PRETTY CLEAR NOW TOP 6 BOTTOM 6 PERM FROM 7

IT IS NOW LOOKING LIKE the top 6 will be from :-
1 Newcastle
2 Brighton
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3 Huddersfield
4 Leeds
5 Reading
6 Sheff Wed
7 Fulham
and the bottom 6 from ;-
18 Burton
19 Nottm Forest
20 Wolves
21 Bristol City
22 Blackburn
23 Wigan
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24 Rotherham
In mid week Fulham, Blackburn and Wolves get parity, (Wolves will still be 1 game in hand). FULHAM with a win will do themselves and US a very BIG favour, and pretty much put paid to PNE hopes of a top 6?
A Fulham win will simply put Blackburn on a par with us.
WOLVES out of sorts recently can overcome Brentford who are now in the twilight zone and can neither get top 6 or relegated, so 7 might become 6 as they still have a game in after Tuesday
before Saturday kick off of course we will be knowing our fate! v Huddersfield

 

A grim reminder !

 

The top 6 yeah id say 6 from those 7.

Id agree the relegated 3 are likely from those 7 but there are others above that who still need wins and points.

I reckon 52 will guarantee safety. 50 and your sweating on survival.

Think this is all set up for last day drama.

 

I think you can add Birmingham to the bottom section

 

This time last year the target figure was around 51-52 and ended up 41 pts! that is because there was a few more than this year bottom playing each other.... so wouldn't disagree with that guesstimate which is usually safe on past results.

they are certainly not getting much luck at the moment, but 44 pts 2 wins against 2 losses City and Blackburn might be just safe enough ..after Tuesday it will be a little clearer

 

LAST 9 GAMES .-.-.-.- the fixtures that matter most:-

Blackburn v CITY
CITY v Wolves
CITY v Birmingham
Florest v Blackburn
Wolves v Blackburn
Wolves v Florest
Birmingham v Burton
Roth v Birmingham
Wigan v Rotherham

last 31 games Plyd and the last 11 games Plyd

TEAM --plyd pts GF GA GD
Blkburn 30. 37 37 39 - 2 ____ W W L L D W L D L W W D L L L L D W L D ____ L W D L D W W D D D d
Wolves - 30 - 33 34 43 - 9 ___ L W W L L D L L D L D L W D L W W L D W ___ L W L L L L L D W W w
Burton --30 - 32 24 37 - 13 ___ L L D W D L W L D L D W L L L L W L L L __._ W L W L W D D D D W l
Brum -- 30 - 32 30 49 -19 ____W D D W L W L D D W W L L W L L D L D _.__ D L L W L L L W L L D d
Wigan -- 30. 30 21 30 - 9____ D L W D D D L W L D W L L L L L D L W ___.__ W L D L W D L D L W L l
Florest - 30. 29 36 47 - 11 ____L L D L W L L L D W W W L D L L L L D __._.__ W L W W L L L D W L L d
BrisCity. 30. 28 35 43 - 8 ____D W W W L L W D L L L W L L L L L L L L _____ D W D L L D L D D W w .......... WE NEED TO REALLY GET OUR ACT TOGETHER 14pts from 33 now after Hudds it looks better but still not good enough
ROTHERHAM just 11 points

 

Friday night v Huddersfield last 10
17 Bristol City . . 10. . . 11. . 11 14 - 3 . . . D W D L L D L D D W
1 Huddersfield . . 10 . . 25 . . 17 . 9. 8 . . . W W W W W W D L W W
last 10 home City :-
22 Bristol City . . 10 9 11 14 - 3 . . . . W L L L L D W L D D

versus last 10 away Huddersfield
2 Huddersfield . . 10 20 14 11 3 . . . . L D W W W L W W D W
there is a big difference between the 2 teams over the past 10 games.
After winning 6 on the straight Huddersfield THEN D1 L1 and are now on 2Wins
After losing 8 on the straight City have W 2 D5 L 3 since last defeat are D D W

 

Bristol City boss Lee Johnson has called off striker Gustav Engvall's loan move to Swedish side Djurgardens after Milan Djuric was ruled out for up to six weeks after a hernia operation.
Goalkeeper Fabian Giefer (eye) could come back in, but Frankie Fielding kept a clean sheet in the win over Wigan.
Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner has no new injury or suspension concerns.
The Terriers will close the gap on second-placed Brighton to three points if they win at Ashton Gate. wouldn't it be nice to be party pooopers
Match facts

• Bristol City have scored in each of their last 10 home league games against Huddersfield, a run stretching back to 1989. THEY NEED TO ENSURE IT IS 1 more than them or at least the same!
• Elias Kachunga and Nahki Wells were on target for the Terriers as they came out 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture in December.
• Huddersfield have allowed their opponents just 341 shots in total in the Championship this season; fewer than any other team.
• Huddersfield Town have scored just five goals in their last five league games (one in each match) and all five goals have come from different players.
• After winning six of their first 11 Championship games this season, Bristol City have since collected just four wins in their last 26 games in the competition.
• The Robins have won just six points from their last nine Championship home matches (W1 D3 L5).

