Championship thread 25/26! (22 Viewers)

Bugsy · Feb 19, 2026

Leicester are appealing the decision but the PL are counter appealing that it should be more,
I would piss myself if they get an extra 3 to 6 points on top of what they have

Leicester City FC appeal six-point deduction as Premier League launches counter appeal | ITV News Central https://share.google/OMPwobEBmFFhM1rTM

Nick · Feb 19, 2026

Bugsy said:
Leicester are appealing the decision but the PL are counter appealing that it should be more,
I would piss myself if they get an extra 3 to 6 points on top of what they have

Leicester City FC appeal six-point deduction as Premier League launches counter appeal | ITV News Central https://share.google/OMPwobEBmFFhM1rTM

They should get 10 more

Macca1987 · Feb 19, 2026

David O'Day said:
can this single goal be scored in the 97th minute of the last game?

They play Blackburn away on the last game, Blackburn winner in 97th minute to ensure their survival and Leicester go down lol

jas365 · Feb 19, 2026

Bugsy said:
Leicester are appealing the decision but the PL are counter appealing that it should be more,
I would piss myself if they get an extra 3 to 6 points on top of what they have

Leicester City FC appeal six-point deduction as Premier League launches counter appeal | ITV News Central https://share.google/OMPwobEBmFFhM1rTM

EPL have asked for 1 extra point to be deucted apparently.

Sick Boy · Feb 19, 2026

They’re such a scummy club that thinks they’re above the rules. It was already lenient enough as it was.

HadjiChippo · Feb 19, 2026

shepardo01 said:
Ipswich;

It’s already rare for a team to win 7 on the bounce in this league, let alone 7 in basically 3 weeks.

think the best we managed was 6 earlier in the season, and Middlesbrough were probably on for 7 before we beat them.

shmmeee · Feb 19, 2026

HadjiChippo said:
It’s already rare for a team to win 7 on the bounce in this league, let alone 7 in basically 3 weeks.

think the best we managed was 6 earlier in the season, and Middlesbrough were probably on for 7 before we beat them.

TBF “unbeaten” doesn’t mean you win every game.

Mercian In Anglia · Feb 19, 2026

Bugsy said:
Leicester are appealing the decision but the PL are counter appealing that it should be more,
I would piss myself if they get an extra 3 to 6 points on top of what they have

Leicester City FC appeal six-point deduction as Premier League launches counter appeal | ITV News Central https://share.google/OMPwobEBmFFhM1rTM

Always been a big fan of the Premier League

HadjiChippo · Feb 19, 2026

shmmeee said:
TBF “unbeaten” doesn’t mean you win every game.

Ahh I misread, still think 7 unbeaten is a hard ask in 3 weeks, regardless of squad depth

quinn1971 · Feb 19, 2026

Just looked at Ipswich’s fixtures 7 games in 22 days, that’s some ask even with they’re squad, still think they’ll be up there with us at the end, they were miles above Mboro

Mercian In Anglia · Feb 19, 2026

fernandopartridge said:
The ideal outcome is that despite a gallant effort and wins against Middlesbrough, Millwall and Ipswich that Leicester City are relegated by a single goal on goal difference

to a last minute breakaway after missing a pen

Yorkshire SB · Feb 19, 2026

Big old nonsense, what if, hypothetical, predictor of predictors.

I think 13 points is pretty conceivable for them, condensed timings but they've got a good squad. They play Wednesday which is 3 points, so then it's 10 from 6.

Sat 21 Feb – Wrexham vs Ipswich - 1 point
Tue 24 Feb – Watford vs Ipswich - 1 point
Sat 28 Feb – Ipswich vs Swansea City - 3 points
Tue 3 Mar – Ipswich vs Hull City - 1 point
Sat 7 Mar – Ipswich vs Leicester City - 3 points
Tue 10 Mar – Stoke City vs Ipswich - 1 point
Sat 14 Mar – Sheffield Wednesday vs Ipswich - 3 points

Let's say after this they get 13 points and they're on 67 points after 37 games.

Our five fixtures to take us to 37 games are

Sat 21 Feb – West Brom vs Coventry - 1 points
Wed 25 Feb – Sheffield United vs Coventry - 0 points
Sat 28 Feb – Coventry vs Stoke - 3 points
Sat 7 Mar – Bristol vs Coventry - 1 point
Weds 11 Mar – Coventry vs Preston - 3 points

Let's say we get 8 points, which I'd say is at the lower end of what we'd hope for. We come out on 70 points, so we'd maintain a 3 point lead.

After that they play

Millwall (H)
Southampton (A)
Birmingham (H)
Norwich (A)
Boro (H)

We have

Southampton (H)
Swansea (A)
Derby (H)
Hull (A)
Wednesday (H)

Considering we have Wednesday in there too, it looks pretty favourable. Let's say 8 points again. It means they have to get 11 from their 5 to get level with us.

