Play Off Chase

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

A bit crap that the FA Cup quarters clash with the Easter weekend fixtures, usually throws up some good games.

Palace away in 2012 (FFS 14 years ago) 6,000 up there back in the day the home support was pretty shit at Selhurst, their ultras consisted of about a dozen lads right down in the corner just constantly banging a drum. Won 2-0, Rickie Lambert brace, happy days.

[Doctoroncall]

5 hours ago, Football Special said:

Some big games today: 

Middlesbrough v Millwall 

Oxford v Hull City 

West Brom v Wrexham 

Coventry v Derby 

 

Not sure of the top match, home wins for the rest of the fixtures. 

[Baird of the land]

We need a lovely draw in the early game

[Willo of Whiteley]

Boro had 32 attempts at home to Millwall and lost 2-1.

Reminds me of when we lost at home to Reading over a decade ago having battered them.

[die Mannyschaft]

6 hours ago, Doctoroncall said:

Not sure of the top match, home wins for the rest of the fixtures. 

WBA need to hang on for draw, typical 2-0 to 2-2. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

1 hour ago, die Mannyschaft said:

WBA need to hang on for draw, typical 2-0 to 2-2. 

Yes, at the start of the day you would probably accept a point each for Hull and Wrexham is a good result for us, but at half time, I was hoping for more. Watched the Oxford game second half and right at the end Oxford had a great chance to win it...fine margins.

[Charlie Wayman]

2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Boro had 32 attempts at home to Millwall and lost 2-1.

Reminds me of when we lost at home to Reading over a decade ago having battered them.

Unbeievable that Millwall are in the automatic places tonight

[BarberSaint]

Interesting comments by Parkinson today. Looking to put pressure on the refs for next week?

 

Sounded like it.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

5 minutes ago, BarberSaint said:

Interesting comments by Parkinson today. Looking to put pressure on the refs for next week?

 

Sounded like it.

What did he say?

[Football Special]

Im convinced a Ben Brereton Diaz goal will deprive us of a play off spot this season 

[Harry_SFC]

30 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Im convinced a Ben Brereton Diaz goal will deprive us of a play off spot this season 

Derby unlucky to only be drawing so far. Matt Clarke (their CB) looks like a very good player. Will be a very tough game next weekend. 

Edited 17 hours ago by Harry_SFC

[Willo of Whiteley]

Derby will be harder than Wrexham.

Wrexham aren’t playing particularly well, but opposition are letting them back into games.

[Football Special]

12 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Derby will be harder than Wrexham.

Wrexham aren’t playing particularly well, but opposition are letting them back into games.

Im not sure if they'll be harder, Wrexham will be bang up for the game on Tuesday and a real shame to see Keifer Moore is already back for them. 

Eustace is an excellent manager at this level and has done very well at Derby. We could do with Stoke (and our Gav) giving them a good game on Monday and hopefully hold them to a draw. 

Its a massive week and with everyone else playing again on Monday we'll have a clearer picture. 

Monday games of interest: 

Ipswich v Birmingham- expect a home win and i think 2nd place is where Ipswich will finish. 

Millwall v Norwich- interesting game , this Norwich side look capable of giving them a good test. 

Derby v Stoke - predict 1-0 Derby, BBD goal from edge of box past a diving Bazunu 

Swansea v Middlesbrough- four games without a win for Middlesbrough, pressure starting to show? 

Hull v Coventry- could do with Cov digging in and getting a result here, they looked off the pace vs Derby last night 

[IFHP]

Only 2 games have any bearing on us, Derby v Stoke and Hull v Coventry .

Wins for Stoke and Coventry keeps Derby below us and Hull within reach . If we can win our next two league games then a play off place would be for us to lose rather than us to win.

Going to be hard as both Wrexham and Derby look good, but then I dare say they are saying the same about us. 

[skintsaint]

Win both games this week we are gunning for 2nd place imo. 

Winning both games will be tough though.

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, skintsaint said:

Win both games this week we are gunning for 2nd place imo. 

Winning both games will be tough though.

We aren’t gaining nine points in seven games on Ipswich and Millwall. We’re fighting over fourth to seventh.

[Dark Munster]

3 hours ago, IFHP said:

Only 2 games have any bearing on us, Derby v Stoke and Hull v Coventry .

Wins for Stoke and Coventry keeps Derby below us and Hull within reach . If we can win our next two league games then a play off place would be for us to lose rather than us to win.

Going to be hard as both Wrexham and Derby look good, but then I dare say they are saying the same about us. 

It’s a long shot but Boro are catchable for 4th. Also I want Millwall to lose and Ipswich win, improving the chances of Ipswich finishing second and us not playing them in the playoffs.