Remaining Fixtures/Results/Points/Position Predictions

I agree with them re: Stockport. I don't think we'll need to chase them down, ultimately, and think 2nd is very feasible. I wouldn't even think Orient necessarily beat them, either.

I think it's us vs Northampton for 3rd.

Obviously not to discount Stevenage or Carlisle, what I mean is: Northampton are the most likely team not named Bradford City to steal 3rd.

 

Might be our game

 

Remaining fixtures for us, Northampton, Stevenage & Carlisle. I think it's 2 of these 4 that get automatically promoted.

City:
Swindon (A)
Gillingham (H)
Northampton (A)
Crewe (A)
Orient (H)

Northampton:
Sutton (A)
Harrogate (H)
City (H)
Tranmere (A)

Stevenage:
Doncaster (H)
Mansfield (A)
Swindon (A)
Grimsby (H)
Barrow (A)

Carlisle:
Stockport (H)
Barrow (A)
Salford (H)
Sutton (A)

Might get shot in the foot with this but I dont think Carlisle have the bottle to do it, or the fixtures. They don't play anyone lower than 10th for the rest of the season and have just 1 win in 6, scored just 2 goals in those 6 and in 2 of those games the opposition had 10 men. Carlisle won't make it.

Looking at the others, I reckon Northampton will take one spot because their fixtures are just easier. Sutton are in free fall, Harrogate look poor and Tranmere have nothing to play for, they'll pick up points unless they have a meltdown of pressure. They probably need 7 points to secure it.

I think it's a shootout between us and Stevenage, the game in hand teams to get there, with 10 points probably ending up being enough. In the reverse fixtures of the 5 coming up for City, we got just 1 win against the 5 coming up and 5 points from 15. Stevenage reverse against their 5 lead to 11 points from 15, with 3 wins and 2 draws. Evans' experience of this level might be key, as they shown yesterday they can win and play poorly. But.... there's no way to count out these underdog Bantams at the minute. When Stubbs signed we were 9th and 16 points off the automatic spots, we are THAT team that always goes on the charge every season. Going to the wire this one.

 

Stockport are very much in the race too. They have the best goal difference. Game on Tues at Carlisle is tricky on paper, but as you said Carlisle are struggling and cant score, I think County win this. Then home to Rochdale (which will probably be when Dale get relegated). Away to Orient who likely already won the league and then Home to Hartlepool.
I think Stockport will finish above Carlisle and Stevenage

 

Knew I'd forget one half awake looking through fixtures this morning. I flicked over on ifollow after our game was wrapped up between that and the Stevenage game, neither team looked good. To be fair Gillingham should have wrapped that game up.

I don't see a winner in their Tuesday game, don't think they'll get beat Orient away, guessing that will be the trophy lift day at home for Orient? If Hartlepool need a win to stay up, I wouldn't want to call that one as Hartlepool have taken points of us, Orient, Stevenage & Northampton lately.

 

Harrogate do look poor and aren't out of danger yet as they are currently just 3 points above the drop, although they do have a game in hand over those below them. It would be nice if Crawley and Hartlepool could win on Tuesday night and Harrogate draw or lose to keep the pressure on them needing points going into next Saturday. Then all we need is the city B team to bring their A game against Northampton.

 

I’m not worried about Swindon, Northampton or Crewe as I think we’ll win all of them.
It’ll be next week at home to Gills and the failure to beat already champions Orient in their flip flops which will maybe see us miss out.

 

As I posted after last Saturdays game our destiny is in OUR own hands we have to win our remaining games it was 6 before the Rochdale game now its 5 who would back against us.

 

I do believe we’ll take one of the auto spots but we won’t win the next 5 games.
Can anyone remember the last time we won 7 in a row ?

 

I bet you £1000 that Andy Cook absolutely doesn’t want 3 extra games.

 

Think we are more than capable of picking up 3 wins from those last 5 games. I think that may be enough for the autos.

 

As I've posted elsewhere, let's get VP rocking next week. Gillingham are very there for the taking as you and I experienced in February. That game is incredibly important next Saturday. We can beat them and as supporters, let's all back em 100%

 

Glass half full? 15 points is the aim. Nothing less

(I get the sentiment of your post though don't necessarily buy the Cook 3 extra games)

 

Your correct it might be that we accumulate enough points that we dont need 5 more wins, my point is with 5 wins we get automatic promotion without having to look for other teams results.

 

If only we’d have won all 41 of our games. We’d be on the beach now not worrying about other teams.

 

What a strange reply.

 

It’s called sarcasm. Of course if we win all 5 games we’ll go up…..but we won’t

 

Stevenage have the hardest run in, followed closely by Carlisle, then us. We have nothing to fear

Who would have thought 1 nil down at Stevenage at half time that fast forward to now and we’d be within 2 points of them with 5 games left! Fantastic run we are on and need to keep the momentum going by putting Swindon to the sword