Promotion race

[Padge_DRFC]

Walsall run if games is very favourable they'll beat us to 3rd for sure

[dickos1]

They’ve won 0 games out of the last 10, 3 games out of the last 17. No idea where you think they’re going to start getting these wins from?

[drfcsteve]

I’ve a bad feeling we’re gonna drop like a stone. In our current form we might get 3 points against Tranmere but I can’t see us winning any of our other remaining games.

We’ll go in to the playoffs with no momentum, or worst case drop out of them entirely.

[dickos1]

If we beat Tranmere and draw the other 3 it might be enough

[ncRover]

Tranmere D
Colchester D
Bradford W
Notts W

[moses]

From staring at the permutations I think two wins and a draw will see us promoted. I can't see Walsall, Wimbledon or Notts C getting to 79 points. I do think Bradford will be playing not to lose against us and that will be a draw.

So win against Tranmere and Colchester a draw with Bradford let everyone else drop points and cigars out for Notts county away.
Easy, though I am an optimist.
   

[donnievic]

A lot of people are talking as though we are on a bad run!!!we arnt yes we would of hoped to of won a couple more of the drawn games which may come back to bite us especially the Walsall game and we have lost 1 of our last 11 and we should of won that aswell

[drfcsteve]

I think Port Vale and Bradford have the top 2 spots in the bag now. Walsall should get 3rd with their games vs ours.

Looking at the permeations we’d be hugely unlucky to drop out of the playoffs now. My worry is we haven’t performed against the top teams and we’ve got 3 games against them plus play off games…

[TonySoprano]

No chance we're going up automatically.
Best we can hope for is play offs and a huge alice of luck.
Don't fancy us at all.

Just don't have the players, the recruitment in the summer was dreadful.

[dickos1]

Absolute nonsense to suggest Bradford have it sewn up, they’re one point ahead and have to come to us and their away form is very poor.
They have tougher remaining fixtures than us
They will struggle to make top 3 in my opinion

[dickos1]

No chance we're going up automatically.
Best we can hope for is play offs and a huge alice of luck.
Don't fancy us at all.

Just don't have the players, the recruitment in the summer was dreadful.

More nonsense, we’re in as good form if not better than everyone around us other than port vale

[mushRTID]

Gut feeling tells me we don’t have enough. Of course we are still in it with everything to play for. We need to do enough over the next 2 games to make the Bradford game a cup final.

I think we’re fortunate this league is so poor. There is absolutely no chance this team would still be in with a shout last season with Wrexham, Stockport and Mansfield in the same league.

[NickDRFC]

I just hope we have enough in the tank to limp over the line. Just wouldn’t fancy us in the playoffs given how last season panned out and our struggles against the better teams. Although we are proving difficult to beat at the moment so maybe we could do a Huddersfield and go up with 3 draws (provided we don’t get our usual penalty shoot out wobbles!)

[Barmby Rover]

Everything is if at this stage, Walsall are in deep trouble, worse than Rovers, so long as Rovers pull their socks up in the next two games then I think that we are destined for 3rd. It will make the game against Bradford very interesting!

[GazLaz]

We are now not in the top 3 favourites to finish in the top 3 for the first time in a while.

[dickos1]

Joint 3rd favourites for promotion
And automatic spots according to the bookies there’s only 4 teams in it

[GazLaz]

Joint 3rd favourites for promotion
And automatic spots according to the bookies there’s only 4 teams in it

Vale are clear favourites with Walsall and Bradford a point better off than us according to the spread betting forecasts.

[danumdon]

Its always been the Rovers way, losses to Tranmere and Colchester, requiring wins against Bradford and County to go up in autos, possibly.

If we don't do it by auto then we really are up against it.

Who would be a Rovers supporter!

[dickos1]

Joint 3rd favourites for promotion
And automatic spots according to the bookies there’s only 4 teams in it

Vale are clear favourites with Walsall and Bradford a point better off than us according to the spread betting forecasts.

Bradford away form is terrible, only won 5 all season and lost 3 of their last 4.
For some reason people think all the other teams are in much better form than us
But last 6 games only port vale are in better form
Last 10 games only port vale are in better form than us.

It’s crazy how people twist things to put a negative mark on

[Filo]

As Rovers fans we are mentally scared over the years, we never seem to do it the easy way

[idler]

The City fans in the gym were down this morning were a bit gloomy.
Pattison is now injured again so with Smallwood missing three games their midfield has taken a real hit.
One game at a time and see where it takes us.
All of our rivals still see us as a big threat and it is normal for fans of most clubs to fear the worst.

[normal rules]

Two words

Goal difference .

[dickos1]

Won’t make a difference if everyone continues their current form

[danumdon]

Two words

Goal difference .

Been a problem of ours for quite a while, we never take teams apart when the opportunity arises, we always sit back and accept the win instead of going for the jugular.

Now leaves us open to requiring the extra point to compensate.

[normal rules]

Won’t make a difference if everyone continues their current form

Agreed. But it could make all the difference. This is rovers after all ?

[Rovers91]

Port Vale Champions
Bradford
Walsall

Us
Wimbledon


We have thrown it away imo, Walsall massively off form but I think they will win at least 2 of their last 4 games.

[i_ateallthepies]

My prediction given recent form and the opposition we face is that we'll get one win and two draws from our last four games.  I'm not predicting where those points will come from that's a fools game but it still could be enough, just.

[dickos1]

Port Vale Champions
Bradford
Walsall

Us
Wimbledon


We have thrown it away imo, Walsall massively off form but I think they will win at least 2 of their last 4 games.

This post makes no sense
We’re in better form than Bradford, Walsall, Wimbledon, Notts county

[oggycompton]

Can't see it. We've been poor for a while and have a few people out also.

[dickos1]

Can't see it. We've been poor for a while and have a few people out also.

Form tables show we haven’t been poor