Rammy03 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Get a point here and Bolton would then need two wins to go above us Edited April 1 by Rammy03 Caerphilly Ram, FlyBritishMidland and jono 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimtastic56 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 minutes ago, Rammy03 said: Get a point here and Bolton would then need two wins to go above us Certainly can’t afford to lose , just in case we chuck another Northampton result in . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 A point would be an amazing outcome r_wilcockson, jimtastic56 and Jimbo Ram 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Very disappointing (if predictable) results today with all three chasers winning. Lose at Portsmouth and automatic promotion is out of our hands. Sadly, with us scraping wins while Bolton bagged 5 each against Oxford and Reading, our goal difference can no longer be relied upon if the final points tally ends up being tied. What does that mean for this game? Obviously we all want to win, but I expect we will set up as a "must not lose" game and be quite cautious. So one of the strikers (NML/CBT/Wash) drops our for a midfielder (who will probably be Hourihane). I expect it will be CBT who makes way. Warne would take a draw now, and I think so would I. Then we remain masters of our destiny with just 4 games to go. Edited April 1 by Carl Sagan Ken Tram, jimtastic56 and Nishfan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Just now, jimtastic56 said: Certainly can’t afford to lose , just in case we chuck another Northampton result in . It won’t be game over if we do lose. Just shows how close this could end up. Still in our hands but if we do lose we could probably do with Pompey running away with it and winning all of their remaining games. angieram and Caerphilly Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Very disappointing (if predictable) results today with all three chasers winning. Lose at Portsmouth and automatic promotion is out of our hands. Sadly, with us scraping wins while Bolton bagged 5 each against Oxford and Reading, our goal difference can no longer be relied upon if the points end up being tied. What does that mean for this game? Obviously we all want to win, but I expect we will set up as a "must not lose" game and be quite cautious. So one of the strikers (NML/CBT/Wash) drops our for a midfielder (who will probably be Hourihane). I expect it will be CBT who makes way. Warne would take a draw now, and I think so would I. Then we remain masters of our destiny with just 4 games to go. Not quite as doom and gloom as you suggest. Technically you may be correct but it won’t be solely in Bolton’s hands either. FlyBritishMidland, Caerphilly Ram and SKRam 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerphilly Ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, Tamworthram said: It won’t be game over if we do lose. Just shows how close this could end up. Still in our hands but if we do lose we could probably do with Pompey running away with it and winning all of their remaining games. Was just about to post the same, we’re currently 3 points ahead of Bolton on the same number of games played. Barnsley and Posh have each played 1 game less than us but even if they win their games in hand it would put them on 77 points so still 4 points behind. I obviously don’t want us to lose tomorrow night, BUT even if we do we’re still in the box seat with 12 more points to play for beyond the Portsmouth game. It’s still very much in our own hands as it stands and I agree, it’s definitely going to be a close run thing! They could have made our lives so much easier with a result at Northampton….the swines…stressful few weeks coming up! Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleover ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 5 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Very disappointing (if predictable) results today with all three chasers winning. Lose at Portsmouth and automatic promotion is out of our hands. Sadly, with us scraping wins while Bolton bagged 5 each against Oxford and Reading, our goal difference can no longer be relied upon if the final points tally ends up being tied. What does that mean for this game? Obviously we all want to win, but I expect we will set up as a "must not lose" game and be quite cautious. So one of the strikers (NML/CBT/Wash) drops our for a midfielder (who will probably be Hourihane). I expect it will be CBT who makes way. Warne would take a draw now, and I think so would I. Then we remain masters of our destiny with just 4 games to go. once this game is out of the way our fixture list is easier than Bolton’s who still have to play Pompy at home P’boro away a draw here would suit both us and Pompy, might be quite a low key game angieram, FlyBritishMidland and Tamworthram 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 13 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Very disappointing (if predictable) results today with all three chasers winning. Lose at Portsmouth and automatic promotion is out of our hands. Sadly, with us scraping wins while Bolton bagged 5 each against Oxford and Reading, our goal difference can no longer be relied upon if the final points