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Re: Rival Watch

by From Despair To Where? » 04 Feb 2024 19:55

That's really saying something.

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Re: Rival Watch

by bcubed » 04 Feb 2024 23:35

Normal service resumed :)

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 05 Feb 2024 07:39

Might not last long if he has a cruel summer.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Stranded » 05 Feb 2024 19:01

Port Vale part ways with Andy Crosby.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 06 Feb 2024 08:00

Stranded Port Vale part ways with Andy Crosby.


Stills, Nash and Young will carry on, though feeling helpless :?


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Re: Rival Watch

by From Despair To Where? » 06 Feb 2024 16:59

If I was a Port Vale fan, I'd feel a whole lot better.

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Re: Rival Watch

by morganb » 06 Feb 2024 18:35

Another game in hand now for a couple of our rivals -

Cheltenham's Sky Bet League One fixture with Burton Albion has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

After consistent heavy rainfall in the area this afternoon, the surface at the Pirelli Stadium has been deemed unplayable.

A pitch inspection was carried out by the match officials on arrival shortly before 6:00PM this evening and the decision was made to postpone the match.

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Re: Rival Watch

by WestYorksRoyal » 06 Feb 2024 21:47

Port Vale lose tonight, but Exeter come from behind against Peterborough. 2nd successive win for Fleetwood, we could really do with that momentum being killed off quickly.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Stranded » 06 Feb 2024 21:50

WestYorksRoyal Port Vale lose tonight, but Exeter come from behind against Peterborough. 2nd successive win for Fleetwood, we could really do with that momentum being killed off quickly.


Fleetwood have picked up under Adam & have some momentum. Games v Wycombe & Vale helped. