DCFC Kicks Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 The Play-off final is on August 4th and the Premier League starts on September 8th. How on earth is whoever gets promoted meant to give players time off to rest + get a team together capable of competing in the Premier League+ have some sort of pre-season to get the players to gel in 5 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Just now, DCFClks said: The Play-off final is on August 4th and the Premier League starts on September 8th. How on earth is whoever gets promoted meant to give players time off to rest + get a team together capable of competing in the Premier League+ have some sort of pre-season to get the players to gel in 5 weeks? We'll worry about that after winning on August 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hughes Hair Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Anybody else surprised at how many French fans we have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 49 minutes ago, DCFClks said: The Play-off final is on August 4th and the Premier League starts on September 8th. How on earth is whoever gets promoted meant to give players time off to rest + get a team together capable of competing in the Premier League+ have some sort of pre-season to get the players to gel in 5 weeks? We'll be fine, Cocu and his backroom staff are so professional and with Rooney directing operations on the field I'm expecting a mid table finish. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 12 hours ago, DCFClks said: The Play-off final is on August 4th and the Premier League starts on September 8th. How on earth is whoever gets promoted meant to give players time off to rest + get a team together capable of competing in the Premier League+ have some sort of pre-season to get the players to gel in 5 weeks? Not something we will have to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 13 hours ago, europia said: It seemed to me that the ref had absolutely no choice but to give a red to Waghorn. Maybe I missed something? I'm definitely in a minority on this one and watching it back I have changed my mind. Ref was correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 08/07/2020 at 19:04, ariotofmyown said: It's all over now. However, if we beat Brentford on Saturday, we go level with Cardiff with them still to play! Or even if we lose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil62uk Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Still not beyond us ....but after today it's going to take all the remaning games to go for us ....and we win our 3 remaining games ... so NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 The mad thing is, if Swansea get anything other than a win against Leeds tomorrow, we're still going to be 3 points off the playoffs come the Cardiff game on Tuesday. I don't reckon we will make it, but we'd be close enough that there's still every chance we could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Considering the season we have had (players being out for various reasons), I'd take top 10 as being something half-decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Crazy. Only one point from the last three games and we're still only three points outside the play offs. Win on Tuesday and the worse we'll be is two points adrift with two to play. Still a no for me. I can't see us picking up more than four points from the last three games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresOnlyWanChope Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Think not unfortunately. Too many teams around us. Would have to win last three and that might not be enough. I think Hamer has been made a scapegoat recently. Overall, the team has not been good enough this season to compete with the top sides. The youngsters we have coming through are very exciting and next season could be great unless we have a massive points deduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsonram12 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Nobody wants that 6th spot, crazy league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC_Sloth Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 It’s going to be really close, three wins are probably needed and even that won’t guarantee us anything. We have three tough games and we are going to have to be at our best to win them but hopefully, Cardiff will be tired after playing Fulham, Leeds will be off it a bit through fatigue and already being up (the thought of leeds going up is depressing), and Birmingham will have nothing to play for. We’ve probably got just a little bit too much left to do, and any slip ends any hopes, but it’s going to be an exciting run to the finish line. Whatever happens I think we can be happy with the season overall, the youngsters developing, the philosophy taking hold, and the management being stable, represents good forward progression for a club which has been standing still, and in many respects regressing, for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Play offs are mathematically still possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Win our next 3 and we’re there in my opinion. I don’t think we will though, it could be helped if Leeds are already up but I still don’t think they’ll drop their performance even if they’re already promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Kernow said: Win our next 3 and we’re there in my opinion. I don’t think we will though, it could be helped if Leeds are already up but I still don’t think they’ll drop their performance even if they’re already promoted. With three games left, we are still in the running. The eventual 6th place finisher will face WBA or Brentford and the gap to 6th seems huge. If Forest finish 5th and probably play Fulham then they may have a decent chance of making the final. In football, anything can happen. In any case, it has been an intriguing season and will probably go down as one of the most important transition seasons in recent memory with s massive shift to playing academy trained players in the first team. For me, Millwall still have the easiest games on paper to make the play offs if we beat Cardiff. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The pressure seems to have got to Cardiff just as I expected (hoped) it would under their manager. They're now looking over their shoulder which should favour us tomorrow. Some tough games for our rivals tomorrow and Wednesday, with two of the facing each other, two others playing top 5 sides, and the other a resurgent Stoke fighting the drop. Millwall vs Blackburn Brentford vs Preston Forest vs Swansea Bristol vs Stoke It's crazy how after just 1 point from the last 9, a 3 goal win vs Cardiff could see us move up to 6th! As long as we stay within 3 points of 6th over the next couple of games, I fancy our chances of sneaking in to 6th on the final day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: The pressure seems to have got to Cardiff just as I expected (hoped) it would under their manager. They're now looking over their shoulder which should favour us tomorrow. Some tough games for our rivals tomorrow and Wednesday, with two of the facing each other, two others playing top 5 sides, and the other a resurgent Stoke fighting the drop. Millwall vs Blackburn Brentford vs Preston Forest vs Swansea Bristol vs Stoke It's crazy how after just 1 point from the last 9, a 3 goal win vs Cardiff could see us move up to 6th! As long as we stay within 3 points of 6th over the next couple of games, I fancy our chances of sneaking in to 6th on the final day. With any luck - draw, home win, home win, away win. Feel a little dirty with the last two, but hey. No predictable games there though. The only one I'm a little certain of is Brentford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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