The crunch hots up

The bottom 13 teams on 22/01/2014 have a maximum of 12 games between themselves till season end


11th COVENTRY.......34 pts....4H...........8A >>>>>>>0H..........1A .... =9/ 30pts.................................................poor points
12th COLCHESTER . 34 pts.. 6H...... 4A>>>>>>>>0H.......3A. . . . . . . = 6pt /18 pts
13th BRADFORD .33pts .......4H....... ..5A>>>>>1H.....2A . . . . . . . . .= 3 pt /15
14th GILLINGHAM.. ...........6H ....... 5A>>>>>>>3 H......1A . . . . . . . = 4pts / 18
15th CRAWLEY..... ...........7H.. .......5A >>>>>>>>3H ..........5A = 4 / 12PTS
16th NOTTS C.... ............5H..... ... 4A>>>>>>>>>1H......1A . . . . . . = 12 / 21pts.................................................. top points
17th OLDHAM..... ............6H.. ....... 5A >>>>>>>3H......2A . . . . . . . = 9 pt /15pts
18th CARLISLE.. ..............5H...... ..... 6A>>>>>>1H......1A . . . . . . . . = 9 PTS / 27.............................................poor points
19th CREWE .27pts ..........5H....... ... 7A>>>>>> 1H..... 1 A . . . . . . = 14pts / 30...................................................poor points
20th SHEFF U..... ............5H....... ... 6A>>>>>>>>2H.....2A . . . . . . . = 18 PTS / 21....................... top points
21st SHREWSBRy.............5H....... ... 7A>>>>>>>>0H.....1A . . . . . . = 12/ 33pts ................................................poor points
22nd TRANMERE..............9H....... .. 7A>>>>>>1H..... 3 A . . . . . . . . = 21pts / 36 ........................top points
23rd CITY........................ 6H ...... . 6A>>>>>1H ......2A . . . . . . . . . . . = 15pts / 27..................................average points
24th STEVENAGE . . 22pts ..5H...... .. 6A >>>>>> 1H......1A . . . . . . . . = 14pts / 27......................average points

last days fixtures at least 6 potential death or glory matches

Crawley V Bristol City
Gillingham V Shrewsbury
Oldham V Notts County
Tranmere V Bradford

Brentford V Stevenage
Wolves V Carlisle

Crewe V Preston
MK Dons V Leyton Orient
Peterborough V Port Vale
Sheff Utd V Coventry
Swindon V Rotherham
Walsall V Colchester

City home to NOTTS CREWE away to CRAW and STEVE

 

TRANMERE v CREWE = 1-0
CITY v CARLISLE = 2-1
CREWE v SHEFF = 3-0
Stevenage v Gills = 3 - 1
Bradford v Crewe = 3 - 3
Carlisle v Gills = 1 - 2
OLDHAM v CITY = 1 - 1
Sheff v Shrews = 2- 0
Carlisle v Bradford = 1 - 0
CITY V Tranmere = 2 - 2 Crawley v Carlisle = P
Crawley v Tran = P
Gills v Sheff = 0 - 1
Notts v Shrews = 2 - 3 Old v Gills = 1 -0 Sheff v City = 3 - 0
Colch v Sheff = 0 - 1 Steve v Crewe = 1 - 0

THEN INTO MARCH..A wickedly busy month
Bradford v Steve = 2 -3 City v Gills = 2 -1 Tran v Old = 2 - 2

Coventry v Shrews =0 - 0

Crawl v Steve = 1 - 1
Gills v Crawl = 1 - 0 Shrews v City = 2 - 3 Steve v Tran = 3 -1 Colch v Coven = 2 - 1
Sheff v Carl Shrews v Crawl
Gills v Cove = 4 - 2
Brad v Gills = 1 -1 Carl v Steve = 0 - 0 Crewe v Old = 1 -1 Tran v Notts = 3 -2 CRAWLE v COLCH = 0 - 0
colch v Gills = 1 - 0

Colch v City= 2 - 2 Gills v Crewe =1 - 3 Notts v Carl= 4 - 2 Old v Crawl = 1 -0 Shrew v Brad= 2 - 1
Carl v Shrews= 0 - 0 Crawl v Sheff =0 -2 Crewe v Notts = 1 - 3
Coventry =0 - 0 Bradford
shrews v Stevenage = 1 - 0 Colch v v tranmere = 1 - 2 CRAWLEY V cREWE = 1 -2
Cov v Shrews
Notts v Colch Crewe v Coven Tran v Carl
Coven v Brad

to the grand finale EASTER IN BLUE

Brad v Old Colch v Tran Crawl v Crewe Shrews v Steve
Old v Sheff Steve v Colch Tran v Shrew
Colch v Old Gills v Tran Shrews v Crewe City v Notts
Sheff v Steve Crewe v Colch Oldham v Coven Notts v Crawl Steve v City
Tranmere v Sheff

