RUSSEL85 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Stoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 El Abd sent off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said: Very defeatist to just say "let the top 4 go" (paraphrased but same meaning) when we were 1 point behind with a third of the season to play. See above. Whats the point of trying if you are going to give up so easy? I hope the players have a bit more belief than you do. Given up so easy??? Wow, I was just stating the fact that we won't keep on winning and will drop points. To make up another 8 points from now until the end of the season will (probably) be a bridge too far, and me personally would be over the moon to finish 6th considering our fixtures we have left! If we win every single game from now until the end of the season then I will be more happier than being over the moon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Villa utter rubbish today. Codge made them look slightly better when he came on but something completely maxing would need to change for them to be any kind of threat, utterly lethargic turgid performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 minute ago, RUSSEL85 said: Stoke That'll be the Stoke who were still being described as play off contenders on 5 Live today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, cityexile said: Nothing really going for us today. I suppose Preston and Forest is a crumb, but nothing we can do about the results of others. Only consolation is , we still have 15 games to play .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Fortress Villa Park, with the worst home defensive record in all 4 divisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 35 minutes ago, TomF said: Anyone think Smith could get the boot at Villa if this form continues? By all accounts no better than Bruce Is he a different Dean Smith to the one that some of our fans reckoned was so much better than LJ? Actually, it matters little who their manager is, they are a basket case. Financially profligate, scatter gun recruitment, no strategy, employing Terry as a coach solely because he is famous, deluded and entitled fans living on past glories. You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Reckon Yeovil are heading back to non league. All be moaning on RB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, wood_red said: Given up so easy??? Wow, I was just stating the fact that we won't keep on winning and will drop points. To make up another 8 points from now until the end of the season will (probably) be a bridge too far, and me personally would be over the moon to finish 6th considering our fixtures we have left! If we win every single game from now until the end of the season then I will be more happier than being over the moon..... 2 games in hand and we still have to play them. That's 9 points potentially made up right there Every single team will drop points and we gained 11 on Leeds in about 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, chinapig said: That'll be the Stoke who were still being described as play off contenders on 5 Live today. The translation of "ex-premier league club" from English into mediaspeak is "promotion/play off contender". Translation into mediaspeak is unaffected by the club's league position or form, as the media person ( usually a pundit who is also ex-premier league) has little or no knowledge of what is happening in the championship, other than clubs that are managed by ex-premier league players they have actually heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 We’re 6 points clear of 8th with two games in hand. It’s probably a little too early to say this, but it’s starting to look like 6 from 7 for the play off / auto places. Wonderful to be in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, BanburyRed said: Fortress Villa Park, with the worst home defensive record in all 4 divisions An extraordinary stat really. Much as I am loving it, difficult to knock their 39k crowd today. At least they know they are going to see some goals I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Just back from watching Harlow get a 9-1 mauling at Worthing. Entertaining game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said: 2 games in hand and we still have to play them. That's 9 points potentially made up right there Every single team will drop points and we gained 11 on Leeds in about 6 games. I am not disputing that at all, I am just saying I haven't gave up and didn't think my post looked like that's what I said it certainly wasn't meant to. The games in hand will start to cause a pile up as well, I know it is easy to look and say "win those in hand and....", in reality we won't win the games in hand (hope we do). We will now also have the Millwall game rescheduled as well due to them winning today, which would have happened if we go through tomorrow anyway. If we do get through tomorrow we will have a hell of a lot of games to play and that will have a big say in where we finish, as some players will need a rest, then we may have more injuries and suspensions etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, downendcity said: The translation of "ex-premier league club" from English into mediaspeak is "promotion/play off contender". Translation into mediaspeak is unaffected by the club's league position or form, as the media person ( usually a pundit who is also ex-premier league) has little or no knowledge of what is happening in the championship, other than clubs that are managed by ex-premier league players they have actually heard of. I have never known a time when those who populate the media have been so ignorant of, and uninterested in, the bulk of English football. What they are interested in is celebrity. Having to know about the wider English game would require spending less time on Twitter and actually doing some work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, wood_red said: I am not disputing that at all, I am just saying I haven't gave up and didn't think my post looked like that's what I said it certainly wasn't meant to. The games in hand will start to cause a pile up as well, I know it is easy to look and say "win those in hand and....", in reality we won't win the games in hand (hope we do). We will now also have the Millwall game rescheduled as well due to them winning today, which would have happened if we go through tomorrow anyway. If we do get through tomorrow we will have a hell of a lot of games to play and that will have a big say in where we finish, as some players will need a rest, then we may have more injuries and suspensions etc. In the context of conversation that's how it came across. paraphrasing here... I responded to someone whose post essentially said to give up on top 4. I asked why as we were a point behind at the start of play. Your response to me saying we won't win every game. Not the exact words, but that's the jist of what was said. So in the context of how I read it, it did seem you were giving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Forest only one point and Villa lost, thats ok I think. City, Derby or Boro will take the 6 position in the table is my prediction. We have Derby home and Boro away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Basically we need to equal the points of Derby or Boro over last 15 games to make playoffs. Would have been very happy if you’d have said that after Leeds defeat. These runs we are on don’t go on forever so hoping we bounce back when we lose - likely to be at Norwich - as under LJ we haven’t done this well historically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Yeah today seems to be evidence that the mid-table rabble are too inconsistent to catch the top 7 and that fpr City, the top 4 will be incredibly hard to catch. My intuition is that its very rare for the team with games in hand to catch the team with points on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, TomF said: Anyone think Smith could get the boot at Villa if this form continues? By all accounts no better than Bruce How about Smith gets sacked by Villa, both Brentford (with Smith's replacement in charge, Tomas Franke) and Sheff Wed (with ex Villa boss Bruce in charge) to finish above them in the table? #irony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 19 hours ago, TomF said: Cauley Woodrow on fire for Barnsley god! hope he's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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