And no other fans have done that to us?The notion that Walsall fans were mad for thinking they could beat us goes to show that some already considered us Champions elect and after a fee months of good football we had suddenly become the Barcelona of League 1. Some of the comments to both Walsall and Burton were incredibly disrespectful and would have provided their fans with a good laugh.
I know, but with half a season left you would beams to think they won't slip up. It is also about staying in touch and keep them looking over their shoulder. Then with two games to go they may feel it is theirs to give away and that is when teams often falter.
We have work to do for sure, but we need to remain positive. Once you accept you are 4th best that is what you will be.
Don't agree, the top 2 are not going to gain enough points between now and the end of the season to the extent where they are unreliant on teams around them dropping points.Of course they are up for grabs but the fact is that we are reliant on other teams faltering to achieve promotion. The top 2 are not. It is in their own hands.
Don't agree, the top 2 are not going to gain enough points between now and the end of the season to the extent where they are unreliant on teams around them dropping points.
Our next 8 matches are all against teams where a top team will be favourites by the bookies to win, of course we are unlikely to win them all but should and perhaps must win 6 our squad is good enough that's what I mean by in our hands.
Well irrespective of the finer points about whether it's in our own hands or not, 90 points will put us there or thereabouts. So getting 90 points is still very much possible.
If we lose to Southend and the teams below us win and win their games in hand we will be 1 point above 7th.
And no other fans have done that to us?
TM commented before the game yesterday that we must be patient, this appears to have been taken negatively by the team, to the point of over cautiousness. I believe this wouldn't have happened if we were in a position to field our strongest or nearly strongest defence. We are quite capable of beating both Walsall and Burton, of that I am sure.
I make it 2 points under those circumstances + goal difference
Yep, my bad, still it was only recently we we're talking about being 10+ points away
We are quite capable of beating both Walsall and Burton, of that I am sure.
Yes, we have to improve our form, but the annoying thing is we are not that far away. Late goal by Oldham at home and Walsall scoring with just 10 mins left, same too with Sheff Utd. It's fine margins.If our form from the last couple of months continues we will win 4 more games over the rest of the season. We would be looking good if we won the last 2 games but taking 1 point means our overall form is terrible. Over the last 10 games we're 13th in the form table having picked up the same number of points as Fleetwood. If we lose to Southend and the teams below us win and win their games in hand we will be 1 point above 7th.
We HAVE to improve our form drastically, to get autos we will need to be the best team in the division for the rest of the season which I don't think we will be. We should make playoffs still but it's going to be close now and with the quality of teams in the top 6 I don't see us going up. Since Gillingham we've not been good, we've also not generally been bad but thats not good enough to gain promotion.
This should be our season but unless we improve drastically we're going to be bitterly disappointed
Come the end of Jan, I don't think the other 4 clubs around us will have the same squad they do now (possibly with exception of Wigan) - players like Dack, Bradshaw, Sawyers could well move to a higher league - the same won't happen to us.
Need 2 to 3 wins on trot pronto
In theory yes. But you are ignoring the facts and the maths: If we win every game until the end of the season we will not be automatically promoted if the current top 2 do the same. It IS in their hands and theirs to lose.
I'm not saying that's going to happen, just that at the moment, those are the facts.
Yes, we have to improve our form, but the annoying thing is we are not that far away. Late goal by Oldham at home and Walsall scoring with just 10 mins left, same too with Sheff Utd. It's fine margins.
We either need to be able to see games out or finish teams off.
Not sure too much needs adjusting. I'm hoping Lorentzson and Rose can make some impact and hopefully Stephen Hunt will improve us too.
Think the trouble at the moment is:
Injuries in the heart of defence.
Inexperience at the back.
Inconsistency from the likes of Murphy and Lameiras and Kent when he was here too.
The consistent performers we have had this season have been Vincelot, Fleck, Ricketts, Armstrong, Martin, Stokes. Possibly JOB too, though he hasn't been as effective as in previous seasons. Obviously we have now missed Martin, who was very consistent this year.
Anyway, instead of maybe 5 regulars giving consistent performances, we need to increase that to 7 or 8. You have 8 consistent performers and then is is easier to accommodate the likes of Maddison or Lameiras or Murphy.
Think Hunt and Cole should give us that and I am hoping Lorentzson is a steady Eddie too.
Maybe this Hooi will give us fresh impetus too if we decide to go with him.
I don't think it would take much to improve our fortunes for sure.
Nobody is in a strong enough position to say it is theirs to lose.
And the current top 2 can not both win all their games as they have to play each other.
Nobody is in a strong enough position to say it is theirs to lose.
And the current top 2 can not both win all their games as they have to play each other.
But they have the points and games in hand to be able to lose a couple of games without it affecting the top of the table.
Despite the bravado shows on here, I wonder how many of our rivals would swap places with us? Some of the comments have been highly disrespectful of teams around us.
Your talking about theoretically, football isn't played in theory.Unfortunately for you it's not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact.
Your talking about theoretically, football isn't played in theory.
In reality, automatic promotion is still well within our own hands.
Yes, true statistically they are in a better position than us but with 19 games to play there are still a lot of twists and turns and variable yet to come into play. There are still 4 months of the season left, the points difference could easily be wiped out over a 2 week period. A lot can happen over 19 games.But they have the points and games in hand to be able to lose a couple of games without it affecting the top of the table.
Yes, true statistically they are in a better position than us but with 19 games to play there are still a lot of twists and turns and variable yet to come into play. There are still 4 months of the season left, the points difference could easily be wiped out over a 2 week period. A lot can happen over 19 games.
Your talking about theoretically, football isn't played in theory.
In reality, automatic promotion is still well within our own hands.
If Burton win all their remaining games they will be champions - FACT. If you disagree with that you are simply wrong. So... Is our destiny in our own hands? Yes or No?
It's clearly NO, to anyone educated.
Yes, all teams will drop points but that's not the point of the phrase.
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