Where will we finish, the run in poll (1 Viewer)

[Flying Fokker]

My only concern is that we don't score enough goals.

Feel that could ultimately hurt us in the run in.

Forest focused on the wins. No reason why we can’t win the league. Plus there are one or two others who have similar goal tallies. As long as we score one more goal than them when we play them we play them I’ll be ok.

 

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[AFCCOVENTRY]

We have 7 home games and 7 away games left.

We play 4 of the top 6 at home:

Rotherham
Sunderland
Wycombe
Peterborough

8 pts minimum from these 4 to keep things in our control. 2 wins and 2 draws.

Away we play none of the current top 6 with Ipswich just outside the playoffs.

Our away form has really picked up and I think will be critical for us to reach the autos.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Interesting that Rotherham play 4 of the top 6 on their final run in with a final game of the season against Sunderland.

Coventry A
Portsmouth
Wycombe A
Sunderland

 

[Otis]

That’s the perception, and was the case in the 1st half of the season but we’ve started to catch up.

We’re on 43 goals and only P’boro, Rotherham and Pompey have more goals than us in the top 6. You have a handful of teams from 7th-11th who have got 45-47 goals - teams we have 1-2 games in hand on.

This countered by us having the 2nd best defence in the league with only 28 goals conceded. Only Sunderland and ourselves concede less than 1 goal a game on average.

Ultra competitive league this season.

Been a few occasions though where we have gone one up and not finished teams off and are clinging on a bit at the end.

 

[mrtrench]

Just took 3.8 (11/4) on Betfair to win the league...Slam Dunk.

That may have been me you took the bet from - been running a long position on us (compared to others) for ages. Quick tip: never bet on Betfair immediately after a win - it goes out for all teams over the following 2 days. My strategy is to lay all teams that win on the day and then pick them up longer later.

 

[Covstu]

It’s in our hands, if we can get through Rotherham, Sunderland and Ipswich which at least 5 points then we would be doing very well. It looks like the top 6 all play each other so there are going to be twists n turns leading up to the end of the season. Like yesterday, Rochdale isn’t going to be a walkover and we need to be picking up 3 points there before these 3 massive games

 

[Great_Expectations]

We’ve had a few of these polls over the course of the season and I’ve been consistent in the view we’ll be promoted. In the last one of these a few weeks ago I went for autos and I’m sticking with that - I think we’ll be champions. Plus, I’ll have a very nice pay out if we are!

Our squad is incredibly strong - MR has so many options and no injuries to key players to deal with (long may it continue). We’re playing fantastic football and have shown we can adapt tactics when opposition teams have a game plan to stop us. We’ve also ground out results following sub par performances. Another sign of a successful team.

However, as I mentioned on the last thread of this type, if we don’t go up I certainly won’t be jumping on the taxi for MR bandwagon. I’d trust him to recruit strongly again and supplement a strong squad with players who fit our style. It would be massively disappointing, but not the end of the world. We aren’t having a fluke season and if we had to, I’d back us to do it again.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

The ones to look at for are Sunderland and Pompey with any kind of surge.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

How many points are we saying as a minimum for the autos now?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

The ones to look at for are Sunderland and Pompey with any kind of surge.

We’ve already halted one Pompey surge...

 

[mark82]

It’s in our hands, if we can get through Rotherham, Sunderland and Ipswich which at least 5 points then we would be doing very well. It looks like the top 6 all play each other so there are going to be twists n turns leading up to the end of the season. Like yesterday, Rochdale isn’t going to be a walkover and we need to be picking up 3 points there before these 3 massive games

Rochdale are just above the relegation zone. These type of games are never easy at this point in the season.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Keep beating the teams outside the chasing pack while holding the sides in it.

 

[itsabuzzard]

See previous thread.

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[mrtrench]

How many points are we saying as a minimum for the autos now?

