The Next 8 games - Make or Break Time

[Snowflake Royal]

Anyway, I've ordered a few tons of crow for you to eat in four weeks time

How's that going for you?

Didn't beat Bolton. Two games left and we're at 7 points, so maximum of 13 possible.

It's beating Bristol all over again isn't it.

[Duffy]

We're still on for 40 points. It's going to be close to going down.

[Ascotexgunner]

Bearing in mind my appalling prediction record ......

Bolton (a) D
Villa (H) L
Weds (a) L
Blackburn (H) W
Sheff Utd (a) L
Rotherham (H) D
Ipswich (a) D
Wigan (H) W

Still think we'll probably go down but if we do escape it will be by the skin of our teeth, maybe our goal difference.

I think this is the closest prediction for me...I just don't think we have the goals.
Unless the Norwich reject becomes the new Shane Long..... I think 37 points wont be enough...even if we get that.

Gunny Fishcakes prediction is not far from being spot on but I would definitely take those next two results.....

[Snowflake Royal]

Didnt someome else get the first 5 entirely correct? Not sure about his Rovrum prediction

[Snowflake Royal]

Can see some very confident points returns from other posters.

Realistically expect our home form to improve but those away games are actually pretty tough. I think we will get 12 points. I'd say 12 is the least we need. Our last 10 games are difficult.

Bolton (a) - D - will be tough. A physical Bolton side away on a cold damp Tuesday night. They will be up for it. May have to come from behind
Villa (H) - D - our record v them is pretty meh. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost either
Weds (a) - D - get held after leading
Blackburn (H) - W - expect it'll be a comfortable win v a mid table side
Sheff Utd (a) - L - outclassed again by the Blades
Rotherham (H) - W - squeak a win. Will be a tight and nervy game
Ipswich (a) - L - they have nothing to lose
Wigan (H) - W - again we edge a tight game

On track to date

Here it is. The prophetic royaljimmy

[Snowball]

So the reality is 10 points from the opening 7 of the 8 games
with Wigan (H) to come so the final total will be 10, 11 or 13

That, 1.43 points per game (66-points season equivalent) is
stratospherically better than what we experienced under Stam-2 or Clement A/B

Those 2 late goals v Bolton and Rotherham cost us 4 points (obvs)

Just FYI, hanging on for the win at Bolton (with all other results unchanged)
would have meant 12 points from 7 = 1.71 points per game = a 79-points season equivalent.

Again, FYI, had we also hung on v Rotherham... 14 from 7 = 2 points per game, Championship-winning form!

It didn't happen, of course, but we really weren't that far from winning both those games

How many would have expected just one defeat in seven?

D Bolton (threw the win away at the death)
D Villa
D Wednesday
W Blackburn
L Sheff Utd
D Rotherham (threw the win away at the death)
W Ipswich (tried to throw the win away, but tore up the script)
? Wigan

I still think, had we won at Bolton, we would have picked up at least four more points the extra 2 there and v Rotherham). Apart from the totally-expected beating at Sheffield United, we had a good chance of winning all the others

[Hound]

Beat wigan and it will have been a good 8 games

Lose and it will be a massive missed opportunity and we’ll be in deep trouble

[Zip]

So the reality is 10 points from the opening 7 of the 8 games
with Wigan (H) to come so the final total will be 10, 11 or 13

That, 1.43 points per game (66-points season equivalent) is
stratospherically better than what we experienced under Stam-2 or Clement A/B

Those 2 late goals v Bolton and Rotherham cost us 4 points (obvs)

Just FYI, hanging on for the win at Bolton (with all other results unchanged)
would have meant 12 points from 7 = 1.71 points per game = a 79-points season equivalent.

Again, FYI, had we also hung on v Rotherham... 14 from 7 = 2 points per game, Championship-winning form!

It didn't happen, of course, but we really weren't that far from winning both those games

How many would have expected just one defeat in seven?

D Bolton (threw the win away at the death)
D Villa
D Wednesday
W Blackburn
L Sheff Utd
D Rotherham (threw the win away at the death)
W Ipswich (tried to throw the win away, but tore up the script)
? Wigan

I still think, had we won at Bolton, we would have picked up at least four more points the extra 2 there and v Rotherham). Apart from the totally-expected beating at Sheffield United, we had a good chance of winning all the others

We threw away two wins but also grabbed two late winners so it’s balanced out a bit. Fitness is not the same issue as it was last season. Bit worried about where the goals are coming from without Oliveira though.

