The race for 6th spot - The Key Games

AFKABartram

Watford

West Brom v Watford
Watford v Palace
Watford v Scunthorpe
Blackpool v Watford

Charlton

Charlton v Southampton
QPR v Charlton
Barnsley v Charlton
Charlton v Coventry

Wolves

Bristol City v Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton v West Brom
Wolverhampton v Ipswich
Wolverhampton v Cardiff
Coventry v Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton v Plymouth

Ipswich

Ipswich v Norwich
Wolves v Ipswich
Preston v Ipswich
Ipswich v Hull

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe
Watford v Crystal Palace
Hull v Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace v Burnley

Burnley

Burnley v Sheff Utd
Southampton v Burnley
Burnley v Cardiff
Crystal Palace v Burnley

Plymouth

Sheff Wed v Plymouth
Plymouth v Preston
Plymouth v Blackpool
Wolverhampton v Plymouth

Cardiff

Cardiff v Blackpool
Scunthorpe v Cardiff
Wolverhampton v Cardiff
Burnley v Cardiff
Cardiff v Barnsley

cfgs

interesting as our rivals all play at least one game against one another or the top two. Hopefully they all draw those games and we sneak it

Off_it

all our remaining games are winnable, and we're just hitting form at the right time. (ahem)

AllLeftFoot

It wouldn't surprise me if Wolves took nothing from their next two games, but equally this league is so unpredictable that they could win them both and that would be pretty much it.

If - and it is obviously a big 'if' - we were to make the play-offs, then I'd actually be quite hopeful about our chances as we'd be going in as the form team.

All we can really hope for at the moment is that we can go into the Coventry game on 4 May with a chance of sneaking sixth.

LargeAddick

Wolves fixtures are unbelievable as are Ipswich's. After seeing that I'm more hopeful we can still do it.

jimmymelrose

[cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]Wolves fixtures are unbelievable as are Ipswich's. After seeing that I'm more hopeful we can still do it.

lol. Sucker.

StanmoreAddick

[cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite] If - and it is obviously a big 'if' - we were to make the play-offs, then I'd actually be quite hopeful about our chances as we'd be going in as the form team.

Very true..


" it's the hope that kills you"

LenGlover

4 of Wolves games are at home.

I think that will prevent us quite doing enough :-(

Solidgone

Off-it I suppose winning one match is hitting form of some kind eh ;o)

southamptonaddick

Looking at the fixtures every team except us are playing other teams looking to get into the play-offs or promotion.
I can see there still being a lot of twists and turns before this season is over.
All we can do is win our games and see were that takes us.

Come on you addicks.

ShootersHillGuru

Win em all and we have a real chance. However i have not seen anything this season that makes me think we can.

northstandsteve

we play 3 teams fighting for their lives thats tricky as well.

Ketman

Basically we cannot afford any more 'Slip Up's' think Smudge said before Saturday that Plymouth was our Final Must win last chance game, think the next four are ALL the same don't think 9 or 10 points will be enough, all are now must win plain & simple.

Greenster

We can only get a max of 72 points, last season that only got 8th or 9th. I know points are more spread out this season but 72 would seem a big ask & still debatable whether we could sneak a play-off play. The 2 points we gifted Wolves may be so so costly.

AFKABartram

Don't think you can compare with other years. I personally think 72 will be just enough. Everything depends on what Wolves do with those 2 games in hand.

nth_london_addick

i aint even worrying any more if it happens it happens my soul has been broken role on next season

AFKABartram

Watford losing at home to Barnsley, and Ipswich and Cardiff drawing was probably the best we could hope for tonight.

| Home | Away
P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 West Brom 41 12 6 3 49 25 8 4 8 32 27 29 70
2 Bristol City 42 12 6 3 30 20 7 7 7 19 29 0 70
3 Stoke 42 11 6 4 34 26 7 9 5 30 27 11 69
4 Hull 41 12 6 3 40 17 7 5 8 19 24 18 68
5 Watford 42 8 7 6 26 26 10 7 4 34 25 9 68
6 Crystal Palace 42 7 9 5 24 23 8 8 5 24 17 8 62
7 Ipswich 42 13 7 1 41 13 3 6 12 18 39 7 61
8 Wolverhampton 40 9 5 5 26 23 7 8 6 21 22 2 61
9 Charlton 42 8 6 7 33 27 8 6 7 25 25 6 60
10 Plymouth 42 8 8 5 32 20 8 3 10 22 26 8 59
11 Burnley 42 7 8 6 27 26 8 5 8 28 31 -2 58
12 Cardiff 41 10 4 7 25 20 4 11 5 23 25 3 57
13 Sheff Utd 42 8 8 5 28 23 6 7 8 20 23 2 57

southamptonaddick

[cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Watford losing at home to Barnsley, and Ipswich and Cardiff drawing was probably the best we could hope for tonight.

| Home | Away
Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 West Brom 41 12 6 3 49 25 8 4 8 32 27 29 70
2 Bristol City 42 12 6 3 30 20 7 7 7 19 29 0 70
3 Stoke 42 11 6 4 34 26 7 9 5 30 27 11 69
4 Hull 41 12 6 3 40 17 7 5 8 19 24 18 68
5 Watford 42 8 7 6 26 26 10 7 4 34 25 9 68
6 Crystal Palace 42 7 9 5 24 23 8 8 5 24 17 8 62
7 Ipswich 42 13 7 1 41 13 3 6 12 18 39 7 61
8 Wolverhampton 40 9 5 5 26 23 7 8 6 21 22 2 61
9 Charlton 42 8 6 7 33 27 8 6 7 25 25 6 60
10 Plymouth 42 8 8 5 32 20 8 3 10 22 26 8 59
11 Burnley 42 7 8 6 27 26 8 5 8 28 31 -2 58
12 Cardiff 41 10 4 7 25 20 4 11 5 23 25 3 57
13 Sheff Utd 42 8 8 5 28 23

Did you p*ssed off with it when you got to Sheff Yoo.

AFKABartram

i'm too quick for you Soton !!

southamptonaddick

It's strange. Apart from WBA and possibly Hull and Ipswich, the goal differences for the rest are pretty crap. How can you be top of the table with four games to go and have a zero goal difference like Brizzel were. Just shows this is a very weird league.

northstandsteve

its even more annoying coming to terms with the fact we haven't walked this league,with our squad we should already have our medals round our neck.

oohaahmortimer

as SA says goal difference of zero for bristol city is crap for a team joint top, the league maybe close but the standard is poor IMO.....
we should be top two even if we'd only underperformed slightly
but we could still make the play offs , with a miracle run of results of course
next season automatic promotion and the playoffs will require 5-10 points more than this season at least, i think we're gonna miss a golden opportunity this year;-(

son of selhurst

I think Watford should now be included in the race for 6th spot. Not sure who else they have to play but they have us and westbrom in there next two matches. Palace, Wolves, Ipswich and Charlton are all very capable of getting in the play-offs and it would not suprise me if two from that four make it at the expense of Watford.

Having said that Hull also have a very tough finish.

AFKABartram

I've added Watford's fixtures to the top.

Goonerhater

"race" dont much look like a race as much as a huge stumble into it by one of 6 sides.

WSS

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]"race" dont much look like a race as much as a huge stumble into it by one of 6 sides.

Goonerhater

I think thats it !! as you can see we aint nowhere.

WSS

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]I think thats it !! as you can see we aint nowhere.

Floyd has Harvey bent over the fence before that one...