The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

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With 75 points left to play for I'd be keeping my sheets dry.

I'm fairly sure that if we look back approximately 12 months you were almost certainly saying the same thing at that point.

Then we went 9 matches without a win from the end of December to the end of Feb.

Ok...?

[Ad@m]

With 75 points left to play for I'd be keeping my sheets dry.

I'm fairly sure that if we look back approximately 12 months you were almost certainly saying the same thing at that point.

Then we went 9 matches without a win from the end of December to the end of Feb.

Ok...?

So you've got form for blind, unfounded optimism.

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Saying lets wait and see is blind optimism?

[Risso]

Adomah has been keeping us in the hunt really.  Our strikers in Davis, Kodjia, Agbonlahor and Hogan have got four goals between them.  Kodjia is going to be out for at least 3-4 months if not the whole season, and none of the others can be relied to score regularly, if at all.  If Bruce doesn't magic up a striker from somewhere in January, I don't think we'll even hang on to a play off place.

[Comrade Blitz]

Having had 3 scoreless draws at home now doesn't fill you with confidence

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3 months apart.

[SoccerHQ]

It can only be a bad weekend when we have a very winnable home game, the top 2 for the first time in ages fail to win and we don't cut the deficit.

Given three of the next four games are away and we've got Derby, Sheffield and Boro in next three weeks I wouldn't expect us to reduce the distance to Cardiff, think it will be increased to 9 points so we'll have a lot of work to do in the second half of the season.

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I think we will beat Derby, Boro and Sheffield United, its Brentford that worries me most.

Excellent record at Boro over the years with a multitude of managers and teams. The happiest of hunting grounds for us. Derby will be tough as Rowett wont want to lose so it could well be a dour game, but I fancy a rocket up our collective arses following Saturday. Sheffield United are in poor form, but Brentford have out played us by and large the last two games.

[SoccerHQ]

I think we'll beat Sheffield United.

Very unsure on the three away games. Can see SB just playing for draws at Boro and especially Derby. Nothing in his record suggests we'll go to those places and wipe the floor with them anyway.

Brentford is the dodgy one. We're due a decent performance against them but their style of play always causes us major problems.

[ChicagoLion]

I think Bruce will cement our position of being in the hunt for a play off place.

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I think we'll beat Sheffield United.

Very unsure on the three away games. Can see SB just playing for draws at Boro and especially Derby. Nothing in his record suggests we'll go to those places and wipe the floor with them anyway.

Brentford is the dodgy one. We're due a decent performance against them but their style of play always causes us major problems.

I think it would only be the odd goal in it against Derby. I think they have a lot of similar qualities to us, but without Lawrence I think they're pretty pedestrian.

[ChicagoLion]

I think we'll beat Sheffield United.

Very unsure on the three away games. Can see SB just playing for draws at Boro and especially Derby. Nothing in his record suggests we'll go to those places and wipe the floor with them anyway.

Brentford is the dodgy one. We're due a decent performance against them but their style of play always causes us major problems.

You mean we are both pedestrian?
I think it would only be the odd goal in it against Derby. I think they have a lot of similar qualities to us, but without Lawrence I think they're pretty pedestrian.

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Good quote fail. That will teach you.

[ChicagoLion]

Good quote fail. That will teach you.

Bugger

[olaftab]

With 75 points left to play for I'd be keeping my sheets dry.

I'm fairly sure that if we look back approximately 12 months you were almost certainly saying the same thing at that point.

Then we went 9 matches without a win from the end of December to the end of Feb.

Ok...?

So you've got form for blind, unfounded optimism.

Actually I will be more comfortable if Ads said we will be champion's by clear 10 points than I know, as the team always delivers well below his expectation, we will scrape through to second on goal difference.