It's in our hands and has been for ages. Any team surging with so many games remaining can get into second place - but if *we* continue to surge we will finish top. Until yesterday, Posh looked ominous too (although they have played many more games than others, they were winning every one of their games).

Who knows how it will end? But we are in the best position in the league - the only team that can finish top irrespective of others' results.

 

[skybluesam66]

Over the next 2 games Fleetwood play Sunderland and Portsmouth
If they lose both our top 6 position would look even more likely
Ideally we would want them to pick up points though as I think these are our 2 biggest rivals for top 2 after Rotherham
Did the job for us yesterday so hope they carry on

 

[Sick Boy]

We're still quite some way from the run in, the league is very tight at the top but if we can keep grinding out the wins we have a very strong chance of automatic promotion, my only concern is that a lack of firepower upfront will lead us into the play-offs.

 

[Sick Boy]

However, as I mentioned on the last thread of this type, if we don’t go up I certainly won’t be jumping on the taxi for MR bandwagon. I’d trust him to recruit strongly again and supplement a strong squad with players who fit our style. It would be massively disappointing, but not the end of the world. We aren’t having a fluke season and if we had to, I’d back us to do it again.

If we don't go up it will end up being a rebuilding job over the summer rather than supplementing the existing squad, considering our position off the pitch we really do need to get promoted.

 

[Evo1883]

Nobody thinks we will miss out which is pleasing... Atleast there's a sense of optimism now rather than pre Christmas

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Think we have the toughest run in of all the top 6?

looking at the fixtures which are the 8 games we need to win coming from do you think?

I think they are the ones who have to worry because they are all losing 3 points to us.
PUSB

 

[Great_Expectations]

If we don't go up it will end up being a rebuilding job over the summer rather than supplementing the existing squad, considering our position off the pitch we really do need to get promoted.

I had initially thought the same, but when you break it down it isn’t as extreme as a re build.

Unfortunately we’d lose the loanees Walsh and O’Hare.

So those aside, taking the worst case we are most likely to lose;

Dabo
Hyam
Westbrooke

Not sure I can see a scramble over anyone else, and even Westbrooke/Hyam I’m not sure would attract interest.

Plus the interest would have to be league above as we’d have to be one of the favourites in our league so it’d be unlikely they’d go to another L1 team.

So from the starting XI, it’d most probably be Dabo and Walsh. And to an extent O’Hare but he’s not always a starter.

So definitely two massive losses in Walsh and Dabo, but could Pask fill a gap? And it was this recruitment team who found them both so we’d have faith they will again.

Anyway it’s all nonsense as we’re winning the league.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I had initially thought the same, but when you break it down it isn’t as extreme as a re build.

Unfortunately we’d lose the loanees Walsh and O’Hare.

So those aside, taking the worst case we are most likely to lose;

Dabo
Hyam
Westbrooke

Not sure I can see a scramble over anyone else, and even Westbrooke/Hyam I’m not sure would attract interest.

Plus the interest would have to be league above as we’d have to be one of the favourites in our league so it’d be unlikely they’d go to another L1 team.

So from the starting XI, it’d most probably be Dabo and Walsh. And to an extent O’Hare but he’s not always a starter.

So definitely two massive losses in Walsh and Dabo, but could Pask fill a gap? And it was this recruitment team who found them both so we’d have faith they will again.

Anyway it’s all nonsense as we’re winning the league.

Our budget would be cut massively due to FFP restrictions from playing in Birmingham. We’d have to sell players at below market value in order to maintain a decent team. There would be an exodus of top performers from this season to be replaced by free transfers. The recruitment team could pick some stars again, they could not. But there will be a big churn in the squad if we don’t go up.

 

[Magwitch]

Fleetwood could be crucial dangerous opposition they play all our challengers including Pompey twice looking at the league they will fancy getting into the play-off spots, theres always one that sneeks up from the pack.

 

[steve cooper]

My only concern is that we don't score enough goals.

Feel that could ultimately hurt us in the run in.

