Final 12 Games

[Mr Angry]

If we win the last 5 games and don't get automatic, then congratulations to whoever does, cos they would have deserved it, and we will go into the play-offs as the form team with tons of momentum behind us.

win/win situation really.

[Snowball]

IF we WWWWW then Cardiff need WWWWD, that would be a helluva finish given who they have to play.

[Mr Angry]

IF we WWWWW then Cardiff need WWWWD, that would be a helluva finish given who they have to play.

I suspect that leave will be cancelled for South Wales' finest that day!!

[Schards#2]

I would like:

Norwich City v Nottingham Forest Please!
Burnley v Swansea City (Swansea aren't great away, but Burnley have "blown"
Cardiff City v Portsmouth (Probably Cardiff, but Pompey's best-11 can win anywhere)
Reading v Leicester City (I think this could be tough. Good players but Leicester aren't as good away from home)

Ipswich Town v Norwich City (Ipswich are hitting form, and it's a derby game)
Leeds United v Reading (Frankly, could be anything. IMO we just need to beat Leicester and draw at Leeds and it's done. Of course 9 x W would be brilliant)
Cardiff City v QPR (Please be brilliant QPR)
Portsmouth v Swansea City ((Dave Kitson to score the winner!!)

Swansea City v Ipswich Town DRAW PLease
Reading v Sheffield United (United are effectively down and are an inferior side, but beware "already relegated" teams)
Preston NE v Cardiff City DRAW PLease (Preston are playing very well recently
Norwich City v Derby County (Hard to see anything but a comfortable home win)

Portsmouth v Norwich City (Come on Pompey!)
Coventry City v Reading (Another one that won't be easy, but to DESERVE automatic, we need a result)
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough (BORO are bang in form)
Millwall v Swansea City (Come on Millwall DO 'EM! Henry Brace)

Burnley v Cardiff City (Cardiff will do well to win there, even if Burnley have given up)
Norwich City v Coventry City Easy win?
Reading v Derby County (Hopefully a serious, convincing win)
Swansea City v Sheffield United Easy win?

Preston V Cardiff - didn't Cardiff lose 6-0 to Preston right at the end of the season before last which led to them missing the play offs on goal difference? They are infamous bottlers.

[andrew1957]

Well it will be an exciting end to the season - will be surprised if we don't have a chance of second place when we step out on the field against Derby on the last day - even if we need other results to go in our favour.

It looks to me like we definitely have the easiest run in. 5 wins and we will go up second - and possibly we can afford one draw and still go up automatically.

The Leicester game looks perhaps the hardest on paper, but will depend on which Leicester arrives on Saturday. If they still think they have a chance of play offs - then they could be tough opponents but if they are thinking about their summer break, we might have an easier time of it.

Leeds worry me less as they cannot defend and I think we will score more than them, unless we have an off day - could see another 4-3 to Reading in that one!

Coventry might be tough but again will have nothing to play for - as will be the case with Sheffield and Derby. If we play well I think we will win all three.

Looks like Cardiff will be the main opposition, but they have tough away games at Preston and Burnley as well as QPR at home. Swansea and Norwich have difficult run ins and cannot see either of them finishing above Reading.

It's certainly all to play for.

[Bandini]

It's certainly all to play for.

Andrew, any views on the mentality the players should adopt in these last few games?

[andrew1957]

It's certainly all to play for.

Andrew, any views on the mentality the players should adopt in these last few games?

WNG

[Bandini]

It's certainly all to play for.

Andrew, any views on the mentality the players should adopt in these last few games?

WNG

ONLY 5 (or maybe 7) more cup finals!!!11!1!!!

[bagman]

*8 8 8 8 !!!

[Maguire]

Crunch time was ages ago and we fukked it up so please stop all this silly talk of getting the pLOLay offs.

We're just not good enough.

Can't believe the footballing gods fell for the old faux deprecation trick

[rfcjoe]

You are quickly turning into the new Ian Royal in all fairness.

[Maguire]

You are quickly turning into the new Ian Royal in all fairness.

How's that, my young apprentice?

[Maguire]

Our inconsistent trend will continue and we will pick up around 16 points:

4 wins, 4 draws, 4 defeats.

Finish on 60 points, well off the pace for the play-offs.

Good one

[Maguire]

Forest and Leeds are pretty much write offs in terms of a win. We haven't beaten a top team away since arguably Birmingham over 2 years ago and even getting a point looks very hard to come by

Err, why?

Forest have won once in about nine league games haven't they? This isn't Barcelona and Inter we're up against here, it's a couple of championship sides in an average league.

Personally I think we'll lose at Leeds but have a chance at Forest

Ooooh, salvation

[Maguire]

22 points from the last 12 would be more than satisfactory.

You're easily pleased...

[SLAMMED]

22 points from the last 12 would be more than satisfactory.

You're easily pleased...

[RoyalJames101]

Apparently if we just beat Boro on Saturday the play-offs are back on. Really?

I think you may have been wrong Snowball

[Snowball]

Apparently if we just beat Boro on Saturday the play-offs are back on. Really?

I think you may have been wrong Snowball

QUE?

[Snowball]

Re: Boro Predictions - (H)
Post Snowball, 04 Mar 2011 11:53
We need the win to stay on target, we need the win to shut the groaners up.

I fancy a seriously good win will start a great run so I'm going for 3-0 (or 3-1 if Lita gets another goal)

Hunt 2, Harte (maybe Long will get the fourth just when I was thinking, come on Shane, there's money on this.)

[Niko]

ONLY 5 (or maybe 7) more cup finals!!!11!1!!!

would be a bit of an anticlimax to end that with a mere playoff final...