10pts?

[Petche]

My thoughts are that 48 will be enough.  Any points from our next two games would be great, but I hope that our Port Vale game will provide 3 of the points needed... and our home games against Mansfield and Reading may see us safe

I don't fancy us against Reading - our ultimate bogey team.

[RoversInSpain]

Crikey, don’t want to rely on any result v Reading, the biggest bogey of all bogies they are. Remember a championship game going horribly wrong v them lot

Though I will mention 7-5

[ForsolongaRover]

I agree with Dutch and BST.

If you look at the Form Table the current bottom 4 feature in the bottom six for all of the 6, 8, and 10 match sequences and broadly speaking, are getting worse.

Rovers have declined marginally in the same sequences, but are still “mid-table” in form and averaging well over a point a game.

So, irrespective of my personal reservations about team selection and the manner of our performances, we seem to be doing enough.

[GazLaz]

I agree with Dutch and BST.

If you look at the Form Table the current bottom 4 feature in the bottom six for all of the 6, 8, and 10 match sequences and broadly speaking, are getting worse.

Rovers have declined marginally in the same sequences, but are still “mid-table” in form and averaging well over a point a game.

So, irrespective of my personal reservations about team selection and the manner of our performances, we seem to be doing enough.

The underlying numbers have been pretty much mid table all season. We are on a trajectory to align with them.

[BillyStubbsTears]

I agree with Dutch and BST.

If you look at the Form Table the current bottom 4 feature in the bottom six for all of the 6, 8, and 10 match sequences and broadly speaking, are getting worse.

Rovers have declined marginally in the same sequences, but are still “mid-table” in form and averaging well over a point a game.

So, irrespective of my personal reservations about team selection and the manner of our performances, we seem to be doing enough.

The underlying numbers have been pretty much mid table all season. We are on a trajectory to align with them.

I don't have the numbers, but the evidence of my eyes says we've rarely looked like a relegation side this season. Just really December where we started to look like we'd lost confidence and shape. Apart from that, we've had matches where we've collapsed, sure, but in most defeats we never looked like a well-beaten team. The away match at Lincoln is a perfect example. Other than half a dozen canings, we've generally looked competitive, even when not winning for weeks.

[In the box]

I reckon 10 pts from last ten games will ensure safety.
The first of which should come at home to pv.
Anything from Barnsley and Bolton would be a bonus.

I think you right about the 10 points   , I didn’t think this would be our position at the start of the season . Learning curve for next season .

[normal rules]

Well there’s a point I didn’t see coming . 9 from 9 now .

[Lincoln Rover]

I’m guessing 10 more from now. 54 to be safe

[drfchound]

A short while ago I asked if anyone thought we couldn’t get the 15 points I thought we needed from fifteen remaining matches.

[Prez]

Blackpool's remaining home fixtures:
 - Port Vale
 - Burton
 - Exeter
 - Peterborough
 - Leyton Orient

As poor as they looked today, I don't think we can write them off just yet.

Nope and neither the other teams. Wigan play 7 of the bottom 9, Burton, Orient and Exeter all have the vast majority of their remaining fixtures against teams in the bottom 10.

Think 52 points will be needed to stay up.

[Pancho Regan]

I agree with Dutch and BST.

If you look at the Form Table the current bottom 4 feature in the bottom six for all of the 6, 8, and 10 match sequences and broadly speaking, are getting worse.

Rovers have declined marginally in the same sequences, but are still “mid-table” in form and averaging well over a point a game.

So, irrespective of my personal reservations about team selection and the manner of our performances, we seem to be doing enough.

The underlying numbers have been pretty much mid table all season. We are on a trajectory to align with them.

This is the sort of mumbo-jumbo that makes me smile and shake my head.

[normal rules]

Well well. 4 points from two games where i personally didn’t think any would be coming . 6 pts from 8 games should do it now.

[jmt23]

It’s a tight league this year, teams around us keep picking up draws and wins unexpectedly. It’s such a shame, in the main we’ve been better than a relegation battle.

[les@donr]

Win on Tuesday and we’re almost there, the only team who could realistically catch us is Blackpool, can’t see it happening.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Somewhat abnormal that the 4th relegation spot is heading for higher points than normal.  I feel like Exeter are the prime targets for that spot. Awful form.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Worth adding over the last 10 games we would be 7th in the form table. I'm not sure if having to play a number of the bottom teams helps or hinders us.

[Barmby Rover]

3 points is the interesting one now, can we overtake Barnsley before the end of the season? It would not surprise me if we did.

[normal rules]

Well, well. 3pts from seven games then. (Imho)
I started this thread thinking the first pts would come next at home to PV.
And here we are 7 points later.
Perhaps I should re name the thread 10pts from a playoff slot.
Surely not?

Regarding form, rovers are 7th (last ten) and 6th (last 6 games)

[Alan Southstand]

We have a nice natural break from the maelstrom of games we’ve just been through. A good opportunity to recharge the batteries ready for a strong run-in?

[IDM]

It won’t harm the players to have a little respite..