The final 8 (1 Viewer)

robbiekeane · Mar 27, 2025

Saw this on the BBC:

Looks like bristol city have the hardest run in based on data, with us third.

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Bristol City have the toughest run-in of the nine teams in play-off contention with trips to Burnley and Leeds United to come.

Based on Opta's Power Rankings, external - a system that assigns a score from 0-100 across more than 13,000 men's domestic teams - the average rating of their remaining opponents is 80.9, compared to Sheffield Wednesday's whose are 77.7."

covcity4life · Mar 27, 2025

Wouldn't read in to that much

Wba looks well hard to me. Some teams fighting for their life in final 3

napolimp · Mar 28, 2025

covcity4life said:
Wouldn't read in to that much

Wba looks well hard to me. Some teams fighting for their life in final 3

Agree, wouldn't want West Brom's run in. No ones final 8 matches will be easy.

Lamps · Mar 28, 2025

It's a bit of a stretch putting this many sides in the hunt for the playoffs.

Norwich are gone if they don't beat WBA. 8 points behind them with 8 games to go. 10 behind us.

Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday 8 points behind us.

Blackburn have got 1 point so far this month. 3 defeats on the bounce. 7 points behind us.

Middlesbrough are still in it. Not a bad run of games remaining but very inconsistent. Drew with Luton last game. 7 points behind us.

Can't see anything but 2 from us, WBA and Bristol City for the last 2 places. Middlesbrough could join the party but would need to go on a good run.

WBA are a capable side. This month alone got a point at Leeds and Burnley. Last game drew at home to Hull.

Bristol City are a decent side but have a difficult run in. Their game against WBA in a couple of weeks will be interesting.

shmmeee · Mar 28, 2025

Lamps said:
It's a bit of a stretch putting this many sides in the hunt for the playoffs.

Norwich are gone if they don't beat WBA. 8 points behind them with 8 games to go. 10 behind us.

Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday 8 points behind us.

Blackburn have got 1 point so far this month. 3 defeats on the bounce. 7 points behind us.

Middlesbrough are still in it. Not a bad run of games remaining but very inconsistent. Drew with Luton last game. 7 points behind us.

Can't see anything but 2 from us, WBA and Bristol City for the last 2 places. Middlesbrough could join the party but would need to go on a good run.

WBA are a capable side. This month alone got a point at Leeds and Burnley. Last game drew at home to Hull.

Bristol City are a decent side but have a difficult run in. Their game against WBA in a couple of weeks will be interesting.

All the teams are within six points of the playoffs calm down.

CBS16 · Mar 28, 2025

Let's just do our job, it's all in our hands. Get a point tonight and continue the brilliant home form and we'll be comfortable.

AOM · Mar 28, 2025

I've given up trying to predict our results. Who'd have guessed we'd lose 2-0 to Derby and then beat Sunderland 3-0.
Think we'll make it, but one game at a time

rob9872 · Mar 28, 2025

It's the Championship, anything could happen. The facts currently are that we're in one of the box seats, it's in our hands and we're in form. For us not to achieve now would take a tremendous drop off in our form, but nothing is certain and we could yet still pay for some of that early season failure.

What I do know is that it will be exciting, there will be twists and turns ahead but it's just nice to be part of it. This is where real football is at. I want the financial benefits of one season in the PL, but that will be a season long struggle and as we're unlikely to challenge at the top end of the PL, then give me in and around the Championship play-offs every season and I'll be happy.

Lamps · Mar 28, 2025

shmmeee said:
All the teams are within six points of the playoffs calm down.

Plus GD. That's a lot to catch up with just 8 games to go. But I'm more interested in the gap to us and them. That's 8 points plus GD. They can go past all the rest of them for what I care.

baldy · Mar 28, 2025

rob9872 said:
It's the Championship, anything could happen. The facts currently are that we're in one of the box seats, it's in our hands and we're in form. For us not to achieve now would take a tremendous drop off in our form, but nothing is certain and we could yet still pay for some of that early season failure.

What I do know is that it will be exciting, there will be twists and turns ahead but it's just nice to be part of it. This is where real football is at. I want the financial benefits of one season in the PL, but that will be a season long struggle and as we're unlikely to challenge at the top end of the PL, then give me in and around the Championship play-offs every season and I'll be happy.

Every season? So you never want to see us in the Prem at all? Very odd

rob9872 · Mar 28, 2025

baldy said:
Every season? So you never want to see us in the Prem at all? Very odd

Reading isn't for you is it

'I want the financial benefits of one season in the PL'

steve cooper · Mar 28, 2025

rob9872 said:
It's the Championship, anything could happen. The facts currently are that we're in one of the box seats, it's in our hands and we're in form. For us not to achieve now would take a tremendous drop off in our form, but nothing is certain and we could yet still pay for some of that early season failure.

What I do know is that it will be exciting, there will be twists and turns ahead but it's just nice to be part of it. This is where real football is at. I want the financial benefits of one season in the PL, but that will be a season long struggle and as we're unlikely to challenge at the top end of the PL, then give me in and around the Championship play-offs every season and I'll be happy.

