The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[Matt Collins]

They should have been murdered last night and keep on scoring late winners

As we saw under MoN that just can’t last all season

[Ads]

Win today and we're a point behind. Let's keep looking after our own affairs. Our squad will pay dividends in the end.

[Ad@m]

They should have been murdered last night and keep on scoring late winners

As we saw under MoN that just can’t last all season

Man United dominated for a generation by scoring late winners when they weren't playing well. I'm not sure that's an indicator of imminent failure.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Win today and we're a point behind. Let's keep looking after our own affairs. Our squad will pay dividends in the end.

Exactly. My focus is on Cardiff, we just need to keep the gap tight and wait for them to drop points.

[Chris Smith]

They should have been murdered last night and keep on scoring late winners

As we saw under MoN that just can’t last all season

Man United dominated for a generation by scoring late winners when they weren't playing well. I'm not sure that's an indicator of imminent failure.

It is hardly a like for like comparison though.

Whatever minute a goal is scored in is irrelevant really but if you win a game when the opposition hit the woodwork 3 times and have a man sent off I don’t think you can claim any Ferguson like genius behind it.

[eamonn]

By the same token I don't think we can write Sheff Utd. off despite their recent wobble when they outplayed their closest rival for most of the game (it was a bit like the Arse-Ure game last weekend). Having said that, the best time to play a team is usually when results are going against them so we really have to be beating them on the eve of Christmas Eve.

[eamonn]

I think so too. Their centre half is their top scorer...

Another reason why we should have kept Nathan 

[Ad@m]

They should have been murdered last night and keep on scoring late winners

As we saw under MoN that just can’t last all season

Man United dominated for a generation by scoring late winners when they weren't playing well. I'm not sure that's an indicator of imminent failure.

It is hardly a like for like comparison though.

Whatever minute a goal is scored in is irrelevant really but if you win a game when the opposition hit the woodwork 3 times and have a man sent off I don’t think you can claim any Ferguson like genius behind it.

Of course it's not like for like but when we win a game after playing badly it's seen as a positive. When Bristol do it it's apparently a sign their bubble's about to burst.

[Chris Smith]

They should have been murdered last night and keep on scoring late winners

As we saw under MoN that just can’t last all season

Man United dominated for a generation by scoring late winners when they weren't playing well. I'm not sure that's an indicator of imminent failure.

It is hardly a like for like comparison though.

Whatever minute a goal is scored in is irrelevant really but if you win a game when the opposition hit the woodwork 3 times and have a man sent off I don’t think you can claim any Ferguson like genius behind it.

Of course it's not like for like but when we win a game after playing badly it's seen as a positive. When Bristol do it it's apparently a sign their bubble's about to burst.

Or if we have a win against the run of play people will say that sort victory is unsustainable.

It is why trying to extrapolate one result into anything more significant is mostly pointless. Reports suggest Bristol rode their luck but they got the points so will not care and focus instead on things like resilience and attitude. Incidentally, having seen the winning goal earlier it was a great finish for a centre back (not square head).

[Jockey Randall]

I'm pretty sure Bristol City were doing quite well early last season and fell on their arses around halfway to end up near the bottom of the league, hopefully they can do the same again.

[maidstonevillain]

Fridays draw now means to achieve 2pts average we need to win the next 5

to make it 25 played with 50 points

Not really. We're aiming to average 2 points per game over 46 games, not 25. Nobody gets promoted in January. The main objective is to stay in touch with the top two whilst gradually chipping away at the points deficit.

We dont need to concentrate on the top 2.  Just second place we need to worry about.  If Wolves win all their remaining games bar the one against us, they will probably be doing us a favour.

[ChicagoLion]

So how many more slip ups can we afford and still get Top 2.?
Or do we now need snookers?

[Villa in Denmark]

So how many more slip ups can we afford and still get Top 2.?
Or do we now need snookers?

It ain't happening, even if it's still possible. Too mnay performances like today and Sheffield Wednesday.

[Villa75]

So how many more slip ups can we afford and still get Top 2.?
Or do we now need snookers?

Not sure. But 2 points from 6 at the start of a busy month is not ideal.

I'm sure there is a valid reason why a point at Home to lowly Millwall is good though, I just can't think of one at the moment. Perhaps I'll find out on the post match thread later.

[sickbeggar]

I make that 2 away wins we need in December now to keep up with 1st and 2nd on their current form. If cardiff win on Monday we're gonna be 9 points off them - already looking beyond us