TomTom92

1 hour ago, StantonRam said:

As someone said above, Posh can't finish with more than 89 points, same as Bolton, and we still have GD advantage over both.

So - if we reach 90 points it doesn't matter what either of them do.

Bolton's result last night puts them behind what I predicted, and makes it unlikely that they can now overtake us unless bizarre things happen on the final day.

Possible scenarios Rams v Trotters:

We win the last 2 games and we are 2nd no matter what.

We win and draw the last 2 games and we have 90 points and are still 2nd no matter what.

We draw both games, and if Bolton win both theirs then they are 2nd (89 points to our 88).  Same thing would also be true if Posh won their last 3.  However, since Posh play Bolton BOTH of those scenarios happening at once is impossible, it would be either one or the other above us but not both, and we would finish 3rd, with all the playoff advantages that brings.  Let's hope however that it doesn't come to that.

That seems to me to be a reason to really go for it on Saturday, as a win would really take the pressure off.  No point accepting a point on Saturday, as this would only increase the pressure to win on the last day. 

If we won on Saturday and got to 89 points then GD would kick in, and we would still finish 2nd no matter what happens on the last day.  Or at the very least we would go into the last day knowing that only the combination of both a heavy loss for us and a big win for Trotters or Posh (possible but unlikely) would change anything.

Was thinking about this earlier. If Bolton are winning by 2 or more with 20 minutes to go, assuming we’re drawing against Cambridge, I wouldn’t go uber attacking. If they’re only winning by 1 then I agree to roll the dice and try and steal 3 points. 
 
Even with our ‘easier’ match on the final day I’d want at least a 2 goal cushion on goal difference.

That said ultimately I think even with a defeat at the weekend we should go up. If we need to score 3/4 against Carlisle then there’s no reason why we can’t.

Cambridge 1 - 2 Derby

Sibley

My only comment about the comparisons with the Reading match was at the time we were on a downward spiral with a defence that leaked goals for fun. Neither are the case this time.

Can't see anything but a Bolton win. Think Shrewsbury had a sweet spot that started around the time they played us and lasted until they're almost safe. 

Think the battle may have left them. But alas if we mess it up from here then we only have ourselves to blame. 

Don't get me wrong the Barnsley kit is honking. However, i'd rather something horrific like that than a boring plain white shirt.

2 hours ago, Archied said:

Yea yea ( yawn ) you then go on to say Wilson is called the buffalo because he’s just a bulldozer,,, perhaps that’s just his build ? Very early the wife and I nicknamed him twinkle toes because he has very good fast feet and excellent dribbling skills , do you actually watch games or just read stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️,

well done though , we are arguing the toss over this negative and that negative right after a fantastic day / win ,, of course you have covered this well and set the ground by posting in places that you are certain we will be promoted , leaving you free and clear to pick holes in everything 👏👏👏👏👏

I thought he was called the buffalo because of his poor internet connection.

The biggest concern at the moment is that every match seems to be a real battle.

I think maybe earlier in the season when the pressure was off, Warne's simple tactics allowed us to win some games with ease. However the last 5/6 have been gruellers. 

If you have to make an excuse you could point it to Gayle getting injured when we were flying after a 3-0 and 2-1 win respectively. 

Everything for me is down to how we finish. Promotion? Happy days he's earnt his money and deserves a crack at the championship. Failure? In my book he needs to go.

The only two saving graces Warne has is that the players seem to love him and if we brought in someone new, they'd need to assess the squad for a month before starting our transfer business.

Derby 1-0 Leyton Orient

Collins 

23 minutes ago, Peaceful Chairboy said:

@Ghost of Clough As I mentioned yesterday, these stats don't show what our manager is trying to do with the club and I think you'd admit (if you saw the game yesterday) that we have moved away from the Dark-Arts and that we are looking to do something with the ball. 

The stats from last night prove that we can step it up with the more challenging teams that we play against. From last night's viewing, it looked like a even fixture overall. You were well on top for the first 15 minutes before Wycombe got their act together and started to match you up across the pitch. I'd go as far as saying that in the last 10/15 minutes, we looked the more threating. 

However, a draw was a fair result even though the game didn't deserve the score line of 0-0! Good luck to you guys for the rest of the season and I'll keep an eye on your run-in. It tighten up as we get closer to the final day of the season but looking at those in the play-off battle, I think you'll have a good day out at Wembley in the Play-Offs (if you don't go up automatically!) Just make sure you don't give Oxford anything to be happy about!

Good luck!

Thought you guys played some nice stuff at times. The amount of times the ball got flicked round the corner by one of your two strikers to find another Wycombe man was infuriating.

My only issue was the time wasting in the last 10 minutes. I mean come on your seasons dead what’s the point? 
 
