Play Off Chase

[Doctoroncall]

20 minutes ago, Jack said:

Saints vs Ipswich confirmed for Tuesday April 28th. Unlikely but maybe they won’t be playing for much

They’ll have 6 games in two and a half weeks, 5 for us unless the Wrexham game is moved. Better if they have nothing to play for in this penultimate game if we need points. 

[tdmickey3]

The chances are circling the drain

[Willo of Whiteley]

Play off chase - over

Norwich demonstrating how to come back when a goal down. Bodes well going into Wednesday.

[Willo of Whiteley]

We could go eleventh next game 🤣

[West end Saints]

19 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Play off chase - over

Norwich demonstrating how to come back when a goal down. Bodes well going into Wednesday.

3 points behind Wrexham but with better goal difference and still to play them. The very definition of a chase within achievable reach.

Edited Wednesday at 21:52 by West end Saints

[Willo of Whiteley]

West Brom - must win

Blackburn - must win

Portsmouth - must win

Norwich - must win

Oxford - must win

Many points dropped from these lower league teams this season, based on the above fifteen points.

It doesn’t inspire me with confidence going up against Coventry, Ipswich and (I can’t believe I’m saying this) bloody Wrexham, or Derby.

[Jack]

We’ve been absolutely atrocious against sides in and around the bottom 3 this season. 
 

Lost - Blackburn (a), Norwich (a), Oxford (a) 

Drawn - Pompey x2, WBA

[Lee On Solent Saint]

31 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

West Brom - must win

Blackburn - must win

Portsmouth - must win

Norwich - must win

Oxford - must win

Many points dropped from these lower league teams this season, based on the above fifteen points.

It doesn’t inspire me with confidence going up against Coventry, Ipswich and (I can’t believe I’m saying this) bloody Wrexham, or Derby.

We don't have a devine right to win any game. Yes, we have lost to some absolute shit, so have Ipswich, Boro and Millwall. This league is always the same, results that you never expect seem to happen.

[coalman]

There's still a lot of football to be played. We've still got as good a shout as any for a playoff spot.

The worry is that teams will look at the Charlton and WBA games and change their tactics. Before, you just needed to press us near our goal. Now you just need to sit back and hit us on the break. This is a good chance for Eckert to show he's able to adapt again. Though my fear is it requires us being able to step up our intensity in games. Something we've really struggled with for the last several years.

[pingpong]

1 minute ago, coalman said:

There's still a lot of football to be played. We've still got as good a shout as any for a playoff spot.

The worry is that teams will look at the Charlton and WBA games and change their tactics. Before, you just needed to press us near our goal. Now you just need to sit back and hit us on the break. This is a good chance for Eckert to show he's able to adapt again. Though my fear is it requires us being able to step up our intensity in games. Something we've really struggled with for the last several years.

Millwall have a better shout.

[Sheaf Saint]

14 hours ago, Jack said:

We’ve been absolutely atrocious against sides in and around the bottom 3 this season. 
 

Lost - Blackburn (a), Norwich (a), Oxford (a) 

Drawn - Pompey x2, WBA

We beat WBA at home.

[Lord Duckhunter]

14 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

West Brom - must win

Blackburn - must win

Portsmouth - must win

Norwich - must win

Oxford - must win

Seeing as we didn’t win any of them and it’s still in our own hands, how were any  these games. “Must win”. 🤡

[Jack]

21 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

We beat WBA at home.

They weren’t in and around the bottom 3 at the time 

[Maggie May]

I think Norwich are the team to keep an eye on.  They’ve been quietly picking up points and could be on the same points of us if we lose to Coventry and them afterwards. They’ve have Preston next and I fear we’ll be thumped by Coventry, so it is possible.  We were turgid against them in Tonda’s first defeat. 

[CB Fry]

14 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

I think Norwich are the team to keep an eye on.  They’ve been quietly picking up points and could be on the same points of us if we lose to Coventry and them afterwards. They’ve have Preston next and I fear we’ll be thumped by Coventry, so it is possible.  We were turgid against them in Tonda’s first defeat. 

Norwich aren't going to make the play offs. They might finish above us (also not that likely now) but they aren't making the play offs.

They are as far behind Watford in 9th than we are to the actual play off places.

If we were 15th, 9 points and 9 clubs off the play offs there is no way on earth you'd be saying we can do it. For a start, you don't even think we can beat Norwich.

Edited 8 hours ago by CB Fry

[Maggie May]

56 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Norwich aren't going to make the play offs. They might finish above us (also not that likely now) but they aren't making the play offs.

They are as far behind Watford in 9th than we are to the actual play off places.

If we were 15th, 9 points and 9 clubs off the play offs there is no way on earth you'd be saying we can do it. For a start, you don't even think we can beat Norwich.

We'll see.

[Lord Duckhunter]

If Wrexham, us, Derby, Watford, Birmingham, Swansea, Bristol City, Sheffield Utd and Preston hit a sticky patch, I fancy to Norwich to take full advantage and sneak into the play offs. 

[BarberSaint]

6 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

If Wrexham, us, Derby, Watford, Birmingham, Swansea, Bristol City, Sheffield Utd and Preston hit a sticky patch, I fancy to Norwich to take full advantage and sneak into the play offs. 

They're a pretty good team doing well. Should be wary of them.

[CB Fry]

4 hours ago, Maggie May said:

We'll see.

Already can see.

Your usual posting style of everything we do is shit and every other club is wonderful.

If it was us in 15th you'd be on here shitting yourself about relegation not tipping us for a run at the play offs.