URZZZZ It’s unlikely but three wins in the next three and teams will start talking about us
Can you honestly see us winning our next 3 games
by royalp-we » 09 Mar 2020 13:43
URZZZZ It’s unlikely but three wins in the next three and teams will start talking about us
by Hendo » 09 Mar 2020 13:45
royalp-weURZZZZ It’s unlikely but three wins in the next three and teams will start talking about us
Can you honestly see us winning our next 3 games
by URZZZZ » 09 Mar 2020 13:46
royalp-weURZZZZ It’s unlikely but three wins in the next three and teams will start talking about us
Can you honestly see us winning our next 3 games
by Stranded » 09 Mar 2020 14:00
by Hendo » 09 Mar 2020 14:03
by Pepe the Horseman » 09 Mar 2020 14:18
Hendo Currently 50/1 to finish top 6 and 150/1 to be promoted with B365 - almost worth a couple of quid.
FTR, we are 250/1 to be relegated.
by NewCorkSeth » 09 Mar 2020 14:19
URZZZZroyalp-weURZZZZ It’s unlikely but three wins in the next three and teams will start talking about us
Can you honestly see us winning our next 3 games
Not really
But then could I see us getting 12 points from 12 over the festive period? Absolutely not
by URZZZZ » 09 Mar 2020 14:33
Stranded Not a chance - people are comfortable that we are not going down as Charlton amongst others will need to pick up 9 points in 9 games to draw level but think we have a chance to pick up 8 points on Preston over the same period? And even if we do, there are 7 other teams who we would need to significantly outpoint over the last 9.
In short, the same reasoning that means we won't go down apply to why we have no chance of making the play-offs. Even if we win 8 out of 9 then that means we are relying on none of those teams above us getting to 73 points.
by Hendo » 09 Mar 2020 14:37
Pepe the HorsemanHendo Currently 50/1 to finish top 6 and 150/1 to be promoted with B365 - almost worth a couple of quid.
FTR, we are 250/1 to be relegated.
150/1 for top 6 with BetFred.
by Stranded » 09 Mar 2020 15:29
URZZZZStranded Not a chance - people are comfortable that we are not going down as Charlton amongst others will need to pick up 9 points in 9 games to draw level but think we have a chance to pick up 8 points on Preston over the same period? And even if we do, there are 7 other teams who we would need to significantly outpoint over the last 9.
In short, the same reasoning that means we won't go down apply to why we have no chance of making the play-offs. Even if we win 8 out of 9 then that means we are relying on none of those teams above us getting to 73 points.
Stranger things have happened though. I know it’s a different scenario because there were only 2 teams in the race but I recall one year Preston and Cardiff were 9 points apart with 3 games to go and the team who were 9 behind ended up getting 6th spot
I think if you factor in Brentford and Forest’s recent form too (other than Brentford’s 5-0 drubbing of course) you could look at it from another viewpoint that there are still three playoff places to grab
Momentum is a strange thing in football and with us having just beaten Birmingham and Barnsley and after pushing Sheffield all the way to ET, morale is most probably high at the moment. I certainly wouldn’t dismiss it as “no chance” at this moment in time
by Forbury Lion » 09 Mar 2020 15:41
Worth an £1 insurance policy bet... £300 will help me drown my sorrows.Snowball Reading are 300-1 to be relegated
by Franchise FC » 09 Mar 2020 15:49
Stranded Not a chance - people are comfortable that we are not going down as Charlton amongst others will need to pick up 9 points in 9 games to draw level but think we have a chance to pick up 8 points on Preston over the same period? And even if we do, there are 7 other teams who we would need to significantly outpoint over the last 9.
In short, the same reasoning that means we won't go down apply to why we have no chance of making the play-offs. Even if we win 8 out of 9 then that means we are relying on none of those teams above us getting to 73 points.
by Snowball » 09 Mar 2020 16:08
Forbury LionWorth an £1 insurance policy bet... £300 will help me drown my sorrows.Snowball Reading are 300-1 to be relegated
by Snowball » 09 Mar 2020 16:11
URZZZZ
Stranger things have happened though. I know it’s a different scenario because there were only 2 teams in the race but I recall one year Preston and Cardiff were 9 points apart with 3 games to go and the team who were 9 behind ended up getting 6th spot
Momentum is a strange thing in football
by WestYorksRoyal » 09 Mar 2020 16:19
SnowballForbury LionWorth an £1 insurance policy bet... £300 will help me drown my sorrows.Snowball Reading are 300-1 to be relegated
£10 bet would pay for four week holiday in Italy
by Snowball » 09 Mar 2020 16:21
WestYorksRoyalSnowballForbury Lion Worth an £1 insurance policy bet... £300 will help me drown my sorrows.
£10 bet would pay for four week holiday in Italy
So would £1 bet at the moment
by Mid Sussex Royal » 09 Mar 2020 16:45
SnowballBristol PaulOldBiscuit We’re 8 points off the play offs with nine games left. Do we dare to dream?
Nope. End of.
Never say never. WNG, WNG and it becomes a 16-1 shot. Win 3 on the trot and we’d be 4/5 points off with 6 to play but with HUGE momentum
You need 70 to half any chance. That takes seven wins and a draw out of 9
Just to have a CHANCE
NAH
by Stranded » 09 Mar 2020 18:03
Mid Sussex RoyalSnowballBristol Paul
Nope. End of.
Never say never. WNG, WNG and it becomes a 16-1 shot. Win 3 on the trot and we’d be 4/5 points off with 6 to play but with HUGE momentum
You need 70 to half any chance. That takes seven wins and a draw out of 9
Just to have a CHANCE
NAH
It is sometimes less than 70 - didn't Blackpool actually win the play-offs once ending the season with 67 or something? And it is one of those seasons where the safety line at the bottom will be higher than its a been for a while so the final table will likely be more bunched up.
by Snowball » 09 Mar 2020 18:08
StrandedMid Sussex RoyalSnowball
Never say never. WNG, WNG and it becomes a 16-1 shot. Win 3 on the trot and we’d be 4/5 points off with 6 to play but with HUGE momentum
You need 70 to half any chance. That takes seven wins and a draw out of 9
Just to have a CHANCE
NAH
It is sometimes less than 70 - didn't Blackpool actually win the play-offs once ending the season with 67 or something? And it is one of those seasons where the safety line at the bottom will be higher than its a been for a while so the final table will likely be more bunched up.
No. Blackpool got in with 70. Lowest ever is Leicester on 68, Peterborough went down on 54 that year.
by Stranded » 09 Mar 2020 18:09
Franchise FCStranded Not a chance - people are comfortable that we are not going down as Charlton amongst others will need to pick up 9 points in 9 games to draw level but think we have a chance to pick up 8 points on Preston over the same period? And even if we do, there are 7 other teams who we would need to significantly outpoint over the last 9.
In short, the same reasoning that means we won't go down apply to why we have no chance of making the play-offs. Even if we win 8 out of 9 then that means we are relying on none of those teams above us getting to 73 points.
That's not quite true though, is it ?
Teams are at the bottom for a reason - they're not winning, so catching up 9 points is going to be difficult.
We, however, have at least some away games left, so as long as we can avoid defeat at home, we just might be able to catch a few.
It's a bit like teams having games in hand at the bottom. In my view they are defeats in hand, so nowhere near as crucial as games in hand near the top, where teams, in general, are winning more than they lose.
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