Dazza82 Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Brighton have got: Dagenham & Redbridge (H); Walsall (A); Southampton (H); Colchester (A); Huddersfield (H); Notts County (A) If they lose to us and Huddersfield, and draw at Colchester (who could still make play-offs) and Notts county (who are fighting to survive) and they beat daggers and walsall that will put them on 95 points If we win all our games we will be on 95 points so would go down to goal diff. But they could lose to us,Huddersfield and Colchester drawing with Notts county putting them on 94 points. The race for the title is far from over imo.
Griffo Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 I'm very optimistic myself, and I think we can certainly go close.
Saint_clark Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 If they draw to Walsall and then lose against us, then it's very much on.
Dazza82 Posted 10 April, 2011 Author Posted 10 April, 2011 I think they will beat daggers and get promoted then i think they might get a bit relaxed and start slipping up
Dazza82 Posted 10 April, 2011 Author Posted 10 April, 2011 Not a chance. Let's just concentrate on 2nd.. No we should be looking up not behind us
Saints foreva Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Nope, don't think we have a chance in catching them.
saints_is_the_south Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Lol at this thread. Anybody who still thinks we can catch Brighton needs their heads seeing to. For us to catch them it would take a team who played in championship winning form all season to suddenly start playing like relegation candidates, never going to happen. Lets just focus on 2nd.
Saint_clark Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Lol at this thread. Anybody who still thinks we can catch Brighton needs their heads seeing to. For us to catch them it would take a team who played in championship winning form all season to suddenly start playing like relegation candidates, never going to happen. Lets just focus on 2nd. Like Leeds last season, who dropped from top to 5th after being nearly 10 points clear? Admittedly it was at an earlier point than this, but still.
andysstuff Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 They've lost 4 matches all season, they're hardly likely to drop the sort of points you are looking at. They are champions elect. Live with it.
Colinjb Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Not a chance, they have as good as won the league already. They fully deserve it too, all credit to them.
thorpie the sinner Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Not a chance! They will go up as champions and good luck to them! Second place gets us automatic promotion and thats all we need! total focus between now and end of season and its ours!
S-Clarke Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 No we should be looking up not behind us When we're comfortable in 2nd (not just in there by GD) then we can start looking in front of us. At the moment it's still very much about us keeping an eye on what's behind us.
Saint_clark Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 We need to concentrate on 2nd,end of. I don't see what the difference is. Either way, we need to keep winning.
Lighthouse Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 I don't see what the difference is. Either way, we need to keep winning. Me neither. We need to try and win every game now, regardless of whether we're chasing Brighton, 5 points clear of Udders or 5 points behind them. Brighton have this league bought and paid for. If we catch them I will streak around Fratton on a match day.
saints-cris Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Aim for 1st, get 2nd. But really, it is extremely unlikely we will catch them.
Jimmy_D Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Extremely unlikely as it's not in our hands and their hands seem pretty steady. Unless Argyle's results get exponged, then all bets are off. (Imagine the complaining if they ended up losing the title because of that...)
Saint Without a Halo Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Well i think we can! Statistically it is possible! but as far as probable is concerned it is highly unlikely
Saint Without a Halo Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Me neither. We need to try and win every game now, regardless of whether we're chasing Brighton, 5 points clear of Udders or 5 points behind them. Brighton have this league bought and paid for. If we catch them I will streak around Fratton on a match day. With their attendances there will be few there to see you!
Chicken With A Banjo Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 they had a spell of 5 games earlier in the season with 3 draws and 2 losses. Find it hard to believe they will suddenly repeat that form but it's possible.
sadoldgit Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 All we need to focus on is getting as many points as possible.
dickyhale Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 NO but l think there will be a few more slips up yet
grammy Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Can we catch them Yes Will we catch them No Crap start to the season cost us any hope of the title. Fair play to Brighton.
Thedelldays Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 no, we wont fair play to brighton..they have been incredible
Red and White Army Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 5% chance of catching them I would say.
View From The Top Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 You are negative You are away with the fairies.
dune Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 (edited) Brighton are 100/1 ON for the title and bets are not being taken for them r.e promotion. I think that clears this thread up. Rochdale @ 14/1 looks a good bet for promotion as Bournemouth are a gonner the way they've imploded in recent weeks. Edited 10 April, 2011 by dune
St Marco Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 No chance really. Based on our last 8 played we have almost identical results. Both got 22 from 24 points. Which is amazing in itself. Brighton have been consistent from the start pretty much and i can't see them blowing a 13 point lead with only 6 games left. That would mean they would have to lose at least 4 of the 6. Seeing as they lost only 5 all season i think even the most positive of people have to say that would be very unlikely. We just need to continue doing what we are doing. Concentrate on ourselves. We do that and we go up too.
