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Title: Remaining games
Post by: Hookeysmith on March 14, 2017, 01:41:16 PM
I know a win makes us feel like we could win the league and a defeat certain relegation but the last few games, even Huddersfield apart from one moment of falling asleep, has allowed us to get a head of steam to go into the final part of the season.

With 9 games left I could really see us getting a minimum of 20 - 24 points

Wigan        W
Norwich     W
QPR           W
Burton       W
Reading     W
Fulham      L
Blues      W
Blackburn  W
Brighton    W (as I think they will be already promoted)
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: UK Redsox on March 14, 2017, 01:56:14 PM
If things had gone to plan and these fixtures were the promotion run-in, I think that we'd be quite confident
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Hookeysmith on March 14, 2017, 02:24:53 PM
Was thinking the same - even accounting for one balls up (choice between first 10 or games during Jan / Feb) I still think we would be there or there abouts

Keep the majority of this team together next year and I can see records being broken  ;)
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: N'ZMAV on March 14, 2017, 02:26:00 PM
we will not lose again this season.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Diablo on March 14, 2017, 03:31:06 PM
we will not lose again this season.

Have you just woken up from a long deep sleep? I'll take that bet ;-)
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Clampy on March 14, 2017, 03:40:15 PM
We're bound to lose a couple but it is possible we could go unbeaten. I can't see it though.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Brend'Watkins on March 14, 2017, 03:48:58 PM
One thing's for certain, we should be going all out to smash everything in front of us.  Anything less isn't acceptable.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: adrenachrome on March 14, 2017, 04:15:57 PM
That remains to be seen.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Toronto Villa on March 14, 2017, 04:21:42 PM
with the simply absurd number of injuries we won't go unbeaten in my opinion. But even so, a very decent points haul will only serve to frustrate us more revealing what could have been possible this season from a very average league. The rest of this season is all about setting us for the next and ensuring we make no mistakes in our attempts to get back up.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Pete on March 14, 2017, 05:10:51 PM
If I had to guess I'd go for about 17 points which, given the state we were in only last month, would be a decent enough run in.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: ASHTONVILLA on March 14, 2017, 05:31:21 PM
Reading Fulham and Brighton are all hard games. The rest we should be expecting to win.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: London Villan on March 14, 2017, 06:53:20 PM
I think we'll end up 6 points off the play off places - which will be very frustrating to say the least.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: garyshawsknee on March 14, 2017, 07:13:55 PM
I'm steering well clear of this. After our signings I had us down to beat Brentford, Ipswich and Barnsley.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Brend'Watkins on March 14, 2017, 07:20:14 PM
Reading Fulham and Brighton are all hard games. The rest we should be expecting to win.

We've beaten 2 and the other we should have.  More difficult fixtures on paper but still winnable.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Neil Hawkes on March 14, 2017, 07:52:04 PM
I still do not want to make the playoffs this season, too soon and we need a season of confidence building before going up. We however need to dominate this league from the start next season, no hint of a play off requirement, automatic promotion only; which should give the resilience required to make our comeback to the top league a sustainable proposition.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Rotterdam on March 14, 2017, 07:55:19 PM
with the simply absurd number of injuries we won't go unbeaten in my opinion. But even so, a very decent points haul will only serve to frustrate us more revealing what could have been possible this season from a very average league. The rest of this season is all about setting us for the next and ensuring we make no mistakes in our attempts to get back up.

Ditto
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: richtheholtender on March 14, 2017, 09:42:58 PM
We're going to finish seventh and miss out by s single point.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: SoccerHQ on March 14, 2017, 10:48:39 PM
If things had gone to plan and these fixtures were the promotion run-in, I think that we'd be quite confident

If we had 10 more points on the board (so 58 points) I'd massively fancy us to finish in the top 6 with our run in. But we're not so there we are.

Would expect at least another 4 wins this season, hopefully some away.

64 points and 9th or 10th I reckon.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: brentastonb6 on March 15, 2017, 12:06:58 AM
It would be amazing if not impossible to win our remaining 9 games, unfortunately this year 75 points probably wouldn't be enough to get us up anyway . As has already been written on here how the F#*k did we contrive to lose against Brentford, Forest, Ipswich and Barnsley in quick succession ? Aaaaagh !
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: peter w on March 15, 2017, 05:07:51 AM
Wigan        L
Norwich     D
QPR           W
Burton       W
Reading     D
Fulham      L
Blues         D
Blackburn  W
Brighton    W
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: PaulTheVillan on March 15, 2017, 01:05:26 PM
Wigan        W
Norwich     D
QPR           W
Burton       W
Reading     D
Fulham      D
Blues         W
Blackburn  W
Brighton    D
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: chrisw1 on March 15, 2017, 01:13:46 PM
I know a win makes us feel like we could win the league and a defeat certain relegation but the last few games, even Huddersfield apart from one moment of falling asleep, has allowed us to get a head of steam to go into the final part of the season.

With 9 games left I could really see us getting a minimum of 20 - 24 points

Wigan        W
Norwich     W
QPR           W
Burton       W
Reading     W
Fulham      L
Blues      W
Blackburn  W
Brighton    W (as I think they will be already promoted)
Fucking hell, have we turned into Barcelona?
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Chris Jameson on March 15, 2017, 01:53:53 PM
If we lose to Fulham I want Bruce out.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: ASHTONVILLA on March 15, 2017, 02:22:34 PM
Reading Fulham and Brighton are all hard games. The rest we should be expecting to win.

We've beaten 2 and the other we should have.  More difficult fixtures on paper but still winnable.

Don't get me wrong, I think Villa should win against those teams too. Just that we can't rock up expecting to beat them.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: rob_bridge on March 15, 2017, 02:32:18 PM
15-16 points
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: cdbearsfan on March 15, 2017, 05:16:30 PM
These threads are a jinx. I felt confident that we would finish in style and end up eighth or ninth with swashbuckling football convincing Villa fans to buy season tickets in record-breaking numbers.

Now this thread has come along we will lose every game. Twelve-nil. Relegated on last day of season.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: mr underhill on March 16, 2017, 02:57:13 PM
even Mr Pessimism of Pessimism wouldn't be that pessimistic.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: damon loves JT on March 16, 2017, 08:19:58 PM
These threads are a jinx. I felt confident that we would finish in style and end up eighth or ninth with swashbuckling football convincing Villa fans to buy season tickets in record-breaking numbers.

Now this thread has come along we will lose every game. Twelve-nil. Relegated on last day of season.

I reckon it'll be worse than that. We will field nine ineligible players and suffer a pitch invasion in which Tony Xia knocks out the ref with a solid gold figurine of Sid Cowans, and as punishment the FA will send us back in time to relive the 2015-2016 season.
Title: Re: Remaining games
Post by: Pete3206 on March 16, 2017, 09:43:20 PM
I still do not want to make the playoffs this season

It's your lucky year then sport.
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