IslandExile Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) We're rounding the final bend and entering the home straight. Ok, not quite but we're over half way through. Will we get automatic promotion, have to settle for the playoffs or - heaven forbid - miss out altogether again and face another season in League One? My fear is that Bolton and Posh will get the autos, leaving us to battle it out in the play offs. [Aside: have polls been turned off? I was going to make this a poll.] Edited January 30 by IslandExile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just looked and I can't start a poll either. Meanwhile... 6th place and out in the playoff semifinals. JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta and Premier ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 1 minute ago, Carl Sagan said: Just looked and I can't start a poll either. Polls give the silent majority a voice. I guess we had too many Warne in/out votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondest Goat Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 5th or 6th and beaten over two legs in the playoffs. Progress. But only just. Not sure if I think Warne will deserve a third season but expect Clowes to stick with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 5th or 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyAleMan Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I will go into the last 17 games with a positive attitude, loads to play for, no outstanding team in the division, I will go to every match backing the team, and i believe we will just miss out on top spot, and finish 2nd.. Once A Ram Always A Ram SKRam, Carl Sagan, BathRam72 and 5 others 3 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthram Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Well currently Bolton have been the most consistent team and Peterboro have been smashing out the points in the last 10-12 games. But football is a funny old game ( I loved Jimmy Greaves). Bolton may have games in hand, but they have to win them. They still have to play 10 teams from the current top half of the table in their remaining 19 matches and 7 of them matches are teams currently in the top 7. Peterboro are still in the EFL trophy having won tonight, so that could be a distraction. They have 8 matches against the current top half teams and 4 of those fixtures are against teams in the top 7 positions. Their last 3 games look interesting, with Oxford (a), Bristol (a) and Bolton at home. The Rams have only 7 fixtures against the top half table teams and only Stevenage (h), Barnsley (a), Bolton (h) and Pompey away to play. Its all going to be down to results against the teams around you, keeping key players uninjured and good referee decisions in key games. Asking me now, I would say Derby will finish 3rd and agreeing with you that Bolton and Posh could grab the top two. I think this subject as come a little early, the transfer window is not shut and there is a fair few games to go. Ask me again when we only have 9 or 10 games left and I might change my predictions. admira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 And living down here and knowing a few Pompey fans, if we were to lose to them in the playoffs, it would send me into hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, IslandExile said: And living down here and knowing a few Pompey fans, if we were to lose to them in the playoffs, it would send me into hiding. Just remind them of the crap their pants with joy moment we gave them beating Southampton on penalty's and that win or lose ,as a Derby fan, they should be kissing your ass forever. SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 22 minutes ago, IslandExile said: And living down here and knowing a few Pompey fans, if we were to lose to them in the playoffs, it would send me into hiding. Have a family member who recently interviewed with Pompey for a job. Said they were a really impressive operation. Bit wobbly recently on the pitch but I think they’ll do better than we do this season Edited January 31 by kevinhectoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trappatoni Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I think it's all up for grabs - performances have dropped off of late though so maybe 4th or 5th. If we don't go up we are pretty much starting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valakari Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Not sure Warne will last into next season. If we go up..he isnt suited to manage at a higher level....and if we don't go up, he has failed in his remit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oomarkwright Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4th I think, which I would have taken in August and definitely in October. We're definitely not top 2 material. Play offs are lottery as we know too well. Difficult to say how we get on. Once the shackles are off we should have more financial flexibility. Up till then, we are hamstrung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 6 hours ago, DerbyAleMan said: I will go into the last 17 games with a positive attitude, loads to play for, no outstanding team in the division, I will go to every match backing the team, and i believe we will just miss out on top spot, and finish 2nd.. Once A Ram Always A Ram SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Logic tells me we are going to f***-up, but I will continue to believe promotion this season is perfectly feasible until it isn’t. Ram-Alf and SKRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Premier ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK47 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It's a bit of a lose lose tbh. We don't go up, it's because we've not recruited right, and if somehow by the grace of God we scrape it, we've got to overhaul 80% of the team with Warnes ever present pulling power in regards to quality players... What an awful time to be alive. 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8TY Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5th or 6th and we won't win play offs I'm by no means a half fan and travel a long way but if we are in L1 next season with Warne as manager I will not be travelling all over the place to watch , I'll wait until we change manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddielewis Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3rd Based on the form tables of the last 10/15/20 games it's tight between the top 4. I don't think there's enough in any team to really pull away. Bolton and Portsmouth have difficult run ins but that doesn't meant much the way our performances have shown. If we want top 2 we can't afford to lose more than 2 more games based on the average amount of 2nd placed teams have had over the last 6 years. Not quite sure if we will lose NML for the international break in March (Bolton game) as Washington is injured so we won't fulfill the quota of international players to postpone the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papahet Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Feel we are running out of steam and are going to drop points from now till May. 5th or 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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