Relegation rival watch

As its so close at the bottom of the table, lets use this thread to discuss our rivals and keep an eye on their results and fixtures!

 

Southend (currently 14th but just 6 points ahead of us) are losing 3-1 at home to Portsmouth.

 

Fixtures at 3pm today....

Bradford (23rd on 32 points) vs Plymouth (16th on 37 points)

Coventry vs Walsall (17th on 35 points)

Gillingham (21st on 33 points) vs Scunthorpe

Oxford (20th on 33 points) vs Peterborough

Shrewsbury (22nd on 32 points) vs Burton

 

Wow, Southend were 3-0 down but came back and drew 3-3!

 

Current scores with about 10 mins or so to go....

Bradford (23rd on 32 points) vs Plymouth (16th on 37 points) 0-0

Coventry vs Walsall (17th on 35 points) 3-0

Gillingham (21st on 33 points) vs Scunthorpe 1-0

Oxford (20th on 33 points) vs Peterborough 0-1

Shrewsbury (22nd on 32 points) vs Burton 1-1

 

I think Bradford/Plymouth would be a good result for us if that ends in a draw. Walsall and Oxford losing is great for us.

But Shrewsbury currently picking up a point and Gillingham getting all 3 so far is not good news.

If it stays as it is, we still are out of the relegation.... just!

 

Bradford Plymouth 0 - 0

Coventry Walsall 3 - 0

Gillingham Scunthorpe 1 - 0

 

Walsall are in freefall...

 

This is how the bottom of the form table stands at the moment:

We've been as high as 4th until recently.

14 Bristol Rovers
15 Oxford United
16 Bradford City
17 Southend United
18 Peterborough United
19 Rochdale
20 AFC Wimbledon
21 Portsmouth
22 Walsall
23 Accrington Stanley
24 Shrewsbury Town

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Hopefully we can add to Pompey's woes on Tuesday

 

Midweek fixtures...

Accrington (16th on 37 points) vs Oxford (21st on 33 points)

Portsmouth vs Rovers (20th on 33 points)

Rochdale (19th on 34 points) vs Wimbledon (24th on 26 points)

Sunderland vs Gillingham (17th on 36 points)

I am not expecting to get anything from Portsmouth, even though they are not in form. Therefore we need....
Accrington/Oxford to draw as would benefit us more.
Rochdale NOT to win.
And Sunderland to do us a favour and beat Gillingham.
If all this happens on Tuesday then it wouldn't be so bad if we fail at Portsmouth.

 

There is always one that comes from nowhere and departs through the trap door

 

If we get an early goal and the crowd get on their backs anything can happen tomorrow. I fancy us to nick it.

 

So the full time scores tonight from our rivals....

Accrington (16th on 37 points) vs Oxford (21st on 33 points) 4-2

Rochdale (19th on 34 points) vs Wimbledon (24th on 26 points) 3-4

Sunderland vs Gillingham (17th on 36 points) 4-2

Good results tonight. Shame we couldn't get a win ourselves.

 

We would have been 17th if we had scored one more goal tonight

 

Saturdays fixtures....

Wimbledon (24th on 29 points) vs Charlton

Blackpool vs Oxford (22nd on 33 points)

Rovers (19th on 34 points) vs Sunderland

Peterborough vs Shrewsbury (21st on 33 points)

Plymouth (16th on 38 points) vs Rochdale (20th on 34 points)

Walsall (18th on 35 points) vs Bradford (23rd on 33 points)

Wycombe vs Gillingham (17th on 36 points)

We need Plymouth vs Rochdale and Walsall vs Bradford to end in draws. I can't see Wimbledon, Oxford and Shrewsbury getting wins but I can see Gillingham getting 3 points at Wycombe. We have a chance here to pull away a bit but I can't see us getting anything ourselves against Sunderland.

 

It’s getting exciting already, l gave us nil points against Pompey so in my book we are already one to the good ( Gastro’s optimism seemed well founded ) I reckon their blood will be up now after that result and we might surprise a few people when Saturday comes.

 

Sunderland has scored in their last 40 league games. Do you think we can shut them out? As our defence is reasonably ok.

 

Keep Cattermole quiet and we will be OK, a tough ask I know and I just hope our players keep their composure as he can be a little trying during the ninety minutes.

 

Sunderland hit a bit of a barren spell after they played us up there. I reckon we can at least match them because we're more confident and solid now - and we've got JCH which definitely makes a difference. UTG