TLDR - they have to get very good results in difficult circumstances, we have to be average for that lead to go. If we can put any sort of run together and pick up a couple of away wins in the next 5 away games then we're likely to be very close.

wingy · Feb 19, 2026

Liquid Gold said:
Is it any wonder their fans are so far up their own arses when that's the state of their local journos.

7 points then?

fernandopartridge · Feb 19, 2026

Mercian In Anglia said:
to a last minute breakaway after missing a pen

The ball rebounding off the post into the path of a striker through on goal

skyblue025 · Feb 20, 2026

fernandopartridge said:
The ball rebounding off the post into the path of a striker through on goal

I'd much prefer a penalty given against them from a blatant dive just outside the box in 7th minute of 5 added on.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 20, 2026

Looks like Sheffield Wednesday can be relegated this weekend.

viridisman · Feb 20, 2026

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Looks like Sheffield Wednesday can be relegated this weekend.

I'm sure that derby could get messy on the streets if its united that dump them out

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 20, 2026

viridisman said:
I'm sure that derby could get messy on the streets if its united that dump them out

Depends on how tomorrow’s results go that

Hincha · Feb 20, 2026

Blackburn vs Preston tonight. Seems fairly meaningless but:

- We want Blackburn to be clear of relegation when we play them (we also want Portsmouth, Wrexham & Watford on the beach - so support them/their opposition accordingly)
- We play Preston in 4 games time, so a winless run & out of the play-off running would be nice

Anybody joining me on the 4D chess route of hoping Blackburn win?

covcity4life · Feb 20, 2026

Hincha said:
Blackburn vs Preston tonight. Seems fairly meaningless but:

- We want Blackburn to be clear of relegation when we play them (we also want Portsmouth, Wrexham & Watford on the beach - so support them/their opposition accordingly)
- We play Preston in 4 games time, so a winless run & out of the play-off running would be nice

Anybody joining me on the 4D chess route of hoping Blackburn win?

I want blackburn to win cos I want Leicester to go down and I want Preston to drop pts just incase cov got pulled into danger of missing out on playoff spots.

Can't say it's 4d though lol

Sky Blue Harry H · Feb 20, 2026

Hincha said:
Blackburn vs Preston tonight. Seems fairly meaningless but:

- We want Blackburn to be clear of relegation when we play them (we also want Portsmouth, Wrexham & Watford on the beach - so support them/their opposition accordingly)but
- We play Preston in 4 games time, so a winless run & out of the play-off running would be nice

Anybody joining me on the 4D chess route of hoping Blackburn win?

You sound very much like me. I look at teams thinking ' I want them to have a couple of players crocked before we play them' then I think - 'oh, they're playing Millwall/ Ipswich etc soon, so I want them as strong as possible for those games' It can drive you mad, but I do get a guilty pleasure out of hearing ' Philogene has got hamstring problems, so could be out for a while' etc. Every little helps, and all that.

edgy · Feb 20, 2026

Yeah Blackburn win for me, but only to put distance between them and Leicester.

skybluebristol · Feb 20, 2026

Yorkshire SB said:
Big old nonsense, what if, hypothetical, predictor of predictors.

I think 13 points is pretty conceivable for them, condensed timings but they've got a good squad. They play Wednesday which is 3 points, so then it's 10 from 6.

Sat 21 Feb – Wrexham vs Ipswich - 1 point
Tue 24 Feb – Watford vs Ipswich - 1 point
Sat 28 Feb – Ipswich vs Swansea City - 3 points
Tue 3 Mar – Ipswich vs Hull City - 1 point
Sat 7 Mar – Ipswich vs Leicester City - 3 points
Tue 10 Mar – Stoke City vs Ipswich - 1 point
Sat 14 Mar – Sheffield Wednesday vs Ipswich - 3 points

Let's say after this they get 13 points and they're on 67 points after 37 games.

Our five fixtures to take us to 37 games are

Sat 21 Feb – West Brom vs Coventry - 1 points
Wed 25 Feb – Sheffield United vs Coventry - 0 points
Sat 28 Feb – Coventry vs Stoke - 3 points
Sat 7 Mar – Bristol vs Coventry - 1 point
Weds 11 Mar – Coventry vs Preston - 3 points

Let's say we get 8 points, which I'd say is at the lower end of what we'd hope for. We come out on 70 points, so we'd maintain a 3 point lead.

After that they play

Millwall (H)
Southampton (A)
Birmingham (H)
Norwich (A)
Boro (H)

We have

Southampton (H)
Swansea (A)
Derby (H)
Hull (A)
Wednesday (H)

Considering we have Wednesday in there too, it looks pretty favourable. Let's say 8 points again. It means they have to get 11 from their 5 to get level with us.

