Championship Games 25/26

MuttleyCAFC

With Pompey we have to see where they are after the Oxford game. If they don't do well enough in the next three games, their run in starts to look very tough.

lordromford

I’ve never really disliked Leicester, but I do think it’s really important that they go down, because if they don’t, they’ll have effectively got away with their cheating again.
They've previously escaped one punishment on a technicality, so if they end up staying up despite the somewhat underwhelming 6 point penalty, they’ll be in the clear again with no real consequence. 

Just seems like they keep getting away with it, which doesn’t sit well with me.

Zulu

killerandflash said:

Leicester are such a mess, that it's hard to predict what they'd be like next season if they stay up.

I'd expect Pompey,  Blackburn and WBA to be similar next season,  and Oxford to still be weak, as their financial priority has to be their new stadium. 

Pompey,Blackburn are on decline - as their supporters admit , so will be down there again next season, along with the likes of Oxford (if they survive), plus teams like Lincoln,Cardiff,Bradford etc and there is always one club that does a Luton,Leicester (Wolves maybe).
For us, i'd be looking at a consolidation year, in 10th-14th and then push for a playoff place the following year.
Considering EVRYONE had us as relegation fodder at beginning of season, it will be interesting to see what the same pundits believe come August.

_MrDick

I reckon we have three more wins and a couple of draws in us to see out the season. My tips to fill the remaining two relegation spots are Portsmouth and Blackburn 

IdleHans

Relegation odds as of this morning

MillwallFan

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Oggy Red said:

Kap10 said:

Oggy Red said:

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

killerandflash said:

Pompey bang in trouble now, which is a massive shock after they won 3-1 at The Valley, then 3-1 at The Den 4 days later.

And take a peek at their run in. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/portsmouth

Apart from Oxford at home, that's a hard set of fixtures.

They do have some tough fixtures.

Their saving grace may be their two 6-pointers, both at home (Oxford, Leicester) .....providing they win them, of course



 

More and more looking like two of these three to go down.

Maybe .....but I believe bar Sheff Weds, none of the relegation pack are dead yet.

Plus they've each got two 6-pointers to play - and they all play Sheff Weds.

Watch out for the surprise results, (like Blackburn at Millwall, last weekend).

And of course, picking up points against mid-table teams already on the beach 🏖️ 

But especially when they play each other - they can't both win. Or lose 

These 6-pointer games will be key.
And there's quite a few of them.

Millwall wasn’t a surprise. Too many people there had already thought they were in the PL.

 Nothing can be taken for granted in this division and taking your eye off the ball just invites failure.
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That’s nonsense 

cabbles

IdleHans said:

Relegation odds as of this morning

Anyone putting a bet on us and any of the teams above would need an absolute implosion.  Preston are on absolute horrendous run, but I fancy them to cobble together a couple more points between now and the end of the season. 

SporadicAddick

Zulu said:

killerandflash said:

Leicester are such a mess, that it's hard to predict what they'd be like next season if they stay up.

I'd expect Pompey,  Blackburn and WBA to be similar next season,  and Oxford to still be weak, as their financial priority has to be their new stadium. 

Pompey,Blackburn are on decline - as their supporters admit , so will be down there again next season, along with the likes of Oxford (if they survive), plus teams like Lincoln,Cardiff,Bradford etc and there is always one club that does a Luton,Leicester (Wolves maybe).
For us, i'd be looking at a consolidation year, in 10th-14th and then push for a playoff place the following year.
Considering EVRYONE had us as relegation fodder at beginning of season, it will be interesting to see what the same pundits believe come August.

is there anything to suggest that we will be any different from this year? 

iaitch

Be good to get above Preston and be all smug at Thierry Small.

Athletico Charlton

Quite funny to see Preston odds after so many of their fans had a pop at little old Charlton compared to seasoned Championship Preston when they signed Small from us.

FishCostaFortune

I’d love us to finish above Swansea after Galbraith turned us down over the summer 

thenewbie

SporadicAddick said:

Zulu said:

killerandflash said:

Leicester are such a mess, that it's hard to predict what they'd be like next season if they stay up.

I'd expect Pompey,  Blackburn and WBA to be similar next season,  and Oxford to still be weak, as their financial priority has to be their new stadium. 

Pompey,Blackburn are on decline - as their supporters admit , so will be down there again next season, along with the likes of Oxford (if they survive), plus teams like Lincoln,Cardiff,Bradford etc and there is always one club that does a Luton,Leicester (Wolves maybe).
For us, i'd be looking at a consolidation year, in 10th-14th and then push for a playoff place the following year.
Considering EVRYONE had us as relegation fodder at beginning of season, it will be interesting to see what the same pundits believe come August.

is there anything to suggest that we will be any different from this year? 

I mean exactly the same as this year looks like meaning surviving by a healthy margin despite some poor patches of form. That really wouldn't be a terrible thing to replicate (if it means avoiding/surviving "second season syndrome") although of course we SHOULD be aiming higher.

aliwibble

FishCostaFortune said:

I’d love us to finish above Swansea after Galbraith turned us down over the summer 

I don't think that's very likely to be honest.

Crispywood

Leicester and then one of Portsmouth/West Brom to get relegated would be the best case scenario

Blackburn are run by crooks, who have shown they have no ambition to take the club forward and Oxford are a small club with a poor budget, an average manager and half their teams made of loans. 

If We want to do better a worse standard/competition will help support that. 

Talal

FishCostaFortune said:

I’d love us to finish above Swansea after Galbraith turned us down over the summer 

Footballer made a choice that wasn't us. Not sure why anyone would hold some sort of grudge.

Chunes

Talal said:

FishCostaFortune said:

I’d love us to finish above Swansea after Galbraith turned us down over the summer 

Footballer made a choice that wasn't us. Not sure why anyone would hold some sort of grudge.

Even if we finish above them, if he's watched our brand of non-football this season, I'm sure he'd still feel like he made the right choice. 

CaptainRobbo

Talal said:

FishCostaFortune said:

I’d love us to finish above Swansea after Galbraith turned us down over the summer 

Footballer made a choice that wasn't us. Not sure why anyone would hold some sort of grudge.

Went off Beckham when he chose Real Madrid over us.