play-offs?

[rg6royal]

I know it may sound ridiculous but it could happen, anything is possible in this division.

However I wouldn't want us to go up this season as it's very likely we'd come straight back down.

[SHORT AND CURLY]

Is this thread for real???????????

[Comfortably Numb]

It wont happen, of course, but with games in hand on a few up there, we could get a top half finish yet. Carry that form into next season and better times next season with some luck.

[loyalroyal4life]

Is this thread for real???????????

only on HNA would you get a thread like this.


I mwould be happy to just stay up and try get to the semis of FA CUP for a trip to Wembley

[East Stand Ste]

a tad tongue in cheek, BUT stranger things have happened!

Is this thread for real???????????

[andrew1957]

This is EXACTLY the sort of over-reaction that gets me going!!! Jeez - we have scraped past 3 God-awful teams and come out with wins, but to suggest we are play-off hopefuls as a result is just mad.

Just take each game as it comes. (insert other cliches here)

I was saying that it is UNLIKELY but the fact is that 12 wins could take us to the fringe of the play offs. Can we win 12 - again unlikely but POSSIBLE as we do have 7 or 8 winnable home games left and our away form is quite good.

From what I have seen this season we are as good as any teams outside the top 5 - who seem slightly better than the rest. Any team can go on a good run in this division and if confidence rises anything can happen. It may not be us but it is quite probable that a team will go on a good run this season from the bottom to near the top. Derby and Sheff Wed are also on good runs at present so it could be one of them.

So far so good

[soggy biscuit]

What are the actual odds on us finishing in the top 6??

[Rex]

What are the actual odds on us finishing in the top 6??

20-1 was quoted on the radio.

[URZZ]

10th February.

11 points off......just a thought.....

Why not? With our rich vein of form, I am sure that we can make it!

'greed.

[andrew1957]

What are the actual odds on us finishing in the top 6??

20-1 was quoted on the radio.

That was the odds for promotion - assume it would be less than that for a top 6 finish

[Basingstoke Royal]

Gary Johnson reckons in his post match interview that if we carry on playing like this we could make third!

[Franchise FC]

Gary Johnson reckons in his post match interview that if we carry on playing like this we could make third!

Apparently, there's an article in the NoTW tomorrow about alcoholic managers and the things they say in post-match press comments.

[M Brook]

What are the actual odds on us finishing in the top 6??

19/5 as of tonight. 11/1 to win promotion. Only 7 teams on shorter odds than that. If we beat QPR midweek those odds will be even shorter!

[SouthDownsRoyal]

11 points off......just a thought.....

The first post about this on the whole of hobnob

[East Stand Ste]

11 points off......just a thought.....

The first post about this on the whole of hobnob

indeed im sure its not, but can i really be bothered to waste time searching for similar posts every time i post something? i think not........only 8 points now

[JC]

11 points off......just a thought.....

The first post about this on the whole of hobnob

indeed im sure its not, but can i really be bothered to waste time searching for similar posts every time i post something? i think not........only 8 points now

With at least one game in hand on all teams above us

[andrew1957]

If you look at the table it is interesting to note that if we had played and won our two games in hand against Newcastle and Scunny (not impossible) - we would today be sitting in 8th place - just 2 points off the play offs. The play offs are a very real possibility now as Cardiff are going backwards and we can catch everyone else from 7th down.

[Wycombe Royal]

If you look at the table it is interesting to note that if we had played and won our two games in hand against Newcastle and Scunny (not impossible) - we would today be sitting in 8th place - just 2 points off the play offs. The play offs are a very real possibility now as Cardiff are going backwards and we can catch everyone else from 7th down.

Nice idea, but we have only have one game in hand on some of the teams.

[andrew1957]

If you look at the table it is interesting to note that if we had played and won our two games in hand against Newcastle and Scunny (not impossible) - we would today be sitting in 8th place - just 2 points off the play offs. The play offs are a very real possibility now as Cardiff are going backwards and we can catch everyone else from 7th down.

Nice idea, but we have only have one game in hand on some of the teams.

If the teams above us with games in and won all those games we would still be 8th - I took that into account before posting. Cardiff and Leicester also have a game in hand but it is against each other. A Leicester win would be good for us as Cardiff would then only be 2 points ahead on even games.

[oiht]

A few figures to contemplate. The average points total required to finish 6th is 74, that means we can only drop 6 more points till the end of the season. So that's 2 defeats or 3 draws and we must win all the others! It's very unlikely but I'm in the anything is possible camp and won't give up on it till it's a mathematical certainty. I hope the players feel the same way.

As for whether or not we want promotion this season, or next, or the season after, you can't choose like that! IF it happens you have you give it your best shot, I really can't understand anyone who says they don't want promotion, I'm sure the players and club do.