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SkyblueTexan

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,361
Jamesimus said:
It is not critical for us to win tomorrow.

Don’t get me wrong, it would be great. But it’s far from critical.
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Perhaps "important" may be a more apt word, but in any case what I was going for here is that it's getting to a point where some teams like Boro are starting to fall away. I think Sheff Wed's loss today and against us will also be a psychological blow for them. By the same token I think beating Preston will give us a massive lift. Winning any which way is what matters now as we approach crunch time. Those last minute wins against QPR and Sheff Wed were big.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,362
Still a decent night for us
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,363
Tomorrow is absolutely must win for us
 
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covmark

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,364
Tommo1993 said:
Tomorrow is absolutely must win for us
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Well, it's not, but let's get the overreacting in early.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,365
covmark said:
Well, it's not, but let's get the overreacting in early.
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It is. You are wrong.
 

Tommo1993

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,366
To stay in the race, you win your games. Basics.
 

Jamesimus

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,367
Tommo1993 said:
To stay in the race, you win your games. Basics.
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Not all of them.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,368
Tommo1993 said:
To stay in the race, you win your games. Basics.
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no one is going to win all their remaining games, we can lose tomorrow and still finish top 6 and we can win and finish 9th

"must win" gets thrown around far too much these days.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,369
Not pre-judging but looking at our remaining fixtures, if we keep up the pace our only must win would probably be West Brom.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,370
At least don't lose to the teams around us. It's amazing to think if we'd of lost to Blackburn the other week they'd be 10 points ahead of us instead of the 4 they are now.
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,371
Leicester City, come on down.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #3,372
alexccfc99 said:
Boro have absolutely collapsed since Xmas

Always thought Carrick leave there on his own accord to a bigger/better job but I can’t see him lasting much longer

His stock has absolutely plummeted in the space of a few months
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It's kind of expected, how many did they pick in January to give them a boost, seems to have had the opposite effect.
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,373
Tommo1993 said:
To stay in the race, you win your games. Basics.
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We have joined the race by winning games. A single defeat won't matter much. All the teams around us have been losing games. That's how we have caught them up/gone past them.

A must win game would be last game of the season with a win guaranteeing a place in the playoffs.

Realistically only Watford and Norwich can go above us this weekend. Just a draw will keep us above them. After this weekend we will be between 6th and 10th.
 
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Balli001

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,374
Lamps said:
We have joined the race by winning games. A single defeat won't matter much. All the teams around us have been losing games. That's how we have caught them up/gone past them.

A must win game would be last game of the season with a win guaranteeing a place in the playoffs.

Realistically only Watford and Norwich can go above us this weekend. Just a draw will keep us above them. After this weekend we will be between 6th and 10th.
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Well Bristol went ahead of us already
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,375
Balli001 said:
Well Bristol went ahead of us already
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And?

It was only a couple of weeks ago on here that we were hearing we would never catch Middlesbrough as they were above us and had games in hand. Yet before we play today we are 3 points ahead of them and have played the same amount of games. I still see QPR as more of a danger than them.

Of course it would be great to win today. We would go back above Bristol City who are now in 6th. But even a draw wouldn't be a bad result in the table. 1 point behind Bristol City and nobody behind us would catch us up.

There's still over 1/4 of the season to go after todays game. A win won't mean we're going to finish in the top 6. A defeat won't mean we will fail to make the top 6.

And as I said before I think we will win today.
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,376
Gynnsthetonic said:
At least don't lose to the teams around us. It's amazing to think if we'd of lost to Blackburn the other week they'd be 10 points ahead of us instead of the 4 they are now.
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So the mythical "six-pointer" does exist! Can you show your workings?
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,377
Just thought I'd add a few things for a bit of perspective.

Preston have only lost 1 game since January 1st. That was away to Blackburn 2-1. In the last couple of weeks they have got through to the 5th round of the FA cup, beat Norwich away and drew with Burnley. They don't score many goals but don't let many in either. In their last 10 games since January 1st, including 2 cup games, they have scored 10 goals and had 7 against. In this run they have played Watford, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Norwich and Burnley. 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat for 10 points.

Anyone expecting a win today is either being unrealistic or are deluded.
 
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EalingSB

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,378
Lamps said:
Just thought I'd add a few things for a bit of perspective.

Preston have only lost 1 game since January 1st. That was away to Blackburn 2-1. In the last couple of weeks they have got through to the 5th round of the FA cup, beat Norwich away and drew with Burnley. They don't score many goals but don't let many in either. In their last 10 games since January 1st, including 2 cup games, they have scored 10 goals and had 7 against. In this run they have played Watford, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Norwich and Burnley. 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat for 10 points.

