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Title: Top six
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 19, 2019, 07:20:21 pm
We have now played all the other five of the top six. We have only managed to score two goals in all those five games.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: sha66y on April 19, 2019, 07:23:05 pm
We have now played all the other five of the top six. We have only managed to score two goals in all those five games.

Sorry don’t get what your saying....we have played both home and away, which means 10 games?
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: since-1969 on April 19, 2019, 07:25:35 pm
Our playoffs are not going to be easy if we can’t score against teams above us .
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 19, 2019, 07:26:22 pm
In the five away games, we have only scored twice. Problem with play offs is that to get promoted you have to play two games away and only one at home.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: mushRTID on April 19, 2019, 07:28:05 pm
If we make it I don’t think anyone will be worried about us. Really need John to start scoring again though.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: dknward2 on April 19, 2019, 08:19:29 pm
Just hope we dont face sunderland as we have no hope.

Not that they are a good or better side it just seems like the refs are doing all they can to make sure they go up.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Nudga on April 19, 2019, 08:24:28 pm
Just hope we dont face sunderland as we have no hope.

Not that they are a good or better side it just seems like the refs are doing all they can to make sure they go up.

They are a better side, organisational side of things anyway. They are dull as f**k but their players have the quality to put into practice what they go through in training.
We lack ideas on how to break these teams down.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on April 19, 2019, 08:34:54 pm
Just hope we dont face sunderland as we have no hope.

Not that they are a good or better side it just seems like the refs are doing all they can to make sure they go up.

They are a better side, organisational side of things anyway. They are dull as f**k but their players have the quality to put into practice what they go through in training.
We lack ideas on how to break these teams down.

Experience helps there. Look at our team today and not many have played at a high level. Crawford has played at bigger, fuller grounds and he was one who wasnt overawed.  Not many of our team have played in front of 34000 and I think that affected them.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Colemans Left Hook on April 19, 2019, 10:46:44 pm
ok

time to give you all a bit of confidence

Rovers are a top priced 1/14 (meaning put £1 on to win 7 pence) Peterbru are 8/1 & coventry 20/1

as regards DREXIT (winning the play offs - it's time to get that phrase in the public domain) Rovers are a mere 4/1 same as Charlton
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Rovers91 on April 20, 2019, 02:12:01 pm
We are capable of getting a result at home but cant see us beating any of the other teams away from home.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: jackthelad on April 20, 2019, 02:57:38 pm
The playoffs are one big lottery, of course we probably wouldn’t be the most fancied team but we shouldn’t be completely dismissed.
If we are in them then we have a chance. Simple.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: scawsby steve on April 20, 2019, 04:43:55 pm
The playoffs are one big lottery, of course we probably wouldn’t be the most fancied team but we shouldn’t be completely dismissed.
If we are in them then we have a chance. Simple.

I totally agree with that Jack, but the thing that's concerning a lot of people is our terrible away form.

We'll have to play 2 of our 3 playoff games away from home, and it will need a huge turnaround in form for us to be successful.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: RedJ on April 20, 2019, 05:09:19 pm
If we get Sunderland I can't see us making it to Wembley.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: drfchound on April 20, 2019, 08:30:48 pm
We are capable of getting a result at home but cant see us beating any of the other teams away from home.





Well we didn’t beat Southend away in the last play off semi final but we managed to sneak through to Wembley.
I seem to recall people panicking then as well as Southend were the form team leading up to the end of the league season,
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: jackthelad on April 21, 2019, 01:03:51 am
As far as I see it let’s just ensure we get to the play offs first and then take it from there.

We probably won’t be promoted, but we never expected that in August anyway and it is all about making progress which we definitely have done.

I’m just enjoying the ride and let’s see what happens.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: idler on April 21, 2019, 07:29:40 am
Definitely defiant Jack.😉 Predictive text.😕
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 21, 2019, 08:15:07 am
Monday and Tuesday could see everything finally sewn up. Coventry are playing Portsmouth (nine wins in ten) and Peterborough are playing Sunderland. Both Portsmouth and Sunderland pushing very hard for the final automatic spot.

If both Coventry and Peterborough lose and we win, then we can probably relax. Come final game Coventry will be on beach with nothing to play for, so even if we need three points then, we can look positively.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: ravenrover on April 21, 2019, 09:43:56 am
I wouldn't put money on Sunderland to beat Peterboro based on what I saw of Sunderland on Friday
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 21, 2019, 09:52:15 am
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: steve@dcfd on April 21, 2019, 11:34:34 am
All we can hope is that our team can produce. The defeat against Sunderland was not unexpected but the embarrassing performance let themselves and supporters down.

We are one of about Five teams who have not been consistent enough in our case especially away from home to challenge the top five.

If we keep 6th place we will have to be on our top form to beat any others in the playoffs, but that is the same for the other teams challenging for the last place.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: i_ateallthepies on April 21, 2019, 12:04:03 pm
I wouldn't put money on Sunderland to beat Peterboro based on what I saw of Sunderland on Friday

Don't kid yourself ravenrover, Sunderland barely got out of 2nd gear on Friday, the didn't need to.  The difference in class was there for all to see.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: ravenrover on April 21, 2019, 12:09:55 pm
Class or not I can't see Posh playing as badly as we did.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: RoversAlias on April 21, 2019, 02:22:11 pm
Why not? Peterborough weren't very good against us the other month.

Anything can happen at this stage of the season to be fair, let's hope Sunderland turn up, play their best and do us a favour.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: dickos1 on April 22, 2019, 12:52:13 pm
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.