TLDR - they have to get very good results in difficult circumstances, we have to be average for that lead to go. If we can put any sort of run together and pick up a couple of away wins in the next 5 away games then we're likely to be very close.

Good analysis, but I think you're being a bit optimistic re. Ipswich's results.

I think they'll beat either Watford or Wrexham, and I think they'll beat Hull at home as well. I think they could be on 71 points after 37 games.

I think we'll beat the Albion tomorrow, and I'd hope for a point in Sheffield on Wednesday (to give us an extra 3 points).

It's also likely that our game v. BCFC will be moved to the 17th March, so after the Southampton game. I think we'll beat them, so after 37 games, I reckon we'll be on 75 points.

I agree with all your other points though, especially that I think we'll still have a lead after 37 games

covcity4life · Feb 20, 2026

skybluebristol said:
Good analysis, but I think you're being a bit optimistic re. Ipswich's results.

I think they'll beat either Watford or Wrexham, and I think they'll beat Hull at home as well. I think they could be on 71 points after 37 games.

I think we'll beat the Albion tomorrow, and I'd hope for a point in Sheffield on Wednesday (to give us an extra 3 points).

It's also likely that our game v. BCFC will be moved to the 17th March, so after the Southampton game. I think we'll beat them, so after 37 games, I reckon we'll be on 75 points.

I agree with all your other points though, especially that I think we'll still have a lead after 37 games

Yeah I expect them to win 5 of the 7 probably but welcome any dropped pts!

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 20, 2026

covcity4life said:
Yeah I expect them to win 5 of the 7 probably but welcome any dropped pts!

Well let's see, nobody had Preston down to get a result there recently and they would have got all 3 points barring a dreadful refereeing decision.

Hutch11 · Feb 20, 2026

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Well let's see, nobody had Preston down to get a result there recently and they would have got all 3 points barring a dreadful refereeing decision.

Ipswich with a favourable ref decision
Never

shepardo01 · Feb 20, 2026

skybluebristol said:
I agree with all your other points though, especially that I think we'll still have a lead after 37 games

You just talking about Ipswich here?

Boro's next two are home Vs Oxford and Leicester.
We have two away games where we traditionally don't do well + one of them against one of the best sides over the last 15 games.

Boro "could" open up a few points lead over us in the next week or so.

skybluebristol · Feb 20, 2026

shepardo01 said:
You just talking about Ipswich here?

Boro's next two are home Vs Oxford and Leicester.
We have two away games where we traditionally don't do well + one of them against one of the best sides over the last 15 games.

Boro "could" open up a few points lead over us in the next week or so.

Yeah, I was just responding to Yorkshire SB and his post / topic on Ipswich's run of 7 games in 3 weeks.

Fwiw, I think we'll win tomorrow and draw at SU - I think Boro will likely win both of theirs, so I think they *might* be a point ahead after Wednesday. They then have Brum away on a Monday night, and we have Stoke at home. So after that I think we'll be back 1 oe 2 points ahead.

sc1940 · Feb 20, 2026

I don't think anything has changed much as regards points required for promotion, so I'm just ticking off the points from now on, without bothering too much about individual results, ours or our rivals. It's much less stressful that way. If we get to 90 and don't get automatic promotion it will be because other teams have played better, and there's no point now looking back on previous results in a "what if" scenario. I have said consistently I think 87 will be enough, but I'm confident 90 will do it.

CCFC96 · Feb 20, 2026

Quite funny how this run-in is similar to last season. I remember lots on here last year saying things like "we'll need 74 points for play-offs". Reality of the league this year is we'll likely need around 86 to get autos with the nature of how tight the league is, everyone will likely drop points. Ipswich need to hit 2 PPG from here on out to get to 86 and they've got a tough congested set of fixtures. Just don't think they'll have enough to keep up.

Lamps · Feb 20, 2026

CCFC96 said:
Quite funny how this run-in is similar to last season. I remember lots on here last year saying things like "we'll need 74 points for play-offs". Reality of the league this year is we'll likely need around 86 to get autos with the nature of how tight the league is, everyone will likely drop points. Ipswich need to hit 2 PPG from here on out to get to 86 and they've got a tough congested set of fixtures. Just don't think they'll have enough to keep up.

They haven't done very well away from home either.

shepardo01 · Feb 20, 2026

Lamps said:
They haven't done very well away from home either.

Ipswich have lost 3 out of their last 20!!

SkyBlueStallion_89 · Feb 20, 2026

The Japanese lad playing for Blackburn is a good player, Blackburn playing well and Preston are so shite

alexccfc99 · Feb 20, 2026

Enough to send a glass eye to sleep this game

Sky Blue Harry H · Feb 20, 2026

alexccfc99 said:
Enough to send a glass eye to sleep this game

That's being kind - both crap.

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