Danish Saint Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 As long as we secure automatic promotion, I really couldn't give a toss neither way. There are bigger things at stake here, than just 1st or 2nd from League 1.
Pedro Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 No need to, we've hardly gained a point on them all season, poor start saw to that. Well done to them, I'll take second and fully expect us to get it.
Cabrone Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 5% chance of catching them I would say. I'd agree with that. Thought that they would have slipped up by now and we would have caught them but all credit to them, they have been consistently mowing down the opposition week in week out. Just a shame we had such a terrible start. If we'd have started winning from August rather than the end of September then we'd be vying with them for the title now. How many points have we stupidly squandered just by not being ready in time?? The club really needs to professionally prepare itself for next season.
scotty Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Brighton have got: Dagenham & Redbridge (H); Walsall (A); Southampton (H); Colchester (A); Huddersfield (H); Notts County (A) If they lose to us and Huddersfield, and draw at Colchester (who could still make play-offs) and Notts county (who are fighting to survive) and they beat daggers and walsall that will put them on 95 points If we win all our games we will be on 95 points so would go down to goal diff. But they could lose to us,Huddersfield and Colchester drawing with Notts county putting them on 94 points. The race for the title is far from over imo. I'm liking your optimism dazza, fair play to you mate.....but... mathematically, yes. realistically, no. and in any case, we dont need to. 2nd will do just fine.
St Marco Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Just a shame we had such a terrible start. After the first 3 games we actually had the same results as them. We both got off to average starts. But from that point they have been consistent almost every weekend. In their last 20 games they have won 16 of them. Where as we won 13. Which in my opinion means there are no real excuses as to why they are ahead of us. They are just a better team this year then us.
NickG Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Can we catch them Yes Will we catch them No Crap start to the season cost us any hope of the title. Fair play to Brighton. agree. Very small chance but can't see it happening
Cabrone Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 After the first 3 games we actually had the same results as them. We both got off to average starts. But from that point they have been consistent almost every weekend. In their last 20 games they have won 16 of them. Where as we won 13. Which in my opinion means there are no real excuses as to why they are ahead of us. They are just a better team this year then us. Over the first 7 games of the season Brighton: Won 4, drew 2, lost 1. Saints: Won 1, drew 2, lost 4. We've been neck and neck ever since. The difference between us is that we had our usual poor start and they had a good one. We must work on pre season and get our heads in the right place from day 1.
St Marco Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Over the first 7 games of the season Brighton: Won 4, drew 2, lost 1. Saints: Won 1, drew 2, lost 4. We've been neck and neck ever since. The difference between us is that we had our usual poor start and they had a good one. We must work on pre season and get our heads in the right place from day 1. 7 games would be what 15%-20% of the seasons games? I guess it depends on your definition of start really. Personally i would say the first 3 or 4 games is the start. Most teams are up for the new season and squads getting used to new players. Which means teams can drop points as they get used to each other. Happened with us,Brighton and Huddersfield in that period.
Bailey Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Simply put, no. They will go up as champions, and deservedly so. They've been the most consistent team throughout the course of the season, boast the only unbeaten home record in the Football League and have played some quality football along the way. Be nice if we can get one over them at their place in a few weeks time, but there's no disgrace in losing to them based on the season they've had. We just need to worry about finishing 2nd, and if we do that, then the season has been a success!
Toomer Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 Gus won't let them make any slip ups this late on he has done a cracking job down there, question is will they keep hold of him.
benjii Posted 10 April, 2011 Posted 10 April, 2011 7 games would be what 15%-20% of the seasons games? I guess it depends on your definition of start really. Personally i would say the first 3 or 4 games is the start. Most teams are up for the new season and squads getting used to new players. Which means teams can drop points as they get used to each other. Happened with us,Brighton and Huddersfield in that period. We dropped 10 points at home in our first four home games though. Our away form wasn't too bad but those four results in hindsight are massive anomalies when you look at our home record between then and now.
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