Not looking like the Coventry game is going to be a dead rubber at the minute
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: steve@dcfd on April 22, 2019, 01:01:05 pm
Coventry winning at the moment 0. 1
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: RedJ on April 22, 2019, 01:01:33 pm
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.

Not looking like the Coventry game is going to be a dead rubber at the minute
Could be a candidate for Sky coverage. Us or one of the million teams that can still be relegated.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: donnievic on April 22, 2019, 01:04:37 pm
I wouldn't put money on Sunderland to beat Peterboro based on what I saw of Sunderland on Friday
sunderland didn’t get out 2nd gear against us
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: NickDRFC on April 22, 2019, 01:41:37 pm
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.

Not looking like the Coventry game is going to be a dead rubber at the minute

4 points from our next 2 games will make it all by impossible for them to catch us, that should be doable for us.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: DearneValleyRover on April 22, 2019, 01:57:02 pm
I wouldn't put money on Sunderland to beat Peterboro based on what I saw of Sunderland on Friday
sunderland didn’t get out 2nd gear against us

Really? You were watching a different game to me then, they looked very nervous and given how poor we were they should have been far better than they were.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: donnievic on April 22, 2019, 02:14:15 pm
Well I must of been
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 22, 2019, 02:26:43 pm
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.

Not looking like the Coventry game is going to be a dead rubber at the minute

Not really - quite the opposite in fact. Given that Coventry failed to win today (as I predicted) then a win against Accrington makes our final game of the season a dead rubber - which you wrongly inferred was not to be the case.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: IDM on April 22, 2019, 02:30:20 pm
If we beat Accrington then Coventry can’t catch us..

However our final game may not be a dead rubber for us if Posh are still chasing.!
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 22, 2019, 02:32:54 pm
In reality, a point against Accrington will put Coventry out of the picture. If we lost 3-0 at Oxford and they won 3-0 at home to Shrewsbury, they'd still need to beat us by five on the last day of the season to overtake us.

IDM. Posh won't be able to overtake us come the final match. (There's a hostage to fortune...)
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Donnywolf on April 22, 2019, 02:39:28 pm
I'm with you on that BST - but not in a pigs b******s or Tattoos of Retford Rover on my backside confident !
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 22, 2019, 02:40:32 pm
Leaving out the play offs, I think these last three games will define this squad. We've had a great run with 4 wins out of the last 5. Despite that, I think we've played below par, a split second too slow and not penetrating enough. All too often a second or more too slow. I'd like to see us sharpen up, pass and move quicker as we did earlier in the season, and dominate the games like we can.

Do that and the play offs are ours, and promotion within reach.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 22, 2019, 02:43:22 pm
We're now 1/20 to make the top 6.

Would it be highly unethical to have £20 on Peterborough at 8/1, to slightly ease the pain if the unthinkable does happen?
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 22, 2019, 02:45:32 pm
We're now 1/20 to make the top 6.

Would it be highly unethical to have £20 on Peterborough at 8/1, to slightly ease the pain if the unthinkable does happen?

Nah, waste of time. By tomorrow any fun in that bet will be all but gone. Lump it on us to win the play offs, far more entertaining and profitable.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 22, 2019, 02:51:02 pm
Well, there's certainly no value to be had among the top four. SportingBet (sic) has all four of them odds on to go up.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Colemans Left Hook on April 22, 2019, 03:06:14 pm
Well, there's certainly no value to be had among the top four. SportingBet (sic) has all four of them odds on to go up.
they are the "worst" bookmakers i've ever known set you impossible tasks with your free bets when you join to "liberate" your free bets
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: dickos1 on April 22, 2019, 03:18:59 pm
They have the third best away record in League One - no team has lost fewer games or conceded fewer goals.

Peterborough have the twelfth best home record, level with Plymouth. They have won eight league games at home all season, one more than relegated Bradford City. Peterborough have managed to score 27 goals at home in the league, as comparison, we have scored 42.

Not looking like the Coventry game is going to be a dead rubber at the minute

Not really - quite the opposite in fact. Given that Coventry failed to win today (as I predicted) then a win against Accrington makes our final game of the season a dead rubber - which you wrongly inferred was not to be the case.

I said it’s not looking like. Which it wasn’t when they were 1-0 up.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: knockers on April 22, 2019, 03:31:32 pm
We're now 1/20 to make the top 6.

Would it be highly unethical to have £20 on Peterborough at 8/1, to slightly ease the pain if the unthinkable does happen?

I had £10 on Portsmouth at 20-1 to be champions in our one horse race so go for it.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Red wizard on April 22, 2019, 05:12:14 pm
When was rthe last time the top 5 all had over 80 points.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: drfchound on April 22, 2019, 05:18:48 pm
When was the last time the top three all had 90 points or more.
That is beginning to look likely.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Woodhead Passer on April 22, 2019, 05:20:48 pm
When was the last time the top three all had 90 points or more.
That is beginning to look likely.

I'm sure Sheff Utd finished 3rd with 90+ points when Wednesday pipped them a few seasons back
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 22, 2019, 05:21:50 pm
When was rthe last time the top 5 all had over 80 points.

2013/14.

The fifth got 80 in 2015/16, when Barnsley scraped 6th with 74, the same as 7th placed Scunny but with a 3 goal better goal diff, and then won the play offs.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 22, 2019, 05:23:34 pm
When was the last time the top three all had 90 points or more.
That is beginning to look likely.

I'm sure Sheff Utd finished 3rd with 90+ points when Wednesday pipped them a few seasons back

Yep, 2011/12 with United getting 90 in 3rd.
Title: Re: Top six
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 22, 2019, 05:31:57 pm
Likely that two teams will get 90 points and miss out this year.