Championship thread 25/26! (38 Viewers)

[sc1940]

Maximum Ipswich can now reach is 93 points. They still have Boro, Norwich, and Southampton to play who are either in good form or also chasing autos so, much to play for. Its HIGHLY unlikely they will win all their remaining games, but should they do so, we would need a minimum of 4 wins and 1 draw to reach 93 points and hopefully GD should do it. 2 wins from our next 3 would be huge! And id say would pretty much do it. But on the off chance they do get to 93 points, where do we see our 4 needed wins coming from (1 at home to Wednesday you'd think so 3 more needed).

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Did you think we would win yesterday? It's very likely we will win 3 or 4 of our remaining games, much more likely than Ipswich winning all theirs

 

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[skybluelee]

2 more wins and a draw i think gains promotion. Anything over that we win the league. The 2 wins could be next 2 home games and the draw at Hull would take us to Blackburn away. That is where i think things will become very clear and have had that game in my head for a while.

Lets see but i want to win the league now where as before promotion was more important.

I’ll be amazed if we need 7 more points for 2nd.

That would mean 2 of the following happening

Ipswich 18 from 8
Millwall 18 from 7
Middlesbrough 16 from 7

With 2 more head to heads to play between them.

 

[Captain Dart]

I was 14 before a calculator became a thing.
We used log books.
SOHCAHTOA

Yeah but could you do long division in your head?

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Of course. Twas a necessity back in the days of goal average. They then brought goal difference in as math standards declined.

 

[fernandopartridge]

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

It’s funny, all of last season Birmingham fan were droning on about how great Davies was and that they broke the League One points record due to brilliant management and not just the spending only for them to turn on him immediately in the Champ

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Wish I could find that tweet from a Blues fan at the start of the season saying the Champ just wasn't ready for this Brum side or some such bollocks

 

[fernandopartridge]

It’s funny, all of last season Birmingham fan were droning on about how great Davies was and that they broke the League One points record due to brilliant management and not just the spending only for them to turn on him immediately in the Champ

Their recruitment has been absolutely appalling, whether that's down to Davies entirely I'm not sure. That said, I think tactically he's a bit one dimensional and doesn't do enough to break teams down, it's not like L1 where you're likely to be helped by higher volumes of defensive errors.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Wish I could find that tweet from a Blues fan at the start of the season saying the Champ just wasn't ready for this Brum side or some such bollocks

In a way he was right!

 

[Samueljames1991]

Wish I could find that tweet from a Blues fan at the start of the season saying the Champ just wasn't ready for this Brum side or some such bollocks

I got you bro!!!

 

[fernandopartridge]

The entitlement levels. This season is likely to be their highest league finish for 10 years

 

[robbiethemole]

I was 14 before a calculator became a thing.
We used log books.
SOHCAHTOA

Logs and co-signs! I never had a mobile phone until the 90’s and started working for myself!

 

[robbiethemole]

I got you bro!!!

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Brummie wankers were right………………nobody was ready for the shitshow they’ve been. Hahaha

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

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Middeslbrough over performing their xg by 5 goals according to opta

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

I got you bro!!!

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Hero, cheers dude!

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

The entitlement levels. This season is likely to be their highest league finish for 10 years

'someone deeply invested in the identity, direction and future of Birmingham City Football Club'.

Translation- I've got a peaky blinders cap.

That statement is even funnier if you read it in their daft accent.

 

[Briles]

The entitlement levels. This season is likely to be their highest league finish for 10 years

What a load of old toss

 

[Samueljames1991]

The entitlement levels. This season is likely to be their highest league finish for 10 years

Champions leauge in 3 years!!!!

I genuinely think Stansfield is the most overrated player in the league.

He cost the same as Haji, EMC and Tats together they have the worst recruitment pound for pound in the league

 

[CovveeBreak]

The entitlement levels. This season is likely to be their highest league finish for 10 years

Hahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Ipad Boro]

I'm not saying we're the best team in the league but I think we're in the top one.

Nice tweaked quote from a Boro lad there, one of Old Big 'Ead's finest.

But yeah, 11 points putting you on 91 guarantees you promotion mathematically from this point.

Millwall can get 90 max, so it rules them out full stop.

As others have said we have to play Ipswich. Therefore the possible maximum points totals of both sides depending on the outcome of that game are either;

Ipswich 93 Boro 89
Ipswich 91 Boro 90
Ipswich 90 Boro 92

In no eventuality do both those sides get to 91, so your getting 91 would 100% GUARANTEE you go up, even with an unfathomable GD shift in any direction.

FWIW I obviously don't think that will end up being needed for you to get promoted . The Back to the Future fan in me would like us to go up on 88 but regardless of my preference, it's most likely that we get anywhere in the region of 80 - 89 max, the lower figure representing our worst 7 game form of the season, the upper figure representing our best.

Right now I'd wager that 87 for you would probably 99.99% ascertain promotion and 89 in almost every eventuality hand you the title, especially considering your GD, though of course this may change as the games get ticked off.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Nice tweaked quote from a Boro lad there, one of Old Big 'Ead's finest.

But yeah, 11 points putting you on 91 guarantees you promotion mathematically from this point.

Millwall can get 90 max, so it rules them out full stop.

As others have said we have to play Ipswich. Therefore the possible maximum points totals of both sides depending on the outcome of that game are either;

Ipswich 93 Boro 89
Ipswich 91 Boro 90
Ipswich 90 Boro 92

In no eventuality do both those sides get to 91, so your getting 91 would 100% GUARANTEE you go up, even with an unfathomable GD shift in any direction.

FWIW I obviously don't think that will end up being needed for you to get promoted . The Back to the Future fan in me would like us to go up on 88 but regardless of my preference, it's most likely that we get anywhere in the region of 80 - 89 max, the lower figure representing our worst 7 game form of the season, the upper figure representing our best.

Right now I'd wager that 87 for you would probably 99.99% ascertain promotion and 89 in almost every eventuality hand you the title, especially considering your GD, though of course this may change as the games get ticked off.

I think if you beat Millwall you’ll end up 2nd, lose and you end up 4th

 

[Sick Boy]

I think if you beat Millwall you’ll end up 2nd, lose and you end up 4th

They’re not finishing 2nd.

 

[covcity4life]

Wish I could find that tweet from a Blues fan at the start of the season saying the Champ just wasn't ready for this Brum side or some such bollocks

Tbf some of our fans turned on lampard after a blip

 

[Sick Boy]

Tbf some of our fans turned on lampard after a blip

There were calls for him to be sacked after 10 games and to not give him a transfer budget.

 

[CraigSBA]

Tbf some of our fans turned on lampard after a blip

Chris davis probably isnt the man to get them to the next level in fairness

They have 18 points from 20 away games , maybe too cautious

 

[covcity4life]

There were calls for him to be sacked after 10 games and to not give him a transfer budget.

Shhh it's nasty if you remember stuff like this apparently

 

[covcity4life]

Chris davis probably isnt the man to get them to the next level in fairness

They have 18 points from 20 away games , maybe too cautious

Ya I don't have enough knowledge of him to say he does or doesnt. They entitled to want a change

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

If you’re Birmingham, when do you question if the yanks who have taken you over have any clue what they are doing.

In essence took the club over in 5th, got them relegated, spent a huge amount of money and brought them back to mid table championship.

How does that inspire any trust that these lot know what they are doing in the slightest especially with the ridiculous expectations. When you consider the money spent compared to someone like us or Millwall it’s actually ludicrous.

Say what you will about Wrexham, but the owners have some clever people advising them imo

 

[covcity4life]

If you’re Birmingham, when do you question if the yanks who have taken you over have any clue what they are doing.

In essence took the club over in 5th, got them relegated, spent a huge amount of money and brought them back to mid table championship.

How does that inspire any trust that these lot know what they are doing in the slightest especially with the ridiculous expectations. When you consider the money spent compared to someone like us or Millwall it’s actually ludicrous.

Say what you will about Wrexham, but the owners have some clever people advising them imo

The longer they throw money at it you have to believe that it will work so I can see why fans wouldn't turn on them

Every year could be the year. Not all clubs can have same optimism

 

[CovveeBreak]

The longer they throw money at it you have to believe that it will work so I can see why fans wouldn't turn on them

Every year could be the year. Not all clubs can have same optimism

Next year with financial obligations affecting them they’re gonna be in trouble. Not gonna be as fancy free chucking money at it this summer unless they offload a bunch of the talent they overpaid for for a profit.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

The longer they throw money at it you have to believe that it will work so I can see why fans wouldn't turn on them

Every year could be the year. Not all clubs can have same optimism

What would worry me for is the seemingly lack of identity/plan for the signings. I know people have had a pop at ours at times, but you can definitely see what we were building

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Next year with financial obligations affecting them they’re gonna be in trouble. Not gonna be as fancy free chucking money at it this summer unless they offload a bunch of the talent they overpaid for for a profit.

Sadly they pulled the selling the women’s team trick so they’ll be fine for awhile I think

 

[Ipad Boro]

I think if you beat Millwall you’ll end up 2nd, lose and you end up 4th

Or to put it another way, I think if just the one of us 3 gets 4 points from the fixtures between us, that side is in the driving seat.

If 2 get 4 points or none of us get 4 points from those games (ie all draws) then it is much more open.

But yeah, if we manage to beat Millwall the confidence injection would quite potentially be huge and perhaps reignite our charge, (much the same as your beating us at the CBS did with yourselves)

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

What would worry me for is the seemingly lack of identity/plan for the signings. I know people have had a pop at ours at times, but you can definitely see what we were building

Case in point

 

[CraigSBA]

Or to put it another way, I think if just the one of us 3 gets 4 points from the fixtures between us, that side is in the driving seat.

If 2 get 4 points or none of us get 4 points from those games (ie all draws) then it is much more open.

But yeah, if we manage to beat Millwall the confidence injection would quite potentially be huge and perhaps reignite our charge, (much the same as your beating us at the CBS did with yourselves)

For what my 50 pence is worth , i actually appreciate other fans input on here , thats one thing the sunderland fans forum does well apart from when our lot post on there .

I like boro and your fans , its not arse licking i just do .

But sadly i fear you are going to miss out because ultimately i just dont think you have enough quality in the final 3rd consistently

I want you and millwall to come up with us ( i think its done for us ) for what its worth