cityexile Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Well, we are just about to start a run of six games that look as tough as we are going to get. Leeds (H) Ipswich (H) 18 day break Sheffield United (A) Middlesborough (A) Wigan (H) WBA (H) Last four of those Tues, Sat, Tues, Sat. Four of the six games at home. Going to earn our corn, for sure. Key to me is avoiding a Birmingham wobble at home and getting 6 points off Ipswich and Wigan. Never easy but at least will give us a base. Ten points would be a very decent return overall, and I am going to go for that. We can then relax after this run with a further four in April (8 in the month) starting with a stroll at Villa, leaving us Sheff Wed, Millwall and Hull away and only Reading and Derby at home. Comparing with Derby next six they have Wigan (H), Sheff Wed (H), Stoke (H), Rotherham (H), Brentford (A), Blackburn (A). Can only take it one game at a time really! If we come out of that run still in the top six, we will have done very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 I was saying the same thing before Norwich away & it never seems to look any easier in this division..! We have at least a 3 point cushion, so we really must get a minimum of 6 points from these games. 8 points would be reasonable. 10 points plus and I will really start to think that we might actually finish in the play off places. The anomily in these games is the value of what games the points come from. 8 points from the 6 games, including points from each of the ‘Boro & West Brom games would be far more valuable than losing those 2 games but actually getting 9 points from the others..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 42 minutes ago, cityexile said: Well, we are just about to start a run of six games that look as tough as we are going to get. Leeds (H) Ipswich (H) 18 day break Sheffield United (A) Middlesborough (A) Wigan (H) WBA (H) Last four of those Tues, Sat, Tues, Sat. Four of the six games at home. Going to earn our corn, for sure. Key to me is avoiding a Birmingham wobble at home and getting 6 points off Ipswich and Wigan. Never easy but at least will give us a base. Ten points would be a very decent return overall, and I am going to go for that. We can then relax after this run with a further four in April (8 in the month) starting with a stroll at Villa, leaving us Sheff Wed, Millwall and Hull away and only Reading and Derby at home. Comparing with Derby next six they have Wigan (H), Sheff Wed (H), Stoke (H), Rotherham (H), Brentford (A), Blackburn (A). Can only take it one game at a time really! If we come out of that run still in the top six, we will have done very well! If we can get draws minimum with Leeds, Sheff Utd, West Brom and Boro, beat Wigan and Ipswich that’s 10 points and an amazing return, the next 6 define where we end up as lose to the other teams around us will probably mean we will have too much to do, but who knows what will happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City exile 79 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 No pressure. Another six straight wins will do nicely. You heard it here first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 punk Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 i think we will get 8 points maybe 10 if we can beat wba DWLLW D or W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, City exile 79 said: No pressure. Another six straight wins will do nicely. You heard it here first It’s possible, now that Preston are out of the way...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Leeds (H) - 1 Ipswich (H) - 3 Sheffield United (A) - 0 Middlesborough (A) -1 (Think 2 best defences in the league will match each other out) Wigan (H) - 3 WBA (H) - 1 = 9 points, may not be the best return but 1 loss against teams in the play offs wouldn't be the worst result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Beating Leeds and Ipswich to start with......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nbafc Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 If we beat Wigan & Ipswich and avoid defeat against WBA & 'Boro would be very satisfied. Anything more than 8 points would be great imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 25 minutes ago, cityexile said: Well, we are just about to start a run of six games that look as tough as we are going to get. Leeds (H) Ipswich (H) 18 day break Sheffield United (A) Middlesborough (A) Wigan (H) WBA (H) Last four of those Tues, Sat, Tues, Sat. Four of the six games at home. Going to earn our corn, for sure. Key to me is avoiding a Birmingham wobble at home and getting 6 points off Ipswich and Wigan. Never easy but at least will give us a base. Ten points would be a very decent return overall, and I am going to go for that. We can then relax after this run with a further four in April (8 in the month) starting with a stroll at Villa, leaving us Sheff Wed, Millwall and Hull away and only Reading and Derby at home. Comparing with Derby next six they have Wigan (H), Sheff Wed (H), Stoke (H), Rotherham (H), Brentford (A), Blackburn (A). Can only take it one game at a time really! If we come out of that run still in the top six, we will have done very well! I think realistically only Ipswich is an easy game and even then you have to respect the opposition as anyone can get a shock win. I think we'll struggle in the upcoming games and unless other results go in our favour we could be out of a play off position. This is the real tough part of the season both in terms of player fatigue and fixtures. This is where the lads and LJ show their real mental strength, grit and determination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Spike said: I think realistically only Ipswich is an easy game and even then you have to respect the opposition as anyone can get a shock win. I think we'll struggle in the upcoming games and unless other results go in our favour we could be out of a play off position. This is the real tough part of the season both in terms of player fatigue and fixtures. This is where the lads and LJ show their real mental strength, grit and determination. ...or don't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Eight. Beat Ipswich & Wigan, draws v Leeds & Baggies and lose the other two. That would give