Brad v Crawl City v Crewe Carl v Old

THEN LAST DAY...JOY OR SORROW well actually joy and sorrow

 

other than current bottom 13 teams City play:-

Peterborough V Bristol City.........WON 1 - 2
Bristol City V Swindon ............DREW 0 -0
Bristol City V Port Vale .........WON 5 - 0
Rotherham V Bristol City
Bristol City V Preston
Walsall V Bristol City


Leyton Orient (7/4)Draw (12/5)Wolves (11/8)
Crewe (6/5)Draw (12/5)Colchester (7/4)
MK Dons (21/10)Draw (12/5) Brentford (11/10)
Notts County (11/10)Draw (12/5)Crawley (2)
Oldham (5/4)Draw (12/5)Coventry (7/4)
Peterborough (4/7)Draw (11/4)Carlisle (18/5)
Preston (4/6)Draw (11/4)Shrewsbury (18/5)
Rotherham (4/7)Draw (11/4)Port Vale (4)
Stevenage (11/8)Draw (5/2)Bristol City (8/5)
Swindon (8/11)Draw (13/5)Bradford (3)
Tranmere (11/8)Draw (12/5)Sheffield Utd (6/4)
Walsall (10/11)Draw (13/5)Gillingham (5/2)

Stevenage (11/8)Draw (5/2)Bristol City (8/5)
Walsall (10/11)Draw (13/5)Gillingham (5/2)
ROVERS(2 )DRAW (5/2) ROCHDALE ( 7/5)
EXETER( 6/5)DRAW( 5/2 )TORQUAY( 5/2)
MANSFIELD( 11/10) DRAW( 5/2) CHELTENHAM( 11/4)
NEWPORT( 7/4) DRAW( 5/2) BURTON( 6/4)
PLYMOUTH( 1/1) DRAW( 11/4) WIMBLEDON( 5/2)

 

16 Gillingham 36 -14 44 . > . > . > . > max points ...... 74.........plyd 39 pts 48............69
12 Bradford . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > .plyd 40 pts 45.............67 maximum points achievable
14 Coventry 35 1 41 . > . > . > . > .. max points ..... 74............plyd 40 pts 49.............67
20 Bristol City 36 -5 41 . > . > . > . > max points ...... 71...........plyd 40 pts 46............64
23 Stevenage 35 -18 36 . > . > . > . > max points ...... 71.........plyd 40 pts 39.............57
15 Oldham 36 -13 38 . > . > . > . > .. max points ...... 74............plyd 39 pts 44...............62
18 Colchester 34 -5 39 . > . > . > . > max points ......78...........plyd 40 pts 43............61

19 Tranmere 35 -21 36 . > . > . > . > max points ....... 75..........plyd 39 pts 40...............61
17 Carlisle 34 -18 37. > . > . > . > . > . max points ...... 76........plyd 39 pts 40.............61
21 Crewe 36 -27 36 . > . > . > . > . > .max points ...... 71.........plyd 40 pts 40.................58
22 Shrewsbury 35 -13 33 . > . > . > . > max points ...... 71.......plyd 40 pts 38... ..........56
24 Notts County 36-21 31. > . > . > . > max points ......66 ........ plyd 40 pts 40............58


...there at least 5 teams that need to win 1 and draw 1 and city have to lose 2 eg tranmere win 1 draw 1 = 4 points so max points would be 61 and CITY LOSE 2 so MAXIMUM points would also be 61

 

Colchester POSSIBLY same points and game in hand when we play next weekend

 

We will be safe long before the last days matches

 

we all hope so .....

the most important 11 matches at the moment are ...
colch v city...................2 - 2
tran v carl
crewe v cove
colch v tran
steve v colch
colch v oldha
old v cove
crewe v colch
steve v city
carl v old
city v crewe

when all are hoped to be DRAWS.... and only Colchester can get 2 pts over city but would still be one behind............

City 9 to play...... 4 H and 5 A of which 2H and 3 A are against teams currently bottom 13 = 9 pts? 4 games against the likes of teams PNE Roth PVale Walsal...4pts so

come and get us on 55 points

 

Only mid week game of any consequence this week is Shrews to beat Coldchester, or draw at worst.

Shrews would need 2 wins and us lose 2 to get above us.
We play Coldchester on Sat and we need to draw it, should we not win it. table best scenario Sat 5pm could look like

CITY plyd 38 pts 45

Coldchester plyd 37 ...pts 42/42 ...that's win shrews/lose City

Shrews plyd 38 pts 37 /lose against Coldchester, plus any points from sat

 

every game is like a brush stroke on a canvas

 

A most un-JGF thing to say, and possibly the most cerebral statement I have ever heard from you !

