The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[Ad@m]

What is my favourite colour?

If it's not claret, you're wrong.

[Smirker]

Can I start a thread for the match or is it too early?

[Ads]

Could be bad ju-ju.

[Smirker]

I will leave it then.

[Matt Collins]

Yes a win would be a massive boost, I think in the context of a season some games become pivotal.
Getting beat would indicate that we don’t have what it takes to get results from the better teams in this league and we ain’t getting promoted if that is the case.

One game isn't going to prove that much one way or the other

[PeterWithesShin]

Can I start a thread for the match or is it too early?

No one but me starts any match related threads, we've won 3 in a row since I started doing them, we're not jinxing it now!

[Colhint]

pillar box ginger. next

[Hookeysmith]

Can I start a thread for the match or is it too early?

No one but me starts any match related threads, we've won 3 in a row since I started doing them, we're not jinxing it now!

Well go on then - there is f*ck all to discuss at present

[Villa75]

Yes a win would be a massive boost, I think in the context of a season some games become pivotal.
Getting beat would indicate that we don’t have what it takes to get results from the better teams in this league and we ain’t getting promoted if that is the case.

One game isn't going to prove that much one way or the other

But say we lose this one game, and were 10th/11th, 7 points behind the top 2, after 12 games of the season. Would that tell us something?

Alternatively, if we win, we're in the top 6 and a maximum of 2 points off a top 2 place. We're solidifying the foundations we have laid over the last few weeks.

I think this is a massive game. A 'six pointer' some would say.

[IFWaters]

I'm going to go all Brucey and say a draw against a top rival would be a good result, a win would be excellent. Lose though and we would give a lot of ground to a main rival for the automatic places.

[KRS]

Rightly or wrongly, I think Bruce is likely to approach the Wolves games as "not lose" rather than "must win". Cardiff have a good chance to extend their lead over us to 8pts by the time we play Wolves if they beat Blose on Friday night, and if we do lose then we'll be 7pts behind Wolves, so avoiding defeat does make sense...it just doesn't fill me with confidence knowing the pressure that we would be under if he sets us up defensively or changes formation again as we don't have the pace in the team to play counter attacking football. It's not as if we're playing Barcelona, so it would be a welcome surprise if we play on the front foot and go for the win.

[Smirker]

Can I start a thread for the match or is it too early?

No one but me starts any match related threads, we've won 3 in a row since I started doing them, we're not jinxing it now!

I will leave it to you then. Looking forward to it 

[SoccerHQ]

I'm going to go all Brucey and say a draw against a top rival would be a good result, a win would be excellent. Lose though and we would give a lot of ground to a main rival for the automatic places.

Not too worried if they go 8 points clear or whatever at this stage of the season.

This time last year we were 8 points off top 6. Great we're in the mix now.

[Matt Collins]

I think our best chance is to play on the break, especially down the channels of their back three, and to be a threat from set pieces

So I don't mind a more reactive game plan as long as we pack a punch. A Leicester city style you might say

If we end up drawing then I'm happy

I note that Wolves haven't actually won by more than one goal at home this season so I don't think we should be too fearful 

[XXVilla]

In the play off places now