You say when will people learn and then say the phrase 'must not lose'. Football doesn't work like that.
Also our run in after march is probably the hardest out of our direct competitors. I'm not sure April could be much harder.
There were reprints of the books in the 1970's.
I'm sure I remember him on TV and seeing the character there.
Or maybe that was Christopher Biggins.
With how good the rest of the chasing pack is, I'd expect we will need to win at least 9 of the remaining games to even have a sniff at a top 6 finish.
I remember him, the “owl” of the upper fifthI'm considered getting on a bit and it was before my days
edit: Owl of the remove, as pointed out
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I watched the Ipswich game when WBA game was over - they were crap - Rotherham we’re all over them just the Rotherham defence didn’t turn up - don’t expect an easy game
How many sides near the top do we have left to play? How many sides around us have to play other teams at or near the top?
It isn't a must win game like many keep quoting. But if we lose they go above us and at least one of the two sides above us will pull away even further. Then we will have to keep winning just to keep up.
It's the championship. It doesn't matter if a team is 21st. We can still lose. The most important run is the one actually into the play offs. Which ours is very tough in comparison.
We face 5 of the top six still. And whilst the other games are favourable we have won 6/18 I think away games. So that will have to improve too. You can tell me what the other run ins our in comparison.
You are right we have to keep winning anyway.
So it matters that we have to play teams at the top but it doesn't matter about playing teams at the bottom because we could lose to them?
No more replies from me as you just seem to be after an argument.
I said it matters that all the teams we play matter. Who we play at the top was the answer to your question was all.
And then mainly near the bottom half. That's why I said I would be happy with a draw against the sides near the top. Even Preston at home who are 2 points and a GD of 22 in our favour wouldn't be a bad result if we draw.
It was what you brought up. You keep moving the goalposts.
You said it doesn't matter who we play because we can still lose. But it matters that we have to play teams near the top. No contradiction?
The teams near the top also still have to play each other. Hull v WBA Saturday, for instance.
I stick by my original post - Preston is a must win game!
We need to keep the pressure on WBA Hull & Norwich (who have the easiest run in IMO)
If we beat Preston it keeps them in check and keeps our momentum going.
A point is not good enough at this stage of the run in - harsh but true.
We need to keep the pressure on WBA Hull & Norwich (who have the easiest run in IMO)
If we beat Preston it keeps them in check and keeps our momentum going.
A point is not good enough at this stage of the run in - harsh but true.
A point is fine if we then go and win at West Brom, but no win out of those 2 games will certainly make things difficult for us.
Preston and Hull are games you want us to win to avoid pressure being on Leeds and Ipswich. Could easily see us losing both of those last two.
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iWe'll beat Ipswich - the other 3 teams, I'd snap your hands off for anything above 3 points from those games. Need some big performances from our 'stars' plus Sheaf and Torp back asap.
The best team I saw play us was Benfica in that 2-7 1996 friendly. Never seen football like it, couldn’t lay a glove on them once they got going. They could have scored 20.
We commented on him not been present in some of their games. Now he'll be absent for all of them.
Foolish thing to do. 26 yrs old and now with a criminal record for what some papers are calling "an almost fatal blow".
But considering what some players have been convicted of and still resurrected their playing careers after, he's going to go far in the game
That looks a pretty lenient outcome to me.We commented on him not been present in some of their games. Now he'll be absent for all of them.
Foolish thing to do. 26 yrs old and now with a criminal record for what some papers are calling "an almost fatal blow".
But considering what some players have been convicted of and still resurrected their playing careers after, he's going to go far in the game
1 yr with 12 months suspended. Very lenient for what amounts to actual bodily assault.
And because of his talent, he'll come out smelling of roses and be picked up by QPR or another team without questions.
Football seems to be the only business where you can do almost anything and still get your job back or better without questions.
I mean Lee Hughes literally killed someone and still got a league contract.
Yep. So many from just this season if you Google "Football player charged".
One of the few who paid for their crime
From Wiki
"The chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, Gordon Taylor, said that Johnson had "damaged the reputation of football" and that his chances of playing again were "very remote""
And it looks like, at 36 yrs, he has not returned to football in any position. Or at least, nothing Google can report.
To compound a miserable start to the weekend, if those cave dwelling racist twats win today they've given themselves a great chance to stay up
Yeah that Hull that are now moving into gear to establish themselves in the top 6