I don't think we can assume that early season results would have made much difference if they were better. MR would almost certainly still be here if early results were better, would we have had the same recent run under him?
We will never know, but can't assume we would have.

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 28, 2025

The nearer it gets to the end the less what’s gone on before matters. What will matter more is who handles the jitters and energy levels best.

Macca1987 · Mar 28, 2025

There will be strange results in a lot of the games, clubs fighting for survival, clubs still thinking they can make the playoffs. Cov are in pole position at the moment and just need to hold their nerve and perform to the best of their abilities. That is all we can ask of the team, if they come up short then so be it, as long as they give their all, then us fans can't ask for anything more

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Mar 28, 2025

DLWWLWDW

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 28, 2025

PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
DLWWLWDW

Don’t Live We We Live We Don’t We?

PUSB-We_are_going_up · Mar 28, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Don’t Live We We Live We Don’t We?

Sounds good dont you think

RegTheDonk · Mar 28, 2025

covcity4life said:
Wouldn't read in to that much

Wba looks well hard to me. Some teams fighting for their life in final 3

Yes, the ratings thing is over my head but there's only 3 points between top and bottom, surely it's stats for stats sake. Bottom line, it's in our own hands which is nice.

covcity4life · Mar 28, 2025

Enjoy every day we're in the race I say. Have been so many

RegTheDonk said:
Yes, the ratings thing is over my head but there's only 3 points between top and bottom, surely it's stats for stats sake. Bottom line, it's in our own hands which is nice.

So many seasons when we not even near 8th or 9th place after all

Flying Fokker · Mar 28, 2025

steve cooper said:
I don't think we can assume that early season results would have made much difference if they were better. MR would almost certainly still be here if early results were better, would we have had the same recent run under him?
We will never know, but can't assume we would have.

MR did not have a coaching team as such. We’d have been mid-table at best. The players needed quality coaching. It was better that there was a fresh start.

wingy · Mar 28, 2025

RegTheDonk said:
Yes, the ratings thing is over my head but there's only 3 points between top and bottom, surely it's stats for stats sake. Bottom line, it's in our own hands which is nice.

And only a difference of about 0.4 percentage points between us and anyone important in mix,so negligible, only if we fall off a cliff does anyone have a chance over these last 8 games,

blunted · Mar 28, 2025

My worry is every game for us is against a team that either needs points to stay up or to get into the playoffs. Even Portsmouth who are not safe can be a tough proposition on their day, like Derby. The Middlesborough game may be easy if one team is out of contention.
We look pants away recently and the loss of Dovin and Eccles wont help. We need Rudoni back firing.
The Derby and Sheff U matches showed we struggle against teams who rough us up and put the boot in.

stupot07 · Mar 28, 2025

Can't see us getting anything out of Burnley, conceding just 11 goals in 38 games is ridiculous.

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 28, 2025

stupot07 said:
Can't see us getting anything out of Burnley, conceding just 11 goals in 38 games is ridiculous.

Concede first we can go home.

fernandopartridge · Mar 28, 2025

We are miles off the top 3

SkyBlueDom26 · Mar 28, 2025

I think we’re a top 6-10th team, if we finish anywhere in that bracket then that’s where we’ll deserve to be, small margins

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 28, 2025

It’s taken a ridiculous run of form to give us a chance of the top 6 after wasting half the season. Win 4 more games and it’s ours

Matt smith · Mar 28, 2025

SkyBlueDom26 said:
I think we’re a top 6-10th team, if we finish anywhere in that bracket then that’s where we’ll deserve to be, small margins

We’re miles of the top 3

much better than 9th lower

it’s 4 teams for 2 spots

pusbccfc · Mar 28, 2025

It's the 4 home games which are massive.

On paper, the away games are favourable but I don't like the idea of going to Hull (we're shite playing away at night), Luton (they'll be fighting for their life) and Plymouth (see above).

You only have to look at Derby, Pompey and Cardiff away. We even lost to Stoke away from home.

quinn1971 · Mar 28, 2025

fernandopartridge said:
We are miles off the top 3

True, but finish 5 th and its prob Sunderland over 2 games, that’s do able , then it’s a 1 off game at Wembley, anything could happen, just Get play offs and give ourselves a chance

Brighton Sky Blue · Mar 28, 2025

pusbccfc said:
It's the 4 home games which are massive.

On paper, the away games are favourable but I don't like the idea of going to Hull (we're shite playing away at night), Luton (they'll be fighting for their life) and Plymouth (see above).

You only have to look at Derby, Pompey and Cardiff away. We even lost to Stoke away from home.

It’s not inconceivable that Plymouth and Luton are both down when we play them. Not sure if that helps or hinders

Perennial Lurker · Mar 28, 2025

Matt smith said:
We’re miles of the top 3

much better than 9th lower

it’s 4 teams for 2 spots

Not relegation threatened?

quinn1971 · Mar 28, 2025

once the Burnley games out the way, we could win the last 6 like we have been doing, we’re getting play offs, keep the faith

rob9872 · Mar 28, 2025

Fuck everyone

pusbccfc · Mar 28, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
It’s not inconceivable that Plymouth and Luton are both down when we play them. Not sure if that helps or hinders

Yeah, hopefully Plymouth.

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