Staying Up?

100% staying up, we've leaked a fair few goals over the last few games but we've shown that we know where the back of the opponents net is, so based on that I can't see us going down, performances have improved massively.

 

It seems very easy this staying up malarkey.

I just wonder if a curve ball of out of form for a team so committed to relegation form could be potential?

 

Ask again after the Accrington game on New Year’s Day. Two of the next three games are against fellow strugglers and Accrington’s wheels might have come off, they haven’t won in the league since October. Take 6-9 points from those four games and the great escape is on. Lose against Scunthorpe, Sunderland and Rochdale and heads might drop before the transfer window opens.

 

Despite being better off in terms of points than Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers, the bookmakers still have us as favourites to be relegated.

Interestingly, we are 2/1 to stay up. So you know what, I've had a play this morning...

 

Ahem ahem ahem...you know that 54, or better 55, points for guaranteed safety is one of my hobby-horses, which I'll ride and ride til its legs fall off! Have a look back at the div. 3 (or equivalent after renamings) tables in the 80s and 90s to see why.

But I agree with you about the points needed -- as I said in another thread, I think 52-53 will be enough. In the 2000s fewer points have been needed, in general, than in the 80s and 90s. Four going down makes it just that little bit harder, and I expect adds a few points to the total needed.

RCB

 

Absolutely spot on. I’d even throw the Shrewsbury game into that. We have to look to take advantage of the home games and at very least look to avoid defeat at Rochdale. Then let’s see where we are.

This confidence is exactly what we needed and it’s showing in performances. But let’s not get ahead ourselves, we’re still in the bottom four with a hell of a lot to do.

I’m just thankful we brought Hopkin in and got rid of Edin Voldemort when we did. Waiting to do either post Christmas would have been a disaster.

 

Epic. The stuff of Plato and Socrates. I have a tear in my eye.

 

They may be able to stitch that up, or at least help you retain some vision.

 

Saturday was a fantastic win and vitally a brilliant performance across the pitch. But there is still a lot of work to be done to maintain it and get ourselves safe. Yes we have got ourselves off the bottom and now in striking distance of Scunthorpe but we still need to get in touch with the Rochdales, Shrewsburys, Gillinghams who always seem to have a knack of getting themselves safe.

Saturday is yet another big, big match. But things are really looking up.

 

A test of our progress might well be defeating Accrington as they seem to of had the measure of us for a while.Why? Who knows,football is mystifying at times.

 

Considering the bookmakers still have us as favourites to go down 2/1 to stay up is poor odds

 

With 25 years in the industry, with our relegation odds of 4/9, 2/1 to stay up when factoring in a profit for the bookmaker is very fair. Btw, BCFC to stay up is now shorter at 7/4.

 

City are 1/3 at bet365 to be relegated

 

But don't have a market on to stay up. Plus I've closed my bet365 account after having bets restricted.

 

I'm sure we were 4 or 5-1 to stay up before the Plymouth game with Skybet, quite a change in only 2 league games.

 

Yeah bet365 are a pain with some of their markets I need to find a better bookmakers for more offers

 

Racing Post Keen on our prospects of survival. Actually fancy us to finish top half!!!

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