Promotion Maths

[Old Kodjia]

We are no nearer the play offs now than when Bruce took over.  We are much further away from 2nd place.  We have 10 less games to bridge the gap and our last 3 performances have been abysmal.

We somehow need to keep in touch with the top 6 and limp through to January.  Currently, I cannot see 2 or 3 "Bruce" signings making that much difference.  I've yet to see one game when we've been convincing.

I'm a little bit concerned for the first time tonight.  I really don't see where the goals are going to come from.  Gabby doesn't look like he's going to score again, ever and he wasn't that prolific, even at his peak.  McCormack is never going to score in the system that we play and Ayew  looks half the player he was last season.

I'm really flat tonight & any positives will be gratefully accepted.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm really flat tonight & any positives will be gratefully accepted.

We won't be relegated. Hopefully.

[footyskillz]

We are no nearer the play offs now than when Bruce took over.  We are much further away from 2nd place.  We have 10 less games to bridge the gap and our last 3 performances have been abysmal.

We somehow need to keep in touch with the top 6 and limp through to January.  Currently, I cannot see 2 or 3 "Bruce" signings making that much difference.  I've yet to see one game when we've been convincing.

I'm a little bit concerned for the first time tonight.  I really don't see where the goals are going to come from.  Gabby doesn't look like he's going to score again, ever and he wasn't that prolific, even at his peak.  McCormack is never going to score in the system that we play and Ayew  looks half the player he was last season.

I'm really flat tonight & any positives will be gratefully accepted.

You're a decent writer who makes  a lot of sense. I feel same as you .

[wittonwarrior]

Over to you carol volderman

[PeterWithesShin]

17 points off an automatic place, probably fair to say we aren't making that up! And 7 off the play-offs.

[SoccerHQ]

Surely we were far more points off the top 6 when RDM got potted?

[PeterWithesShin]

10 points.

[Mellin]

We're nine points off and have to win tomorrow just to reduce it to six. Need a decent run of results to stay in touch.

[myf]

All of the top 6/7 seem to win every week. We've got to put winning run together to have any chance of just play offs

[David_Nab]

Top 6 very consistent at moment , we had a bad start and now not able to match that.

Long way to go but looks very tough for us at the moment

[London Villan]

Beating norwich and leeds would have been a start. Until we start winning games like that we will never catch up.

[kippaxvilla2]

We can go on about points gaps all we like.  But we need to be good enough to compete which we simply aren't at the moment despite spending £50m in the summer.  I just cannot see us getting into the top six at this rate.

[IFWaters]

Over to you carol volderman

Well thankyou.

First, forget the automatic spots. It needs a miracle.

Playoffs, on average requires 74 points but at the moment 6th placed Sheffield Weds are on track for 78 points.

We have 28 points. We need a further 50 points to be in the mix. We have 25 games left starting at QPR tomorrow.

2 points a game for the rest of the season. That's the same form Newcastle and Brighton have been in from the start of the season. We just can't afford any more bad form of 2 losses in 3 games and badly need a run of 4-5 wins like Derby to take the pressure off.

The only positive, of the 12 sides above us, we have already played 9 of them away, so in theory the second half of our season is easier.

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We will make the Play Offs no sweat.

[PeterWithesShin]

Until we learn to win away games on anything approaching a reasonably regular basis we won't be bothering the top 6.