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Remaining Fixtures/Results/Points/Position Predictions

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Ulysses S Grant, Feb 28, 2023.

  1. Dennis

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    Your set of predictions demonstrates clearly how tight it might become at the end of the season. One fewer wins for Northampton and we might claim the 3rd auto spot. One fewer wins for us and we'll be scrapping with Mansfield for the last play-off spot! Who really knows how it might pan out in reality but it goes without saying that every single point is critical. It puts into context recent results against the likes of Rochdale and Barrow. No doubt there'll be similar unexpected results in the next couple of months .. but hopefully for the other contenders and not us!
     
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  2. Ulysses S Grant

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    1 [​IMG] Leyton Orient 46 33 8 5 81:27 54 107
    2 [​IMG] Stevenage FC 46 25 15 6 76:43 33 90
    3 [​IMG] Bradford City 46 25 10 11 76:46 30 85
    4 [​IMG] Carlisle United 46 23 15 8 79:52 27 84
    5 [​IMG] Stockport County 45 24 8 13 71:43 28 80
    6 [​IMG] Northampton Town 46 20 17 9 68:46 22 77
    7 [​IMG] Mansfield Town 45 21 12 12 80:58 22 75
    8 [​IMG] Salford City 46 21 11 14 66:49 17 74
    9 [​IMG] Sutton United 46 22 8 16 57:52 5 74
    10 [​IMG] Swindon Town 46 19 14 13 64:51 13 71
     
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  3. Bigrod

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    Pleased to get last night wrong! Revised position. Finish on 75 points for 6th - 8th place.
     
  4. vin weasel

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    Mansfield have got an awful March.
    Wimbledon away looks like their easiest match which says a lot.
    They could be out of the running by April.
    Stockport and Northampton away
    Orient and Sutton at home with games against Grimsby and the Dons
     
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  5. XCIV_Bantam

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    Honestly i think the opposite, we are gearing up to bang on form exactly when we need to be.

    we haven't lost an away game since boxing day.
     
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  6. Bigrod

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    I genuinely hope you are correct. However the likelihood is that they will have something to play for, so it will be a hard game. It is our home fixtures which have cost us. We still have Carlisle and Orient to play at home, which are difficult matches.
     
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  7. Captain Grumpy

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    I think Orient at home last game of season will be ideal as they will have clinched the league title by then and might lack a bit of intensity. Then if we need a win to go up automatically it would make for a fantastic atmosphere and hopefully they’ll be on the beach.
     
  8. JonButterfield

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    It's too difficult to predict how we'll do, let alone teams we don't watch.

    It's a good effort all round, but these predictions tend to assume good teams win or draw their 'easy' games - but that isn't how it works...

    Leyton Orient aren't actually doing fantastically well lately (last 10 games they're on a par with us) and they're miles ahead, so you'd think they'll see the season out with maybe 90 points.

    80 points is probably enough for third, and not much difference down to seventh. Every team has the potential to go on a good or bad run, plus or minus maybe ten points, so picking which team finish where...

    Very tough indeed.

    So in conclusion. Who knows!!
     
  9. bantamdave41

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    History shows just looking at opponents in isolation is a dangerous tactic. Whomever has whomever in its own right does not determine the potential result.

    Im certain we will all revisit this thread and scratch our heads. Hopefully, in terms of BCFC, less so
     
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  10. bailiff bridge bantam

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    It’s quite funny when these sort of predictor things raise their heads.
    I think most of us agree that we’ve played a lot better against the better teams and struggled against the so called “weaker” teams and a few posters have even said they would prefer to play the better sides who open a bit rather than the teams at the bottom who only come to “park the bus”

    But when other play off contenders are playing the so called “stronger” teams they are described as having a “hard” month.
    We don’t want to play the teams at the bottom but it’s easy points for other clubs who are playing the exact same teams.
    It’s funny how we see things sometimes in a way that suits our particular club and gear it towards us having success.

    It’s like the refs who are accused of always being “homers” when we are away but the exact same refs are then accused of deliberately not being influenced by the VP crowd and aren’t “homers”

    We’ve all watched football for long enough to realise that predicting anything where city are concerned is pointless.
     
  11. vin weasel

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    Carlisle also have a tough month coming up.

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  12. vin weasel

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    Looking at the fixtures If we can keep our PPG average I would suggest we might be 3 places higher than we are now.
     
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  13. vin weasel

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    Screenshot_20230301-170133.png
     
  14. Bigrod

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    A bit of a make or break month for Mansfield. If they go on a run, they will also take points off a lot of the top clubs.

    A very interesting mix. Things will start to get clearer at the end of this month (or maybe not).

    Even if we are in imperious away form, then the Home banana skin is always there!
     
  15. bantamdave41

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    I'm sticking
     
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  16. Bronco

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    What about reallocating over there @Ulysses S Grant@Ulysses S Grant we'll have a whip round.
     
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    Agree, you can only beat the 11 in-front of you, and we did that pretty convincingly last night.
     
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  18. TallinnBantam

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    Automatics or bust for me! *

    *because if we make the playoff final, I've promised the whole family we'll go and it'll cost me a bluddy fortune!
     
  19. bantam65

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    Divorce might be cheaper.....;)
     
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    It never is
     

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