The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[SoccerHQ]

Boro and Leeds being massively overhyped this season is good news.

[aj2k77]

Unfortunately we only look good against bottom half shite.

[IFWaters]

Next 2 games are pretty huge to get back on the horse. Can't afford a confidence collapse like last year.

[Villa75]

Boro and Leeds being massively overhyped this season is good news.

For Wolves and Cardiff, yes.

[ChicagoLion]

I think we will have a decent run in September which will keep Bruce in the job.
Then comes the International break and a run of tricky fixtures which will be too much for " I don't do tactics me" by then it will be too late to do anything but soldier on towards mid table mediocrity.

File under most fukin obvious prediction

[SoccerHQ]

Looks like Wolves are matching the hype, be amazed if two other teams in this division can finish above them.

They'll get automatic promotion comfortably. We're in a scrap with everyone else for 2-8th.

[Rudy65]

Boro and Leeds being massively overhyped this season is good news.

For Wolves and Cardiff, yes.

Cardiff were awful last night

[Villa75]

Boro and Leeds being massively overhyped this season is good news.

For Wolves and Cardiff, yes.

Cardiff were awful last night

And yet they beat Wolves away and walloped us.

I'd rather be where they are in the table.

[Malandro]

We will be in the top 6. We should be in the top two.

[ChicagoLion]

We will be in the top 6. We should be in the top two.

Expectations have allready been lowered by the Bruce campaign to play off places.
Next it will be as long as we are mid table and beat blose  every now and then.

[sickbeggar]

Watford are currently 4th. I reckon there's more chance of them staying there than us getting in the top 2

[myf]

Think we're on course for about 67 points? Clearly not automatic but is that play-off points?

Big test now to bounce back against Fulham and Blose. Make or break time for Bruce.

[SoccerHQ]

Need 70 + for play offs.

We'll still be in the mix as we have enough to beat the bottom half teams home and away so the points will build up that way.

To be top 2 though you need much more. To actually beat a top 6 contender a couple of times a season. We're hardly done that since we've been down here which is very worrying.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

It looks like we're playing for second place now with Wolves probably taking top spot. Cardiff and Sheffield Utd are currently matching Brighton's progress last season, point for point. For us to match Brighton last season, we need 29 points from the next 30 (10 wins!). It isn't going to happen!!! We'd better hope for a Cardiff/Sheffield Utd collapse, otherwise all we can hope for is a crack at the lottery of the playoffs. This fills me with dread knowing our luck and the record of Bruce in trying to achieve this with us in 35 games last season

[Ads]

Need 70 + for play offs.

We'll still be in the mix as we have enough to beat the bottom half teams home and away so the points will build up that way.

To be top 2 though you need much more. To actually beat a top 6 contender a couple of times a season. We're hardly done that since we've been down here which is very worrying.

Wolves have beat one top six contender, us. We beat Fulham next week bouncing back, so will we.

We were very poor yesterday no doubt.