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  • Start date Mar 9, 2020
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Liquid Gold

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #1
As a way of trying to rationalise us finishing in the top two I'm looking at the table and seeing who are likely to catch us if our form changes. Based on the table, who would you say is currently out of the running for top 2?

 

Otis

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #2
Anyone below Wycombe I would have thought.
 
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Astute

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #3
Everyone below Fleetwood. Wycombe are within reach but like I said weeks ago are on their way down. Donny have an extra game in hand but are dropping points. Oxford look decent but their last 5 games, all wins, have been against lower teams. Before this they played 3 teams near the top and got 1 point.

Rotherham look like the next team to fall away. Only 6 points from last 5 games. We were the only side they played in the top half.

Are we the only side that the pressure hasn't got to?
 

matesx

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #4
Anybody's guess.


Anyway, us champions with Oxford 2nd is my prediction.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #5
Anywhere up to 8th thats the scariest thing.....a few poor results and everything could be to play for!

However i don't think we'll lose another game between now and the end of the season!
 
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Astute

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #6
matesx said:
Anybody's guess.


Anyway, us champions with Oxford 2nd is my prediction.
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Oxford have 9 games left. Not done very well recently against the sides near the top.

A Wycombe
H Portsmouth
A Coventry
H Fleetwood
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #7
Yep down to 8th.

So 6 automatic and play off places between 8 staff
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #8
The good thing for us is lots of teams around us have to play each other, lots of points will be dropped
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #9
Rotherham fixtures. 6pts?

Southend
Fleetwood
Gillingham
Portsmouth
Wycombe
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #10
Flying Fokker said:
Rotherham fixtures. 6pts?

Southend
Fleetwood
Gillingham
Portsmouth
Wycombe
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Ouch they have some tough games
 

Astute

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #11
Flying Fokker said:
Rotherham fixtures. 6pts?

Southend
Fleetwood
Gillingham
Portsmouth
Wycombe
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Their last 5 games.

H AFC Wimbledon D
A Stanley W
A Us D
H MK Franchise D
A Rochdale L
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #12
Flying Fokker said:
Rotherham fixtures. 6pts?

Southend
Fleetwood
Gillingham
Portsmouth
Wycombe
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Everyone had them as a banker to beat Rochdale too. Not looking amazing for them right now.

Otis said:
Anyone below Wycombe I would have thought.
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Donny win their game in hand and only 5 points off 2nd with 9 to play
 
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SAJ

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #13
matesx said:
Anybody's guess.


Anyway, us champions with Oxford 2nd is my prediction.
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To be fair I think they are the two best teams in the league.
 

Astute

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #14
Liquid Gold said:
Everyone had them as a banker to beat Rochdale too. Not looking amazing for them right now.


Donny win their game in hand and only 5 points off 2nd with 9 to play
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Donny can't put a win run together. They keep losing games.
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #15
if we lose 4 , then we are in the mix with the others, and would need to win 4 or 5 out of the other 6

Win 2 of the next 3 and the line will be in sight
 

Astute

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #16
SAJ said:
To be fair I think they are the two best teams in the league.
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Oxford beat 5 lower sides last 5 games. 3 games before that were against sides near the top.

Lost to Sunderland at home, lost 4-0 to 10 men Peterborough and drew with Burton.
 

jordan210

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #17
Crazy how tight the league is.

we need to just keep doing what we are doing.
 
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larry_david

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #18
Exciting ain't it. Every season a team puts a run together to seal the title. I backed Northampton to win league 2 a few years ago and they went on a run scarily similar to ours where they just kept winning. Even when not winning, not getting beat it was something like 19 unbeaten once the season ended. If I were a mutual football fan I'd say cov title looks incredibly likely
 

mark82

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #19
Starting to think Peterborough could be the ones to join us in the top 2. They're a bit inconsistent but so dangerous on their day. Only team we have left that worry me.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #20
mark82 said:
Starting to think Peterborough could be the ones to join us in the top 2. They're a bit inconsistent but so dangerous on their day. Only team we have left that worry me.
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One man team though ennit, if they didn't have Toney they would be mid table
 

Grendel

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #21
I can’t really see anyone getting more than 78 to 80 points it’s really going to be a failure of epic proportions to not cross the line now

Oxford are the only team on a surge and have signed a lot of players so they might finish well but the rest I can’t see much happening

3 wins may be enough 4 for sure
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #22
Grendel said:
I can’t really see anyone getting more than 78 to 80 points it’s really going to be a failure of epic proportions to not cross the line now

Oxford are the only team on a surge and have signed a lot of players so they might finish well but the rest I can’t see much happening

3 wins may be enough 4 for sure
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I fancy Peterborough or oxford for second...

