Here are the fixtures for us and teams around us fighting for a play off spot VS teams in the top half of the table. I havent included the fixtures for the top 3 sides - (Northampton, Oxford, Plymouth). I have added Accrington in 4th because although they are chasing down 3rd, they still have to win their games in hand first! 4th - Portsmouth (11 games left on 59 pts) vs: Mansfield away Wimbledon away Carlisle home Plymouth home Wycombe home Northampton home 5th - Gas (11 games left on 59 pts) vs: Mansfield home Cambridge home Carlisle away Northampton away 6th - Accrington (12 games left on 57 pts) vs: Plymouth home Wycombe home Leyton Orient home Cambridge home Wycombe away 7th - Wimbledon (11 games left on 53 pts) vs: Portsmouth home Wycombe away Plymouth away Leyton Orient home 8th - Leyton Orient (11 games left on 53 pts) vs: Oxford away Accrington away Plymouth home Wimbledon away Mansfield home 9th - Wycombe (12 games left on 52 pts) vs: Accrington away Carlisle away Mansfield home Wimbledon away Portsmouth away Accrington home Oxford away 10th - Mansfield (11 games left on 51 pts) vs: Gas away Portsmouth home Wycombe away Northampton home Carlisle away Leyton Orient away Cambridge home 11th - Carlisle (12 games left on 51 pts) vs: Wycombe home Gas home Portsmouth away Mansfield home Cambridge away Oxford home 12th - Luton (11 games left on 50 pts) vs: Plymouth away Accrington home Oxford away Carlisle away Northampton away 13th - Cambridge (11 games left on 50 pts) vs: Northampton away Gas away Oxford home Accrington away Carlisle home Plymouth home Mansfield away
We got just 5 teams to face in the top half of the table. So does Orient. Wimbledon got 6 teams to face. The rest have got 7 teams. I fancy our chances but we have to beat the teams in the bottom half, like the Barnets of the league.
No they wont. They may slip out of the top 3 but no way will they slip out of the top 7. I can see only Accrington catching them. But looking at Accringtons fixtures, they might find it tough to castch them! I havent included the top 3 in this thread because they will finish in the top 7. What I believe 9 teams fighting for 4 spaces to complete the top 7.
Plymouth lost a couple of key players yesterday...stretchered off... including Brunt... out for the rest of the season...
It's lean but it's mean. Well I keep telling myself it is anyway. We haven't got a very big squad and 2 out for the rest of the season is a blow unless the Manager can get one or two in from somewhere. Bit dodgy picking up new players at this stage of the season and a lottery how they will do. Argyle supporters are never the most confident of people at the best of times and I would guess after last night the wobbles will have set in again. I personally think we will be ok in the end but not before a few ups and downs to come. That's based on gut feeling and nothing more. Personally I think it's between 5 of you and or us and Oxford. I think you can discount from Wycombe down. I don't think they will make it this year and the others are too inconsistent. I think Accrington will definately be one of them and Portsmouth who have a big squad and the players to match. Who the other 2 will be is anyones guess. I'm not sure looking at fixtures to come is any guide either. The results in this league are bizaar at the best of times. Teams will win some they don't expect and lose others they expect to win. Games aren't played on paper.
Of course. I just added the fixtures of the teams in the top half vs teams in the top half, showing these teams will drop points. Also its interesting to see some dont have as many top teams left to play than other. On paper, we have a great last 5 games and I think this could be what gets us in the top 7. In order, the last 5 games for us.... Yeovil (21st) Stevenage (20th) Exeter (14th) York (23rd) Dag & Red (24th) So we play 4 of the bottom 5 clubs. On paper thats games we should be winning. But we know, these games will be very hard as they will be fighting to stay in the football league!
Back at the beginning of the year we faced the toughest fixture list possible over the next group of games. The list included six games against teams in the top seven. We were seven points behind Northampton; Plymouth and Oxford were about five points away. It all looked rosy when we beat Oxford away and were one up against Plymouth at home. Plymouth scored a late equaliser and from that point the wheels came off. Away defeats followed at Portsmouth Accrington and Wycombe. Northampton are now away with the fairies and the pack have caught us up. BUT other than another away game at Northampton for the Gas, all the other contenders will be playing against each other and sharing points until the end of the season. It is in our own hands to maintain a play off position. As far as an automatic promotion place is concerned it seems less likely. BUT, if the clubs above us keep losing to teams that they would not expect to, then stranger things have happened. So there is no reason at all not to be optimistic. I don't want to go to Wembley again other than to watch an international match!
I'm thinking we got the easier ones now but only just. CJS did you want to update the fixtures in first post
Now up to date in league position, number of games left and removed the games they already played. Also added Luton as they have been in good form and now just 3 points outside the play offs! They are making an early 'late' attack to get into the play offs. Keep an eye out on them! I still havent added the top 3 into this list. I cannot see Plymouth for example, dropping 12 points on the teams below and falling out of the top 7.
Pretend 4th down to 13th all were on the same amount of points with 2 games to go. Look at the fixtures.... Portsmouth Vs: Hartlepool away (now 22nd) Northampton home (now 1st) Gas Vs: York away (now 23rd) Dag & Red home (now 24th) Accrington Vs: Wycombe away (now 9th) Stevenage home (now 21st) Wimbledon Vs: Stevenage away (now 21st) Newport home (now 19th) Leyton Orient Vs: Mansfield home (now 10th) Yeovil away (now 20th) Wycombe Vs: Accrington home (now 6th) Oxford away (now 2nd) Mansfield Vs: Leyton Orient (now 8th) Cambridge home (now 13th) Carlisle Vs: Oxford home (now 2nd) Notts Co away (now 17th) Luton Vs: Nothampton away (now 1st) Exeter home (now 14th) Cambridge Vs: Plymouth home (now 3rd) Mansfield away (10th)
