Archied Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Interesting point raised by comrade 86 in another thread , would you cash out now for a top 6 spot if offered or would you want to play out the season chasing autos ( obviously top 6 is still poss chasing autos ) personally I would play it out as I fancy us to get top two , top six minimum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Archied said: Interesting point raised by comrade 86 in another thread , would you cash out now for a top 6 spot if offered or would you want to play out the season chasing autos ( obviously top 6 is still poss chasing autos ) personally I would play it out as I fancy us to get top two , top six minimum Well you could have asked this in the middle of our unbeaten run last year and I’d have said you’d be a fool to settle for play-offs as we had hopes of chasing down Ipswich! I can’t bear the play-offs so would never take that option anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Given that we are not far behind the play off places despite the current poor form at home, given the quality of the squad, given that players are starting to return from injury, given the poor standard of other teams in the division, then I would hope the minimum would be a play off position. That's even from now. At the start of the season, I thought we'd be certainties for the automatics. Less sure now, but it's still very possible. Depends on January and further injuries. Keep going. Carl Sagan, Mucker1884, BucksRam and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy03 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Chase down automatics without a doubt BathRam72 and Derby4Me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Archied said: Interesting point raised by comrade 86 in another thread , would you cash out now for a top 6 spot if offered or would you want to play out the season chasing autos ( obviously top 6 is still poss chasing autos ) personally I would play it out as I fancy us to get top two , top six minimum Remind me... What was my stake again? 👀 jimtastic56 and IslandExile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 No. See it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 What'd be the point? It's like "why didn't frodo just ride that fecking eagle all the way mount Doom, throw the sodding thing in from 15,000 feet and back to the shire in time for second breakfast?" A whole season of feasting on the Roymac5 and milleniumram positive vibes far outweighs getting play offs. RodleyRam, Donkey Derby, SaffyRam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 The bookies have us to finish 4th and to finish top are offering odds of 11/2. Do they know what we always do in Feb/March ? To get promoted the price is 13/8 . Bet £100 to get around £250 back . If you have the nerve “Dip your bread”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 It's a long old season and highly unlikely that both Pompey and Oxford will sustain their form for the whole campaign. Fix the home form (tactics!) and we have every chance of autos still (despite being distinctly average thus far) jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, RodleyRam said: It's a long old season and highly unlikely that both Pompey and Oxford will sustain their form for the whole campaign. Fix the home form (tactics!) and we have every chance of autos still (despite being distinctly average thus far) Didn't they say that about Ipswich and Plymouth? Ok, they never said it about the Wendys, but they tried really hard to buggar it up. jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Top six was minimum last year. Top two is minimum this year. IslandExile, Carl Sagan and LeedsCityRam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, PistoldPete said: Top six was minimum last year. Top two is minimum this year. No pressure then. jimtastic56 and BOB BIGGS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 34 minutes ago, PistoldPete said: Top six was minimum last year. Top two is minimum this year. Minimum for who? BOB BIGGS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 No, I think we're capable of pushing towards the top 2. Assuming we're embedded in the top 6 by Christmas, unlike last season we should have a transfer budget available for January and we'll be an attractive proposition for players - big crowds, good wages, gunning for promotion. A large part of why we missed out on promotion last season was that our small squad tired whereas other teams reinforced. I'm still quietly confident this will be a good season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Even if the top spot were offered in some kind of fantasy land, it's still a no, the journey is important and anyway what is gained when earned is much sweeter than what is given. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Nope, not having seen the standard of this league this season. LeedsCityRam and Dean (hick) Saunders 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaffyRam Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 3 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: What'd be the point? It's like "why didn't frodo just ride that fecking eagle all the way mount Doom, throw the sodding thing in from 15,000 feet and back to the shire in time for second breakfast?" A whole season of feasting on the Roymac5 and milleniumram positive vibes far outweighs getting play offs. Post of the year 😂 RadioactiveWaste and cstand 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAmster Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Play it out. Skipping 36 games renders a) my RamsTV subscription redundant and b) robs me of half a dozen weekends back home. Win, lose or draw UTR! angieram, Mucker1884 and uttoxram75 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, RoyMac5 said: Nope, not having seen the standard of this league this season. Got to agree with you there, this must be the worst Tier 3 for the last 20 years. January window can change direction for some teams , please no more Tony Pritchet’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 29 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said: Got to agree with you there, this must be the worst Tier 3 for the last 20 years. January window can change direction for some teams , please no more Tony Pritchet’s. Isn't it also the worst year for the Premier League and for the Championship as well (the second division must be bloody tough this year). Football's in a right mess at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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