Promotion Poll?

[magic legs]

I had a look at Leicester's run-in last night and they have got us, Palace, Brighton, Forest & Watford in last 6 games.

[Tel]

Not quite 7 games ago, but after the Hull game (4 games ago) Dan took 28/1 with Skybet and I got 40/1 with bet365.

I got 33/1 at ladbrookes on the morning of the hull game and put a tenner on it, it might make up for the £100 I put on in August. £50 to win the league at 7/1 and £50 to get promoted at 9/4

[Youri McAnespie]

It was Watford who squeezed in over the late fixtures (ending up 5th), and Wolves who missed out (on 73).

 

My mistake, it was the season after we pipped Wolves to the last place, culminating in 'defeat' by a bent and/or incompetent & cowardly-souled shithouse.

[Youri McAnespie]

But, look at the comparable run-in from that season (Fathead and the Knightmare at Portman Road).

What a run, magnificent! Let's believe we can do it again (but keep quiet about it - in case it goes tits up).

 

Edited March 12, 2013 by Youri McAnespie

[superwhitesub]

Had a look on web at the last 4 seasons and the points for the last play-off place:

 

08-09 - 74pts

09-10 - 70pts

10-11 - 75pts

11-12 - 75pts

 

I think we won't just make it, but would gladly be wrong...

[Traf]

You can't just go off the points tally.

 

If everyone's beating everyone else and we just keep picking up points, we'll be reet

[DazBob]

You can't just go off the points tally.

 

Exactamundo, it's irrelevant.

 

40 points is supposed to be enough to keep you in the Barclays Premier League too, we know this isn't always the case.

[MalcolmW]

But, look at the comparable run-in from that season (Fathead and the Knightmare at Portman Road).

What a run, magnificent! Let's believe we can do it again. (but keep quiet about it - in case it goes tits up)

 

At this date in 2000 Bolton were tenth and 7 points off sixth.

[Carlos]

This time next year, we'll be in Europe again.

[ex_midlandwhite]

My reservation remains the away form, we still have just three away wins for the season. Five of the last nine are away. I hope the recent five game streak is a sign of form in general as opposed to just reflecting 4 games at home. The performance at Derby was good and we could have won that so hopefully we can get at least one win in the next two games away.

[DazBob]

My reservation remains the away form, we still have just three away wins for the season.

 

Again, pretty irrelevant IMO. For the vast majority of this season we've been generally pretty shit. Currently, though, we're not.

 

I'd rather base our chances on our current form. Out of our last 3 away games we've won at Barnsley, should've won at Derby and got a hard earned point at the other form team in this league, Forest. Five points out of three away games isn't too shabby.

[Youri McAnespie]

Exactamundo, it's irrelevant.

 

40 points is supposed to be enough to keep you in the Barclays Premier League too, we know this isn't always the case.

Perhaps Forest will be at ease going into the last couple of games, safe in the knowledge their spot will be secure if they hold Millwall to a draw away and beat Leicester at home. That's how it works doesn't it?

 

It's not over 'til it's over, keep picking up points until it's in/out of our hands. If it goes tits up, we can just pretend we were having bit of a run anyway, stretching our legs - as we see the 'train' pulling away.

 

At this date in 2000 Bolton were tenth and 7 points off sixth.

There's a precedent then, granted it took a run (see above) of magnificent proportions.

 

My reservation remains the away form, we still have just three away wins for the season. Five of the last nine are away. I hope the recent five game streak is a sign of form in general as opposed to just reflecting 4 games at home. The performance at Derby was good and we could have won that so hopefully we can get at least one win in the next two games away.

 

Perhaps this caution is because of all the 'false dawns' we've experienced of late, some are understandably finding it hard to accept it could actually be a bright, white shining morning...Shining, like, erm..a light!

Edited March 12, 2013 by Youri McAnespie

[Gonk]

This time next year, we'll be in Europe again.

 

We're in Europe now

[Zico]

my caution comes that by end of play tonight, with 2 away games to come, we could be 4 points off 6th and 7 off 5th

 

if we can beat Ipswich, the day we play Charlton, Forest play Brighton, and Forest go to Hull before then

 

ah fuck it, just had a look at the fixtures and they are a proper mixed bag as everyone plays everyone

 

so, a lot will be about who can hold their nerve

 

we seem to have got good at that recently, so there's some hope coming from that

 

still

 

ask me again tomorrow

[Casino]

i'm not bothered really

 

if they said the season finsihes now, i'd not be too upset

 

if he can keep the players he wants and add some of the ones he wants, i'll put this down as a good season

 

got shut of some deadwood

 

got shut of coyle and his cronies

 

got ourselves abright young manager

 

if we get promoted, too, that'll be icing on the cake

[Zico]

i'm not bothered really

 

if they said the season finsihes now, i'd not be too upset

 

if he can keep the players he wants and add some of the ones he wants, i'll put this down as a good season

 

got shut of some deadwood

 

got shut of coyle and his cronies

 

got ourselves abright young manager

 

if we get promoted, too, that'll be icing on the cake

 

aye, said a few weeks back that so long as we got a run under our belts that gave optimism for next season, I'd be happy

 

so I'm happy

 

unless we lose 9 in a row, or don't win again

[jonnycooper]

Considering we are not in a Play-off position 6/1 is gash odds,,Taking into account that even if we were to win every remaining league game,,it does,nt guarantee a play-off spot...Having said that,I think we have a Squad capable of doing that,Dougie is making us difficult to beat....So come on Bolton,Lets give it an effing good go. =D>

[Ratwhite]

Left it too late

 

Have to agree with this.

[Piemon]

we wont go up

[MalcolmW]

Taking into account that even if we were to win every remaining league game,,it does,nt guarantee a play-off spot..

 

Nonsense.

In the unlikely event that we win every remaining league game we will have 81 pts. We can all agree on that.

 

In the 24 seasons in which the second tier has been playing 46 matches, 81 would have made the playoffs on only 19 occasions.

The other 5 it would have got automatic promotion (once the champions got 81).

 

The highest points achieved in 7th place is 75 (once).

 

The lowest points achieved in 6th place is 70 (3 times).

Other than that it's been 71, 72 and 73 twice each, 74 six times, 75 five times and 76 four times.

[pato]

so win 6 out of 9 , 4 at home 2 away

[HomerJay]

Piss it

 

We'll shit um

 

COYFWM

[stevieb]

Just done the predictor thing and have us just missing out in 7th place by 2 points (losing at Cardiff). I have Leicester in 8th.

 

Cardiff

Watford

Palace

Hull

Brighton

Forest

Bolton

Leicester

[campo'swig]

Predictor's mean nothing as this league is far from predictable. Who would have predicated us to win 4 in a row and 3 of them 1.0??

[stevieb]

Predictor's mean nothing as this league is far from predictable. Who would have predicated us to win 4 in a row and 3 of them 1.0??

 

Me. Did you not put £400 on an accumulator like the rest of the site?