CJparker
New Member
17 games to go - the teams directly above the relegation zone have a points total which, if taken to the end of the season, gives them 50 points - the often-cited survival benchmark in this division.
We currently have 22 points. So we need 28 points from 17 games to get to 50 points, which let's assume for now means safety.
To get 28 points from 17 games means either 8 wins and 4 draws, or, more implausibly, 7 wins and 7 draws with just 3 defeats.
Extrapolated over a season, that kind of form would give us about 75 points - which is play-off form.
So unless we can start playing like play-off contenders between now and the end of the season, it looks like bye-bye Championship.
We currently have 22 points. So we need 28 points from 17 games to get to 50 points, which let's assume for now means safety.
To get 28 points from 17 games means either 8 wins and 4 draws, or, more implausibly, 7 wins and 7 draws with just 3 defeats.
Extrapolated over a season, that kind of form would give us about 75 points - which is play-off form.
So unless we can start playing like play-off contenders between now and the end of the season, it looks like bye-bye Championship.