Rivals for auto spots (7 Viewers)

[TomRad85]

Top 6 for me

In no particular order

Coventry
Ipswich
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Watford

You might not be far off with that tbf. I assume the top 1 is in order though?

 

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[Evo1883]

You might not be far off with that tbf. I assume the top 1 is in order though?

Absokutely but i would still take 2nd right now

 

[skybluecam]

Opta currently has us with a 77% chance of winning the title and 89% chance of promotion overall.

Boro next most likely with 7%/30% then Ipswich 4%/17%. Stoke are 2%/11% and all other clubs have less than 2% title chance and 10% promotion chances.

 

[Sick Boy]

In some ways I’d like to see Birmingham get promoted with us this season to see the @TomRad85 meltdown.

 

[skybluecam]

In some ways I’d like to see Birmingham get promoted with us this season to see the @TomRad85 meltdown.

Nah they need to stay down here so we can see the absurdity of a championship team building a 62,000 seater

 

[TomRad85]

In some ways I’d like to see Birmingham get promoted with us this season to see the @TomRad85 meltdown.

Dear God no! A monkey paw of a promotion if those fuckers come up with us.

 

[Kris_Boro]

Aside from yourselves i think the inconsistency of the teams in the play offs is playing right into the hands of Ipswich and Southampton and maybe even Leicester. All three had poor starts but are unbeaten in the last three.

9 points separates second to 16th. One of Southampton or Ipswich takes second behind you for me, with the other falling into the play offs. Other than that its open as hell

 

[TomRad85]

Aside from yourselves i think the inconsistency of the teams in the play offs is playing right into the hands of Ipswich and Southampton and maybe even Leicester. All three had poor starts but are unbeaten in the last three.

9 points separates second to 16th. One of Southampton or Ipswich takes second behind you for me, with the other falling into the play offs. Other than that its open as hell

We appreciate the glazing, you can stay.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Aside from yourselves i think the inconsistency of the teams in the play offs is playing right into the hands of Ipswich and Southampton and maybe even Leicester. All three had poor starts but are unbeaten in the last three.

9 points separates second to 16th. One of Southampton or Ipswich takes second behind you for me, with the other falling into the play offs. Other than that its open as hell

Nah. Let’s both fend off the parachute wankers from the top 2.

 

[Robinshio]

Nah. Let’s both fend off the parachute wankers from the top 2.

2 years time, we may well be one of them

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Aside from yourselves i think the inconsistency of the teams in the play offs is playing right into the hands of Ipswich and Southampton and maybe even Leicester. All three had poor starts but are unbeaten in the last three.

9 points separates second to 16th. One of Southampton or Ipswich takes second behind you for me, with the other falling into the play offs. Other than that its open as hell

I agree that the relegated teams will finish in the playoffs.

The underlying data suggests they should in around automatics even at this stage. We have both Ipswich and Southampton away in December so those two results for me will give a strong indication of whether or not we’ll go up automatically.

Tomorrow will be a difficult fam but with Edwards leaving, it’s a game we should be winning.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

2 years time, we may well be one of them

That’s the dream

 

[itsabuzzard]

2 years time, we may well be one of them

PMA

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Still can’t believe that we were the only team to win in the top 6!!!!

Massive 3 points

massive opportunity again

 

[Skybluedownunder]

Now Southampton have had a change of manager I think they will have a surge up the table. Their team is class! If we go up and they don’t there’s a couple in that team I wouldn’t mind pinching


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[blunted]

Inept as Charlton were that first half by Southampton is a must watch. No exageration they could have had 9/10.

Southampton have left themselves a mountain to climb. Their Xg always suggested a huge turn around and underperformance.

Im actually tempted to put on Adam Armstring to be top goalscorer..think he will be top scorer in the league by about 10 goals

My predicted table.

1)Cov
2)Ipswich/Birmingham/Southampton

Almighty scramble for play offs the kind we havnt seen before.

It is really strange. Armstrong was brilliant when Southampton went up. Not good enough in the Prem, awful on loan at West Brom but finding his form again in the Championship. They tried to sell him in the Summer.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Who are they? Not getting carried away but stats suggest we are a real contender for an automatic spot. So who are we up against?

For me there obviously loads of teams in playoff contention but not many you wold expect to be fighting for top 2. Normally 3-4 max in that race.

Obviously we can only go on 9 games so far but for me:

Boro - top 2 contender
Leicester top 2 contender
Preston playoffs max
Stoke top 2 contender
QPR great run but I think playoffs only
West brom good team but playoffs
Birmingham playoffs max
Wrexham playoffs max
Swansea playoffs max
Sheff utd autos gone. Big run maybe playoffs
Southampton top 2 contebder
Ipswich top 2 contender
Millwall playoffs max
Watford playoffs max
Bristol city playoffs max despite good few years

So that leaves us with

Cov
Boro
Stoke
Leicester
Ipswich
Southampton

As top 2 contenders in my humble opinion.

Leicester possible points decision and reliance on wingers?

Ipswich and soton started slow and if we keep winning it puts pressure on them to break out on a run sooner rather than later

Stoke Boro are outsiders(like us) but I think we look better than them

I'm not saying we will definitely win the league but......we have a chance and I'm sorry but I can't stop thinking about it.

Come back 31st Jan and pose the same question it’s far too early

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Come back 31st Jan and pose the same question it’s far too early

There is little or doubt.

Top 4 will be

Cov
Ipswich
Birmingham
Soton

These are all the teams with best underlying attacking stats.

And no doubt (i havnt checked) bookies will back it up.

Stoje /preston/hull finish 8th /9th/10th

Likely swap places as Ipswich/soton/ brum replace them in top 6.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

It is really strange. Armstrong was brilliant when Southampton went up. Not good enough in the Prem, awful on loan at West Brom but finding his form again in the Championship. They tried to sell him in the Summer.

I was thinking about this earlier. I really wouldnt mind him back here if we sold Haji ( I know his wages would be a no go). Then again, that would only be a January deal. If we go up, I'd want a younger prospect.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Come back 31st Jan and pose the same question it’s far too early

In relation to ourselves, I don’t think it’s too early to say we’re going to fighting for automation promotion this season.

Lampard has been averaging around 2 PPG since he’s took over. The hype is real.

 

[Skybluedownunder]

It is really strange. Armstrong was brilliant when Southampton went up. Not good enough in the Prem, awful on loan at West Brom but finding his form again in the Championship. They tried to sell him in the Summer.

I wouldn’t have minded snapping him up. Can see him having the ability to play AM, ST, CF, RW


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[Londonccfcfan]

We are pretty much already nailed on for play offs half way there. With 30 games to play.

We have pretty much done alot of the hard yards. We just have to be good for rest of season and not outstanding to finosh top 2.

2 more wins and we are half way to a points tally which will achieve autos. The quicker we get these the better.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

This is just doing my head in. We dont need to think too far ahead. ONE GAME AT A TIME.