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Crab Lungs

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Ok, I couldn't help myself...

 

I've just done the predictor again. I've envisaged Huddesfield only slipping up once, versus Millwall this friday (D 2-2).

 

I've only had Charlton pick up 1 point from their next 3 (Norwich (H), Exeter (A), Leeds (H)...)

 

 

By those calculations, the table of the final day would look like this:

 

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So, going into the last day we would have potentially shots at getting a playoff berth, assuming either one of those teams lose.

 

The fixtures for the final day:

 

Exeter v Huddersfield (Tisdale would wanna do us a favour despite nothing to play for, surely!?)

Oldham v Charlton (Oldham safe.... Hmmmm)

Saints v Southend (Southend just out of the drop zone - might still have a bit of fight left so could be difficult)

 

Hmmmmm. Hmmmm. Damn Huddersfield clawing it back tonight.

 

Disregard the goal difference - I put in Saints to win 3-0 v Carlisle when I really meant 1-0. So, only +41 ;)

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It's OK, we made it :)

 

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On a serious note, the only game that nags me about our running is Gillingham away... don't know why...

 

Maybe because they've got the best home defence in the entire league?

 

Its kinda worrying, but we'll have an absolute mass of Saints fans there - should be a riot

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Crab Lungs

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Maybe because they've got the best home defence in the entire league?

 

Its kinda worrying, but we'll have an absolute mass of Saints fans there - should be a riot

 

Of all the games we've got left (and even before that, possibly since Xmas) that game just really narks me. I didn't know that fact either about their home defence - interesting! Thats another reason to get jittery now, though ... ;)

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Kingsland Red

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My variations all need Colchester and Huddersfield to be a draw

 

Then Our fate is - can Huddersfield lose one other match? More than possible

 

Of course, Saints need to win every match, but I believe we have the desire

 

Yep, Huddersfield need 8 from 12 points, ie 3 wins or 2 wins and 2 draws, due to our way superior goal difference and that is only if Saints win all 5 remaining games.

Th odds are longer than the Great Escape and what a finish that was. The Everton game is the only time I've ever watched Saints with certainty in my mind that we would win.

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Huddersfield game against Millwall will be crucial imo.Millwall are top of the current form table over the last 8 games just infront of us.Hopefully Millwall can win or at least get a draw.

 

I can see Huddersfield losing at Exeter and maybe only drawing against Colchester.Then I have this strong vibe that the will co*k it up against Stockport.I predicted them losing to Brentford last week.Their away form is suspect,Stockport will want to finish on a high and will have no pressure in that game and its a yorkshire/lancashire derby type game.Yes Huddersfield are expected to win this game and will be strong favourites like they are for 6th place but there will probably be a major surprise result so Stockport might be it!?

 

I think Huddersfield will drop enough points.Are we good enough to take advantage?If Gillingham lose at home to Leeds on Saturday they are likely to need to beat us to stay up.Likewise Southend could still have a chance last game of the season of staying up making that game potentially more difficult.

 

Charlton could lose all 4 games.All their games are tough.Colchester may draw or lose at Hartlepool on sat.Hartlepool have won 4 out of their last 5 home matches.Even Tranmere & Orient at home are banana skins with both of them battling relegation.

 

There are no easy games left for any side imo.If we approach one game at a time and don't get complacent we just might make it.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

 

The same Millwall who are very close to automatic promotion?

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

 

WHAT!? Have you bothered to look at the table recently? Millwall are 1 point from automatic promotion with a slightly better goal difference than Leeds, they will be playing their heats out on friday night for a win.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

 

I disagree completely. I think Millwall will fancy grabbing second place ahead of Leeds, so I think they'll do anything they can to win this game.

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WHAT!? Have you bothered to look at the table recently? Millwall are 1 point from automatic promotion with a slightly better goal difference than Leeds, they will be playing their heats out on friday night for a win.

 

I'd like to hope that you are right and I am wrong, of course but cannot Millwall achieve that objective irrespectively of what happens on Friday? I think so. Believe you me if the announcer says Huddersfield 2 Millwall 3, I'll be the first to the bar.

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I'd like to hope that you are right and I am wrong, of course but cannot Millwall achieve that objective irrespectively of what happens on Friday? I think so. Believe you me if the announcer says Huddersfield 2 Millwall 3, I'll be the first to the bar.

