Cider-Head23 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I believe it’s back in our hands after tonight’s fantastic result. Easier said than done but win all of our remaining 4 games and it should be enough to take 6th place. Millwall’s run in couldn’t be much tougher. They play Sheff United. Fulham. Boro & Villa. Even the form that Millwall are in I think providing we win all 4 of our games.. it should be enough to overtake Millwall. One last major push to the play offs lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 8 points and a solid growth in GD will be enough imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 But realistically when was the last time we won two games in a row - let alone didn't lose in 4? We have a very long way to go - Birmingham missed 3 sitters today (while we only missed 1) but at least it does feel like it could happen, rather than after Saturday when I was sure it could never happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Big improvement tonight in view of recent performances and a welcome 3 pts. Real a pity we had such a dip in form which leaves us trying to play catch up. Not impossible, but a big ask to get back in the top 6. Keeps it interesting that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 56 minutes ago, Cider-Head23 said: I believe it’s back in our hands after tonight’s fantastic result. Easier said than done but win all of our remaining 4 games and it should be enough to take 6th place. Millwall’s run in couldn’t be much tougher. They play Sheff United. Fulham. Boro & Villa. Even the form that Millwall are in I think providing we win all 4 of our games.. it should be enough to overtake Millwall. One last major push to the play offs lads! oh easy then, for a minute I thought you said all we have to do is win all our remaining games!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 The hardest of the remaining games for me is boro away and I can't see us winning. Give Assombalonga those chances brum had tonight and we will be ******. Still it was an open game and this one will be completely different. Any chance we can lose and still grab 6th ? Win all remaining games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Cider-Head23 said: I believe it’s back in our hands after tonight’s fantastic result. Easier said than done but win all of our remaining 4 games and it should be enough to take 6th place. Millwall’s run in couldn’t be much tougher. They play Sheff United. Fulham. Boro & Villa. Even the form that Millwall are in I think providing we win all 4 of our games.. it should be enough to overtake Millwall. One last major push to the play offs lads! Not even close to being in our hands. It's Milwalls to lose. All we can do is put pressure on them and hope they slip up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy-d Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Cider-Head23 said: I believe it’s back in our hands after tonight’s fantastic result. Easier said than done but win all of our remaining 4 games and it should be enough to take 6th place. Millwall’s run in couldn’t be much tougher. They play Sheff United. Fulham. Boro & Villa. Even the form that Millwall are in I think providing we win all 4 of our games.. it should be enough to overtake Millwall. One last major push to the play offs lads! No shit Sherlock but they won't do it. Derby too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBrizzleRobin Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I do wonder how it will affect Millwall now they've broken into the top six. Will it push them on even more to stay there or will they now feel the pressure from the chasing pack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up The City! Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 All I realistically hope for is that we are in with a shout on the final day of the season. I could be wrong but it seems a lot of teams who sneak into 6th spot at the last minute do quite well in the play offs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishred Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 30 9 7 83:40 43 99 2 Cardiff City 46 27 9 10 67:38 29 90 3 Fulham FC 46 24 14 8 75:44 31 86 4 Aston Villa 46 25 11 10 71:42 29 86 5 Derby County 46 21 16 9 66:41 25 79 6 Bristol City 46 20 15 11 64:50 14 75 7 Brentford FC 46 20 14 12 63:48 15 74 8 Middlesbrough FC 46 20 12 14 64:45 19 72 9 Millwall FC 46 18 18 10 58:43 15 72 10 Preston North End 46 18 17 11 59:46 13 71 11 Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 60:53 7 68 12 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 57:62 -5 61 13 Norwich City 46 14 16 16 48:57 -9 58 14 Ipswich Town 46 16 9 21 54:59 -5 57 15 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 12 19 56:67 -11 57 16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 52:63 -11 53 17 Hull City 46 12 14 20 66:65 1 50 18 Nottingham Forest 46 14 8 24 47:65 -18 50 19 Bolton Wanderers 46 11 13 22 39:68 -29 46 20 Reading FC 46 10 14 22 48:65 -17 44 21 Birmingham City 46 12 8 26 35:66 -31 44 22 Sunderland AFC 46 8 16 22 49:77 -28 40 23 Barnsley FC 46 8 15 23 44:67 -23 39 24 Burton Albion 46 7 11 28 31:85 -54 32 My prediction for the end of the season table. This will only happen if we draw with Middlesbrough and win the other 3 games. It’s going down to the wire and could be very exciting if our form improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Irishred said: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 30 9 7 83:40 43 99 2 Cardiff City 46 27 9 10 67:38 29 90 3 Fulham FC 46 24 14 8 75:44 31 86 4 Aston Villa 46 25 11 10 71:42 29 86 5 Derby County 46 21 16 9 66:41 25 79 6 Bristol City 46 20 15 11 64:50 14 75 7 Brentford FC 46 20 14 12 63:48 15 74 8 Middlesbrough FC 46 20 12 14 64:45 19 72 9 Millwall FC 46 18 18 10 58:43 15 72 10 Preston North End 