SG19 Cowshed Das Boot wrote:
FilthyDon wrote:
We are in a relegation battle
We'll know the truth, after the next two games against AFC & Cobblers.
Past the halfway point and 2 points off relegation, I think it's safe to say with our form and record of 7 wins in 26 games, we're in the mix.
But you can't take our poor form in isolation and ignore the form of other clubs above & below us in the table.
Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Walsall, Southend & Charlton have all averaged even worse form than us.
Even mid table clubs like Blackpool & Bristol R have only got one more point than us over the past 5 games:
So, over the last 5 games, the current bottom half clubs have secured the following number of points:
13. Blackpool: 5pts - still 13th
14. Bristol R: 5pts - were 15th
15. Gillingham: 11pts - were 21st...
16. Plymouth: 11pts - were 22nd...
17. Southend: 3pts - were 12th...
18. Walsall: 2pts - were 11th...
19. MK Dons: 4pts - were 17th
20. Oldham: 2pts - were 16th...
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21. AFC: 7pts - were 20th
22. Cobblers: 4pts - were 23rd
23. Rochdale: 2pts - were 19th...
24. Bury: 0pts - still 24th
Gillingham & Plymouth averaged an automatic-promotion-like 2.2pts per game over the past 5 games, to climb out of the relegation zone.
AFC averaged a solid upper mid-table-like 1.4 pts per game.
MK Dons & Cobblers averaged a relegation-struggle-like 0.8 pts per game.
Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Walsall & Southend averaged an even worse automatic-relegation-like 0 to 0.6pts per game.
If things continued on like that, Oldham & Walsall would drop into the relegation zone to join Rochdale & Bury, with Cobblers & Southend below us.
But whatever happens, the AFC and Cobblers games are crucial 6 pointers for us.
On a brighter note, Charlton have won just 2 points from their past 5 games, with the natives getting restless as they slide further away from the playoff spots...
COYD!
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