[URZZZZ]

So the reality is 10 points from the opening 7 of the 8 games
with Wigan (H) to come so the final total will be 10, 11 or 13

That, 1.43 points per game (66-points season equivalent) is
stratospherically better than what we experienced under Stam-2 or Clement A/B

Those 2 late goals v Bolton and Rotherham cost us 4 points (obvs)

Just FYI, hanging on for the win at Bolton (with all other results unchanged)
would have meant 12 points from 7 = 1.71 points per game = a 79-points season equivalent.

Again, FYI, had we also hung on v Rotherham... 14 from 7 = 2 points per game, Championship-winning form!

It didn't happen, of course, but we really weren't that far from winning both those games

How many would have expected just one defeat in seven?

D Bolton (threw the win away at the death)
D Villa
D Wednesday
W Blackburn
L Sheff Utd
D Rotherham (threw the win away at the death)
W Ipswich (tried to throw the win away, but tore up the script)
? Wigan

I still think, had we won at Bolton, we would have picked up at least four more points the extra 2 there and v Rotherham). Apart from the totally-expected beating at Sheffield United, we had a good chance of winning all the others

You can talk about PPG all you want, but we've played the four worst teams in the division excluding us, three teams in horrible form at the time and obviously United

Please stop talking about the late goals, late points gained = 4 late points lost = 4 so it really is completely irrelevant

And the Bolton point is also irrelevant, if we beat Derby on the first game of the season, we may well now be in the top 6, you'll never know so why bother bringing it up. You're just trying to hide behind a shield with your ridiculous 19 out of 24 prediction

[Denver Royal]

So the reality is 10 points from the opening 7 of the 8 games
with Wigan (H) to come so the final total will be 10, 11 or 13

That, 1.43 points per game (66-points season equivalent) is
stratospherically better than what we experienced under Stam-2 or Clement A/B

Those 2 late goals v Bolton and Rotherham cost us 4 points (obvs)

Just FYI, hanging on for the win at Bolton (with all other results unchanged)
would have meant 12 points from 7 = 1.71 points per game = a 79-points season equivalent.

Again, FYI, had we also hung on v Rotherham... 14 from 7 = 2 points per game, Championship-winning form!

It didn't happen, of course, but we really weren't that far from winning both those games

How many would have expected just one defeat in seven?

D Bolton (threw the win away at the death)
D Villa
D Wednesday
W Blackburn
L Sheff Utd
D Rotherham (threw the win away at the death)
W Ipswich (tried to throw the win away, but tore up the script)
? Wigan

I still think, had we won at Bolton, we would have picked up at least four more points the extra 2 there and v Rotherham). Apart from the totally-expected beating at Sheffield United, we had a good chance of winning all the others

You can talk about PPG all you want, but we've played the four worst teams in the division excluding us, three teams in horrible form at the time and obviously United

Please stop talking about the late goals, late points gained = 4 late points lost = 4 so it really is completely irrelevant

And the Bolton point is also irrelevant, if we beat Derby on the first game of the season, we may well now be in the top 6, you'll never know so why bother bringing it up. You're just trying to hide behind a shield with your ridiculous 19 out of 24 prediction

Heh, I'll have you know that even under the caretaker manager we conceded late at Rovrum to lose 2 pts, and in the next game conceded late at home to Boro to lose another point.

[URZZZZ]

For the record I think
Bolton - draw
Villa - win
Wednesday - loss
Blackburn - draw
United - loss
Rotherham - win
Ipswich - loss
Wigan - draw

So we managed to get 13 points out of a possible 24, 4 points off in my prediction, anyone manage to guess 13?

[Snowball]

For the record I think
Bolton - draw
Villa - win
Wednesday - loss
Blackburn - draw
United - loss
Rotherham - win
Ipswich - loss
Wigan - draw

So we managed to get 13 points out of a possible 24, 4 points off in my prediction, anyone manage to guess 13?

One person did, despite only getting 4/8 results correct!

[Snowball]

I think we "SHOULD" win at Bolton. If we do I think we will start picking up
well in excess of 1.5ppg. The way we played second half at Derby would cut Bolton
wide open.