46 18 17 11 59:46 13 71 11 Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 60:53 7 68 12 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 57:62 -5 61 13 Norwich City 46 14 16 16 48:57 -9 58 14 Ipswich Town 46 16 9 21 54:59 -5 57 15 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 12 19 56:67 -11 57 16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 52:63 -11 53 17 Hull City 46 12 14 20 66:65 1 50 18 Nottingham Forest 46 14 8 24 47:65 -18 50 19 Bolton Wanderers 46 11 13 22 39:68 -29 46 20 Reading FC 46 10 14 22 48:65 -17 44 21 Birmingham City 46 12 8 26 35:66 -31 44 22 Sunderland AFC 46 8 16 22 49:77 -28 40 23 Barnsley FC 46 8 15 23 44:67 -23 39 24 Burton Albion 46 7 11 28 31:85 -54 32 My prediction for the end of the season table. This will only happen if we draw with Middlesbrough and win the other 3 games. It’s going down to the wire and could be very exciting if our form improves. I remember my first pint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 3 hours ago, glynriley said: I remember my first pint... It's your round now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Our goal difference is an issue. Shame about that Villa game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 First thing is first though. Can’t lose to Boro. A win would pretty much leave it in our hands though. A loss would all but kill it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Just can’t see us winning out based on current form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 No chance, if we had beaten Burton and Barnsley it would have been totally different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Can’t see us getting in POs in all honesty Each of Our remaining fixtures I’d see as tough ones and I don’t think we are in enough of any sort of groove / form to get the results needed Was just pleased we showed a bit of grit and endeavour last night and scored 3 quality goals which will help confidence and belief And football being what it is you never know - Can’t see it tbh Would be pretty pleased just to see us rebuild some confidence and belief in all honesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Even if we were to make the play offs...can't see us winning them. Imo, we are still developing and just a bit short of the quality needed to go up this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 One thing for sure,apart from hopes of Millwall's awkward run in its important that Lee keeps Diony,Walsh & Kent a healthy distance away from the first team squad !!!.....throw any of them back into the mix in any perm you fancy and we may as well just wrap..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedred31 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Feels like a very different league this year. Last season, Blackburn were relegated with 51 points, while this year 44 (or even less) could be enough to survive. 6th place, meanwhile, needed 80 points, whereas this time 74 could realistically be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 How on Gods green earth is it in our hands when we have to overtake 2 teams? We haven't won an away game since December and it took desperation and pretty much route 1 and good luck to win last night. I can appreciate optimism but there is a line. I just can't see where the wins, and specially the away wins are coming from. I've done the prediction thing and have us finishing 2 points off, and even then I might be a bit optimistic. Gave us a draw at Boro, so if we did something silly like win there it makes it close, but... The games we have left, while not the most difficult run in is tough. 2 promotion chasers, Hull have hit some form, Forest is always tough. I'd be happy to show some form to the end of the season. Not just sticking it up to the big man, but some decent passing attacking football, then move on to next season, so far this year has been a complete cluster-**** . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: How on Gods green earth is it in our hands when we have to overtake 2 teams? We haven't won an away game since December and it took desperation and pretty much route 1 and good luck to win last night. I can appreciate optimism but there is a line. I just can't see where the wins, and specially the away wins are coming from. I've done the prediction thing and have us finishing 2 points off, and even then I might be a bit optimistic. Gave us a draw at Boro, so if we did something silly like win there it makes it close, but... The games we have left, while not the most difficult run in is tough. 2 promotion chasers, Hull have hit some form, Forest is always tough. I'd be happy to show some form to the end of the season. Not just sticking it up to the big man, but some decent passing attacking football, then move on to next season, so far this year has been a complete cluster-**** . Cardiff v Boro in the play off semi's. Pulis v Warnock. Neck braces issued to all spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 3 hours ago, spudski said: Even if we were to make the play offs...can't see us winning them. Imo, we are still developing and just a bit short of the quality needed to go up this season. That's not really the point though. We want to participate to be part of the drama. Once you're in a knockout all sorts can happen as we found in our cup run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Twists and turns to come yet....whether they involve Bristol City or not I don’t know. The most important thing is to not lose at Boro on Saturday. We gave ourselves a little bit of hope last night. That will be dashed on Saturday with a defeat, or continued with a draw. If we were to eke out a win, we are gonna be put through a whole bunch of emotions over the next few weeks. We just need to keep this season going as long as