us 62 points with six games left so I fear the playoffs may be just out of reach. We`d need to win at least four out of those last games to be in with a shout IMO and given only two are at home and the aways are Millwall, Villa, Wednesday and Hull that is a pretty tough ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, cityexile said: Well, we are just about to start a run of six games that look as tough as we are going to get. Leeds (H) Ipswich (H) 18 day break Sheffield United (A) Middlesborough (A) Wigan (H) WBA (H) Last four of those Tues, Sat, Tues, Sat. Four of the six games at home. Going to earn our corn, for sure. Key to me is avoiding a Birmingham wobble at home and getting 6 points off Ipswich and Wigan. Never easy but at least will give us a base. Ten points would be a very decent return overall, and I am going to go for that. We can then relax after this run with a further four in April (8 in the month) starting with a stroll at Villa, leaving us Sheff Wed, Millwall and Hull away and only Reading and Derby at home. Comparing with Derby next six they have Wigan (H), Sheff Wed (H), Stoke (H), Rotherham (H), Brentford (A), Blackburn (A). Can only take it one game at a time really! If we come out of that run still in the top six, we will have done very well! We have to beat Wigan & Ipswich at home, this will take the pressure off in the other games. Knowing city will beat Leeds and lose to Ipswich ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, daored said: We have to beat Wigan & Ipswich at home, this will take the pressure off in the other games. Knowing city will beat Leeds and lose to Ipswich ! I said that Ipswich, Wigan and Reading are as important as the other games, they can help shift / continue momentum. What we really need is some bright spark to say we’ll lose all 6, so that we can embark on an unbeaten run instead!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Leeds (H) W Ipswich (H) W 18 day break Sheffield United (A) L Middlesborough (A) D Wigan (H) D WBA (H) W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Anything more than 6 pts is probably optimistic, I'll be delighted to be proved wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Remembering our team is Bristol City; they'll beat Leeds and struggle to a draw v Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 46 minutes ago, old_eastender said: Anything more than 6 pts is probably optimistic, I'll be delighted to be proved wrong! It’s not optimistic to think the sixth best team in the league will get more than six points from those games. It’s pessimistic to think they won’t. But then that is your norm I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 I fancy 13 points out of 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 I’m just trying to focus on getting 3 out of 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 It is a tough run , but as we all know , there are no easy games in this league. we are at the stage of the season where games against clubs in the bottom 3 become harder as they start to realize they are running out of games. We just have to take one game at a time , they are lots of twists and turns still to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brann-red Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 hours ago, hodge said: Leeds (H) - 1 Ipswich (H) - 3 Sheffield United (A) - 0 Middlesborough (A) -1 (Think 2 best defences in the league will match each other out) Wigan (H) - 3 WBA (H) - 1 = 9 points, may not be the best return but 1 loss against teams in the play offs wouldn't be the worst result. Yep you read my mind .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of his pie crust Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 7 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 LEEDS L IPSWICH W, SHEFF U W, BORO D,WIGAN W,W BROM L that's 10 points from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Davefevs said: I said that Ipswich, Wigan and Reading are as important as the other games, they can help shift / continue momentum. What we really need is some bright spark to say we’ll lose all 6, so that we can embark on an unbeaten run instead!! we will lose all six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 The only predictoin worth making in the Championship is it is unpredictable, just enjoy the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 22 hours ago, RedDave said: It’s not optimistic to think the sixth best team in the league will get more than six points from those games. It’s pessimistic to think they won’t. But then that is your norm I suppose Well over recent years, except for the fantastic double winning season, being a bit pessimistic has worked out much closer to reality than being wildly optimistic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 We've lost two games out of our last 16, at an average of exactly two points per game. Yet, the majority seem to think we'll struggle to get more than about 6 or 7 points... We're a pessimistic bunch aren't we!! For what it's worth, my guess: Leeds (H) - D Ipswich (H) - W Sheffield United (A) - D Middlesborough (A) - D Wigan (H) - W WBA (H) - D 10 points. Which looks optimistic but is actually lower than our current form would suggest. #alwaysbelieve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, elhombrecito said: We've lost two games out of our last 16, at an average of exactly two points per game. Yet, the majority seem to think we'll struggle to get more than about 6 or 7 points... We're a pessimistic bunch aren't we!! For what it's worth, my guess: Leeds (H) - D Ipswich (H) - W Sheffield United (A) - D Middlesborough (A) - D Wigan (H) - W WBA (H) - D 10 points. Which looks optimistic but is actually lower than our current form would suggest. #alwaysbelieve On current form, it’s a valid argument to suggest we should be happy to get more than 2 points from the 6 games. Dont you just love stats...?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobintheRed Red Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 03/03/2019 at 15:41, old_eastender said: Anything more than 6 pts is probably optimistic, I'll be delighted to be proved wrong! Think your right realistically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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