mozo Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Is it fair to say that 10 wins and a few draws will be enough for a playoff position? For example, 10 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats would see us finish on 80 pts which last season was enough for Fulham to finish 6th with a 5 point cushion. Home wins over Hull, Ipswich, Birmingham, QPR and Sunderland, and away wins against Bolton, Burton, Millwall and Preston are all very realistic. Add to them a Boxing Day win and we're one down with nine to go. 14 wins from 23 could be enough for automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, mozo said: Is it fair to say that 10 wins and a few draws will be enough for a playoff position? For example, 10 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats would see us finish on 80 pts which last season was enough for Fulham to finish 6th with a 5 point cushion. Home wins over Hull, Ipswich, Birmingham, QPR and Sunderland, and away wins against Bolton, Burton, Millwall and Preston are all very realistic. Add to them a Boxing Day win and we're one down with nine to go. 14 wins from 23 could be enough for automatic. sounds easy, still not counting any chickens yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 If we get more than 9 points from our next 5 games I will start saving some money for a day out at Wembley. If we keep our current average of around 13 then I wont bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 This is City we're talking about, so they'll have unexpected wins, draws and defeats. eg Losing at home to PNE, but winning at Hull etc. After 23 games City have 44 points, so it may be considered realistic to expect 88 points for 46 games. Then again, this is City we're talking about. 88 points would have placed a team 4th in 2016 and 3rd in 2017. Going back further QPR were champions in 2011 with 88 points as were Cardiff two years later. In 2012 Soton were runners up with 88 points. In 2008 WBA were champions with just 81 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busterrimes Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Let's just get to 52 first for safety. Being serious though how nice is it not to be worrying about the relegation zone this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 1 at a time'll do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Roe said: 1 at a time'll do. 3 at a time will be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bristolcity Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 6 hours ago, mozo said: Is it fair to say that 10 wins and a few draws will be enough for a playoff position? For example, 10 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats would see us finish on 80 pts which last season was enough for Fulham to finish 6th with a 5 point cushion. Home wins over Hull, Ipswich, Birmingham, QPR and Sunderland, and away wins against Bolton, Burton, Millwall and Preston are all very realistic. Add to them a Boxing Day win and we're one down with nine to go. 14 wins from 23 could be enough for automatic. That's the one, can't be doing with the pray off at my time of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 53 minutes ago, Davefevs said: 3 at a time will be better The very words I lived by, when younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 40 minutes ago, 1bristolcity said: That's the one, can't be doing with the pray off at my time of life. We'd have to win some tough games to achieve that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Not moaning after how this season has been, but why can City never just have a boring midtable season? Even our last midtable finish we spent half the season bottom of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 11 hours ago, JamesBCFC said: Not moaning after how this season has been, but why can City never just have a boring midtable season? Even our last midtable finish we spent half the season bottom of the league. It would be nice once in a while - I suspect most of us would have been happy with that back in August. For me it`s the absolutely positively having to be at every game because it matters so much - I missed a stag weekend in Prague last season because I just had to be at the Barnsley home game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: It would be nice once in a while - I suspect most of us would have been happy with that back in August. For me it`s the absolutely positively having to be at every game because it matters so much - I missed a stag weekend in Prague last season because I just had to be at the Barnsley home game! At 22 I'm struggling to thing of more than 2-3 boring, mid table seasons in my lifetime. 1-2 seasons after the playoff final defeat, and possibly 1 season after Wilson left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 It really is amazing to think just a couple of months ago people actually walked out at half time when losing to Leeds and now we’re talking about promotion. Whatever happens it’s gonna be a rollercoaster ride and it won’t be straight forward knowing City, but at least the actions at the right end of the table this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 1 hour ago, MarcusX said: It really is amazing to think just a couple of months ago people actually walked out at half time when losing to Leeds and now we’re talking about promotion. Whatever happens it’s gonna be a rollercoaster ride and it won’t be straight forward knowing City, but at least the actions at the right end of the table this season! That was fools being fools though, back before the Leeds game we were still by the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 24/12/2017 at 22:30, Davefevs said: 3 at a time will be better On 24/12/2017 at 23:23, RumRed said: The very words I lived by, when younger. Drinks?! Nights out?! Ladies?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Drinks?! Nights out?! Ladies?! The first two on that list were sadly easier to achieve than the 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cloud Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 call me Mr Negative but after what happened last season, 3 wins for SAFETY is all I care about at this moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 6 minutes ago, Nube Rojo said: call me Mr Negative but after what happened last season, 3 wins for SAFETY is all I care about at this moment! Get to 52 and if that's before the end of the season see what you can do from that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 On Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 23:56, JamesBCFC said: Not moaning after how this season has been, but why can City never just have a boring midtable season? Even our last midtable finish we spent half the season bottom of the league. Because we are Bristol City. We only ever do the extremes. Go for promotion or fight relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsapper Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 9 to go!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkz 76 Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 If we beat Wolves then I will really start to dream of automatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted December 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, redsapper said: 9 to go!!!! Or...13 wins from the Premier League! 22 games to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 So hypothetically only around 8 wins from our remaining 17 games should be enough for a playoff place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, mozo said: So hypothetically only around 8 wins from our remaining 17 games should be enough for a playoff place. Yes and in my opinion 2 wins from the next 2 isn’t an unrealistic target. That would take us to mid Feb needing 6 wins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWSM Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 From 17 games: For Play offs need to get to 80 points - 10 wins or equivalent 30 points For Auto need to get to 90 points - 13 wins or equivalent 40 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, MattWSM said: From 17 games: For Play offs need to get to 80 points - 10 wins or equivalent 30 points For Auto need to get to 90 points - 13 wins or equivalent 40 points I was going off the theory that if we win 8, we are unlikely to lose the other 9! 4/5 draws could be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 All about the next game, then the next game, then the next game, and so on... End of the day; now we only have the league to focus on, and have bolstered the squad a little, along with one or two injury returnees arriving back too, it’s just a case of taking it a match at a time and aiming to win each one. I’m as guilty as the next for looking at all the machinations, but the twists and turns of yesterday’s game (down to ten at nil all, then winning well) should caution us to raising our heads to the horizon too much. Upside is we’re basically safe from relegation now; after the last two seasons, that alone is something to celebrate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 16 minutes ago, samo II said: All about the next game, then the next game, then the next game, and so on... End of the day; now we only have the league to focus on, and have bolstered the squad a little, along with one or two injury returnees arriving back too, it’s just a case of taking it a match at a time and aiming to win each one. I’m as guilty as the next for looking at all the machinations, but the twists and turns of yesterday’s game (down to ten at nil all, then winning well) should caution us to raising our heads to the horizon too much. Upside is we’re basically safe from relegation now; after the last two seasons, that alone is something to celebrate! ' Safety First Samo ' like it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjtsmith Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 I dare say it, but looking at our fixtures from now on, I feel dangerously optimistic. Getting most of the bottom ones and last few around us out of the way next month before the end when they start scrapping for points. Then it's mostly mid table, best teams to play towards the end. Great opportunity here, great transfer window so far. Let's do this!!! Edit...looking at Derby's, they have Wolves, Boro, Villa, Burton and Bolton in their last six. Dangerous combo of top and bottom fighting. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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