The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[QuintonVilla]

Fulham won't win tomorrow. Fancy Wednesday for at least a draw.

[PeterWithesShin]

It will either make or break Cardiff. If we win then the pressure is really on them and Colin and the side may just collapse.

[Brassneck]

Fulham won't win tomorrow. Fancy Wednesday for at least a draw.

In a perverse way, Fulham winning tomorrow wouldn't be a bad thing - It would simply crank up the pressure on Cardiff who would only be ahead by 2 points on Tuesday.

[curiousorange]

I'd like to think that if it really happens and we overhaul that points difference, fate wouldn't be so unkind that we'll have done it for bugger all. If we get within a sniff of second, no way it's not going down to the last knockings. It's against the rules of football drama.

[Malandro]

2nd place is still very unlikely.

I think we'll come close, but get another kick in the nuts.

Playoffs.

[QuintonVilla]

If we do win tomorrow then next week will see our two biggest home games in a week since the two Albion games in 2015. VP will be bouncing against Cardiff...win that and it will be even better against Leeds.

[Brassneck]

2nd place is still very unlikely.

I think we'll come close, but get another kick in the nuts.

Playoffs.

Yes - It's still a big ask.

We only have ourselves to blame for the terrible start to the season and terrible December.

I think most Villa fans would prefer to see Cardiff in the play offs than Fulham though.

[Malandro]

2nd place is still very unlikely.

I think we'll come close, but get another kick in the nuts.

Playoffs.

Yes - It's still a big ask.

We only have ourselves to blame for the terrible start to the season and terrible December.

I think most Villa fans would prefer to see Cardiff in the play offs than Fulham though.

Agree, I'd like to avoid Fulham.

[tomd2103]

That will knock the stuffing out of them. The high they had last week from a stoppage time equaliser has long passed. They looked really down at the end of that.

If (and it's a big if) we can win tomorrow and beat them on Tuesday then yes, it's back on. The pressure on Cardiff thereafter would be immense. Let's get tomorrow out of the way first. Tonight will have lifted the lads.

Oh and Jedinak HAS to play against Cardiff.

Was thinking the same about Jedinak watching the game.  Would probably go for Hutton at LB as well to give us that extra height as well.

[curiousorange]

The pressure is on all three of us to not drop another point. We blinked first. Cardiff might just be blinking now. Will Fulham, is the question?

[Brassneck]

That will knock the stuffing out of them. The high they had last week from a stoppage time equaliser has long passed. They looked really down at the end of that.

If (and it's a big if) we can win tomorrow and beat them on Tuesday then yes, it's back on. The pressure on Cardiff thereafter would be immense. Let's get tomorrow out of the way first. Tonight will have lifted the lads.

Oh and Jedinak HAS to play against Cardiff.

Was thinking the same about Jedinak watching the game.  Would probably go for Hutton at LB as well to give us that extra height as well.

Yes I thought about Hutton. He's not involved tomorrow because of injury. I hope he may miraculously be available for Tuesday night though.

[saunders_heroes]

It’s a long shot of course but stranger things have happened, but this time next week we could be 2nd.

[curiousorange]

If there were three games left, it would be very unlikely. But there's enough football still to be played to give it a glint of a possibility. We keep winning, and that's the chance. We can't do anything without that happening.

[Brassneck]

Realistically, we need Cardiff to lose 2 and draw 2 out of:

Forest & Reading at home
Norwich, Hull, Derby & ourselves away.

That would mean us needing to win 5 & draw 1 of our last 6 games and hoping that Fulham slip up in 2 of their games.

Currently, we're 6 points behind them with both teams having 6 games to play.

[QuintonVilla]

I just hope we don't 'do a Villa' and lose tomorrow. At least take it to Tuesday and give us some hope and something to get behind.