Should be interesting , I've always said 10th but actually , I think that's probably unlikely now
We will push for the playoffs , but will we make it ?
I think we finish 5th
The kit man,goes by the name of Stanley?Will the person who voted for 1st please stand up?
Which teams coming down from the EPL would give us the best chance for a top 2 finish next season? Luton, Sheff U and …?If we miss out this season , I expect us to push for an automatic spot next season
Echo this, always thought we would be just short due to the quality in the relegated teams. I always thought next year would be the one that Robins would build towards and go for automatic.I think we will just fall short. We know 4 spots have gone leaving 5th and 6th. We’ve been on a hell of a run but can we sustain it. I think the start of the season has just left too much to do. Hope I’m wrong
We have sneaked up again on the rails and still a bit under the radar, I think we showed Saturday how good we can be. 19 games left I expect to not lose any, yes unbeaten until May, we will add to the squad with quality too. I’m sure our rivals are looking over their shoulders at us 19 left win 14 I reckon that autos. Ipswich 6 wins ahead we will catch that imo.Echo this, always thought we would be just short due to the quality in the relegated teams. I always thought next year would be the one that Robins would build towards and go for automatic.
Statistically we've improved season upon season under Robins, so we should finish 4th or above.
Think I’d be going full strength at Coleshill to get some silverwareTried to look forward without bias and came up with us getting 35 points from the final 19 games. That puts us on 75 points, 5 more than last season.
Staying in the playoffs will be tough going. Hull have improved their squad, as have Middlesboro. Norwich are meh, Sunderland talk a good game but are up and down. Watford are the only ones I can't put my finger on as they have the talent but the results are all over the place. It's a season where everyone is beating each other. Apart from the bottom 3, that is.
I'd like Playoffs but would begrudgingly accept a Top 10.
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BurnleyWhich teams coming down from the EPL would give us the best chance for a top 2 finish next season? Luton, Sheff U and …?
I've not seen any reason for weeks why we won't reach the playoffs. And we're much better now.
We've just played 5 out of the 6 top teams in the last 9 games. Yet we're near the top of the form table over 10 games.
Our run over the last 12 games is amazing considering the run we were on. Before these last 12 games we had a bad run of 6 games
Won 0
Draw 2
Lost 4
Goals for 3 Goals against 9
We didn't know where our next win was coming from especially as we lost to low sides and had a hard run coming.
Next 12 games?
FA Cup
Won 6-2
League 11 games
Won 7
Draw 3
Lost 1
Goals for 22 Goals against 8
So 28 goals in the last 12 games. Only 10 against.
Points per game? You need to average 2 points a game for automatic promotion. In this run of games we have averaged 2.18 points a game.
I can't believe some people think we will get overtaken by clubs we have just flown past. They have remained static for a reason. It's where they deserve to be. They're not flying like us. And they don't have the players or manager we do.
I find it hard to believe that we're longer odds than Sunderland to make the playoffs. We just played one of the best sides in the world (if you believe the media) off the park. We also recently beat Sunderland 0-3 at their place. Might be the deluded fake geordies putting their life savings on them making it.
Who can honestly see this side of ours going on a bad run? Injuries I hear. Yes but all sides have the same problem. We have quality on the bench. Some sides go into games hoping they don't have to make changes.
If we keep this run going we will end up on over 80 points. Most of the teams below us 68 or lower. This season looks like 7 or 8 sides about to pull away from the rest. Anyone not getting a win in the next few games will fall away. And I think 5th will be safe with games to go.
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In my opinion it would take a major slump not to finish a lot higher than we are presently and why ? A number of our bench Saturday would get into any of our opponents teams.
AND we will add quality to our squad, not bench warmers.
I’m forever the optimist but I’m more than optimistic at the moment, we are having games won now in 60/70 minutes against challengers too. 21 points to play for until the end of Feb I expect not to drop many if any.
Would like to see Leeds v West Brom play off semi final, with us v Ipswich
Beat the Baggies in the final
My gut says we may well get to the play offs, but ultimately fall short. I'm just hoping that it doesn't delay us planning for the following season - although that should be less problematic than it might have been, due to the length of current contracts.
I'm going to stick to my preseason prediction and say that we will finish 7th. Though I would not be surprised if make the playoffs.
I know what you mean, the longer we go into the playoffs means likely we'll have a little less prep time next year. I think having the squad together will more than level that up.
With Torp coming in Jan, it gives him 6 months to settle. Then in the summer, at the top of the list will be an AM (O'Hare replacement). We'll need 2/3 additional bodies in but the nucleus of the squad will be there.
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