Derbyram1 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Surely a chance to regain top spot with the fixtures in our favour:Fulham v BournemouthBlackpool v Sheff Wed Cardiff v Charlton Derby v Birmingham Huddersfield v Rotherham Ipswich v Brentford Millwall v Norwich Wolves v Watford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Sheep Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 A chance, but that means beating Birmingham first which seems like a tall order right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 A chance, but that means beating Birmingham first which seems like a tall order right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I can see the top 6 changing on a game by game basis right down to the wire. Different teams have gone on runs and had blips at different times. It's the most exciting championship season for a very long time. The best we can do is take each game on its own merit and try to get the win. A couple of defeats on the bounce has meant that we haven't been able to extend a lead at the top. It's not the end of the world but we need to go on a run now to make sure we don't lose ground on the teams on form.I'm not enjoying it to be perfectly honest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diag Ram Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Need to not just win, but absolutely thrash Brum. Pscyche us up for Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Just watched the highlights and read the comments on the Brighton forum. Feel a little more positive now (but not too much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloughandtaylor Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Surely a chance to regain top spot with the fixtures in our favour:Fulham v BournemouthBlackpool v Sheff Wed Cardiff v Charlton Derby v Birmingham Huddersfield v Rotherham Ipswich v Brentford Millwall v Norwich Wolves v Watford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Who are Middlesbrough playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diag Ram Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hopefully Dougie remembers to help out the best footballing team in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Its a game of musical chairs. The music stops on May 2nd. Who will be second after Boro will depend a lot on luck.'Tell me Ma, me Ma, I don't want no tea today, I'm going to Wemb-er-ley....' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Surely a chance to regain top spot with the fixtures in our favour:Fulham v BournemouthBlackpool v Sheff Wed Cardiff v Charlton Derby v Birmingham Huddersfield v Rotherham Ipswich v Brentford Millwall v Norwich Wolves v Watford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Odd logic. i'd fancy Bournemouth to beat Fulham, Norwich to comfortably win against Millwall and Forest to take a point or even all three against Boro.So a win against Brum would probably leave us pretty much where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 This is great to be a part of, every game for every team is huge, the game by game changes in mentality are massive.After Saturday, Norwich, Boro, Wolves and Watford - what are people expecting from that? 7 points I'd take. Looking at Boro's fixtures, Forest, us, Norwich, Bournemouth and Watford their next 5 away trips. If they stay in the top 2 after that they deserve to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 This is great to be a part of, every game for every team is huge, the game by game changes in mentality are massive.After Saturday, Norwich, Boro, Wolves and Watford - what are people expecting from that? 7 points I'd take. Looking at Boro's fixtures, Forest, us, Norwich, Bournemouth and Watford their next 5 away trips. If they stay in the top 2 after that they deserve to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The positive to take from the last two defeats is that it underlines how difficult it is to stay at the top with the pressure you get put under. Bournemouth couldn't sustain it, we couldn't, can Boro? Everyone's talking about Norwich as if they are somehow nailed on for automatic, but let's see how they, or Watford, handle being at the top if they get there.It's a totally different mindset than being in third or fourth when you're chasing as in those positions you haven't anything to lose. Once you're on top you are there to be shot at and with nowhere to go but down. The mental pressure on the players is immense, especially as with it being so tight every single goal matters in some way.This season has shown there are no teams that are much better than everyone else, as was the case last year. We are no better overall than any of the top four, and vice versa. That's what makes it so tense and so exciting. I imagine we will see the top change hands a few times before May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Even after losing the last two we are still three points in front of last season , funny old game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Odd logic. i'd fancy Bournemouth to beat Fulham, Norwich to comfortably win against Millwall and Forest to take a point or even all three against Boro.So a win against Brum would probably leave us pretty much where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Call me a pedant and I'm a fan of yours VR but using the results you've outlined above wouldn't a win against Brum send us back to the top (depending on goal difference with Watford and Norwich)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Yes it would RR!To be honest, before I spout such cr@p I ought to check my stats and numbers, I have an idea in my head of who is where and on what points, which obviously wasn't entirely accurate, so thanks for pointing that out @Rodley Ram and apologies to @Derbyram1 whose maths is clearly better than mine.In my defence, it was written prior to yesterday on the reasonable assumption that Norwich weren't going to lose at home to Wigan and therefore could have started above us! I'm off to find a dark room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloughandtaylor Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 There is no reason why we should not beat Bham this Saturday - As long as we get a proven goalscorer in - a loan deal is a must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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