The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[Matt Collins]

The teams I want to avoid playing are Fulham, Millwall (especially in the semis) and Cardiff. Probably in that order.

Don’t mind the others so much

[mr underhill]

so we might end up playing ourselves?

[Ad@m]

I think Matt would be ok if we played Derby three times!

[Damo70]

Villa are 2/1 with Coral to be promoted. That covers both the eventualities of automatic and play offs.

[cheltenhamlion]

Bruceys target is 87 points. 3 wins and a draw when 4 wins would be great unless he knows Fulham are going to lose next 2 London derbies and to blues.

The target was 89. We can't get that if we win every game now.

[cheltenhamlion]

I've thought for a while now that it'll be some no-mark team like Millwall that gets into the play offs then wins the big one at Wembley.  Just to add to all the other small no-mark teams like Bournemouth and Huddersfield that have suddenly become a lot richer than us.

A corporate each for Charlie and I, then Edvard can have my ticket for the play off final, my good man. 😀

[eamonn]

Villa are 2/1 with Coral to be promoted. That covers both the eventualities of automatic and play offs.

Tight bastards

[MONCABA]

Fulham still have a difficult run in. I'm not ruling out finishing 2nd just yet.

[SoccerHQ]

Fulham still have a difficult run in. I'm not ruling out finishing 2nd just yet.

Think they'll beat Brentford and also beat Sunderland and SHA. Millwall is the only game they might draw.

[eamonn]

The one glimmer is that Fulham have to play teams with something to play for.

[IFWaters]

I think we will next 2 and secure 4th spot before we play Derby. In fact my playoff predictions are :

Cardiff v Brentford.. Brentford win
Villa v Millwall.. narrow Villa win

Villa win at Wembley

[mr underhill]

well I don't think that is going to happen. Brentford won't make the play offs and Milllwall will fancy themselves against anyone if they do. One defeat in 17 is amazing.

[Richard]

Let's see where Milwall are after they've finished playing Sheff Utd Fulham Boro and us - get through that lot and be Top 6 fair enough but probably take a lot out of them going into the play offs.

[Dave]

All teams from Burnley down are no mark teams.

That’s not what he meant though. Teams like WBA, West Ham, Newcastle are not no-mark teams whilst Swansea, Huddersfield and Bmouth are mainly due to size and history.

Don't Huddersfield have a more illustrious history than any of West Bromwich, West Ham or Newcastle?

[kipeye]

Let's see where Milwall are after they've finished playing Sheff Utd Fulham Boro and us - get through that lot and be Top 6 fair enough but probably take a lot out of them going into the play offs.

They are the one team I don't want us to be drawn against. They are the Burnley type team that will bring you down to their level and revel in it.