The 2016/17 Promotion Thread

[blademan89]

If they need to win on Easter Monday they'd probably pick a few teams in this league to play before us. Can't see why we would go there with any fear.

You're the best team I've seen however I'd still fancy us to beat you if needed.

 

[bantamigo]

I'd fancy you to beat us as you're a better side but I'd imagine if you wanted a win we would make it difficult. Same happened with the home game people were saying we would definitely lose against you a week before the game, it was embarrassing.

 

[Shrimper92]

I think we'll get to the final and finish runner up. Bradford to get promoted for me

 

[Shrimpurh]

Funny how things change. Didn't Phil Brown say you had no chance of the playoffs after we beat you?
You've won every game since...

This season has been a bit like that

 

[loz]

I'd fancy you to beat us as you're a better side but I'd imagine if you wanted a win we would make it difficult. Same happened with the home game people were saying we would definitely lose against you a week before the game, it was embarrassing.

We all know who is the best team in the division Blademan and the table confirms that but Bantam amigo is quite right. Can only remember beating you once but if we go to BL with fear, we will get stuffed(we might do anyway). Last time we met, we were written off before a ball was kicked but not only drew, we almost won it very late on. If our next meet is as good, the TV viewers will love it.

 

[blademan89]

We all know who is the best team in the division Blademan and the table confirms that but Bantam amigo is quite right. Can only remember beating you once but if we go to BL with fear, we will get stuffed(we might do anyway). Last time we met, we were written off before a ball was kicked but not only drew, we almost won it very late on. If our next meet is as good, the TV viewers will love it.

Yep by far the best game of the season at your place. You have nothing to fear we might be a slightly better team but we ain't no world beaters. It's looking like that game could be for the title for us.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Yep by far the best game of the season at your place. You have nothing to fear we might be a slightly better team but we ain't no world beaters. It's looking like that game could be for the title for us.

Hope not, last time we played someone who could win the title we lost 6-0!

 

[SF_]

Welcome back Bolton.

 

[LS Bantam]

Hope not, last time we played someone who could win the title we lost 6-0!

What a nightmare of a performance that Bristol game was, similarly remember West Brom beating us at home with an incredibly dodgy penalty to go up, Barnsley in '97 at Oakwell... I'd much prefer playing a Sheff Utd team that are mentally on their jollys and or still a bit hungover from celebrating

 

[Big Bird]

What a goal for Bolton.

 

[Shrimpurh]

That's Bolton promoted then. Sickener for us. Bolton looked stronger with Madine in the first half he was causing us nightmares with Boltons hoofball but without him second half we were by far the better side. Congratulations Bolton on promotion

 

[Jockney]

3 points separating 7th and third. Heartbreak for someone in May.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Now the top 2 is done, it will be an interesting final month for the playoffs, confident of top 4 but would like to win the next couple just to make sure.

 

[Shrimpurh]

Remaining games...
Fleetwood: Oxford (a), Oldham (a), Posh (a), Millwall (h), Gillingham (a), Port Vale (h)
Bradford: Bury (a), Oxford (h), Sheff Utd (a), Wimbledon (h), Rochdale (a)
Scunthorpe: Bolton (h), MK Dons (a), Chesterfield (h), Swindon (a), Coventry (h)
Southend: Charlton (a), Chesterfield (a), MK Dons (h), Shrewsbury (a), Bury (h)
Millwall: Gillingham (a), Northampton (h), Fleetwood (a), Oxford (h), Bristol Rovers (a)

Take your pick, who misses out?

 

[WilsdenBantam]

My Guess at the playoffs:

3. Southend
4. Bradford City
5. Millwall
6. Fleetwood

 

[Jockney]

Scunthorpe and Southend should be OK with those run ins.

Think ours, Fleetwood's and Bradford's are fairly tough but the onus is on us. Rovers and Fleetwood away are particularly tough games. Think the Fleetwood game is going to be crucial for us. Potential six pointer there.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Fleetwood now have three successive away games. That'll make or break them.

 

[bantamigo]

All those run ins look similar to me. Only teams you'd be worried about playing are the top two, so probably hardest game there on paper is ours away at Sheff Utd. But we are in decentish form apart from the Scunny loss (probably should have won that anyway). Playing a load of teams that are destined for midtable as well, which helps.