 

Not really seeing that Charlton, Swindon and Leeds are all picking up points. Tomorrow is a MUST win game for Millwall.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

 

Millwall are 1 point behind 2nd place ffs :D

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I think that after a frenetic and heart-stopping last day, coming down to an almighty contraversial incident in injury time in one of the other matches, we will find ourselves in 6th place.

 

I think we will win the JPT Trophy - beating Carlisle in the final.

 

I think we will get past Ipswich as we will raise our game.

 

This will show the players just how well they can play and trigger our run to the play-offs.

 

I will not predict how far we will get in the FA Cup as I don't know who we will draw in Round 5.

 

COYS

 

 

 

My predictions from 18/01/2010.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

I'd say it's 95% certain Huddersfeld will win 2-0 or 3-0 on Friday for this reason - of course nobody could ever prove it was fixed - so don't bother staying up late to catch the score.

Others have already pointed out the little hole in your argument. :D

 

But to be fair, if Millwall didn't have a chance of automatic promotion, I think there is a good chance that they would be happy to lose to Huddersfield for the reason you mention. So it's a good job they do have a chance of automatic promotion, isn't it? :cool:

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If, if ,if we are lucky enough to make the play-offs, the Football League have PROVISIONAL announced the dates

http://www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20100415/play-off-dates-announced_2245681_2012386

 

Note that the home game (6th v 3rd) for League 1 will be either :-

FRIDAY night (14th May) at 7:45 or

Saturday (15th May) at 12:15.

 

oh sh*t I'm away that weekend.

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Chances are Millwall who are safely in the play-offs will not bother against Huddersfield simply because they'd fancy their chances against them in the play-offs more than they'd fancy playing Saints. So the best strategy for Millwall will be to make sure Saints don't get there and they can do that easily by letting Huddersfield win.

 

 

Spoke to a mate earlier who's a millwall fan and he said they are dreading us getting into the playoffs but they are still very much going for an auto promotion place.

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Updated Friday night following the Huddersfield v Millwall game. Awful result for us - but let's be honest - it was always going to be a long shot having to rely on other sides. It's not quite all over mathematically of course - but that very difficult ask has suddenly become practically impossible.

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huddersfield need 5 points from 3 games, they should get 3 points against stockport, colchester and exeter will be hard, but i feel this is a game they needed to lose

 

Me too.

 

I'm just hoping both of them draw or lose a game in the next couple of weeks so we have the opportunity to take it to the last day.

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Official. Rovers and MK Dons are gonners.

 

But Charlton who only need 2 points have:

 

NORWICH h

EXETER a

LEEDS h

OLDHAM a

 

So it might be worth including them.

 

There are an awful lot of assumptions that we will win all 5 games.

We should do, looking at the fixtures, but football doesnt work like that very often unfortunately.

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huddersfield need 5 points from 3 games, they should get 3 points against stockport, colchester and exeter will be hard, but i feel this is a game they needed to lose

 

True. Terrible result really but remember it can only take a freak referee-assisted result like we had at Tranmere away to turn Huddersfield over. Then it becomes 5pts from 2 games and it's a different proposition.

 

As before, we just need to keep winning, keep chasing down Colchester and we'll take it from there. At best, we'll sneak in. At worst, we get a fantastic pre-pre season. :)

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providing we win all of our games which we will need to do anyway, and colchester lose today, that is them out of the equation, however they can still do us the biggest favor by beating huddersfield! tell you what though most exciting run in to a season for a while! without the worry of being relegated if we don't reach our goal!

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And we can catch Charlton am I right in thinking that?

 

Yep, Swindon and Charlton can both in theory be caught due to Saints having a much better goal difference. But only if they get no more than 1 point from the next 4 games and Saints win all 5 games. Charlton do have a tricky set of fixtures(including Norwich and Leeds) so may be possible but very much clutching at straws.

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So somehow, we may need Colchester to win, obviously loose today, we win, this is to bloody close to call my head hurts.

 

And we can catch Charlton am I right in thinking that?

 

Colchester have to not lose to huddersfield. I'll stop believing if Huddersfield pick up 3 points in this game. They will beat Stockport and will lose to exeter.

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Right I am clinging on to what I said 6 games ago, and that we will get in by goal difference on the last day of the season. We will need to win all remaining games though.

 

Huddersfield need to lose one of their next two games.

 

We beat Southend on the last day and Huddersfield only draw at Exeter and we get in on goal difference.

 

So here we go Yeovil win!

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