We've reached the "Big Five 0" and I reckon even if we lost every game from now to the end of the season we would still stay up!!! I know PYA has been saying we are safe for weeks, and TBH honest I have always agreed with him on that point, however I am now 99.9% convinced that we do not need to get another point to maintain our championship status!!! :jumping1::jumping1::jumping1:
But what if we win every game between now and the end of the season.Thats how you should be thinking TVOR!!
The maximum points we can get this season is 83. Going to be tough to get into the play-offs you need between 70-86.
The playoffs would be great, but for now I am pleased with the considerable likelihood of at least maintaining our championship status!!! Which after all is something that most of us were concerned with at the beginning of the season!!!
Yup, i feel its now time to blood some of the younger youngsters such as murray, massey, connor smith, chez isaac so that we can build for next season.
Could be why today Malky is quoted as saying we can still make the play-offs. First time this season I have heard that:biggrin:
On our current form over the last few games both the playoffs and relegation (gladly) are out of our reach. However what has been mentioned not out of our reach is giving the youngsters more match time. Hasn't Malky been doing this with the likes of Thompson, Bennett, Hudson, and Whichelow all playing and making contributions to our performances. In fact apart from Taylor, Eustace, Doyley and Graham all of the squad are youngsters!
I'd be happy to see if we can push for a top 10 finish, don't think we will realistically be able to achieve a play off place - but as you say, i'm pretty convinced we're safe now anyway. I would like to see us keep the kind of position we're in, or improve it - i'd be a little disappointed if we managed to slip to the lower reaches by the end of the season.
Found this points milestones verses current totals chart on another board.. 106....Highest Champions Points Total 92...Highest 2nd Place Points Total (i.e. not champions). 88...Average Needed For Champions 87...Highest 3rd Place Points Total (i.e. not auto promoted). 82...Average Needed For Promotion 81....Lowest Champions Points Total 79....Lowest Automatic Promotion Total. 75...Highest 7th Place Points Total (i.e. not making play-offs) 73 QPR 72....Average Needed For Play-Offs 70....Lowest Play-Off Position Total 63 Swansea, Norwich 62...Average Needed For Top Half 61 Cardiff. Leeds 60 Nottm Forest 56 Burnley 55 Leicester, Hull 54 Reading 53 Millwall, Watford 52....Highest Points Still Relegated 51 Portsmouth 48....Average Needed For Survival... 47 Bristol C 46 Ipswich, Barnsley 44 Doncaster 43....Lowest Points Total Survival Could Have Been Secured On. Derby 41 Coventry, Middlesborough 38 Crystal Palace 34 S****horpe 32 Sheff Utd 25 Preston Bit interesting i thought.
