Matches Top 6 Race 2023/24

[Steve Gilbert]

Blackpool and Stevenage currently 3 points behind but played a game more and a worse GD. I still think both are out of the running.

 

[MarkG]

stevenage 3 points behind, goal difference +11 but us+18 and game in hand

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Blackpool and Stevenage currently 3 points behind but played a game more and a worse GD. I still think both are out of the running.

Are you mad? Out of the running.

They play Carlisle & Burton Saturday whilst we play Peterborough followed by Lincoln!!!

 

[Scotchegg]

Focus on looking above rather than below. We could be a point off 4th at 5pm on Saturday.

 

[BeechRoadBokelberg]

Focus on looking above rather than below. We could be a point off 4th at 5pm on Saturday.

Exactly. And we could be 2nd place at 14:30 on the 27th (if we score enough goals aswell!)

Believe!

 

[MarkG]

Are you mad? Out of the running.

They play Carlisle & Burton Saturday whilst we play Peterborough followed by Lincoln!!!

two games in one day !

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Are you mad? Out of the running.

They play Carlisle & Burton Saturday whilst we play Peterborough followed by Lincoln!!!

They would need a minimum of 4 points out of 3 games and us not to get any points out of 4 games so yes I do believe they are out of the running.

 

[holdsteady]

two games in one day !

Would fancy Blackpool to beat both of those in the same day.

 

[holdsteady]

They would need a minimum of 4 points out of 3 games and us not to get any points out of 4 games so yes I do believe they are out of the running.

They play Carlisle on Saturday, we play Peterborough, they could be above us on Saturday at 5pm. No way are they out of it.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

They play Carlisle on Saturday, we play Peterborough, they could be above us on Saturday at 5pm. No way are they out of it.

Yet then have to play Barnsley at Home and Reading away.

 

[holdsteady]

Yet then have to play Barnsley at Home and Reading away.

The way Barnsley are playing now and a Reading side with no more to play for than Exeter? I would rather have those two plus Fleetwood and Carlisle than our last 4 fixtures, I think it’s being underplayed how hard the next 3 games over 6 days will be.

 

[sideshowrob]

After Reading, Barnsley have Portsmouth and Blackpool away. Not easy if the confidence is beginning to crack.

 

[dickwalton1964]

Barnsley have Reading and Northampton, two teams with nothing to play for. If we are hoping Exeter take it easy then why should we expect Reading and Northampton to give Barnsley a game? Our run in is unquestionably harder than Barnsley’s.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

I just hope Peterborough put all their effort in tomorrow night to get the win. If they lose then I won’t like us playing a wounded animal on Saturday!

Edit: a win tomorrow for Peterborough all but secures their playoff place.

 

[LeftSideLarry]

The Barnsley Twitter is in full meltdown. Their team looks to be in real trouble.

 

[Scotchegg]

Barnsley have Reading and Northampton, two teams with nothing to play for. If we are hoping Exeter take it easy then why should we expect Reading and Northampton to give Barnsley a game? Our run in is unquestionably harder than Barnsley’s.

Our form is also significantly better than Barnsley.





But I guess we only consider form when it goes against Oxford.

 

[tonyw]

Barnsley have Reading and Northampton, two teams with nothing to play for. If we are hoping Exeter take it easy then why should we expect Reading and Northampton to give Barnsley a game? Our run in is unquestionably harder than Barnsley’s.

Reading are not quite safe yet (mathematically, at least) - imagine they'll want at least one more result before they mentally hit the beach. They've been a decent team of late, so I doubt they'll give Barnsley a free hit on the weekend.

Though Northampton at home on the final weekend is a friendly finish......

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

I just hope Peterborough put all their effort in tomorrow night to get the win. If they lose then I won’t like us playing a wounded animal on Saturday!

Edit: a win tomorrow for Peterborough all but secures their playoff place.

A Peterborough win tomorrow and they’ll be thinking they can get 2nd as they play Oxford away & Fleetwood at home following tomorrow.

They’ll be thinking 9 points.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

The Barnsley Twitter is in full meltdown. Their team looks to be in real trouble.

If Barnsley fail to win Saturday then us picking up 3 versus Peterborough changes absolutely everything.

Barnsley go to Portsmouth & Blackpool away after the weekend.

We need another favour off our local friends Reading this weekend!

 

[OX14]

Barnsley have Reading and Northampton, two teams with nothing to play for. If we are hoping Exeter take it easy then why should we expect Reading and Northampton to give Barnsley a game? Our run in is unquestionably harder than Barnsley’s.

Barnsley have Pompey and Blackpool away, Northampton are higher placed than Exeter too. Anyways if we can't get results against Posh, Lincoln and Stevenage at home we don't deserve to get in the playoffs, we don't just want to get into the play offs to make up the numbers we want to go into them full of confidence that we can win promotion.