Into the final third..... I make us pretty much definitely top 7 now. Effectively 10 points ahead of inconsistent Wolves in 8th. Two very very important home games which could put is in a fantastic position heading into the home stretch. Also got Blackpool home coming up ( be interesting to see if the other sides have played them twice ! ) Will we strengthen? Can we get automatic? Could it go belly up, flat Stanley and end up in 7th with the Canaries squeezing us out!? Very exciting times whichever way you look at it. COME ON YOU BLUES!
I reckon the top 6 as they are now will be at the end, but haven't got the foggiest who will go up autos. we will get in players next week so they can play in the playoffs definitely, Joniesta will defo be coming back next week, plus another striker I reckon.
I'm sure i'll get a lot of stick for this, but i've said the last few weeks (even months) that the scum will finish in the top two, and i still genuinely think they will. You can forget Brentofrd, and probably Wolves, therefore would be a bit much of Blackburm or another to close the gap on us, therefore do think that the top six will be as it is. I think we'll scrape into sixth, and play Derby/Boro in the play offs (Bournemouth will also fade into 5th, with Watford fourth).
" Joniesta will defo be coming back next week " Apparently he cannot come back. " a player can only join the same club on an emergency loan for 93 days across a whole season. "
We only had him for less than two months, therefore we can have him for the last month of the season if we need him.
" Was an emergency loan as it happened in the September. Checked again earlier and was again told he did the full 93 days so seems like he can't come back but checking loan rules given their complications. " Phil on TWTD. Uh oh.......
According to sky sports, joined us on 29th Sept, and was sent back on 20th November (53 days). Therefore he can play for 40 days (but has to be registered before the fourth thursday in March) therefore my calculations mean that we can have him between 26th March and 4th May ie, the last 8 league games, but not any of the play offs)
I think even though he went back to Palace it was deemed as a 93 day emergency loan to us so we may be snookered. See what emerges, would love him back.
