Three blocks of five left (1 Viewer)

shmmeee · Feb 10, 2025

First and last will define our season IMO.

First 5:

QPR (H)
Sheff Wed (A)
Preston (H)
Oxford (A)
Stoke (H)

Second:

Derby (A)
Sunderland (H)
Sheff Utd (A)
Burnley (H)
Portsmouth (H)

Last:

Hull (A)
WBA (H)
Plymouth (A)
Luton (A)
M’boro (H)

Need 11-12 in the first and last blocks and hope for 7 in the middle. Gives us 27-29pts 68-70pts total. Might just squeeze it if teams above us continue to stumble. Probably need another 3 in there somewhere to make it IMO. Gonna be tough.

Gynnsthetonic · Feb 10, 2025

Take 1 game at a time

Macca1987 · Feb 10, 2025

In my PMA head at the moment
First 5 - 15 points
Second 5 - 9 points
Last 5 - 13 points
Just need the lottery numbers to come to mind now lol

napolimp · Feb 10, 2025

Tuesday nights the most important game at the moment, then turn to the weekend.

edgy · Feb 10, 2025

QPR is pivitol for me. Win it and you can genuinely see 4 or 5 wins in the first block. Lose it and all that confidence and mood swell before the Leeds game has gone. The doubters and crictics will be back in force.

The next two blocks are kind of irrelevant until we see how we've done in the first 5.

Evo1883 · Feb 10, 2025

shmmeee said:
First and last will define our season IMO.

First 5:

QPR (H)
Sheff Wed (A)
Preston (H)
Oxford (A)
Stoke (H)

Second:

Derby (A)
Sunderland (H)
Sheff Utd (A)
Burnley (H)
Portsmouth (H)

Last:

Hull (A)
WBA (H)
Plymouth (A)
Luton (A)
M’boro (H)

Need 11-12 in the first and last blocks and hope for 7 in the middle. Gives us 27-29pts 68-70pts total. Might just squeeze it if teams above us continue to stumble. Probably need another 3 in there somewhere to make it IMO. Gonna be tough.

Be a huge ask to make the playoffs from here imo , but we will obviously give it a go

Gynnsthetonic · Feb 10, 2025

Evo1883 said:
Be a huge ask to make the playoffs from here imo , but we will obviously give it a go

Very similar trajectory to 2 seasons ago, win Tuesday and Saturday and we should be in the top 6 at tea time. Hard ask I know!

skybluecam · Feb 10, 2025

I'm expecting some of the teams above us to kick on. WBA and Boro both did some incredible business in Jan, they are the teams to beat now in the playoff race.

We probably need 13-15 from the next 5 to give us any chance, that Sun - Sheff U - Burnley run is gonna be really tough.

TomRad85 · Feb 10, 2025

skybluecam said:
I'm expecting some of the teams above us to kick on. WBA and Boro both did some incredible business in Jan, they are the teams to beat now in the playoff race.

We probably need 13-15 from the next 5 to give us any chance, that Sun - Sheff U - Burnley run is gonna be really tough.

Still think our team is top 6 if all fit, although when we'll see that i have no idea. Wright is a huge loss, one of the best in the division.
I've said before though, i really don't see the teams that finish 5th and 6th doing much in the play offs anyway. I'd actually fancy a fully fit us over WBA and Boro to cause an upset but we've got a lot to do. I've already got one eye on next season and hopeful of it being a good one from the get go.

BinleyMegaSkyBlue · Feb 10, 2025

Looking at the fixtures this week, we shouldn't be looking any further than Tuesday. Lose here and I think you will see the momentum drop back out pretty quickly. As much of a free hit the last two games were on paper, the way we rolled over does feel like it took a bit of a shine off the run, and I really hope we course correct on Tuesday evening.

fernandopartridge · Feb 10, 2025

The results across the 15 as well as the previous 31 define the season

fernandopartridge · Feb 10, 2025

Gynnsthetonic said:
Very similar trajectory to 2 seasons ago, win Tuesday and Saturday and we should be in the top 6 at tea time. Hard ask I know!

In the play off season we didn't get into the top 6 until the final two games. We were still 8th having played 43.

Sick Boy · Feb 10, 2025

I reckon we’ll get 8 from the next 5. Can see us losing away at Oxford.

SBT · Feb 10, 2025

I’d prefer to do five blocks of three so the players don’t get so tired

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Feb 10, 2025

Our run in doesn't look that bad imo, the tougher fixtures are at home. We will need to turn up for these home matches.
Will probably need to beat one of Sunderland or Burnley and 4 points from WBA and Middlesbrough

fernandopartridge · Feb 10, 2025

The last league game of the play off season was against Middlesbrough as well funnily enough

Sick Boy · Feb 10, 2025

fernandopartridge said:
In the play off season we didn't get into the top 6 until the final two games. We were still 8th having played 43.

Weren’t they then our first home game of the following season?

skybluecam · Feb 10, 2025

TomRad85 said:
Still think our team is top 6 if all fit, although when we'll see that i have no idea. Wright is a huge loss, one of the best in the division.
I've said before though, i really don't see the teams that finish 5th and 6th doing much in the play offs anyway. I'd actually fancy a fully fit us over WBA and Boro to cause an upset but we've got a lot to do. I've already got one eye on next season and hopeful of it being a good one from the get go.

Yeah would be a different story if Wright was available. At this point we'll be lucky to see him fully fit before April

Alkhen · Feb 10, 2025

The season we made the play-offs I remember walking away from the CBS after Stoke had battered us 0-4, I was convinced the season was over. Will Smallbone seemed miles above the level of any of our players, couldn't get my head around how bad we had been. The fixture list and rivals for the play-offs seemed so daunting.

My point being, fuck knows what is going to happen, I'm trying not to feel to disheartened by our last two fixtures. Lots of players still to come back, Grimes in to add a bit of a barrier before our defence. Other teams will have wobbles too. They will be taking points off each other. loads of moving parts.

Wyken Sky Blue · Feb 10, 2025

fernandopartridge said:
The results across the 15 as well as the previous 31 define the season

Fergusons_Beard · Feb 10, 2025

Those teams we’re thinking are bankers are potential banana skins too.

Oxford away going to be a tricky one as they on a rich vein of form as is Pompey at Home.

Like others have said going to be an enjoyable run in if we get the players back and start playing to our potential.

Could well go into final game of the season requiring a win for playoffs.

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