el punal
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Over the their four games (max.12 points), Hull have won 5 points and Boro 6 points. Anything can happen in this league . . . and does.
It's not games like tonight that have cost us automatic promotion...
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Over the their four games (max.12 points), Hull have won 5 points and Boro 6 points. Anything can happen in this league . . . and does.
symyjym
Banned
Going by recent form the only team in the top five that merits auto promotion is Burnley. Right now I don't think we deserve second spot anymore or less than the teams around us.
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Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
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I don't get to many games but ,at the tender age of 44, I am getting more and more excited about the Burnley game. 4 points (or more?) from the next 2 games and that could be a belter.
I understand where you're coming from - I just hope it doesn't rain when we play Burnley - we clearly don't do rain!!!!!!
Machiavelli
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I hope it doesn't rain either: Kayal has been left out the starting 11 the last two games it was raining
He is quite careful about his hairstyle.........connected maybe ?
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You can't believe how happy I am that I was proved wrong yesterday...
footychick
Nicola
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It's pointless predicting this league and writing any of the top 4 off. Less than a month ago, we were on a par with Burnley with both Hull and Boro looking set for the top two. Just 2 weeks ago (or was it last week?), I posted that a Burnley/BHA 1-2 in either order was 33/1 whereas Hull/Boro (either order) was 7/4. That looked a nonsense even then.
I am confident that if we look after our own business, we will go up. Same goes for the rest of the top 4. Beat Reading and MK, and get anything from the Burnley home game and we will be set fair. I've given up looking too far ahead now, I'm sure Hughton being the experienced wise head that he is, will just be focussed on trying to win against Reading.
darkwolf666
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The following points from the last 30
Burnley - 26
Boro - 12
Hull - 18
BHA - 21
Derby - 12
Sheff Wed - 14
Cardiff - 18
B'ham - 15
So right now, who does deserve second spot? Right now, Brighton are the team with the second best current form, so right now I would say they deserve it!
warmleyseagull
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It's pointless predicting this league and writing any of the top 4 off. Less than a month ago, we were on a par with Burnley with both Hull and Boro looking set for the top two. Just 2 weeks ago (or was it last week?), I posted that a Burnley/BHA 1-2 in either order was 33/1 whereas Hull/Boro (either order) was 7/4. That looked a nonsense even then.
I am confident that if we look after our own business, we will go up. Same goes for the rest of the top 4. Beat Reading and MK, and get anything from the Burnley home game and we will be set fair. I've given up looking too far ahead now, I'm sure Hughton being the experienced wise head that he is, will just be focussed on trying to win against Reading.
This. The 'take every game as it comes' mantra is as true now as ever. It is all CH and other managers can do, simply aim to win the next one and see what turns up: control the controllable and forget the rest. Which is why all the 'points required', 'teams in meltdown', 'bottom teams fighting for lives' is of interest on forums but irrelevant to what happens.
symyjym
Banned
Looking at the table it still is only Burnley who look like they deserve promotion because they have an 8 point gap and probably only need 3 wins. The teams around us look pretty shaky but if we lose tomorrow so will we.
If the question is: Can we get autos? My answer would be yes, but deserve wouldn’t be an impartial opinion.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Absolutely this.
Which is why I think those scoreline calcs for all the teams remaining games are a complete and utter waste of time and effort. The results in this league are bloody ridiculous, I've given up trying to do accas on it.
Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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Should all of the top 11 continue their form of either the last 10 or the last 5 matches for their remaining games, Brighton would finish second behind Burnley, Hull third, Boro 4th, Cardiff 5th and Derby 6th.
As Easy has said, form in the Championship means nothing, but it seems that those of us who thought the top two was out of our reach after last Tuesday's game, may have been under-estimating the jobs that Boro and Hull still need to do.
That said, a repeat of last week's performance against Reading tomorrow night could see an opportunity to capitalise missed.
symyjym
Banned
Interesting to see how close it was last season with only 4 points between the top 6. It stretches 15 points this season.