Anyone expecting a win today is either being unrealistic or are deluded.
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‘Deluded’ is a bit strong for expecting a home win against a team below us in the actual and form table. We’re playing Preston not Xavi-era Barcelona.
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,379
Lamps said:
Just thought I'd add a few things for a bit of perspective.

Preston have only lost 1 game since January 1st. That was away to Blackburn 2-1. In the last couple of weeks they have got through to the 5th round of the FA cup, beat Norwich away and drew with Burnley. They don't score many goals but don't let many in either. In their last 10 games since January 1st, including 2 cup games, they have scored 10 goals and had 7 against. In this run they have played Watford, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Norwich and Burnley. 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat for 10 points.

Anyone expecting a win today is either being unrealistic or are deluded.
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You need to pile on and take the 7/2 available on Preston. Coventry’s form for the same period please?
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,380
EalingSB said:
‘Deluded’ is a bit strong for expecting a home win against a team below us in the actual and form table. We’re playing Preston not Xavi-era Barcelona.
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Against a side that has only lost 1 in the last 10 whilst only letting in 7 goals?
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,381
Gleneagles65 said:
You need to pile on and take the 7/2 available on Preston. Coventry’s form for the same period please?
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Did you miss the bit where I said I think we will win?

But 'think' and 'expect' are totally different. My money would go on a draw. 0-0 wouldn't be a surprise.
 
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PVA

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,382
Carrick will be sacked soon surely, Boro fans not happy with him
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,383
Lamps said:
Did you miss the bit where I said I think we will win?

But 'think' and 'expect' are totally different. My money would go on a draw. 0-0 wouldn't be a surprise.
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I expect you’re wrong with that score prediction too.
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,384
Gleneagles65 said:
I expect you’re wrong with that score prediction too.
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I expect I am also.

What's your score prediction? I expect you to be wrong with it also
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,385
itsabuzzard said:
So the mythical "six-pointer" does exist! Can you show your workings?
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Currently
Blackburn Pl 33, Pts 51.
Coventry Pl 33, Pts 47.
If Blackburn had of won
Blackburn Pl 33, Pts 54
Coventry Pl 33,Pts 44
So yes the 6 pointer does actually exist!
 

Tommo1993

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,386
Yep. Definitely must win.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,387
its Not a must win today more, must not lose, which we won’t, if we can win 3 of the next 4 and get some points from sheff Utd, sunderland and Burnley we’ll be well in there,
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,388
To be fair thinking on Boro, with their game in hand that was probably a good result for us last night.

Think Bristol will drop off as we all know there not allowed a playoff space
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,389
Tommo1993 said:
Yep. Definitely must win.
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If we don't win today its not going to end our season. Its the middle of February, plenty of points to play for. It is not a must win but would be nice
 

Lamps

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,390
Gynnsthetonic said:
Currently
Blackburn Pl 33, Pts 51.
Coventry Pl 33, Pts 47.
If Blackburn had of won
Blackburn Pl 33, Pts 54
Coventry Pl 33,Pts 44
So yes the 6 pointer does actually exist!
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Norwich was supposed to have been a 6 pointer.

Talking of Norwich..... Preston beat them at Carrow Road last week. Norwich scored more goals against us in injury time than they had shots on target against Preston for the whole game.
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,391
alexccfc99 said:
I'll never get the love in for them on here

They always had and always will have the square root of fuck all positive to say about Coventry as a club or as a City in general
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I cant stand Blues, fanbase are fucking cretins

Everytime they come to Cov there is trouble for a start
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,392
Gynnsthetonic said:
If we don't win today its not going to end our season. Its the middle of February, plenty of points to play for. It is not a must win but would be nice
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Nooe. Stay at the head of the pack.
Must win.
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,393
Lamps said:
Against a side that has only lost 1 in the last 10 whilst only letting in 7 goals?
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Weve won 6 of the last 7 you oaf
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,394
Lamps said:
I expect I am also.

What's your score prediction? I expect you to be wrong with it also
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3.1 win.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 22, 2025
  • #3,395
Lamps said:
Just thought I'd add a few things for a bit of perspective.

Preston have only lost 1 game since January 1st. That was away to Blackburn 2-1. In the last couple of weeks they have got through to the 5th round of the FA cup, beat Norwich away and drew with Burnley. They don't score many goals but don't let many in either. In their last 10 games since January 1st, including 2 cup games, they have scored 10 goals and had 7 against. In this run they have played Watford, Middlesbrough, Blackburn, Norwich and Burnley. 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat for 10 points.

Anyone expecting a win today is either being unrealistic or are deluded.
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Expectant not complacent
 
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