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Author Topic: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths  (Read 309770 times)

Offline claret+blue ed

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #930 on: February 04, 2018, 10:27:59 AM »
One thing we have proved now is that we can grind out good wins like at Middlesbrough and Sheffield united, I'm not too sure that Fulham and Derby have that in them in a tough game against a rival

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #931 on: February 04, 2018, 10:29:47 AM »
6000 Villa being down there and us being chock full of confidence will help.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #932 on: February 04, 2018, 10:42:59 AM »
To say nothing of the boost for the bistros, wine bars, vegan dinettes and sushi purveyors.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #933 on: February 04, 2018, 11:36:53 AM »
I think we will beat the Noses and Fulham.

We won't keep winning forever, we're due to draw at least a game and I would be very surprised if we won our next two.

Could well be two draws for our next two.

Look at what we have after that though...

Sheff Weds away- We should be winning that with the way they defended yesterday. They have a million injuries and real lack of confidence at the club.

QPR home- Always a team I expect to beat at home regardless of form.

Sunderland away- If we can't beat them....

Wolves home- Tough one. Will show us maybe how much we'd need to step up for next year given Wolves have premier league quality in their 11. Would take a point.

Bolton away- Bolton seem to have a knack of beating teams in the top 6 but again a game I'd expect 3 points from.

Hull away- Having a similar demise to Sunderland. We always had a good record against them in the prem.

Reading home- Would expect three points from this aswell.

That would take us up to April 2nd.

I'd say if we're not second by then we probably won't do it given our final 6 games. Given I think we can win most of those I'd like to think we'll be second and have a decent cushion over third as Derby-Cardiff play us in March and Cardiff have a very tough spell of games in that period.

Online eamonn

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #934 on: February 04, 2018, 11:55:11 AM »
Those tables on the Fulham forum are just...beautiful. PromotionalExcel porn.

Offline villa `cross the mersey

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #935 on: February 04, 2018, 01:10:01 PM »
I think we will beat the Noses and Fulham.
I'll have some of what you are smoking or drinking !
Or take an optimism pill
Live on TV at midday against an "in form" Small Heath what could ever go wrong?l



Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #936 on: February 04, 2018, 01:12:02 PM »
I think we will beat the Noses and Fulham.
I'll have some of what you are smoking or drinking !
Or take an optimism pill
Live on TV at midday against an "in form" Small Heath what could ever go wrong?l




We’ve just won 6 on the spin so it’s no wonder he’s optimistic!

Offline mr underhill

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #937 on: February 04, 2018, 02:05:32 PM »
by the law of averages we won't keep on winning...

Offline Ads

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #938 on: February 04, 2018, 02:23:15 PM »
I think we will beat the Noses and Fulham.
I'll have some of what you are smoking or drinking !
Or take an optimism pill
Live on TV at midday against an "in form" Small Heath what could ever go wrong?l




Beating a relegation battler and somebody below us in the league isn't exactly wild is It?

The Noses are shite and there isn't a side in the country as in form as us.

If we don't beat them at home it would be hugely disappointing.

We win when we're on the box all the while. Like our last two away games for example, so I'm not sure what that's got to do with it. In fact we win more often than we don't regardless of being live.
« Last Edit: February 04, 2018, 02:28:19 PM by Ads »

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #939 on: February 04, 2018, 03:32:38 PM »
Ivan Gaskell or some other eejit said on BBC yesterday, whilst reporting from Fulham's game "Make no mistake about it, Fulham are THE form team in the Championship".
I admit I was a bit scared of Fulham's form lately but not anymore, I mean they live in a little cottage, how tough can they be?


Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #940 on: February 04, 2018, 03:43:43 PM »
With John Terry playing I am more positive about our mental strength going into this fixture than I have been in the past.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #941 on: February 04, 2018, 04:54:53 PM »
fulham forums seem to think they are nailed on for 2nd - let's prove them wrong.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #942 on: February 04, 2018, 05:02:05 PM »
I think we will beat the Noses and Fulham.
I think we will beat Blues and stop Fulham winning.

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #943 on: February 04, 2018, 05:04:44 PM »
by the law of averages we won't keep on winning...
That applies to average teams not Steve Bruce's Claret n Blue Army.

(thinks: What am I saying?)

Offline Risso

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Re: The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths
« Reply #944 on: February 04, 2018, 05:04:55 PM »
fulham forums seem to think they are nailed on for 2nd - let's prove them wrong.

The thing is, we've both won lots of games in a row, but they're still 6 points behind us, so have quite a bit less margin for error than us, and we haven't got much. 

 


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