So based on a win at Bolton



19 Points from 8 Games, XXXXXX

we get out of the bottom 3, are above Rotherham and Wigan
as well as Bolton and Ipswich. Also caught Millwall

36 -13 Reading
36 -16 Wigan
34 -16 Millwall
33 -21 Rotherham
29 -32 Bolton
22 -32 Ipswich

I might have got the points wrong, but that is a damn-accurate text prediction

[Snowball]

22 Old Man Andrews 3 out of 8 correct results
19 Snowball 5 out of 8 correct results
17 TiagiIlori 6 out of 8 correct results
16 Wycombe Royal
16 Hendo 5 out of 8 correct results
15 Andrew1957
14 Stealthpapes
14 Pepe the Horseman 4 out of 8 correct results
14 Stranded
14 Brum Royal 5 out of 8 correct results
14 Maneki Neko 6 out of 8 correct results
13.5 Windermere Royal Said "12-15"
13 Ranty McRantFace 4 out of 8 correct results
12 Royal Jimmy 6 out of 8 correct results
11.5 Zip Said 11-12
9 Gunny Fishcake 4 out of 8 correct results
9 Pie Eater 6 out of 8 correct results
9 AscotexGunner 4 out of 8 correct results
9 URZZZ 1 out of 8 correct results
8 Snowflake Royal "Back-to-back defeats v Ipswich and Wigan, effectively opening the (relegation) trap door beneath our feet"
6 Duffy 3 out of 8 correct results

[Snowball]

Prediction Rank by number of correct results

6 Maneki Neko (14) (1 off)
6 Royal Jimmy (12) (1 off)

6 TiagiIlori (17)
6 Pie Eater (9)

5 Snowball
5 Hendo
5 Brum Royal

4 Pepe the Horseman
4 Ranty McRantFace
4 Gunny Fishcake
4 AscotexGunner

3 Old Man Andrews
3 Duffy

2 URZZZ

0 Snowflake Royal (Only two results mentioned (both totally wrong) but said we'd be effectively relegated)

[URZZZZ]

[quote="Snowball"]Prediction Rank by number of correct results

6 Maneki Neko (14) (1 off)
6 Royal Jimmy (12) (1 off)

6 TiagiIlori (17)
6 Pie Eater (9)

5 Snowball
5 Hendo
5 Brum Royal

4 Pepe the Horseman
4 Ranty McRantFace
4 Gunny Fishcake
4 AscotexGunner

3 Old Man Andrews
3 Duffy

1 URZZZ

0 Snowflake Royal (Only two results mentioned (both totally wrong) but said we'd be effectively relegated)[/quote
Hey, I got 2 out of 8, draw against Bolton, and loss against Sheffield, either way I’m still bottom though

[Snowball]

Prediction Rank by number of correct results

6 Maneki Neko (14) (1 off)
6 Royal Jimmy (12) (1 off)

6 TiagiIlori (17)
6 Pie Eater (9)

5 Snowball
5 Hendo
5 Brum Royal

4 Pepe the Horseman
4 Ranty McRantFace
4 Gunny Fishcake
4 AscotexGunner

3 Old Man Andrews
3 Duffy

2 URZZZ <<<<<

0 Snowflake Royal (Only two results mentioned (both totally wrong) but said we'd be effectively relegated)

Hey, I got 2 out of 8, draw against Bolton, and loss against Sheffield, either way I’m still bottom though

Fixed (Second Bottom IMO)

You didn't say we'd basically be relegated by back to back
defeats at Ipswich and then home to Wigan

[From Despair To Where?]

Jeez, chill out the pair of you, I thought it was meant to be a bit of fun.

It's like watching 2 fat people fight over the last chicken nugget.

[Snowflake Royal]

22 Old Man Andrews 3 out of 8 correct results
19 Snowball 5 out of 8 correct results
17 TiagiIlori 6 out of 8 correct results
16 Wycombe Royal
16 Hendo 5 out of 8 correct results
15 Andrew1957
14 Stealthpapes
14 Pepe the Horseman 4 out of 8 correct results
14 Stranded
14 Brum Royal 5 out of 8 correct results
14 Maneki Neko 6 out of 8 correct results
13.5 Windermere Royal Said "12-15"
13 Ranty McRantFace 4 out of 8 correct results
12 Royal Jimmy 6 out of 8 correct results
11.5 Zip Said 11-12
9 Gunny Fishcake 4 out of 8 correct results
9 Pie Eater 6 out of 8 correct results
9 AscotexGunner 4 out of 8 correct results
9 URZZZ 1 out of 8 correct results
8 Snowflake Royal "Back-to-back defeats v Ipswich and Wigan, effectively opening the (relegation) trap door beneath our feet"
6 Duffy 3 out of 8 correct results

That's not what I said. If you're going to quote someone, quote them. Don't put it in your own words and get it wrong.

I was closer than you were.

[Snowball]

I call 8 points with back to back defeats in two of the last three effectively opening the trap door under our feet

True I didn’t quote you perfectly but you still said we would either lose to Rotherham then Ipswich or Ipswich followed by Wigan

And you said open trap door totally implying relegation.