abdulaziz1 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 If results goes against us we’ll be 1 point to 6th, 2 points to 5th. So basically its still in our hands, we have to play Bristol, Bristol will play Derby. We need Derby to lose points as soon as possible as their run is much easier than others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: Remember those years under MON where we couldn’t buy a win in March? Wow, really impressive hitting form now. Should we get in the play offs NO ONE will want to play us! We're March-ing on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, abdulaziz1 said: If results goes against us we’ll be 1 point to 6th, 2 points to 5th. So basically its still in our hands, we have to play Bristol, Bristol will play Derby. We need Derby to lose points as soon as possible as their run is much easier than others. You’re right. It is now in our hands. I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 What we have to do from now is: Get 1 more point than Boro Get 2 more points than Derby or 4 more than Bristol (they both have to play each other as well as Bristol having to come to VP) As well as at the very worst dropping 3/4 more points than Wednesday/Preston/Forest etc. With us on a 5 game winning streak and taking the above into consideration, we have to be favorites for a playoff position at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 It causes me distress that by simple math, without taking into account head to head games. (That takes more effort than I have time).... because our nearest competition have games in hand.... we could win every remaining match and still finish 7th. I’m a tiny bit consoled that we could also lose every match and still finish 5th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nice to see that the top of the league is starting to get a bit stretched. Would be so good to play Leeds and Norwich with nothing riding on it for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, srsmithusa said: It causes me distress that by simple math, without taking into account head to head games. (That takes more effort than I have time).... because our nearest competition have games in hand.... we could win every remaining match and still finish 7th. I’m a tiny bit consoled that we could also lose every match and still finish 5th Havent they got to play eachother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, srsmithusa said: It causes me distress that by simple math, without taking into account head to head games. (That takes more effort than I have time).... because our nearest competition have games in hand.... we could win every remaining match and still finish 7th. I’m a tiny bit consoled that we could also lose every match and still finish 5th Well I can take away your distress (and consolation) by telling you that neither of those statements is true 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Well I can take away your distress (and consolation) by telling you that neither of those statements is true Head to heads mess it up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 If's and But's (updated) Doing the business on our side! Bristol City to lose to Sheff U - Win Sheff W to draw to Stoke - Draw Preston to draw to Reading - Lost Derby to beat Rotherham - Win Boro to lose to Norwich - Lost Villa to beat Blackburn - Win 5 - Villa - 60 points 6 - Derby - 59 points 7 - Bristol - 58 points 8 - Boro - 58 points 9 - Forest - 57 points 10 - Preston - 57 points Games in hand - Boro x 1, Derby x 1 & Bristol x 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 If's and But's Big week with one game in hand being played out midweek. Boro to draw to Bristol City Forest to beat Rotherham Preston to lose to Sheff U Derby to draw to Brentford Swansea to draw to Boro Bristol City to beat Wigan Villa to beat Sheff W 5 - Villa - 63 points 6 - Bristol - 62 points 7 - Forest - 60 points 8 - Boro - 60 points 9 - Derby - 60 points 10 - Preston - 57 points Games in hand - Derby x 1 & Bristol x 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, PieFacE said: Boro are bloody awful to watch. Can't believe they are where they are in the league. They should get a 10 point reduction for playing the football they do 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, abdulaziz1 said: If results goes against us we’ll be 1 point to 6th, 2 points to 5th. So basically its still in our hands, we have to play Bristol, Bristol will play Derby. We need Derby to lose points as soon as possible as their run is much easier than others. Derby have won 2 games in three months. We've alos beaten them 7-0 this season. I'd like them to get 6th, beat a deflated Sheffield United over two legs, we do our job and surely we've finally good an opposition team we can put in a decent Wembley performance against?! Edit: Is their run in that easy? Only 3/8 at home and their aways are Brentford, Blackburn, SHA, Bristol City and Swansea. Plenty of points dropped in those games I reckon. Edited March 30, 2019 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, turvontour said: Nice to see that the top of the league is starting to get a bit stretched. Would be so good to play Leeds and Norwich with nothing riding on it for them. Norwich look very comfortable now, it would take a massive collapse for them to not finish top 2. Fair play to them, this season's Cardiff I think as they've kept going when I thought they'd fall away after xmas. They also have a terrible record in last 10 years at VP so I'd be more confident of 3 points from that one than Leeds away as 2nd could easily go to last day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, villalad21 said: They should get a 10 point reduction for playing the football they do Another manager that has failed to grasp football has moved on but their egos will never admit they have lost a step. Him, Mon and Bruce should all buy a B&B together and sod off and retire. The bunch of words removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, wilko154 said: If's and But's (updated) Derby to beat Rotherham - Win Bit confused here mate, I thought you were doing these permutations with whats best for us.. so why does this get a green tick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodsBarkeep Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 57 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Another manager that has failed to grasp football has moved on but their egos will never admit they have lost a step. Him, Mon and Bruce should all buy a B&B together and sod off and retire. The bunch of words removed. Now there's a TV show waiting to happen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I would have called you crazy if six weeks ago you said Villa would be in the playoff places heading into April. What a run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 31, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Raymond said: I would have called you crazy if six weeks ago you said Villa would be in the playoff places heading into April. What a run. Still not really in the play offs yet till the others play their games in hand. Shows just how far we have had to come to get back in contention though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Derby, Preston, Forest, Brentford and Bristol City are perrenial bottlers. 'Boro wouldn't beat Villa whether Grealish is playing or not. Pulis is too defensive and that plays into our hands. Sheffield United give us a decent game but they do not have the quality that we have and no way does Billy Sharp score three against us again! Albion are our biggest threat to promotion. Although, a baggies-supporting colleague at work reckons they're nowhere near the same team without Harvey Barnes - reckons he was their Grealish and they are nothing without him. However, it would be local pride at stake as well as promotion so playing them would be tough. I'd personally like Albion v Boro in the play-offs with Pulis getting one over his old team and us to play Sheffield United in the other. I'd be extremely confident of winning a final vs Boro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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