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Merseyskyblue

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #106
Come on Southampton, one more please
 
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Travs

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #107
I reckon we're now getting close to it being 2 from 5 with tonight's results. A week or two ago it was probably 2 from 9.

If we were to beat Preston on friday it may well knock them out of the race, given their poor goal difference.
 
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Osullivan18

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #108
Come on saints
 
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GaryJones

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #109
A Friday win is critical. Pressures on!
 
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Covkid1968#

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #110
We’re all doomed!!!

Yep.. bad results, but there will be lots more surprises along the way. The positives are

1. Soton can be beaten at home
2. We are yet to play hull and WBA.
3. We might be better at chasing 6th rather than holding on to 6th
4. Errr just those 3!!… absolute wank set of results tonight!!
 
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MikeyMoo

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  • Feb 20, 2024
  • #111
WBA will pull away in 5th spot. It's us vs Hull and Norwich for 6th. Prepare for a 2-leg semi-final play-off against Ipswich, and a Wembley final vs. WBA!
 
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long way home

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #112
Plenty of twist and turns yet, nothing changes we still need to pick up pts on Friday. 3 would be great 1 pt is not a disaster.
 
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Otis

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #113
Evo1883 said:
Fact is , our next 2 matches could put us well out of it , or cement us
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They both sound bad don't they? Mobsters bury people in cement, so to me that sounds like you are saying we are dead anyway.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #114
I notice in the betting odds for promotion we are still favourities for 6th place. See Preston although only 2 points behind us are 100-1(if they beat us them odds will tumble) with most bookies yet Sunderland 2 points worse off and without a manager are as low as 22-1.
I also noticed odds in the relegation QPR( 8 points in the last 5 games) are favoured over Stoke( 3 points in their last 5) to go down. Stoke have 3 more points but have a worse GD.Those 3 points could be gone Saturday as QPR home to Rotherham and Stoke away to Cardiff.Strange odds?
 
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Gibbo

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #115
thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
I notice in the betting odds for promotion we are still favourities for 6th place. See Preston although only 2 points behind us are 100-1(if they beat us them odds will tumble) with most bookies yet Sunderland 2 points worse off and without a manager are as low as 22-1.
I also noticed odds in the relegation QPR( 8 points in the last 5 games) are favoured over Stoke( 3 points in their last 5) to go down. Stoke have 3 more points but have a worse GD.Those 3 points could be gone Saturday as QPR home to Rotherham and Stoke away to Cardiff.Strange odds?
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Looking increasingly tough.

Probably not as many contenders as last year but only one place. Sunderland to drop away even under new management - just not good enough. Then there were four - City, Preston, Hull and Norwich. We have midfield injuries, but I bet the others have missing players too. It just looks to me as though Hull and Norwich have the momentum, while we are grinding out results.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #116
MikeyMoo said:
WBA will pull away in 5th spot. It's us vs Hull and Norwich for 6th. Prepare for a 2-leg semi-final play-off against Ipswich, and a Wembley final vs. WBA!
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Not so convinced about WBA as yourself. If (and it's a mighty IF) we beat them, they are still within touching distance of us. And not sure that either So'ton or Leeds would beat WBA over a two legged semi. Ipswich definitely the weakest of the top 5 so far.

All we can do is keep performing and getting points. Things will only become clear after the final whistle of the 46th game of the season.

My ongoing predictions

 
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Levship20

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #117
Happy_Martian said:
Not so convinced about WBA as yourself. If (and it's a mighty IF) we beat them, they are still within touching distance of us. And not sure that either So'ton or Leeds would beat WBA over a two legged semi. Ipswich definitely the weakest of the top 5 so far.

All we can do is keep performing and getting points. Things will only become clear after the final whistle of the 46th game of the season.

My ongoing predictions

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A lot of people saying Ipswich are a weak side and will begin to drop places? Not seeing that and they still keep winning. Wouldn’t fancy facing them if we were to be in the play offs and they didn’t achieve autos.
 

Mcbean

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #118
Levship20 said:
A lot of people saying Ipswich are a weak side and will begin to drop places? Not seeing that and they still keep winning. Wouldn’t fancy facing them if we were to be in the play offs and they didn’t achieve autos.
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they were lucky last night - only a couple of good plays let them beat Rotherham
 

slowpoke

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #119
long way home said:
Plenty of twist and turns yet, nothing changes we still need to pick up pts on Friday. 3 would be great 1 pt is not a disaster.
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Levship20 said:
A lot of people saying Ipswich are a weak side and will begin to drop places? Not seeing that and they still keep winning. Wouldn’t fancy facing them if we were to be in the play offs and they didn’t achieve autos.
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I wouldn’t say beating bottom of the league Rotherham at home 4-3 with the last kick of the match the result of the century.
 
