[Albion] If you had to take one of these outcomes?

[Simster]

Assume no other outcome is possible. Which one would it be?

Tricky, I think.

 

[Icy Gull]

No brainer isn't it, although maths is not my strong point. Stopping Boro or Derby closing up on us in our games against them will do for me.

 

[Buzzer]

I meant to click the last option. D'oh!

 

[aolstudios]

No brainer isn't it, although maths is not my strong point. Stopping Boro or Derby closing up on us in our games against them will do for me.

Yep, & keeping the record going is actually worth points, I reckon, as we (& the teams we play) never think we're beaten

 

[Simster]

No brainer isn't it, although maths is not my strong point. Stopping Boro or Derby closing up on us in our games against them will do for me.

Depends how crucial you regard that extra point. You'd hand Hull that extra point then? See...TRICKY.

 

[GT49er]

All three options look pretty attractive to me.....yep, I'll take any one of 'em now.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If we lost to Derby but then beat QPR & Boro, it's an extra point, but also showing fight back.

 

[MattBackHome]

I'd be delighted with all three options.

But I've voted option three because I'm feeling Christmassy,

 

[sir albion]

First one...why on earth would people take 5 points instead of 6 just to keep a record going?

 

[Shirty]

First one...why on earth would people take 5 points instead of 6 just to keep a record going?

Because its also about denying direct promotion rivals points too.

 

[sir albion]

Because its also about denying direct promotion rivals points too.

Forget the rivals as its our points that matter and those rivals could drop points also.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

All three options look pretty attractive to me.....yep, I'll take any one of 'em now.

Absolutely agree with this. I'd be delighted with five or six points from those three games. Went for the final option to avoid either Middlesbrough or Derby gaining ground on us in our game against them. Five points from the next four games would give us two points a game at the halfway point. What an achievement that would be!

 

[Pavilionaire]

I've gone for the 5 point option but the bottom line is we don't know for sure who will be the biggest threat out of Boro or Derby, so I right now I don't want either of them to make 3 points up on us.

 

[1234andcounting]

Stopping both Derby and Boro gaining ground on us in December would be a tremendous outcome

 

[Machiavelli]

All three options look pretty attractive to me.....yep, I'll take any one of 'em now.

This is the correct answer. As I'm sure you know, there are some better options but, then again, there are more that are worse.

 

[Icy Gull]

Depends how crucial you regard that extra point. You'd hand Hull that extra point then? See...TRICKY.

I don't consider Hull to be as big a threat as Derby and Boro, so yes

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Middlesbrough have 3 very tricky matches next. Let's open up a gap above them.

 

[Perkino]

Option 3. We are playing 3 very tricky sides and to come through this undefeated would be huge. Especially as two of those games are away

 

[warmleyseagull]

I voted for 1W 2D option because it maintains the unbeaten run but there is arguably little difference.

In the 2D 1W option Albion get 5 points but Derby & Boro both lose 2 points, I.e 9 points.

In the 2W 1L option, Albion get 6 and 1 of Boro and Derby lose 3, so total is again 9.

 

[Mattywerewolf]

Option 1 would take us at least 3 points above 3rd place (assuming Hull win next 3 games) after next 3 games. Option 2 at least 2 and option 3 at least 2....


Option 1 for me please! followed by 3 (with momentum factor too) then option 2....