Scunthorpe are on a shocking run and I can't see them getting anything out of the Bolton game and MK away is trickier than it sounds. If they lose their next two they've got a couple of games against teams who might be fighting to stay up as well.

 

[joethegill]

Scunthorpe to miss out and somehow finish 9th.

 

[Bottega Don]

I think it's kinda obvious we're going to be the team to miss out. We've won 2 in 13 and we're absolutely shite.

 

[MarioBalotelli]

Remaining games...
Fleetwood: Oxford (a), Oldham (a), Posh (a), Millwall (h), Gillingham (a), Port Vale (h)
Bradford: Bury (a), Oxford (h), Sheff Utd (a), Wimbledon (h), Rochdale (a)
Scunthorpe: Bolton (h), MK Dons (a), Chesterfield (h), Swindon (a), Coventry (h)
Southend: Charlton (a), Chesterfield (a), MK Dons (h), Shrewsbury (a), Bury (h)
Millwall: Gillingham (a), Northampton (h), Fleetwood (a), Oxford (h), Bristol Rovers (a)

Take your pick, who misses out?

Out of that lot
Fleetwood 80
Southend 79
Bradford 77
Millwall 74
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then
Bristol Rovers 73
Scunthorpe 72
Rochdale 71
Oxford 68
Peterborough 64


little biased cos rovers fan

 

[Big Bird]

Think Millwall will find a way to win the play offs.

 

[Parchpea]

Important win for us towards playoff in first of 3 away games on the trot,we are pretty close now.

Perhaps took advantage of a Wembley hangover at Oxford.

 

[ThisTinpotLeague]

Important win for us towards playoff in first of 3 away games on the trot,we are pretty close now.

Perhaps took advantage of a Wembley hangover at Oxford.

Took advantage by being better than us, if that's what you meant.

More savvy and less classy than Bolton or Sheff Utd but can see why you are where you are.

 

[Marked Ox]

Took advantage by being better than us, if that's what you meant.

More savvy and less classy than Bolton or Sheff Utd but can see why you are where you are.

My take on the game was that neither team were very good last night but Fleetwood were better, certainly more clinical in front of goal deserving the 3 points. The amount of games since the start of the new year has caught up with us, we look tired as a team with the Bury game being an aberration.

One other thing to note was the lack of class shown by Fleetwood in physically targeting a teenager making his full debut. 5 bad challenges on him in his own half, including a very late challenge by one of Fleetwood's centre-halves (no.12) which he got booked for.

 

[RobboPOSH]

My take on the game was that neither team were very good last night but Fleetwood were better, certainly more clinical in front of goal deserving the 3 points. The amount of games since the start of the new year has caught up with us, we look tired as a team with the Bury game being an aberration.

One other thing to note was the lack of class shown by Fleetwood in physically targeting a teenager making his full debut. 5 bad challenges on him in his own half, including a very late challenge by one of Fleetwood's centre-halves (no.12) which he got booked for.

Because noone has ever bullied teenagers in football before...

 

[valefan16]

You'd call it being professional i guess seeing him as a potential weakness.

 

[Marked Ox]

Because noone has ever bullied teenagers in football before...

I objected to them physically targeting him with bad challenges, if he had done something to set it off then fair enough, but this was clearly a planned tactic. I get a team being randomly dirty, we've done it before but targeting a teenage right back who isn't causing you problems is somewhat bizarre and lacks class. The sort of thing Graham Westley would do.

 

[valefan16]

I objected to them physically targeting him with bad challenges, if he had done something to set it off then fair enough, but this was clearly a planned tactic. I get a team being randomly dirty, we've done it before but targeting a teenage right back who isn't causing you problems is somewhat bizarre and lacks class. The sort of thing Graham Westley would do.

Its then up to the referee to deal with it. Fleetwood are very physical, elbowed Tavares for example at our place causing a mass brawl and two red cards but the referee has to stamp on it.

 

[Shrimpurh]

If I was Fleetwood I would of lacked class if it meant getting three points at Oxford last night