But can’t complain that a draw was a fair result. 

3 minutes ago, IlsonDerby said:

Bolton played sh*te against Rovers on Saturday. They looked second best. I sat through it because derby weren’t playing. 

Maybe playing was the wrong term from me, but they won 2-0. We play like poo and have to settle for 0-0. 
 
I can’t see us putting Leyton Orient to the sword. Think we might batter Carlisle but that could be a dead match if we don’t buck our ideas up.

Our main issue is that Bolton and Peterborough are playing like teams who deserve to go up. Before people point out posh’s shock result against Carlisle, I’m referring to how many goals they’re scoring. 
 
We seem unable to score more than 1 (minus Pompey) in recent weeks. We’re really making hard work of it. Are we running on empty?

If we win our last 3 we’d be unlucky to miss out on 92 points but as things stand our momentum has somewhat stalled.

6 hours ago, Jourdan said:

CBT is the worry for me.

He looked very bright v Blackpool and then played his best game so far for us v Portsmouth. Then tonight he regressed.

I really thought tonight would be the night he came to the party. He won’t get a better chance.

He is clearly a confidence player and he is clearly playing within himself much of the time since joining us. Perhaps he is overwhelmed by the pressure to impress. There is certainly a feeling of that.

I am not often critical of Warne and the coaches, but perhaps they could be managing him better, because something is not right.

Thought everything was ramping up nicely for him to be the main man for the final few matches. 
 
CBT missing that open goal is the worst player it could’ve happened too. As you say, looks a real confidence player. With NML on his back legs and Barkz only just back fit, we really don’t need CBT feeling sorry for himself.

6 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

I really don’t get this “they deserve to go up” mullarky. Whoever goes up will deserve to simply because they have accumulated more points than at least 22 other teams in the league (or have a better goal difference). That might be because they ended the season well, started the season well or were consistent throughout. 

Obviously…

But it’s a way of trying to rationalise the disappointment of yesterdays result. 

Plus Bolton have only won 6 in a row once this season. To do that in October is one thing, to do it when the pressure is in is another.

Wildsmith - 8 

Wilson - 6

Sibley - 6

Nelson - 7

Cashin - 7

Adams - 8 

Smith - 6

NML - 3

CBT - 3

Wash - 4 

Collins - 5

Just now, plymouthram said:

Warne got it wrong playing Washington and Collins together, it did'nt work. Taking Smith off, when he was one of our better players, also did'nt make sense. When is Gayle fit, he would have put one of the chances away tonight that others fluffed.

The risk of having no control worked first half, we created 3 good chances. Second half we needed to change it and to be fair to Warne he did. 
 
No footballing intelligence tonight. The only glimpse of it was when Adams bought a free kick on the edge of their area. 
 
 

6 minutes ago, Sheff Ram said:

Last six!!??

I mean including the matches they’ve played.

If Bolton win their last 6 including Portsmouth and Peterborough they deserve to go up. That’s the only positive mind. 
 
People moaning at Warne, did he ask for us to miss 3 sitters in the first half? Granted the second half was toothless but we should’ve been out of sight.

No bottle whatsoever.

1 minute ago, Mick Brolly said:

It's 0-0 at half time get a grip 

You can only miss so many chances before you get punished. Even if it finishes 0-0 then its advantage Bolton.

1 minute ago, Dcfcsr92 said:

Nml has been shocking for the last 6/7games doesnt surprise me he missed it totally out of form. Also dont agree hes a captain never has and never will 

He might be playing with painkillers etc. which sort of lets him off the hook. 
 
But if he isn’t hampered at all then that finish is tragic.

1 minute ago, Abu Derby said:

Northampton MkII

Yep they score its game over.

Can’t wait to tell the grandkids that we bottled promotion because CBT couldn’t score from 6 yards, Washington is repulsed by one on ones and NML temporary thought he was playing rugby.

Shame about Ward but I do think Wash will compliment Collins’ game pretty well. 
 
The only area we may be light in is central midfield but with Adams on patrol and doubt any man deficit will be noticed.

18 minutes ago, Tamworthram said:

As long as we back it up with a win on Saturday.

Six points from these two games and we’ll be strong favourites. Four points we’ll probably be slight favourites still. Anything less and it will be in the balance.

If we take 6 points and Bolton beat Pompey i can't lie that'll be deflating. I know 6 points keeps it in our hands, but the sooner Bolton drop points to give us a significant gap the better.

Our bench is a bit threadbare at the moment, if Ward is out then its even weaker. 

Think for a team that has scored a lot of goals in the last 15, we're ironically looking to score 1/2 before 70 minutes tonight as we don't have many game changers to steal us a result.

Wycombe 1 - 2 Derby

Collins