I rekon 4 will be enough
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #23
There will be a fair number of teams rueing missed opportunities come the end of the season.
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #24
Liquid Gold said:
There will be a fair number of teams rueing missed opportunities come the end of the season.
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Just imagine if we'd of held on and won some of our draws!! We'd be into double figures ahead lol... we'd probably be on 75/80 points
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #25
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Just imagine if we'd of held on and won some of our draws!! We'd be into double figures ahead lol... we'd probably be on 75/80 points
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My point being is we are saying that and we have daylight at the top. Imagine finishing third or 7th by a point or goal difference like some seem likely to do then think of the games you've thrown away.
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #26
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Just imagine if we'd of held on and won some of our draws!! We'd be into double figures ahead lol... we'd probably be on 75/80 points
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As has been mentioned many times before, it works both ways. We got results in the last minute at Pompey, home to Blackpool, home to AFC Wimbledon. I am sure there are others.
 
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Paxman II

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #27
I think it will be determined by the mix of who plays who within the top 6 and those results.We just have to keep doing what we do and try and get those 5 or 6 wins I believe would be enough.
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #28
skybluesam66 said:
if we lose 4 , then we are in the mix with the others, and would need to win 4 or 5 out of the other 6

Win 2 of the next 3 and the line will be in sight
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But they also need to keep winning. 5 wins and 1 or 2 draws should do it for promotion. I think last weekend helped because the others slipped up.
 
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skybluerors

Member
  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #29
Updated Fixtures for Top 8. The most points any of the chasing pack can get is 89 points but only 2 teams can in reality get to this figure (Wycombe and one of either Portsmouth or Fleetwood) as they have to play each other. If Rotherham get 89 points (Highly unlikely) then none of Portsmouth, Fleetwood or Wycombe can as they will have all lost to Rotherham. I'm thinking we only need about 82 points for top 2 at most (5 wins, 5 losses) but could be as low as 79.

 

Bidda

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #30
Liquid Gold said:
As a way of trying to rationalise us finishing in the top two I'm looking at the table and seeing who are likely to catch us if our form changes. Based on the table, who would you say is currently out of the running for top 2?

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Well, if the article in yesterdays Times is anything to go by, Fleetwood will be champions. It mentioned Rotherham but not us. Remarkable but not unexpected media reporting as usual.
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #31
mark82 said:
Starting to think Peterborough could be the ones to join us in the top 2. They're a bit inconsistent but so dangerous on their day. Only team we have left that worry me.
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Gillingham will be very tough
 
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CCFC88

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #32
skybluerors said:
Updated Fixtures for Top 8. The most points any of the chasing pack can get is 89 points but only 2 teams can in reality get to this figure (Wycombe and one of either Portsmouth or Fleetwood) as they have to play each other. If Rotherham get 89 points (Highly unlikely) then none of Portsmouth, Fleetwood or Wycombe can as they will have all lost to Rotherham. I'm thinking we only need about 82 points for top 2 at most (5 wins, 5 losses) but could be as low as 79.

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Not sure what this is suppose to show but you have Sunderland and Rotherham both losing on the final day when they play each other? Also us and Wycombe both winning when we play each other...
 
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skybluerors

Member
  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #33
Apologies. Updated table.
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #34
so Wycombe will be nowhere near 80 points
82 will be enough for promotion (and probably less - maybe 80)
 
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Magwitch

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  • Mar 9, 2020
  • #35
I fancy Fleetwood, they are going like a train at the right time, tough team to play and a manager in Joey Barton who can motivate and seems to get that little bit extra from his players got big match tonight and Rotherham at home coming up so obviously crucial games I fancy them to get something from both.
 
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