Rival Watch

[bcubed]

Just popped in to say I oxf*rd hate Derby

[windermereROYAL]

Remaining fixtures for the bottom 4.

Us
Sat 5 Mar H Millwall Championship 3pm
Sat 12 Mar A Nottingham Forest Championship 3pm
Tue 15 Mar A AFC Bournemouth Championship 7.45pm
Sat 19 Mar H Blackburn Rovers Championship 3pm
Sat 2 Apr A Barnsley* Championship 3pm
Tue 5 Apr H Stoke City Championship 8pm
Sat 9 Apr H Cardiff City Championship 3pm
Fri 15 Apr A Sheffield United Championship 3pm
Mon 18 Apr H Swansea City Championship 3pm
Sat 23 Apr A Hull City Championship 3pm
Sat 30 Apr H West Bromwich Albion Championship 3pm
Sat 7 May A Luton Town Championship 12.30pm


Barnsley.
Sat 5 Mar A Derby County* Championship 3pm
Tue 8 Mar H Stoke City Championship 7.45pm
Sat 12 Mar H Fulham Championship 12.30pm
Tue 15 Mar H Bristol City Championship 7.45pm
Sat 19 Mar A Sheffield United Championship 12.30pm
Sat 2 Apr H Reading* Championship 3pm
Sat 9 Apr A Millwall Championship 3pm
Fri 15 Apr A Swansea City Championship 3pm
Mon 18 Apr H Peterborough United* Championship 3pm
Sat 23 Apr A Huddersfield Town Championship 3pm
Tue 26 Apr H Blackpool Championship 7.45pm
Sat 30 Apr H Preston North End Championship 3pm
Sat 7 May A West Bromwich Albion Championship 12.30pm


Derby
Sat 5 Mar H Barnsley* Championship 3pm
Sat 12 Mar A AFC Bournemouth Championship 3pm
Tue 15 Mar A Blackburn Rovers Championship 7.45pm
Sat 19 Mar H Coventry City Championship 12.30pm
Sat 2 Apr H Preston North End Championship 3pm
Sat 9 Apr A Swansea City Championship 3pm
Fri 15 Apr H Fulham Championship 3pm
Mon 18 Apr A Queens Park Rangers Championship 3pm
Sat 23 Apr H Bristol City Championship 3pm
Sat 30 Apr A Blackpool Championship 3pm
Sat 7 May H Cardiff City Championship 12.30pm



Posh.
Fri 4 Mar A Huddersfield Town Championship 7.45pm
Tue 8 Mar A AFC Bournemouth Championship 7.45pm
Sat 12 Mar H Stoke City Championship 3pm
Wed 16 Mar H Swansea City Championship 7.45pm
Sun 20 Mar A Queens Park Rangers Championship 12.30pm
Sat 2 Apr H Middlesbrough Championship 3pm
Tue 5 Apr H Luton Town Championship 7.45pm
Sat 9 Apr A Bristol City Championship 3pm
Fri 15 Apr H Blackburn Rovers Championship 3pm
Mon 18 Apr A Barnsley* Championship 3pm
Sat 23 Apr H Nottingham Forest Championship 3pm
Sat 30 Apr A Millwall Championship 3pm
Sat 7 May H Blackpool Championship 12.30pm

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Remaining fixtures for the bottom 4.

Us
Sat 2 Apr A Barnsley Championship 3pm
Tue 5 Apr H Stoke City Championship 8pm
Sat 9 Apr H Cardiff City Championship 3pm
Fri 15 Apr A Sheffield United Championship 3pm
Mon 18 Apr H Swansea City Championship 3pm
Sat 23 Apr A Hull City Championship 3pm
Sat 30 Apr H West Bromwich Albion Championship 3pm
Sat 7 May A Luton Town Championship 12.30pm

Taking out our next 3/4 fixtures, that looks quite favourable really. The games I aren't looking forward to are both Sheff United and Luton away, but even then Luton could be our of the play off race come the final day. The rest are very much winnable as it is right now.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Barnsley's run in worries me but they are back to back now until the break and have a small squad. If someone has to win on Sat i'd rather it was Derby.

