The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[oldtimernow]

I've got Villa promoted with 88 points.........Thanks to me


and no thanks to Norwich!

[QuintonVilla]

Automatic has gone. Hoping Fulham win tonight now.

[JUAN PABLO]

I've got Villa promoted with 88 points.........Thanks to me


and no thanks to Norwich!

86

fulham 91 for me

[frank black]

Fulham in the playoff final me thinks

[QuintonVilla]

Fulham would exploit our lack of pace on that big Wembley pitch. I think they'd beat us fairly comfortably. We need them to go up 2nd and avoid them. Cardiff are shit but spawny, we'd beat them.

[QuintonVilla]

In a way Cardiff winning is a good thing. Means us and the players can concentrate on the play offs, rotate a few players and gear ourselves up for them. Much rather know our fate now than miss out on the last day.

[Alinushavfc]

This obsession about fulham exploiting a big Wembley pitch, was anyone at the villa park matches v them last two seasons.

[Lastfootstamper]

Wembley 105x69m
VP 105x68m

I don't think we'll be able to blame the pitch should the improbable improbably pass.

[SoccerHQ]

This obsession about fulham exploiting a big Wembley pitch, was anyone at the villa park matches v them last two seasons.

Cairney was injured for them that day. Signing Mitrovic has also given them a cutting edge since January.

I'm firmly in the camp let them go up in second and Jedinak can head away the long throws from Boro and Cardiff in the play offs.

[Brassneck]

I now officially withdraw any lingering hopes and aspirations of finishing 2nd. Cardiff have proved time and time again this season that they have the ability to score late goals to earn vital points. Whenever we have been in those positions, we have looked laborious and predictable.

Disclaimer: Should, by some fluke, we do overtake Cardiff, I reserve the right to claim that I was in fact posting on behalf of Darren Wooley.

[QuintonVilla]

Pulis in the semis would be interesting. I'd love to put one over that pratt.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

In a way Cardiff winning is a good thing. Means us and the players can concentrate on the play offs, rotate a few players and gear ourselves up for them.

My fear is we go stumbling into the play-offs. I'm a firm believer in practice makes perfect. By now, all the squad should know their roles whereby we can rotate seamlessly.

Cardiff have a pretty straight forward run-in now, only Derby away looking a place they could drop points.
Let's see how Fulham get on today. Apparently they weren't too sharp last week and I can't see them winning all their remaining games. It would be some winning streak if the managed it. As I said, practice makes perfect.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

If I could choose (probably a good job I can't) I'd pick Derby then Cardiff at Wembley.

I was definitely hoping for this too. Unfortunately after today’s results it’s looking more like us having to play Millwall or Boro in the Semis, followed by Fulham at Wembley.

[Lastfootstamper]

I'm with RCF. We play Saturday, Saturday, Sunday. That shouldn't be taxing. However unlikely it now looks, I'd like us to still aim for runners-up, and should it be the play-offs, I'd rather we went into them as a well-honed finished article.

[SoccerHQ]

Boro looks nailed on to me now.