Fiale Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 At the moment 45 points maybe enough to secure our Championship status, we have to play the below teams. Burton, Blackburn and Wigan have better form than us currently, and Blackburn have just appointed a new manager (and these are the three "easiest" games we have). We have won 3 in our last 21 league games, 2 of which were against the bottom 2 league teams. So how do we get from our current position and get another 13 points ( our current form, 22 matches worth of points) Newcastle United v Bristol City Aston Villa v Bristol City Bristol City v Burton Albion Bristol City v Norwich City Wigan Athletic v Bristol City Bristol City v Huddersfield Town Brentford v Bristol City Preston North End v Bristol City Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Bristol City v Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City Bristol City v Birmingham City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Any new manager gets us what we need. This current clown will not and we'll be gone, simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, Fiale said: At the moment 45 points maybe enough to secure our Championship status, we have to play the below teams. Burton, Blackburn and Wigan have better form than us currently, and Blackburn have just appointed a new manager (and these are the three "easiest" games we have). We have won 3 in our last 21 league games, 2 of which were against the bottom 2 league teams. So how do we get from our current position and get another 13 points ( our current form, 22 matches worth of points) Newcastle United v Bristol City Aston Villa v Bristol City Bristol City v Burton Albion Bristol City v Norwich City Wigan Athletic v Bristol City Bristol City v Huddersfield Town Brentford v Bristol City Preston North End v Bristol City Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Bristol City v Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City Bristol City v Birmingham City You didn't put 'down the back of the sofa' on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I've given up on 45 points, I'll go looking for 45 pints instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 @nickolas @RumRed @Roger Red Hat I have tried a few permutations and cannot in all honestly find enough points for us to stay up. Even a new manager is going to struggle - we really need to rely on all the teams around us having really poor run ins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Red Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 A P45 for LJ would be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Fiale said: @nickolas @RumRed @Roger Red Hat I have tried a few permutations and cannot in all honestly find enough points for us to stay up. Even a new manager is going to struggle - we really need to rely on all the teams around us having really poor run ins We're down, that's not just being negative I truly can't see how we can rescue this. It feels like the end of The Italian Job, 'Lads, I've got an idea' fades to credits... Also feels like Zulu if I'm sticking with the Michael Caine vibe, less Welsh singing though hopefully. I'm sad and resigned to the situation now, I'll never get my bloody monorail in Div 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 It's futile trying to pick out where the points will come from. Far too many on here thought 3 points last night were a given. Need something or someone to galvanise the group. Might be a new manager, might be a leader on the pitch, might be a Divvy-moment. I've no idea. I do think the players are good enough to get enough points, but not if they wallow in being on a bad run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, RumRed said: We're down, that's not just being negative I truly can't see how we can rescue this. It feels like the end of The Italian Job, 'Lads, I've got an idea' fades to credits... Also feels like Zulu if I'm sticking with the Michael Caine vibe, less Welsh singing though hopefully. I'm sad and resigned to the situation now, I'll never get my bloody monorail in Div 3. Maybe the can still do the zip line from Dundry church to AG though - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Put me in charge, I'd get 13 draws and a defeat from those 14 fixtures, job done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hell last 22 games, if you chose someone from random (no age discrimination) to manage the team, through chance or luck alone odds are they would have gotten more points....makes it all rather more tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: It's futile trying to pick out where the points will come from. Far too many on here thought 3 points last night were a given. Need something or someone to galvanise the group. Might be a new manager, might be a leader on the pitch, might be a Divvy-moment. I've no idea. I do think the players are good enough to get enough points, but not if they wallow in being on a bad run. no way many on here thought last night was a given, even us lot are not that deluded are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Sorry Wigan, Blackburn and Rotherham have to do better than us to get out of the bottom 3 and I just do not see that happening therefore we do not go down We are not going down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 7 hours ago, Fiale said: At the moment 45 points maybe enough to secure our Championship status, we have to play the below teams. Burton, Blackburn and Wigan have better form than us currently, and Blackburn have just appointed a new manager (and these are the three "easiest" games we have). We have won 3 in our last 21 league games, 2 of which were against the bottom 2 league teams. So how do we get from our current position and get another 13 points ( our current form, 22 matches worth of points) Newcastle United v Bristol City Aston Villa v Bristol City Bristol City v Burton Albion Bristol City v Norwich City Wigan Athletic v Bristol City Bristol City v Huddersfield Town Brentford v Bristol City Preston North End v Bristol City Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Bristol City v Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City Bristol City v Birmingham City With the best will I only see ten points there...so we are going to step it up a notch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Fiale said: Hell last 22 games, if you chose someone from random (no age discrimination) to manage the team, through chance or luck alone odds are they would have gotten more points....makes it all rather more tragic. That really is the tragedy of it.........don't worry about the predictive octopus,if next doors cat chooses the team for the last 13 matches we may be in with a shout..... At least then she may be too busy to shit in my garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry2157. Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I think Blackburn away Will be winner stays up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 45 points will send us down this season. Blackburn, Burton and Wigan are stronger sides than MK and Charlton were last year. At least two of them will get more than 45. We need the magic 50 I think. So 17 points from the last 14 games. Our previous 14 have seen us gain just 8 points which tells us how bleak the situation looks. Lansdown acts now - we stay up. LJ remains - we go down. Simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I cant see more than 3pts max at home so we are Down; horrendous fixtures for a squad of journeymen who don't care and a manager who has really NO CLUE Please Steve Sort It out ACT NOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 9 hours ago, Fiale said: At the moment 45 points maybe enough to secure our Championship status, we have to play the below teams. Burton, Blackburn and Wigan have better form than us currently, and Blackburn have just appointed a new manager (and these are the three "easiest" games we have). We have won 3 in our last 21 league games, 2 of which were against the bottom 2 league teams. So how do we get from our current position and get another 13 points ( our current form, 22 matches worth of points) Newcastle United v Bristol City Aston Villa v Bristol City Bristol City v Burton Albion Bristol City v Norwich City Wigan Athletic v Bristol City Bristol City v Huddersfield Town Brentford v Bristol City Preston North End v Bristol City Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Bristol City v Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City Bristol City v Birmingham City L,L,L,L,D,L,L,D,L,D,L,L,L,L Not enough Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I think we'll need closer to 50 points to stay up this year; Wigan, Blackburn and Burton's up tick in form will mean 21st will need more than the average (which is about 47-8 points over the last five seasons) to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Cheesleysmate said: L,L,L,L,D,L,L,D,L,D,L,L,L,L Not enough Down yep 3pts same as me sad thing is any new man brought in is having less and less time to change things. Maybe not enough time already but at least we could FIGHT FOR IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Its no good-ive looked down the back of me sofa-found £4:56 in loose,three unmatcing socks and half a nine year old fossilised cheese sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingLear Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 The issue with the Championship (actually the great thing about the Championship) is that anyone is capable of beating anyone, yes I know that's a cliche that has been trotted out many times. Let's be honest who on here expected us to be 3-0 up at half time away at Derby?! I had to check on 3 different websites to make sure it was correct! The point I'm making is that our run in, especially the home games, on paper don't actually look too bad for us (only playing 1 team inside the current top 6 and 4 currently in the bottom half). Also we have to play 2 of the current occupants of the bottom 3 away. 13 points required from 42 points available. I would like to think we can achieve that, however I think it's going to take a new manager 'bounce' to get there, just like last season, here we go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, KingLear said: The issue with the Championship (actually the great thing about the Championship) is that anyone is capable of beating anyone, yes I know that's a cliche that has been trotted out many times. Let's be honest who on here expected us to be 3-0 up at half time away at Derby?! I had to check on 3 different websites to make sure it was correct! The point I'm making is that our run in, especially the home games, on paper don't actually look too bad for us (only playing 1 team inside the current top 6 and 4 currently in the bottom half). Also we have to play 2 of the current occupants of the bottom 3 away. 13 points required from 42 points available. I would like to think we can achieve that, however I think it's going to take a new manager 'bounce' to get there, just like last season, here we go again. We have Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield - 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this division. Wigan Burton and Blackburn also have the same games against teams around them, all the bottom teams in effect having a few 6 pointers against each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingLear Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fiale said: We have Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield - 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this division. Wigan Burton and Blackburn also have the same games against teams around them, all the bottom teams in effect having a few 6 pointers against each other. If you read that portion again I stated 'especially the home games, on paper don't actually look too bad for us (only playing 1 team inside the current top 6....' I'm painfully aware we have Brighton and Newcastle away as i'm getting the train to Newcastle in a few hours haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Just now, KingLear said: If you read that portion again I stated 'especially the home games, on paper don't actually look too bad for us (only playing 1 team inside the current top 6....' I'm painfully aware we have Brighton and Newcastle away as i'm getting the train to Newcastle in a few hours haha. Unfortunately our Home form is as bad if not worse than our away form. I guess the added pressure from a large crowd when your not performing can make you even more prone to be cautious or nervous leading to mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingLear Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Just now, Fiale said: Unfortunately our Home form is as bad if not worse than our away form. I guess the added pressure from a large crowd when your not performing can make you even more prone to be cautious or nervous leading to mistakes. Yes any form anywhere would be welcome right now, unfortunately as much as I would like to, I just can't see it happening with LJ in the hot seat. I think even the players now are just waiting for the axe to fall, it's not a great environment to try and foster that winning belief and attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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