 

What a difference a year makes...

Kodjia was good wasn't he? And our no 9 from last year was excellent... I wonder what ever happened to him?

 

Don't know about you, but I stopped having perms around 1975

 

I never had a perm, but did have hair 18" long tried pony tails, including a plait! experimented with a beard longest of about 5 attempts was about 8 months... black, almost, hair but bright red side burns about 2" (along with some black)

 

well got to see the score at "HT" gobsmacking .....

 

WELL 85 mins and I bet we lose 5-4 ....

 

WELL 85 mins and I bet we lose 5-4

WE DIDNT and well done City and goal of the season from Flint!
weekend results ______ well they could have been a bit better,
ROTHERHAM wrote them off a couple games ago .. but now they are "down" they could be influential in a couple of results!
WIGAN, only game with bottom teams is Rotherham, rest against teams higher than 15th.
BLACKBURN, almost won, and we have to them and PNE.
BURTON,Clough was a little subdued in his interview, at one point were on their way WE have BRENTFORD to thank and PLAY!
FLOREST like Wolves my 2 to move up and leave a bottom 5 good result v Derby
WOLVES already flying the coop
BIRMINGHAM a good point v Newcastle will be hovering above the mix
adding IPSWICH to the endangered list ... QPR ( 50 pts ) and up need 1 more win (53 points ) to be safe, 9 teams on 45 or less with that 5 point gap in the mix

 

Wigan and Millers gone in my view Rovers were a shade unlucky not to win but 93rd minute equalisers are such a bitch, this OAP found his inner Victor Meldrew flicking V's after the goal went in.
We have to play the Trees and you in succession depending on how we go against the Trees will determine how we go against you. If we beat the Trees play offs still in view

 

I'd agree with that. Barring a miracle for Wigan to escape the drop, it's perm one final relegation place from many teams including Ipswich and Brum.

 

the right 2 wins and 3 draws could do it for City or any 3 wins and 2/3 draws could do it..

 

Huddersfield Town V Burton Albion ...........won 0 -1
Newcastle United V Burton Albion ............ lost 1-0
Burton Albion V Aston Villa
Burton Albion V Ipswich Town
Birmingham City V Burton Albion
Burton Albion V Leeds United
Barnsley V Burton Albion
Burton Albion V Reading

Brighton & Hove Albion V Blackburn Rovers.......... lost 1 - 0
Reading V Blackburn Rovers ......................lost 3 - 1
Blackburn Rovers V Barnsley
Nottingham Forest V Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers V Bristol City
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers V Aston Villa
Brentford V Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End V Nottingham Forest ................... drew 1 - 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Nottingham Forest .....wolves won 1 - 0
Nottingham Forest V Huddersfield Town
Nottingham Forest V Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City V Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest V Reading
Queens Park Rangers V Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest V Ipswich Town
The 3 other teams on 40/41 pts PINK are top 6 .............. black ARE top 12 .......... Green are same predicament

 

What's blue then?

 

The 3 other teams, ( plus CITY ) on 45 pts PINK are top 6 .............. black ARE top 12 .......... Green are same predicament

Ipswich Town V Birmingham City ...................... draw 1 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion V Birmingham City ............ lost 3 - 1
Birmingham City V Derby County
Rotherham United V Birmingham City
Birmingham City V Burton Albion
Aston Villa V Birmingham City
Birmingham City V Huddersfield Town
Bristol City V Birmingham City

Ipswich Town V Birmingham City .................... drew 1-1
Ipswich Town V Wigan Athletic .........................lost 3-1
Fulham V Ipswich Town
Burton Albion V Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town V Newcastle United
Rotherham United V Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town V Sheffield Wednesday
Nottingham Forest V Ipswich Town

Wolverhampton Wanderers V Cardiff City .....................won 3 -1
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Nottingham Forest ...........won 1 - 0
Bristol City V Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Brighton & Hove Albion
Leeds United V Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Huddersfield Town
Derby County V Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers V Preston North End

Brentford V Bristol City ............... lost 2 - 0
Preston North End V Bristol City ............... lost 5 - 0
Bristol City V Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bristol City V Queens Park Rangers
Blackburn Rovers V Bristol City
Bristol City V Barnsley
Brighton & Hove Albion V Bristol City
Bristol City V Birmingham City