| Route to promotion 23:28 - Dec 5 with 1679 views | Bluestu |
It’s well known we can’t and won’t beat the top 8
In a 24 team league that leaves 16 teams
Beat 16 rubbish teams home and away gives 96 points, promotion in the bag.
We would be on target for that but for MK dons and oxford (based on this years likely top 8) |  | | |  |
| Route to promotion on 23:33 - Dec 5 with 1647 views | TheBoyBlue |
It leaves 15 teams as we can't play ourselves.
However, I've been thinking the same thing, which is why we can ill-afford to drop too many points against teams like Plymouth and Oxford. If we end up 'only getting 80-85 points from those teams and we end up in the play-offs playing the teams we can't beat! | |
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| Route to promotion on 23:35 - Dec 5 with 1633 views | Bluestu |
| Route to promotion on 23:33 - Dec 5 by TheBoyBlue |
It leaves 15 teams as we can't play ourselves.
However, I've been thinking the same thing, which is why we can ill-afford to drop too many points against teams like Plymouth and Oxford. If we end up 'only getting 80-85 points from those teams and we end up in the play-offs playing the teams we can't beat! |
I was assuming if we did that we would be one of the top 8 | | | |
| Route to promotion on 23:36 - Dec 5 with 1625 views | TheBoyBlue |
| Route to promotion on 23:35 - Dec 5 by Bluestu |
I was assuming if we did that we would be one of the top 8 |
Good answer! | |
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| Route to promotion on 23:38 - Dec 5 with 1622 views | BlueBadger |
| Route to promotion on 23:33 - Dec 5 by TheBoyBlue |
It leaves 15 teams as we can't play ourselves.
However, I've been thinking the same thing, which is why we can ill-afford to drop too many points against teams like Plymouth and Oxford. If we end up 'only getting 80-85 points from those teams and we end up in the play-offs playing the teams we can't beat! |
We're that sh1t we'd probably lose to ourselves. |  |
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| Route to promotion on 23:38 - Dec 5 with 1616 views | Bluestu |
| Route to promotion on 23:36 - Dec 5 by TheBoyBlue |
Good answer! |
Quick thinking to get me out of the flaw in my argument!,, | | | |
| Route to promotion on 23:50 - Dec 5 with 1591 views | MrTown |
Be organised, don’t try and play like Man City in this league.
Be organised, be consistent, with our individual quality in the more attacking areas (albeit injuries hit hard) it would get you out of this league.
Got to be more organised. Seen positive signs of it in the last 2 games. |  |
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| Route to promotion on 23:58 - Dec 5 with 1576 views | BlueBadger |
| Route to promotion on 23:50 - Dec 5 by MrTown |
Be organised, don’t try and play like Man City in this league.
Be organised, be consistent, with our individual quality in the more attacking areas (albeit injuries hit hard) it would get you out of this league.
Got to be more organised. Seen positive signs of it in the last 2 games. |
I suppose you *could* describe '12 passes around the defence then lump it' as 'organised'.. [Post edited 6 Dec 2020 0:00]
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| Route to promotion on 00:00 - Dec 6 with 1567 views | MrTown |
| Route to promotion on 23:58 - Dec 5 by BlueBadger |
I suppose you *could* describe '12 passes around the defence then lump it' as 'organised'.. [Post edited 6 Dec 2020 0:00]
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Being organised is probably more an indication how you are without the ball rather than with it.
We’ve had a better shape in the last 2 games, certainly. | |
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| Route to promotion on 00:01 - Dec 6 with 1564 views | BlueBadger |
| Route to promotion on 00:00 - Dec 6 by MrTown |
Being organised is probably more an indication how you are without the ball rather than with it.
We’ve had a better shape in the last 2 games, certainly. |
'Desperately hope the opposition don't score', again, *could* be describe as a prescribed strategy.. | |
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| Route to promotion on 01:12 - Dec 6 with 1496 views | JimmyJazz |
I would have thought we'd get some draws against the top teams along the way |  |
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| Route to promotion on 09:31 - Dec 6 with 1277 views | Guthrum |
Indeed. It is not strictly necessary to beat our rivals in order to win the division.
Howver, giving up on a third of the available points leaves us very little margin for error. |  |
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| Route to promotion on 09:41 - Dec 6 with 1247 views | strikalite |
16 rubbish teams? I think the rubbish teams would have something to say about that, on their day they can certainly turn the so called top teams over, it's football remember, crazy results happen..
Yesterday , Sunderland 0 Wigan 1
Plenty more of those this season.. |  | | |
| Route to promotion on 12:04 - Dec 6 with 1163 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Route to promotion on 23:38 - Dec 5 by BlueBadger |
We're that sh1t we'd probably lose to ourselves. |
To be fair we would still get 3 points that way. I would see a 0-0 draw as being a far more likely outcome. The only shot of the game coming after normal time. |  |
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| Route to promotion on 12:08 - Dec 6 with 1154 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
There are a few problems with your plan.
One, we are not going to win every match against the "lesser" teams.
Two, if we did somehow go up the embarrassment of finishing a Championship season firmly rock bottom and without a single win terrify me.
We need a team and tactics that can compete with the likes of Sunderland, Portsmouth, Peterborough, Hull, Lincoln, et al. | |
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