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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #345 on: November 04, 2017, 04:59:50 PM »
Today was a bad day but you're always going to have them in this division.

Newcastle lost home and away to Blackburn last season.

Worry if we don't beat Sunderland and Ipswich. I expect a decent points haul up to xmas.

Loving the table at the bottom btw. Will be some good trips for Walsall next year.

How many more bad days in this division can we afford?

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #346 on: November 04, 2017, 05:02:19 PM »
Today was a bad day but you're always going to have them in this division.

Newcastle lost home and away to Blackburn last season.

Worry if we don't beat Sunderland and Ipswich. I expect a decent points haul up to xmas.

Loving the table at the bottom btw. Will be some good trips for Walsall next year.

How many more bad days in this division can we afford?

Loads. Newcastle lost 10 times last season. Today was only our fourth defeat with just over a third of the season gone.

You could feasibly lose 15 games and get promoted if you barely drew a game.

We're still in the top 6 aren't we?

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #347 on: November 04, 2017, 05:05:03 PM »
Today was a bad day but you're always going to have them in this division.

Newcastle lost home and away to Blackburn last season.

Worry if we don't beat Sunderland and Ipswich. I expect a decent points haul up to xmas.

Loving the table at the bottom btw. Will be some good trips for Walsall next year.

How many more bad days in this division can we afford?

Loads. Newcastle lost 10 times last season. Today was only our fourth defeat with just over a third of the season gone.

You could feasibly lose 15 games and get promoted if you barely drew a game.

We're still in the top 6 aren't we?
Yes and top 6 is the new top 2apparently.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #348 on: November 04, 2017, 05:08:09 PM »
I want top 2 but let's at least establish ourselves in the play offs and try to build from there.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #349 on: November 04, 2017, 05:10:37 PM »
I want top 2 but let's at least establish ourselves in the play offs and try to build from there.
We all do mate, I just don’t think Bruce will do it.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #350 on: November 04, 2017, 05:12:17 PM »
I think we'll finish top 6 comfortably.

I agree lots of work to do to get top 2.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #351 on: November 04, 2017, 05:14:15 PM »
I can see us nearly getting top 2.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #352 on: November 04, 2017, 05:32:22 PM »
If Leeds and Boro both win then we'll be out of top 6. Derby and Ipswich both have games in hand as well. Nonetheless overall I'm reasonably pleased with our record since the last international break, I was worried about it beforehand. Minimum 10 points from next 5 to cement top 6 and hopefully cut gap to top 2.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #353 on: November 04, 2017, 05:39:44 PM »
We're going nowhere with one fit centre half. Samba doesn't count.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #354 on: November 04, 2017, 05:44:39 PM »
Today was a bad day but you're always going to have them in this division.

Newcastle lost home and away to Blackburn last season.

Worry if we don't beat Sunderland and Ipswich. I expect a decent points haul up to xmas.

Loving the table at the bottom btw. Will be some good trips for Walsall next year.
December looks as tough as fuck.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #355 on: November 04, 2017, 05:48:55 PM »
We're going nowhere with one fit centre half. Samba doesn't count.

Mad Tom says hello.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #356 on: November 04, 2017, 06:15:42 PM »
If Leeds and Boro both win then we'll be out of top 6. Derby and Ipswich both have games in hand as well. Nonetheless overall I'm reasonably pleased with our record since the last international break, I was worried about it beforehand. Minimum 10 points from next 5 to cement top 6 and hopefully cut gap to top 2.

Leeds are losing (Brentford will be in top 6 soon with form they're in).

Boro may win but they've been on an awful run recently let's not forget.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #357 on: November 04, 2017, 06:34:03 PM »
We draw too many to make up for the defeats. Imagine never drawing like Sheff Utd, it must be amazing. Still, with their resources it's difficult to compete.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #358 on: November 04, 2017, 06:47:02 PM »
We draw too many to make up for the defeats. Imagine never drawing like Sheff Utd, it must be amazing. Still, with their resources it's difficult to compete.
Add them and now Wednesday to the growing list.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #359 on: November 04, 2017, 07:16:00 PM »
Sheff Weds wage bill actually probably not that far off ours.

Look at how much their forwards cost, Rhodes was 10m and nearly as useless for them as Hogan is for us.

 


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