And Its Smith Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 37 points from 17 games needed I reckon. 11 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats…seems unlikely but what is life without hope 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: 37 points from 17 games needed I reckon. 11 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats…seems unlikely but what is life without hope I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: 37 points from 17 games needed I reckon. 11 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats…seems unlikely but what is life without hope 4 of our last 5 games are Boro.Watford.Sheff Utd and Burnley. Lets get into the top six sharpish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 I Would still happily take top 10 at this point… 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bris Red said: I Would still happily take top 10 at this point… Top half for me would be a great effort and leave me wondering of next season we could push on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 No relegation, progress then next season challenge. That’s how we did second half of the seasons pre promotion in 07 and 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Not a chance. Avoid the bottom six & start planning for next season. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Not a chance. Avoid the bottom six & start planning for next season. There is a chance. A 20/1 chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 Us football fans can be fickle. 2 consecutive defeats its doom and gloom and 2 consecutive wins its "up the football league we go!", but we could easily finish top 10. As silly as it sounds 7 points seperate 5th from 16th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Way to much traffic in front of us. Hopefully we keep the momentum going , get rid of the rest of the dead wood in the summer . Unfortunately lose scotty but it’s going to happen . Nige got possibly 3-5 m to spend from the £45m we sold Alex for , to Bayern Munich . Edited February 4, 2023 by steviestevieneville 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: There is a chance. A 20/1 chance! 50/1 before today's game. Should of bet this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 31 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: There is a chance. A 20/1 chance! Got to be init to win it is the saying right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 I think a top 10 finish is certainly achievable. Play offs are a bit of a reach. But there does seem to always be one team that makes a late run for them so why can't it be us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedinSpain Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Top 10 would be just fine and a very encouraging step forward in readiness for next season. 37 points from 17 games would be a level of form between Burnley and Sheff Utd for the rest of the season. As much as we would like it, surely that's rather too much of an ask for the current squad? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kit Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 There's a lot of inconsistent teams in the play off mix currently and the current points total is slightly below par at the moment to be in the play off spots which is probably why there are so many teams in the mix right now. It relies on 4 teams not picking up their form to make the target points total too high to haul back. It also relies on us keeping the entire current back 4 injury free as I don't think we have alternatives to keep a solid back line playing and winning consistently every week. Also I think Matty James could be added to that has he keeps our shape so well, he has not been immune from injuries. Scott is 1 booking away from a 2 match ban and could conceivably pick up enough for a further 3 matches which would be a big miss. I think if luck is on our side we could go on the sort of run required but it would be asking a lot from us as so far we've had a mini run at the start of the season and the run we've had now in January. At the moment we're on the verge as lose to Norwich and it looks too big a task again, but beat them and we edge that bit closer to making it seem really possible and our odds probably drop a little further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamalagerdrinker Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Just enjoy the ride 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 There always seems to be one team that makes a late push and comes from nowhere, we would need a lot of luck with injuries and the majority of the team retaining the form they have shown as well as the new players hitting the ground running Its been done before but the odds are stacked against us - unless the refs start handing out Pens to us like confetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 It's certainly a possibility but we would have to have top 2 form to do it and I doubt we're quite there yet. I felt at the beginning of the season that position didn't really matter unless you're top 6 or bottom 3. A positive win/loss ratio, positive goal difference and 65 points would show clear improvement, make us more attractive to potential signings and raise expectations without people getting too carried away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, INCRED said: There always seems to be one team that makes a late push and comes from nowhere, we would need a lot of luck with injuries and the majority of the team retaining the form they have shown as well as the new players hitting the ground running Its been done before but the odds are stacked against us - unless the refs start handing out Pens to us like confetti Yeah it's probably achievable if we become the luckiest team in the league. If, however, we beat both Norwich and Wigan in the next 10 days, then we may as well all get a bit excited ahead of a tough test away at Sunderland. Two quick wins now could see us in touch with the top 6. I really don't expect us to win the next two games though. Norwich has scored 4 goals in each of their past 2 away games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) Just out of interest what are the odds on us to be relegated? Shorter than 20-1? Edited February 5, 2023 by Super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Monaghan Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 11 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, Super said: Just out of interest what are the odds on us to be relegated? Shorter than 20-1? 22/1 I've seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said: Realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 12 hours ago, And Its Smith said: 37 points from 17 games needed I reckon. 11 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats…seems unlikely but what is life without hope I think it’s probable, but also winning the FA cup could mess the league form up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 20/1 is miserly odds by the bookies but I suppose its better than no chance, which is what we have of making the play offs. Top 10 I might buy but the play offs? We'd have to leapfrog 11 teams just to finish 6th and not all those 11 teams are going to have a poor run for the next 17 games. I'm usually a half full rather than a half empty man but thus one is beyond my optimism. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, mozo said: Yeah it's probably achievable if we become the luckiest team in the league. If, however, we beat both Norwich and Wigan in the next 10 days, then we may as well all get a bit excited ahead of a tough test away at Sunderland. Two quick wins now could see us in touch with the top 6. I really don't expect us to win the next two games though. Norwich has scored 4 goals in each of their past 2 away games! Win those 3 games for 45 points howver unlikely, play off teams will be on about 49 points and then yes we would be in the conversion. Would need an unbelievable run over the next 10 or so games as our run in is extremely hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Fivethirtyeight give us a 5% chance of relegation (ie 20/1), and a 3% chance of making the playoffs (ie about 33/1). Neither of these things will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 We’ll know where we really are after these block of games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliOTIB Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 **** it were going on a wembley tour pack your bags and your zider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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