I think if Derby don't win on Sat it may be game over.

As it is now if we get a point a game until teh end of the season they need 2 a game to pass us.

Their current PPG average suggests they will end up mid 30's

[Zip]

Given those fixtures I cannot see Posh staying up. I can see Barnsley surviving though.

[Dirk Gently]

Given those fixtures I cannot see Posh staying up. I can see Barnsley surviving though.

Yep - Barnsley are my biggest worry, too. I fear we may need to leapfrog Hull or Cardiff.

[tidus_mi2]

Bear in mind, considering the points deduction, we've been at the very least, 9pts better than Barnsley across the season so far. Anyway, I don't want to lose another oxf*rd race to Barnsley, play offs last season was just frustrating, relegation could be horrific for us, I just feel Barnsley will be able to manage relegation far better than we would so they should just take one for the team (us).

[Zip]

Given those fixtures I cannot see Posh staying up. I can see Barnsley surviving though.

Yep - Barnsley are my biggest worry, too. I fear we may need to leapfrog Hull or Cardiff.

I can’t see us catching either of them.

[NathStPaul]

Depressingly negative people.

[windermereROYAL]

WTF, Barnsley`s run in isn`t a cake walk.

[Zip]

WTF, Barnsley`s run in isn`t a cake walk.

We have more teams in the current top ten left to play than them.

[Rusty royal]

I am tempted to come down for the Cardiff or Swansea games, it would mean travelling down with rival supporters on the train but would not be returning as I would stay with my Daughter overnight The problem is the Abertawe game is Easter Monday and the other half has organised a family gathering up here.

[windermereROYAL]

WTF, Barnsley`s run in isn`t a cake walk.

We have more teams in the current top ten left to play than them.

That`s not what I said is it. just because the are not top 10 sides doesn`t make them easy. they have to go to Sheffield utd, Millwall Swansea Huddersfield Blackpool and WBA, as well as home games against Fulham and Stoke.

[Snowflake Royal]

I admit I have paid very little attention outside the bottom 5/6 but there's little in our remaining fixtures that scare me.

[tidus_mi2]

Derby administrators appear to be ghosting the EFL right now, must be worrying signs for them.

[Hendo]

Derby administrators appear to be ghosting the EFL right now, must be worrying signs for them.

A lot of Derby fans on twitter seem to be saying that the administrators aren't telling EFL anything because the EFL leak stuff to the press and the EFL will only know when the deal has been complete, which seems a bit... odd. I wonder if there has been an uptick in tin foil purchases in the Derby area over the last week or so?

[Zip]

WTF, Barnsley`s run in isn`t a cake walk.

We have more teams in the current top ten left to play than them.

That`s not what I said is it. just because the are not top 10 sides doesn`t make them easy. they have to go to Sheffield utd, Millwall Swansea Huddersfield Blackpool and WBA, as well as home games against Fulham and Stoke.

I didn’t suggest it is what you said so stop getting all high and mighty.
Of the teams you mention WBA are in dire form, Stoke in very poor form, Swansea have been pretty poor most of the season and Blackpool have been very erratic

[Pepe the Horseman]

For all the love in about the possibility of a great escape, Derby have buckled under the first bit of pressure.

That red card for Lawrence was significant; 3 games without him, 3 defeats.

Good point.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

I think the big fear with Barnsley comes down to them winning 3 of their last 4 games really, but they've won 5 all season. They are probably going to have to keep the pace up with their results between now and May and I can't see them doing that.

If we can beat them at their place, we will survive. The positive side is we have an excellent record against Barnsley both home and away.

[Dirk Gently]

Yep - at times like this it's all about momentum and confidence. Barnsley seem to be picking some up at the moment - we were, but it all remains to be seen if Blackpool was just a temporary blip or reversion to our norm.