The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[Ads]

Our fixtures are much tougher after the international break

If we're still right in the mix after them, things are definitely looking up

Wolves, Fulham, Small Heath, Preston and Sheffield Wednesday have a very difficult game coming up in October/November.

[LeeB]

Our fixtures are much tougher after the international break

If we're still right in the mix after them, things are definitely looking up

Wolves, Fulham, Small Heath, Preston and Sheffield Wednesday have a very difficult game coming up in October/November.

Correct. The shoe is on the other foot now.

[garyfouroaks]

All that we need is a play off slot- and good form going into it.

[SoccerHQ]

Bolton haven't won in 30 Championship away games. They've lost 22 of those.
They haven't scored for 10 hours.

Who they got next?

We used to smash Bolton all the time at home in the prem. Ah the memories of Megson parking his back 4 on the halfway line against Young and Gabby.

Think it will be a 2/3-0 win.

[footyskillz]

Bolton haven't won in 30 Championship away games. They've lost 22 of those.
They haven't scored for 10 hours.

Who they got next?

We used to smash Bolton all the time at home in the prem. Ah the memories of Megson parking his back 4 on the halfway line against Young and Gabby.

Think it will be a 2/3-0 win.

I'll raise you and go 4or5 -0. Unfortunately Bolton are very shoddy and are the whooping boys.
Kodjia to shine hat trick to get going and keep in track.
Top 2 margin hopefully reduced after and definitely with other fixtures can gain points and places after Saturday

[Ad@m]

Good results tonight. I can see Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday being there or there abouts at the end of the season.

Blues and Sheffield United won't be.

[Ads]

I think Carvalhal will be potted sooner rather than later.

Sheffield United have momentum and play decent stuff. For me their squad much of the current top 7 is paper thin, so it will be interesting to see who drops out.

[Drummond]

We need to win the next two and push on from there. But anyone who thinks that they will be easy wins is a mug.

Any mugs about?

[Villa75]

We need to win the next two and push on from there. But anyone who thinks that they will be easy wins is a mug.

Any mugs about?

Me.

If the definition of mug is 'expecting your 'ambitious' club with a 'top class manager' to beat two very poor teams who have no finances in comparison'.

[ASHTONVILLA]

We need to win the next two and push on from there. But anyone who thinks that they will be easy wins is a mug.

Any mugs about?

Me too.

We should expect to comfortably beat a Bolton team that has not won this season and hasn't scored in 7 games. I expect at least three goals too.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

2016/17 Season        Total points(Average Points) after...
                           22 games
Newcastle.        49(2.2)
Brighton.            48(2.18)
Using Brighton's stats from last season, the next quarter of our season is going to be crucial for automatic promotion. The pressure on Bruce is not going to let up especially as we're playing catch-up. Both Newcastle and Brighton amassed 27 points from games 12-22(inc) last season, Brighton winning 8 and drawing 3, Newcastle winning 9 and losing 2. Bruce is going to have to better their records to ensure we are in the mix for automation promotion. The only saving grace for Bruce is that Cardiff, Wolves, Sheffield Utd and Leeds are not Brighton or Newcastle and may not amass at least 48 points after 22 games, but we can't afford to rely on that. We have to do our best to get to this target irrespective of what other teams are doing! This is not being hysterical or crisis raking, this is just being factual. Over to you Bruce! UTV

[SoccerHQ]

85 points may be enough for auto I reckon this season. I really don't see any team going on 10 match winning runs like I presume Newcastle and Brighton did last season.

Leeds have looked poor away from home lately and hopefully Sheff Weds can wake up and take a point off them today. Boro can't get their away form going at all either.

Probably of all them I'd say Wolves could well go on a winning streak but there's still another automatic place in play.

We're on course for 80 points over the season so despite a very dodgy start we're not that far away at all.

[Clark W Griswold]

Got my optimistic head on...
I think 7 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats should be enough to have us in the playoff places by x-mas, and looking at the fixtures that's exactly what i think we'll get.

Wolves D
Fulham W
Blues D
Preston L
Sheff Wed W
QPR W
Sunderland W
Ipswich W
Leeds L
Milwall W
Derby D
Sheff Utd W

Although that is assuming we don't lose a few players from Kodjia, Adomah, Snodgrass, Chester, Terry, Johnstone.

[Matt Collins]

We haven't played against enough of the top teams yet to know whether we can really give them a game home and away

So it's wait and see for me

I don't think we can play 442 all the time so it will be interesting to see what he does

[ChicagoLion]

We haven't played against enough of the top teams yet to know whether we can really give them a game home and away

So it's wait and see for me

I don't think we can play 442 all the time so it will be interesting to see what he does

4 of our 5 wins have been against teams in the bottom 7.