Predictions for season end position

Automatic promotion is very unlikely but not impossible.
It would need an incredible run but we have done it in previous promotion runs!
 
It’s a 44 game season, so it’s not going to be as many points as usual for the two automatic spots. A lot of the teams have to play eachother too, so there are a lot of points to be dropped between them. Our toughest games on paper are

Wycombe away
Portsmouth Home
Coventry away
Fleetwood home.

Easier games
Shrewsbury away
MK Dons Home
Rochdale away
Bristol R Home
Tranmere Away
Bolton Home

It’s turned into a 10 game shootout. 6 more wins will give us 75 points. I think that should be enough for a playoff spot. I think we will draw a couple giving us 77 points.

Whatever happens it’s been a solid season, and the two good cup runs have been a financial bonus.
 
Leysboy said:
It’s a 44 game season, so it’s not going to be as many points as usual for the two automatic spots. A lot of the teams have to play eachother too, so there are a lot of points to be dropped between them. Our toughest games on paper are

Wycombe away
Portsmouth Home
Coventry away
Fleetwood home.

Easier games
Shrewsbury away
MK Dons Home
Rochdale away
Bristol R Home
Tranmere Away
Bolton Home

It’s turned into a 10 game shootout. 6 more wins will give us 75 points. I think that should be enough for a playoff spot. I think we will draw a couple giving us 77 points.

Whatever happens it’s been a solid season, and the two good cup runs have been a financial bonus.
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Always worth keeping an eye on the goal difference of the respective teams looking to claim the final playoff place. It can sometimes be the deciding factor.

Currently....

Coventry 17
Rotherham 25
Portsmouth 19
Wycombe 5
Sunderland18
Oxford 23
Peterborough 26
Fleetwood 12
Ipswich 12

Wycombe, Fleetwood & Ipswich inferior goal difference is with an extra point to all their rivals at the moment.
 
Having just returned to the forum, would like to reignite a discussion with a few Exiles recently. We have had a great season (and it may not be completed) but I dont want promotion. In the long term I think it would do more damage.

If we got promoted, I would envisage we would sell out of Season Tickets, circa say 9,000. People would then complain about not getting matchday tickets. I fear we would not be able to compete and come straight back down. Heaven forbid we spent some money then got players on stupid money for Div 1. And some of our supporters would deride the club for not spending money.

Thoughts?
 
HKYellow said:
Having just returned to the forum, would like to reignite a discussion with a few Exiles recently. We have had a great season (and it may not be completed) but I dont want promotion. In the long term I think it would do more damage.

If we got promoted, I would envisage we would sell out of Season Tickets, circa say 9,000. People would then complain about not getting matchday tickets. I fear we would not be able to compete and come straight back down. Heaven forbid we spent some money then got players on stupid money for Div 1. And some of our supporters would deride the club for not spending money.

Thoughts?
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I'd settle for just playing again to be honest, regardless of the division (preferably in front of spectators).
 
Putting aside stadium moves, how many seasons in the championship do people think it would be before the plunge was taken for the fourth side?
 
mooro said:
Putting aside stadium moves, how many seasons in the championship do people think it would be before the plunge was taken for the fourth side?
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probably get a low capacity 'temporary' stand installed... and that would be it
 
HKYellow said:
Having just returned to the forum, would like to reignite a discussion with a few Exiles recently. We have had a great season (and it may not be completed) but I dont want promotion. In the long term I think it would do more damage.

If we got promoted, I would envisage we would sell out of Season Tickets, circa say 9,000. People would then complain about not getting matchday tickets. I fear we would not be able to compete and come straight back down. Heaven forbid we spent some money then got players on stupid money for Div 1. And some of our supporters would deride the club for not spending money.

Thoughts?
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For me on a selfish point I would like us to get promotion purely because in all the years I’ve supported oufc I can’t remember us playing in the championship BUT I do agree with what your saying about tickets and the damage that could happen if we signed players on silly contracts but like many say I just want to see us playing again
 
oufc1991 said:
For me on a selfish point I would like us to get promotion purely because in all the years I’ve supported oufc I can’t remember us playing in the championship BUT I do agree with what your saying about tickets and the damage that could happen if we signed players on silly contracts but like many say I just want to see us playing again
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Personally... and its been a while since the U's were last playing at that level.... I think what is now the Championship is OUFC's natural level, (just above mid table) .... seen the U's play at that level (old division 2) in three separate periods of time since Ive been supporting them
 
Sarge said:
Personally... and its been a while since the U's were last playing at that level.... I think what is now the Championship is OUFC's natural level, (just above mid table) .... seen the U's play at that level (old division 2) in three separate periods of time since Ive been supporting them
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Since I’ve been supporting OUFC we’ve spend most years in league two a few in non league and now in league one we might have been league one when I started but was to young to remember ?
 
oufc1991 said:
Since I’ve been supporting OUFC we’ve spend most years in league two a few in non league and now in league one we might have been league one when I started but was to young to remember ?
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First season I saw the U's play , was the first full season after changing name from Headington United to Oxford United ( 'City were the main , and bloody awkward about it too, objectors to the name change)... that was the last season in the (old) Southern league- then elected to FL replacing Accrington Stanley who folded midway through the previous season... under Arthur Turner as manager & Big Ron (The Tank) Atkinson as captain, 6 seasons later OUFC were plying their trade in old division 2 (now the championship)..... after a number of seasons at that level the U's were relegated on the last game of the season (away to Leyton Orient!)...... very late 70s/early 80s under Jim Smith, the U's won old division 3 (league1), old division 2 (championship) in consecutive seasons to reach old Division 1 ( Premier league) where we had a Wembley cup final win, and stayed there for 3 seasons .... then the U's were in division 2 (championship) for a few seasons before the downwards slide to non league happened.... I really do hope this season isn't 'written off. as I still fancy the U's to get back to (IMO) our natural level when this campaign starts up again
 
Sarge said:
Personally... and its been a while since the U's were last playing at that level.... I think what is now the Championship is OUFC's natural level, (just above mid table) .... seen the U's play at that level (old division 2) in three separate periods of time since Ive been supporting them
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Really we’re at our natural level ... most championship clubs are a lot bigger. But our natural tendency is to punch above our weight, if that makes sense
 
Sarge said:
Personally... and its been a while since the U's were last playing at that level.... I think what is now the Championship is OUFC's natural level, (just above mid table) .... seen the U's play at that level (old division 2) in three separate periods of time since Ive been supporting them
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I sort of know what you’re saying Sarge, but times have changed and the configuration of the leagues with it. At present our natural level is pretty much where we are now (ie top ten, League One).
 
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