Tuesday (20 Feb 2024) Night's League 2 Games

Clear as day handball at Sutton not given and now the pound shop keeper fluffs again and not spotted by a dire official.

 

The referee calling half time ( he overrran) by giving a fictitious free kick when we had a set piece on Sat. That was laughable.

 

Oh yeah! Pathetic wasn't it

 

I reckon this year's 7th place will need the lowest points total since we sneaked in on 69 in 2013. Could be as low as 70, we can't afford to lose 5 from 13, but if we can pull of 8 wins & 2 draws we are in the mix.

 

A lot of teams will be going for 7th i think. Need Barrow and MK to start wobbling for a 4 or 5 games stretch to pull them into the pack.

 

It certainly is a huge ask, and the odds are firmly stacked against us. For clarity, the 7th placed team for the last 10 seasons in L2 since we were promoted finished thus:

13/14 - York, 71 points, +11 goal difference, not promoted
14/15 - Plymouth, 71 points, +18 GD, not promoted
15/16 - Wimbledon, 75 points, +14 GD, promoted
16/17 - Blackpool, 70 points, +23 GD, promoted
17/18 - Lincoln, 75 points, +16 GD, not promoted
18/19 - Newport, 71 points, 0 GD, not promoted
19/20 - Northampton, 58 points, +14 GD, promoted**
20/21 - Tranmere, 73 points, +5 GD, not promoted
21/22 - Mansfield, 77 points, +15 GD, not promoted
22/23 - Salford, 75 points, +18 GD, not promoted

**Denotes the season was halted after 37 games due to Covid, and current standings were honoured

We are currently on 46 points, +2 GD, with 13 games left to play - potentially 39 points available. It's not bleeding likely by any stretch of the imagination, but funnier things have happened. With the league being as tight as it is, it shows just what a poor standard it really is this season

 

No point in overthinking it yet Steve. The potential outcomes are a greater calculation than winning the lottery.

 

Oh i'm not overthinking by any means Kev, it was simply an expansion on @Ulysses S Grant post. I just thought it would be interesting for people to see what the benchmark will be

 

Oh don’t get me wrong Steve you did a great job, it’s the permutation of results that are overwhelming.

 

Cheers boss

 

My simplistic view on it is if we could somehow carry on the good run and win our next 2 league games then we are firmly back in the race.

 

Two trips to Wembley beckons for City this season......

Confidence or stupidity?

 

And their pitch is a mess so it will be home from home