possible. i did see a desire last night, the disappointment was that it hasn’t been shown in the past two games. A hard fought 0-0 v Millwall last Saturday would’ve given the run in a very different complexion. We are chasing a hope currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, mozo said: That's not really the point though. We want to participate to be part of the drama. Once you're in a knockout all sorts can happen as we found in our cup run. You can look at it many ways...what happens between now and the end of the season often reflects how people feel to how we've done. You've only got to look at the reactions on here after each game depending on the result and performance. Go through a bad run, and every part of the team and club is dissected, faults found, and players, coach's, club staff, individually picked out and said that they aren't good enough. We win a game yesterday, which could have gone either way, as it was so open, and the whole place is more positive...all those players and staff aren't good enough but won yesterday and we're still in with a shout. Go figure. If we were to finish 7th...and miss the play off's, or get to final and lose...how would it be reflected on here? How would the fan base think? Are we much better as a team between finishing so close at 7th or making the play off final? I look at the table in the old fashioned way....there are three teams that are massively better than us points wise. I just don't think we are ready to go up this season...and I'm thinking for the long term health of the club. I know Huddersfield and Bournemouth could be thrown back as examples...however, I just don't think we are set up just yet, to make the most of going up. Just my opinion...and I know so many want to go up, and yes it would be exciting. Maybe if I had a crystal ball and could see into the future, and knew that if we were to go up, we would stick to our guns with the way we are running the club then my thoughts would be different. I've also got great satisfaction from seeing some of our youngsters develop...like Vyner, Kelly etc....and I fear all our development plans would go out the window if we were to go up and try to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeWordCityNerd Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, spudski said: If we were to finish 7th... perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 4 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Can’t see us getting in POs in all honesty Each of Our remaining fixtures I’d see as tough ones and I don’t think we are in enough of any sort of groove / form to get the results needed Was just pleased we showed a bit of grit and endeavour last night and scored 3 quality goals which will help confidence and belief And football being what it is you never know - Can’t see it tbh Would be pretty pleased just to see us rebuild some confidence and belief in all honesty This 4 hours ago, spudski said: Even if we were to make the play offs...can't see us winning them. Imo, we are still developing and just a bit short of the quality needed to go up this season. .... and this. is about as realistic as it gets on OTIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, spudski said: You can look at it many ways...what happens between now and the end of the season often reflects how people feel to how we've done. You've only got to look at the reactions on here after each game depending on the result and performance. Go through a bad run, and every part of the team and club is dissected, faults found, and players, coach's, club staff, individually picked out and said that they aren't good enough. We win a game yesterday, which could have gone either way, as it was so open, and the whole place is more positive...all those players and staff aren't good enough but won yesterday and we're still in with a shout. Go figure. If we were to finish 7th...and miss the play off's, or get to final and lose...how would it be reflected on here? How would the fan base think? Are we much better as a team between finishing so close at 7th or making the play off final? I look at the table in the old fashioned way....there are three teams that are massively better than us points wise. I just don't think we are ready to go up this season...and I'm thinking for the long term health of the club. I know Huddersfield and Bournemouth could be thrown back as examples...however, I just don't think we are set up just yet, to make the most of going up. Just my opinion...and I know so many want to go up, and yes it would be exciting. Maybe if I had a crystal ball and could see into the future, and knew that if we were to go up, we would stick to our guns with the way we are running the club then my thoughts would be different. I've also got great satisfaction from seeing some of our youngsters develop...like Vyner, Kelly etc....and I fear all our development plans would go out the window if we were to go up and try to survive. Get what you're saying, but I think we have to look at how the league cup (which were never going to win) gave us all some timeless memories. I mean, there's a possibility still that we could face Cardiff in playoff semis. Imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 minute ago, mozo said: Get what you're saying, but I think we have to look at how the league cup (which were never going to win) gave us all some timeless memories. I mean, there's a possibility still that we could face Cardiff in playoff semis. Imagine! I'd rather watch Cardiff go up, fail miserably and do a Sunderland, and for us to go up next season and stay up. I'm sure it would be fantastic to beat Cardiff in the play offs and lots of pleasure felt...just thinking long term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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