tally ends up being tied. What does that mean for this game? Obviously we all want to win, but I expect we will set up as a "must not lose" game and be quite cautious. So one of the strikers (NML/CBT/Wash) drops our for a midfielder (who will probably be Hourihane). I expect it will be CBT who makes way. Warne would take a draw now, and I think so would I. Then we remain masters of our destiny with just 4 games to go. Surely even if we lose tomorrow, wins in our final games will see us up? Caerphilly Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 5 hours ago, Foreveram said: Cheers, 12%, took me back to the first time I drank Barley wine. With that kind of beer list, I couldn't stick to one particular beer. I'd certainly have to have a Gulden Draak and Hercule Stout because I don't get to try them very often. David Graham Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I'm not that worried about Bolton TBH; they are powderpuff away from home cant see them picking up more than a point from their last 2 away games. I also think they'll get done at home by Pompey. As long as we get something tomorrow night I think we'll keep them at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 13 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Surely even if we lose tomorrow, wins in our final games will see us up? Not strictly true. We would have 93 points, and so would Bolton if they win their remaining matches (with Portsmouth having more). jimtastic56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 7 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Not strictly true. We would have 93 points, and so would Bolton if they win their remaining matches (with Portsmouth having more). But to say it’s out of our hands means that no matter what we do, it might not be enough. As long as there’s not a 4 goal swing in us losing to Pompey & Bolton winning their game in hand, then just matching Bolton’s results for the rest of the season would see us above them. Very much still in our hands. Caerphilly Ram, FlyBritishMidland, r_wilcockson and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 14 hours ago, CapeTownRams said: Obviously hoping for the best but fear that after all the talk etc it will be another Barnsley (a) let-down. A loss I can take …. But we need to keep it to the odd goal at all costs. I don’t want us being reckless chasing a lost game and conceding 3 or 4. GD is going to be massive WE are massive! *Everywhere we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 13 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Not strictly true. We would have 93 points, and so would Bolton if they win their remaining matches (with Portsmouth having more). So it’s in our hands, as we have a better GD… Caerphilly Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Definition of a must not lose, a win would also drag Portsmouth back a little which would give them more impetus in the games against Bolton, etc. A loss is more impactful than the three points tomorrow night as it means Portsmouth can afford to coast a little, especially the game coming up against Bolton. jono, jimtastic56, Nishfan and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 49 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: Very disappointing (if predictable) results today with all three chasers winning. Lose at Portsmouth and automatic promotion is out of our hands. Sadly, with us scraping wins while Bolton bagged 5 each against Oxford and Reading, our goal difference can no longer be relied upon if the final points tally ends up being tied. What does that mean for this game? Obviously we all want to win, but I expect we will set up as a "must not lose" game and be quite cautious. So one of the strikers (NML/CBT/Wash) drops our for a midfielder (who will probably be Hourihane). I expect it will be CBT who makes way. Warne would take a draw now, and I think so would I. Then we remain masters of our destiny with just 4 games to go. Not sure it is ? Depends on the score and GD. They’d have to equal our points tally and achieve a better GD over the remaining games ? Unless I have missed something ? Even if we lose, Bolton still need to exceed what we do over what’s left ( I think🤣) it’s destined to be 0-0 v Carlisle with 9 minutes injury time and needing a win to do it. Or the same for Bolton at 4-0 up but needing 1 more to do it on GD Football bloody hell jimtastic56 and SKRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE56Ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Win tomorrow and it’s all possible draw tomorrow and we are in the box seat for automatic promotion 😊🐏🚗⚽️👍 Rammy03 and Derby4Me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, jimtastic56 said: Certainly can’t afford to lose , just in case we chuck another Northampton result in . I don’t think either Wycombe or Cambridge will be a walk in the park… r_wilcockson and SKRam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, kevinhectoring said: I don’t care if we go up ? OR I don’t care, if we go up ? (Commas save lives - let’s eat, Grandma) My 3 favourite things are eating my family and not using commas. kevinhectoring, Ken Tram, Grimbeard and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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