Brighton Sky Blue
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Bet365 have us 16/1 to get promoted, but just 5/1 to beat Man Utd. I like those odds
Bet365 have us 16/1 to get promoted, but just 5/1 to beat Man Utd. I like those oddsIt's great you're so often completely wrong though isn't it, so I am now going to expecting at least 4 wins.
Even if we go into the last game 3 points behind but with a competitive goal difference we have a chance, and it will avoid the end of season nothing-to-play-for syndrome.
I think we will take 11 points from our remaining games. That will put us on 74. We will definitely need to beat Hull in that run anyway. 1 point off Ipswich and Blackburn would need us to beat Birmingham and QPR.
Norwich will probably win their 2 home games, but could lose to Preston away on Saturday. That would also put them on 74 going into their last game.
Our goal difference would be critical in that scenario.
Personally, I don't think we can catch West Brom now, as they have an extra game and an extra point to Norwich, and with superior goal difference.
Yes, looking at their fixtures, some of those are lose-able.West Brom will very likely beat Rotherham, but playing as they are where are the points coming from? They will most likely crawl over the line.
It isn't over until it's over
Win that, then the next game is last chance saloon... Repeat and repeat...Saturday is last chance saloon
Only if we win. But you're right.Not out of our hands with Hull, we still have to play them.
Love that cliche. So footballSaturday is last chance saloon
Yet we couldn’t beat either of them.Bristol and Swansea are the definition of easy. Home games against poor teams with a decent travel distance and nothing to play for.
They still had something to play forYet we couldn’t beat either of them.
Same rule above applies after the Blues gamestranger things have happened. Thats for sure. We will know after blues Saturday anyway.
Lose and it’s really over and win and its majorly back on.
We've got to win 4 games to get 75 points, so not all of the remaining onesI think we’ll beat last season’s points total but without a complete capitulation of Norwich and/or West Brom it won’t happen and I can’t see that happening. 75 points I reckon minimum this season for the playoffs. We’ve got to basically win our remaining games and hope Norwich at least drop enough points and our goal difference is enough. We’re also still looking over our shoulder a bit. Middlesbrough Hull tonight is a big game for us as well as them. Middlesbrough are in good form at the moment and there’s often one team that come from nowhere to take the last playoff place and for my money they have that written all over them at the moment. There’s enough games still to play and who knows, things might look better in the morning.
If we get more points than Norwich then goal difference should take care of itself given we're a couple of goals to the good already.I think we’ll beat last season’s points total but without a complete capitulation of Norwich and/or West Brom it won’t happen and I can’t see that happening. 75 points I reckon minimum this season for the playoffs. We’ve got to basically win our remaining games and hope Norwich at least drop enough points and our goal difference is enough. We’re also still looking over our shoulder a bit. Middlesbrough Hull tonight is a big game for us as well as them. Middlesbrough are in good form at the moment and there’s often one team that come from nowhere to take the last playoff place and for my money they have that written all over them at the moment. There’s enough games still to play and who knows, things might look better in the morning.
Our record at home against the middle third of the table makes grim reading. It was similar last season to an extent.
Played 6 of the 8 teams currently in 8th to 16th place, won only one of them.
This has always been a problem for Robins, we've got a style that works against teams on the front foot and teams of obvious inferior quality, but it hasn't worked that well against peer teams.
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Love that cliche. So football
Minimum. To keep it in our own hands we need to win all our remaining games. West Brom win tonight against Rotherham they’ll only need a win and a draws to potentially put 75 points out of reach for the playoffs. Norwich on paper at least also have a relatively easy last 4 games 2 draws and 2 wins for them would again mean 75 points won’t be enough.We've got to win 4 games to get 75 points, so not all of the remaining ones
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I agree with you 110%.Love that cliche. So football
That’s the glimmer of light for me. Our goal difference.If we get more points than Norwich then goal difference should take care of itself given we're a couple of goals to the good already.
And that's our cup final5 cup finals left. (and a semi final)
Win on Saturday and I back other contenders to drop points.stranger things have happened. Thats for sure. We will know after blues Saturday anyway.
Lose and it’s really over and win and its majorly back on.
Not to mention we've had some dreadful officials more often than not.The problem is the luck seems to be going against us this year, deflected goal last night that Collins would have saved, Hadji slipping over just at the point of taking his pen, I hope that's it and the Gods shine us for the last five games, I will still believe it's possible until it becomes mathematically impossible PUSB
Guys, I love you all, but it sounds like some of you have been munching snails this morning. Look back at that league table on page one. We made 5th place from a much worse position with 3 wins and two draws because we held our nerve whilst those around us flaked.
Part of elite sport is about not giving up when things look difficult and giving your opponents the opportunity to make a mistake. If we only get 2 points from Birmingham and Hull we keep going because 74 maybe does it. We are still very much in this!
And don't get me started on describing our second ever major semi final as a novelty game...
I've very happy to stand corrected on this one! I would still consider a league cup semi final a significant achievement.It's our 4th major semi final, we made the League Cup semi final back when it was still considered a major trophy twice.
You don't have to believe it's possible until it becomes mathematically impossible - by definition it actually is.The problem is the luck seems to be going against us this year, deflected goal last night that Collins would have saved, Hadji slipping over just at the point of taking his pen, I hope that's it and the Gods shine us for the last five games, I will still believe it's possible until it becomes mathematically impossible PUSB
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