Matches 74 points is the holy grail

It’s looking tough but win on Saturday and we’ll be back on the positive bus.
 
1.71 points per game now needed for 74 points - win and a draw from this week's games would be handy.
 
10th now on 1.55 ppg (71 final total). Sunderland 6th on ppg at 1.70 (78 final total).
 
1.75 PPG needed now, starting to look a bit aspirational
 
The Portsmouth game is looking a really annoying one now. Nick a draw late on like we nearly did and we’re looking at four draws in a row and a decent unbeaten run.
 
I saw this post on a Facebook group and thought it worth sharing, not least due to the fact that the negativity on most FB groups makes Kip look like Timmy Mallett!!!!

"For all the doom and gloom merchants we still have just over a third of the season to go so time for a round up. Below are the points picked up in the last six games for each team in the top ten places. Based on this I reckon we have every chance of claiming a top six place. We will have to pick up our form a little over the remaining games but everything is still possible. We are fifth in the form table for teams in the top ten. We are still third overall for the last ten games despite some slightly disappointing results (W5 D3 L2) but we've had a fairly tough run of games Crewe, Gillingham, and MK have all been putting together some decent results but are still below us and have played two more games than us. Blackpool are on a charge and have played two less than us so could force their way into contention. Peterborough and Sunderland look like they will book their place in the top six and Lincoln probably will but they are on a poor run. The other three positions are definitely up for grabs because our fellow contenders have had a very mixed set of results.

Points over six games:
Peterborough 16
Sunderland 13
Ipswich 11
Hull 10
OUFC 9
Pompey 7
Charlton 7
Lincoln 6
Accrington 6
Doncaster 4

In those six games we have won the two games we would expect to win. Lost to two and drawn to two top ten sides."

This season is going to see many teams dropping points as the reality of 2 games a week continues. Injuries, loss of form, suspensions, luck, all of these things can change the outlook very quickly. And whilst we've struggled recently, so have so many others. Doncaster looked nailed on for the auto's a few weeks ago, as did Lincoln. Now you'd not bet against Peterborough and maybe Sunderland, but that could all change in a few weeks.

We saw at the beginning of December, get a few draws and it gives you something to build on. We have generally looked OK despite not winning, and we're far more solid at the back than in September/October. We are not creating as much, but a bit of luck, a half chance, a massively deflected shot from distance etc, and things could change quickly.

Most teams in the top half will think that they have a chance for the playoffs, and most will fear us more than we fear them. Still plenty of tough games to go, but absolutely no reason why we can't be positive and finish this season on a high.
 
It baffles me at the over reaction to results from most teams either way, the odd defeat or dropped points from the likes of Hull,Doncaster,Sunderland,Pompey Doncaster and lately Lincoln and they get written off and it's the same with ourselves when after a win or 2 we hear the Autos are doable and then draw or dare to lose and that's it for the season we are told we are just a mid table team.

If anything what this League has proven time after time is that all teams are capable of beating the others and "Every" team will have blips. People keep saying we are not beating those above us but then it is not such a deal when you understand the above that teams can and will drop pts against anyone in this League.
 
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Coupled with the less than empirical 'fact' that a couple of the pack will likely drop out of sight and someone is bound to come in from nowhere...
 
I wonder if our growing injury list will be our downfall - McGuane, Long, Henry, Lee, Winnall - that's almost a quarter of the squad out for a while. 2 games a week is taking its toll on the players. Likely to be the same for other teams but those five are fairly senior pros.
 
I wonder if our growing injury list will be our downfall - McGuane, Long, Henry, Lee, Winnall - that's almost a quarter of the squad out for a while. 2 games a week is taking its toll on the players. Likely to be the same for other teams but those five are fairly senior pros.
Mcguane we knew was gone of the others Henry and Winnall were out of form, Sam Long is a definite miss because we return to square pegs into round holes and whilst Lee was yet to pull up trees he is a decent player and valuable squad member.
Much will depend on How long the latter 2 are out for as whilst we have cover to an extent the 2 game per week scenario will test everyone.
 
Averaged 1.89 over the last 18

We have 15 games to go, and picked up an average of 2.13 over the last 15 (w9, d4, l2). No reason why we can't do something similar for the run in where we've still got some tricky games but also plenty of winnable ones too.
 
We have 15 games to go, and picked up an average of 2.13 over the last 15 (w9, d4, l2). No reason why we can't do something similar for the run in where we've still got some tricky games but also plenty of winnable ones too.
I hope so but we’re missing a lot of players now and we need to start scoring again, 1 goal in 6 games! Still we are keeping clean sheets so if we can keep doing that we only need to score 1 per game. A deflection of someone’s a**e will do.
 
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