Match Thread Coventry City - Sunderland Match Thread - Saturday 15th Mar (21 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Still remember losing 4-0 to Stoke and thinking our play offs were over that year. No reason why Derby can’t be the same.

 

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[quinn1971]

Think where we were in November, wer‘e in a play off spot, turning into a brilliant season, enjoy every game

 

[quinn1971]

Still remember losing 4-0 to Stoke and thinking our play offs were over that year. No reason why Derby can’t be the same.

and we don’t lose at home anymore

 

[Hobo]

Exactly, we’re top 6. Sunderland on a Saturday, 3pm kick off, if you can’t get up for this one,

I could get up for it if it was 12.30

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

In my time of watching football the only time there is a must win fixture is the last game of the season. Even then you often only need a draw.

Unless with two games to go you're six points behind. Or three games and nine points...

 

[Hobo]

Unless with two games to go you're six points behind. Or three games and nine points...

You need to rethink that concept. It's only the last game that matters

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Wonder if it’s gonna flip the other way round - Lampard broke the curses against PNE and Swansea, but will lose to Sunderland

Well he didn’t beat Derby who we haven’t beat in some time.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Drop Wright and Bidwell, bring Binks/Da Silva and EMC. Drop Eccles for Allen.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

You need to rethink that concept. It's only the last game that matters

But the fact is if you're six points adrift with two games to go at that point the following game is 'must win' if you are to retain any chance of achieving what you want.

Otherwise the only 'must win' game would be last game of the season against the only other team who can take the spot away from you and who are one or two points ahead of you (possibly three depending on goal difference).

And that is of course ignoring the knock-out cup games.

 

[mmttww]

POV: when the chat's gone back to 'must win' Y or N.

 

[mmttww]

Think where we were in November, wer‘e in a play off spot, turning into a brilliant season, enjoy every game

You know what; fully into this. Worth as many people as possible keeping this in mind and just getting behind the team, put expectation aside. Nice post.

 

[shepardo01]

Still remember losing 4-0 to Stoke and thinking our play offs were over that year. No reason why Derby can’t be the same.

We have already lost more games this season (as of Tuesday night) than the PO season.
We went on a steady run, losing only once in 18 games.
Other teams - Blackburn in particular, were falling over themselves to f**I it up for themselves. (Conceding to Wilson, and A Dom Hyam OG in a single goal defeat)
We spent 6 calendar days in the playoff places, finishing 5th!... A run from literally nowhere!