Truth is if we keep up our present form and intensity we will stride clear now

 

we sure will

 

A month ago we were 20th, now 15th with a 5 point buffer over at least 4 teams

20 Bristol City 36 -5 41 . > . > . > . > max points ...................plyd 41 pts 47............62

19 Tranmere 35 -21 36 . > . > . > . > max points ....... ..........plyd 40 pts 43..............61
17 Carlisle 34 -18 37. > . > . > . > . > . max points ...... ........plyd 40 pts 43.............61
15 Oldham 36 -13 38 . > . > . > . > .. max points ...... ............plyd 40 pts 44...............59

21 Crewe 36 -27 36 . > . > . > . > . > .max points ...... .........plyd 41 pts 43.................58
22 Shrewsbury 35 -13 33 . > . > . > . > max points ...... .......plyd 41 pts 41... ..........56
24 Notts County 36-21 31. > . > . > . > max points ..... ........ plyd 41 pts 40............55
23 Stevenage 35 -18 36 . > . > . > . > max points ...............plyd 41 pts 39.............54

 

If we can grab a point or more against PNE and beat Notts County and Crewe than we wont be caught

All of the bottom teams are either playing each other or if not they are having to play some of the top teams.

 

we could lose 3..........however the picture is much brighter than that.............

................. should we draw against NOTTS....CREWE.....STEVENAGE =

CITY PLAYED 42 POINTS = 50

CREWE PLAYED 41 POINTS = 41
NOTTS PLAYED 41 POINTS = 41
STEVENAGE PLAYED 41 POINTS = 40 THEY WOULD NEED 3 WINS IN 5 TO OVERHAUL US AND HAVE JUST 2 GAMES LEFT TO OUR 3 TO MATCH US ON POINTS

SHREWSBURY v CREWE AND SHREWS v STEVENAGE PLAY EACH OTHER.......


so W E A R E S A F E

 

A month ago we were 20th, now 15th with a 5 point buffer over at least 4 teams now 13th with a 7 point buffer over 5 teams

13 Bristol City 36 -5 41 . > . > . > . > max points ...................plyd 43 pts 53............62

18 Colchester ......................................................................plyd 43 pts 46 ........55
19 Tranmere 35 -21 36 . > . > . > . > max points ....... ..........plyd 43 pts 46..............55
17 Carlisle 34 -18 37. > . > . > . > . > . max points ...... ........plyd 42 pts 44.............56
15 Oldham 36 -13 38 . > . > . > . > .. max points ...... ............plyd 42 pts 50...............62

21 Crewe 36 -27 36 . > . > . > . > . > .max points ...... .........plyd 43 pts 45.................55
22 Shrewsbury 35 -13 33 . > . > . > . > max points ...... .......plyd 43 pts 41... ..........50
24 Notts County 36-21 31. > . > . > . > max points ..... ........ plyd 43 pts 43............52
23 Stevenage 35 -18 36 . > . > . > . > max points ...............plyd 42 pts 39.............51

WILL IT BE a G O O D F R I D A Y
Sheff 2 H Stevenage and Coventry
.........3A Tranmere...Port vale ...Oldham

Hope Junior and Gills stay up !

 

will good Friday be the day day the sun goes behind the clouds, the crowd gets behind the City, and the 4 relegation candidates are all behind us

 

Frankly I can't see us losing any more games this season.
In fact (kiss of death not withstanding) I wouldn't be at all surprised if we won all our remaining games and finished top half

Its taken these players all season to learn the secret, but (thanks to a sterling performance by Cotterill) now I think we have stopped this alarming slide.
Bring on next season !

 

Hear hear !

 

A month ago we were 20th, now 15th with a 5 point buffer over at least 4 teams now 13th with a 7 point buffer over 5 teams

13 Bristol City 36 -5 41 . > . > . > . > max points ...................plyd 43 pts 53............62

18 Colchester .................................................. ....................plyd 43 pts 46 ........55
19 Tranmere 35 -21 36 . > . > . > . > max points ....... ..........plyd 43 pts 46..............55
17 Carlisle 34 -18 37. > . > . > . > . > . max points ...... ........plyd 42 pts 44.............56
15 Oldham 36 -13 38 . > . > . > . > .. max points ...... ............plyd 42 pts 50...............62

21 Crewe 36 -27 36 . > . > . > . > . > .max points ...... .........plyd 43 pts 45.................55
22 Shrewsbury 35 -13 33 . > . > . > . > max points ...... .......plyd 43 pts 41... ..........50
24 Notts County 36-21 31. > . > . > . > max points ..... ........ plyd 43 pts 43............52
23 Stevenage 35 -18 36 . > . > . > . > max points ...............plyd 42 pts 39.............51


As far as City is concerned these teams are destined to finish below us, will it be decided Monday? ..............YES if CITY WIN