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Levship20

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #120
slowpoke said:
I wouldn’t say beating bottom of the league Rotherham at home 4-3 with the last kick of the match the result of the century.
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True but when you snatch last minute wins and grind out results? Win ugly? They don’t seem to give up
 
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slowpoke

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #121
We are still a little bit under the radar and I’m sure none around us fancy playing us.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #122
Levship20 said:
A lot of people saying Ipswich are a weak side and will begin to drop places? Not seeing that and they still keep winning. Wouldn’t fancy facing them if we were to be in the play offs and they didn’t achieve autos.
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Please don't misinterpret what I said. Not that Ipswich are weak but they are the weakest of the top 5. We would struggle against them but I'd prefer them to any of the others above us.
 

Hobo

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #123
Mcbean said:
they were lucky last night - only a couple of good plays let them beat Rotherham
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Ipswich have to lose 9 games out of thirteen for us to make up the points deficit and we have to win 9 games. Even then we would be on the same points. Ipswich have lost 4 games all season, no way will we finish above them.
 

Mcbean

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #124
Hobo said:
Ipswich have to lose 9 games out of thirteen for us to make up the points deficit and we have to win 9 games. Even then we would be on the same points. Ipswich have lost 4 games all season, no way will we finish above them.
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my point is that if they drop to the playoffs we can beat them
 

Hobo

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #125
Mcbean said:
my point is that if they drop to the playoffs we can beat them
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We are capable of beating anyone in this League anyway.
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Feb 21, 2024
  • #126
Happy_Martian said:
Not so convinced about WBA as yourself. If (and it's a mighty IF) we beat them, they are still within touching distance of us. And not sure that either So'ton or Leeds would beat WBA over a two legged semi. Ipswich definitely the weakest of the top 5 so far.

All we can do is keep performing and getting points. Things will only become clear after the final whistle of the 46th game of the season.

My ongoing predictions

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Got to love a spreadsheet.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Feb 22, 2024
  • #127
itsabuzzard said:
Got to love a spreadsheet.
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Better than scrawling on the back of a fag packet.

I paid for MS Office, might as well use it
 
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Macca1987

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  • Feb 22, 2024
  • #128
Happy_Martian said:
Better than scrawling on the back of a fag packet.

I paid for MS Office, might as well use it
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Did the same HM, on my spreadsheet, had to change it first day in as I had WBA drawing and Hull losing, my son says it all the time 'shows what you know about football'
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Feb 22, 2024
  • #129
Macca1987 said:
Did the same HM, on my spreadsheet, had to change it first day in as I had WBA drawing and Hull losing, my son says it all the time 'shows what you know about football'
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Same. Thought we'd beat Brizzle and draw at Stoke. Those results were reversed so I'm still on track for 75 points at the end of the season.

Not looking at other clubs. While I have some knowledge of them, no way I could predict anything, even their halftime refreshment.
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #130
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #131
C:Mon City hit the 1400's
 

Philosoraptor

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #132
This one may be better!

Peace all

Championship 2023/24 as it stands
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #133
Very experimental but updated!

Championship 2023/24 as it stands
 
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Gint11

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #134
Win our GIH and were close to 5th again
 

covcity4life

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #135
Gint11 said:
Win our GIH and were close to 5th again
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I did say that people saying 5th was gone were panicking too prematurely


I also said don't count out Preston and mboro and look at them still in it just

Covcity4life is always right....
 

HadjiChippo

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #136
Mad how we’ve reeled WBA back in a bit, thought they were sure thing for playoffs a couple of games ago. Though, they have got a sure 3 points next against Rotherham. Need Leicester to return the favour for us against them.
 

SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #137
What it boils down to really is we either need Norwich to drop points in one more game than we do or West Brom to pick up 6 less points than us over the remaining games. Still doable but we have tough run of games and are probably going to have pick up 12+ points.
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #138
HadjiChippo said:
Mad how we’ve reeled WBA back in a bit, thought they were sure thing for playoffs a couple of games ago. Though, they have got a sure 3 points next against Rotherham. Need Leicester to return the favour for us against them.
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You would put money on Albion beating Rotherham with ease, but when a team is already relegated they tend to play with no fear.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #139
PorkySmurf said:
I’ve got a feeling we’ll look back on that Cardiff loss at the end of the season and be kicking ourselves.
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Not the Huddersfield draw or the Preston defeat or the Rotherham defeat or the ….

Don’t be silly
 
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steve cooper

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  • Apr 6, 2024
  • #140
We are hanging in there. Just hoping for a few unexpected results, and to stay in the race as long as possible. A lot can happen between now and the end of the season
 
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