The positive thing about goals scored is in the last 10 league games we have had 9 different players on the score sheet, in the run in that means that if someone loses form and their goals dry up it may not affect us as much as it would a team that relies on 1 or 2 players for their goals

 

[Evo1883]

Our budget would be cut massively due to FFP restrictions from playing in Birmingham. We’d have to sell players at below market value in order to maintain a decent team. There would be an exodus of top performers from this season to be replaced by free transfers. The recruitment team could pick some stars again, they could not. But there will be a big churn in the squad if we don’t go up.

Does the Mcallum money not cover Alot of losses in regards to attendances?

Up to around 3 million reported

Robins said it plugged a big hole

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

Over the next 2 games Fleetwood play Sunderland and Portsmouth
If they lose both our top 6 position would look even more likely
Ideally we would want them to pick up points though as I think these are our 2 biggest rivals for top 2 after Rotherham
Did the job for us yesterday so hope they carry on

Fleetwood's recent results make our "disappointing" draw up there look quite a bit better.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Our budget would be cut massively due to FFP restrictions from playing in Birmingham. We’d have to sell players at below market value in order to maintain a decent team. There would be an exodus of top performers from this season to be replaced by free transfers. The recruitment team could pick some stars again, they could not. But there will be a big churn in the squad if we don’t go up.

Does it work out like that? Would the transfers this season offset some of the gap. In which case we could be ok.

jinks.

 

[covcity4life]

Fleetwood's recent results make our "disappointing" draw up there look quite a bit better.

Was ridiculous that some called it disapointing in first plsce!

 

[steve cooper]

Our budget would be cut massively due to FFP restrictions from playing in Birmingham. We’d have to sell players at below market value in order to maintain a decent team. There would be an exodus of top performers from this season to be replaced by free transfers. The recruitment team could pick some stars again, they could not. But there will be a big churn in the squad if we don’t go up.

Can the owners inject equity to cover it? or have I misinterpreted the rules

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Can the owners inject equity to cover it? or have I misinterpreted the rules

They can give up to £30m so long as it’s given

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Was ridiculous that some called it disapointing in first plsce!

As we go forward in the league it's crucial when we are ahead of teams in terms of points. Not to lose. A draw in a 6 pointer when teams are chasing you is crucial. Gets you one step game closer to end objective.

For me end the season now! 2nd place I'd take that.

3td place would be a disaster and a sickened. Much rather creep into the 6th place than finish 3rd.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Can the owners inject equity to cover it? or have I misinterpreted the rules

What is more likely, sisu injecting equity or them cutting costs?

 

[Great_Expectations]

Our budget would be cut massively due to FFP restrictions from playing in Birmingham. We’d have to sell players at below market value in order to maintain a decent team. There would be an exodus of top performers from this season to be replaced by free transfers. The recruitment team could pick some stars again, they could not. But there will be a big churn in the squad if we don’t go up.

Again, I get the thinking but I’m sure we were worried about budget issues before the start of this season too, and it hasn’t hampered MR in putting a great squad together.

Plus, as others have said there’s the McCallum money, and if that isn’t enough who says we have to say players. It could just be one for a decent few. Teams may know we’re not in a strong financial position, but it didn’t stop us getting a great deal for McCallum.

Not saying I disagree with the principle, but it might not be as bad as we think.

Again though, it’s a moot point. We’re going up.

 

[fellatio_Martinez]

No one can predict the future. There are an infinite number of ways things can go can against us or for us. A moment of bad luck could define our season or a mere bad patch of 2-3 games could put us out of the running.

Saying that, I have a belief in this team I've never had in a Coventry side so lets fuckin do it.

1ST PLACE!!!

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I'm scared we're setting ourselves up for disappointment... but that's being a CCFC fan.

I should think playoffs at a minimum. Would love automatics though.

 

[Tommo1993]

Will only feel comfortable answering this on May 3rd