Playoffs

[accybeme]

((((IF)))) things go our way today, come 5 o'clock we could be just 1 point short of the play'offs, everything crossed & believe

 

[yonmon]

It's the kind of comment I would expect from Twenty Eight haha

qed ?...

Now back to the thread ?...Alfred.E. says ' good eggs often end up getting beaten !'

KTF...

 

[st06nc2]

After today's results we now are 2 points off

 

[Chimer]

After today's results we now are 2 points off

True

and 5 others also 2 points or less off

Blackpool's last minute penalty was not good news, though Morecambe's was.

 

[cashman]

True

and 5 others also 2 points or less off

Blackpool's last minute penalty was not good news, though Morecambe's was.

Our goal difference dont look the best against those in playoffs.

 

[st06nc2]

15:00BlackpoolvCheltenham Town
15:00Colchester UnitedvPlymouth Argyle
15:00Crawley TownvCarlisle United
15:00Crewe AlexandravLeyton Orient
15:00Exeter CityvMorecambe
15:00Grimsby TownvYeovil Town
15:00Hartlepool UnitedvBarnet
15:00Luton TownvNotts County
15:00Newport CountyvAccrington Stanley
15:00PortsmouthvCambridge United
15:00StevenagevMansfield Town
15:00Wycombe WanderersvDoncaster Rovers

Next lot of fixtures

 

[st06nc2]

Of the ten teams vying for the four playoff places, (too close and tight to call), their renaming fixtures are………
Luton;
Notts Co H, Stanley A, Morecombe H
Stevenage;
Mansfield H, Yeovil A, Stanley H
Exeter;
Morecombe H, Doncaster A, Carlisle H
Blackpool;
Cheltenham H, Notts Co A, Orient H
Carlisle;
Crawley A, Newport H, Exeter A
The MIGHTY Cambridge United;
Portsmouth A, Crawley H, Wycombe A
Colchester;
Plymouth H, Orient A, Yeovil H
Accrington;
Newport A, Luton H, Stevenage A
Mansfield;
Stevenage A, Portsmouth H, Crawley A
Wycombe;
Doncaster H, Morecombe A, Cambridge H

 

[football19]

Stanleys games are all winnable!!

 

[DAV007]

Got to be honest,
there are 3 rounds of games left

game 44 and 45 look winnable for all the teams on 62 points or higher invovled in the playoff hunt

game 46 is interesting,
wycombe play cambridge
exeter play carlisle

blackpool have the easiest run of games, as do Colchester (unless plymouth still feel they can win the title).

stanley have the hardest run in IMO
a team who are desperate for the win to stay up
2 teams fighting to stay in the playoffs

going to be tough

 

[Lord Stiffupperlip]

Lets face it, it's all speculation.
If Newport do the double over us next Saturday, then it's all over.
However, if we win, we can carry on dreaming.
But even if we win all our remaining games, we could still just miss out.
After last seasons finale, that's the likeliest outcome.

 

[cashman]

Does anyone actually know,the last time we went 15 unbeaten? or if we ever done 18? cos if we do we sure deserve a shot at the playoffs.

 

[VALAIRIAN]

Macca knows everything

Just need to get him to read this

 

[Chrisr]

Lets face it, it's all speculation.
If Newport do the double over us next Saturday, then it's all over.
However, if we win, we can carry on dreaming.
But even if we win all our remaining games, we could still just miss out.
After last seasons finale, that's the likeliest outcome.

Newport got a 6-1 thrashing today, If we could do the same next week we may scrape through on Goal difference. The points and the goal difference are the deciders.

 

[Lord Didsbury]

Looking at the table you'd have to say that if we get 9 points chances are we'll make the playoffs. Seven points is unlikely to be enough, but we still might fluke in. No chance if we only get six.

 

[Lord Love Rocket]

Looking at the table you'd have to say that if we get 9 points chances are we'll make the playoffs. Seven points is unlikely to be enough, but we still might fluke in. No chance if we only get six.

Is it a mathematical impossibility though lord, fixture wise?

 

[Lord Didsbury]

Not a mathematic impossibility but I'd say with the number of other teams on 62pts+ that it's unlikely they will all fail to get 4-6 points. It's also unlikely two others will win all three.
But yes, I'm guessing!

This weekend sees teams above us having easy looking games. We need to win of course and probably best scenario is two of them will fail to win?

 

[st06nc2]

Wouldn't say the teams above us have easy games, Cambridge have Pompey, Mansfield have Stevenage, Colchester have Plymouth

 

[Chimer]

Well ..... Wycombe, Colchester and Cambridge are playing promoted Doncaster, Plymouth and Portsmouth. Pompey have no chance of becoming champions but should want to put on a show at a Fratton promotion party. The other two hopefully both want the no 1 spot so should be up for it.

Luton and Blackpool will expect to win at home against Notts County and Cheltenham, Carlisle on recent form may struggle at Crawley but the critical issues I think are whether the Shrimps can keep being our best friends and nick something at Exeter, and if Mansfield can do the same at Stevenage, where someone in the mix is going to drop points. My assume-we-win-the-lot guessing stick currently says Blackpool, Exeter and Stanley will finish 6th, 7th and 8th on 71 points, behind Luton (74) and Stevenage (72) meaning goal difference would knock us out of the playoffs. My sums assume Exeter and Stevenage win on Saturday. But if either of them drop points and we don't, it's still on .

And of course if we don't win all three, that's (realistically not statistically) that .

As Di said, no point in worrying about the other sides ..... .

 

[Lord Didsbury]

Oops! Yes, you are correct of course.... think I was focusing too much on Exeter, Carlisle and Blackpool. The teams in 6th, 7th and 8th.
They have Morecambe (h), Crawley (a) and Cheltenham (h).

 

[st06nc2]

There is no easy games this year, anybody could beat anybody we've seen that already