off teams to improve significantly in the second half of the season?
Computer says no?No it means I expect 3 teams to get in the mid 80s as minimum.
Ipswich and Southampton can easily go on big winning streaks, Middlesbrough themselves are course for 90.
we’ve shown that 50 points is doable over 21 games. Southampton and Ipswich getting 55/56 points from now isn’t out of the question
It probably said no to our upturn in form after FL took over as well.Computer says no?
won't it clash with red and white stripes? Sky Blue all the way.Hot Coral is back on song I'm telling you.
It probably said no to our upturn in form after FL took over as well.
I don't know if your joking (I see noNumber 1 and 2 only gets us 42 points!
But possible. Until we get it over the line it is not over the line. Sometimes the more you grasp at something the further you push it away.Because its rare
Even that upturn was 1.8 PPG, still wouldn't be enough for the chasing pack to hit 90 points from here on in.It probably said no to our upturn in form after FL took over as well.
We would have to lose 5 games for Middlesbrough and another team to go past us. The last time we lost 5 league games in a row was March 2017 (our relegation from League One to League Two).
Another team would have to win 5 in a row and then better our results over the rest of the season.
The "we're not even half way into the season" is such a non argument. A team accumulating the points we have this season and this calendar year is destined for promotion and would take something extremely unlikely for us not to be promoted from this position.
Keep doing what we are doing and bring in a few players in the January window and we'll do it!
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