Championship Norwich v Derby and Sheffield United v Pompey

[n1]

Owen Dale having a great game for Wigan by all accounts.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

That'll do, neither won.

 

[Sarge]

In fairness, Pompey & Derby have both looked pretty solid. This coming week is going to be absolutely massive.

we'll win them both

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

In fairness, Pompey & Derby have both looked pretty solid. This coming week is going to be absolutely massive.

Absolutely season defining.

 

[Sarge]

Blades won 2-1 v pompey
Norwich drew 1-1 with Derby

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Two very very tricky games coming up for us, we can’t afford to lose either one of these ,otherwise we are right back in relegation trouble

 

[Marked Ox]

Nice of Norwich to pick this game to have a duff one. By the comments Derby played well though but a stupid challenge by the Norwich player to give away a penalty.

Oh, a blast from the past as it appears Henry Landers scored for Leamington.

The Youth team beat Cheltenham 9-0 at home earlier in their Lg game.

 

[tim lane]

Two very very tricky games coming up for us, we can’t afford to lose either one of these ,otherwise we are right back in relegation trouble

That is simply not true.

 

[Up The Manor]

Two very very tricky games coming up for us, we can’t afford to lose either one of these ,otherwise we are right back in relegation trouble

You must be looking at a different league table to me .
We're 9 points from the bottom 3 .

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Two very very tricky games coming up for us, we can’t afford to lose either one of these ,otherwise we are right back in relegation trouble

I think 3 points from these two would be okay, points would've been taken off one of them at least that way.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

So Derby narrow the gap on us by a point. It’s the height of arrogance to think that sides like that won’t ever get results, or that we’ll easily beat sides like Bristol City.

 

[Sir Winston]

Hoping Manning has a very good week

 

[Foley]

So Derby narrow the gap on us by a point. It’s the height of arrogance to think that sides like that won’t ever get results, or that we’ll easily beat sides like Bristol City.

And nobody has ever said any of that?

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

And nobody has ever said any of that?

You might want to read this very thread…

 

[Foley]

So Derby narrow the gap on us by a point. It’s the height of arrogance to think that sides like that won’t ever get results, or that we’ll easily beat sides like Bristol City.

TBF the 2 results were pretty ok for us today if we are looking downwards ( 1 point in 2 games)

 

[Foley]

You might want to read this very thread…

Did anybody suggest that we would 'beat Bristol City easily ?' I genuinely didn't see anybody suggest that.
Also has anybody suggested that no teams at the bottom will get points?
The bottom 5 have more points than games played , but they are likely to get a point a game on average unless they really pick up?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

We're close to being safe but not quite. A good week this coming week could see us take a humongous step towards safety.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

That is simply not true.

If we lose these two games, you are right mathematically we are not in the relegation zone, but we then have WBA away Coventry home Norwich away and I think it will be difficult to get anything at those two away games
So we have to win against whoever we play at home because our away form is not great.
All of a sudden at the end of Feb we could be 3 points off relegation rather than 10 so let’s not get over confident

 

[Scotchegg]

So Derby narrow the gap on us by a point. It’s the height of arrogance to think that sides like that won’t ever get results, or that we’ll easily beat sides like Bristol City.

No reason why other clubs won't get results. Equally, absolutely no reason why we won't too.

You previously spoke about it being ridiculous to talk about the playoffs (something I don't think anyone has seriously suggested!). Yet the gap between us and 6th place is smaller than the gap between us and 22nd. If we can not make up 8 points on those above us, why is it arrogant to dismiss the likes of Derby, Luton or Plymouth to do the same or more to us?

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

You must be looking at a different league table to me .
We're 9 points from the bottom 3 .

At the moment, lose these and WBA the next game and we are right back in the mix.

 

[Scotchegg]

I’m n

...egative!!

 

[TobyDavis34]

I’m n

Hi n

I’m Toby

 

[tim lane]

If we lose these two games, you are right mathematically we are not in the relegation zone, but we then have WBA away Coventry home Norwich away and I think it will be difficult to get anything at those two away games
So we have to win against whoever we play at home because our away form is not great.
All of a sudden at the end of Feb we could be 3 points off relegation rather than 10 so let’s not get over confident

Why are you so relentlessly negative? (Perhaps you consider it being pragmatic, but I think the original Aldo probably had a rather more positive attitude). If we lose the Derby and Pompey games, if we don't get anything from the WBA and Norwich away games, all of a sudden we could be 3 points off relegation. Scenarios that might come about - I don't think they will - but how about a spot of 'half glass full' for a change?

 

[Steve Gilbert]

At the moment, lose these and WBA the next game and we are right back in the mix.

If we win both of these games will you talk about us being in a battle to reach the playoffs offs in the same way you would talk about us being in a relegation battle if we lose both?

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

You'll get 24/1 on two away wins, or 16/1 on two draws. Safe to say that neither team should be closing the gap on us today

And yet one of them in fact did close the gap on us today.

I don’t for a minute think that Derby will overtake us, but there was always a good chance that today would see the gap closing slightly (sorry if that’s too realistic/negative)

 

[Steve Gilbert]

5/1 on us to be relegated right now for the negative ones.

200/1 to finish in the top 6 for the positive ones.

 

[Up The Manor]

At the moment, lose these and WBA the next game and we are right back in the mix.

4 from 6 points this week and the gap gets further away.from.the bottom three .
Lots to be positive about we've lost 1 in 10 recently.
The negative trolling this week has been a little depressing .
Oxford are heading towards a decent points tally and hopefully a 13 to 15 league place finish .

 

[Scotchegg]

And yet one of them in fact did close the gap on us today.

I don’t for a minute think that Derby will overtake us, but there was always a good chance that today would see the gap closing slightly (sorry if that’s too realistic/negative)

Of course there's always a chance, but it wasn't a "good" chance in the view of the bookies with both games having the home sides as heavy favourites.

Yes Derby picked up a point, and they're all valuable. But I see that as them closing the gap on Hull and Pompey rather than impacting us a huge amount. For Derby that is still only one point from the last 24 available, and Pompey have just lost their 7th away game in a row, and they only have 2 away points from the last 30 available.

If you can't be confident about these next two games, then you probably need to wait until the annual pre-season game against Oxford City before you can relax!

 

[Scotchegg]

4 from 6 points this week and the gap gets further away.from.the bottom three .
Lots to be positive about we've lost 1 in 10 recently.
The negative trolling this week has been a little depressing .
Oxford are heading towards a decent points tally and hopefully a 13 to 15 league place finish .

I arrogantly want 6 points, but everything else you say is spot on.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

4 from 6 points this week and the gap gets further away.from.the bottom three .
Lots to be positive about we've lost 1 in 10 recently.
The negative trolling this week has been a little depressing .
Oxford are heading towards a decent points tally and hopefully a 13 to 15 league place finish .

Hope you are right, but I’m being realistic here.
We are not great away, Derby will be buoyed up I can see a 1-0 defeat.
Pompey deserved something today and were unlucky . Our usual score against them is 1-1 so then we could be 5 without a win
It annoys me that people think we are safe already when we certainly aren’t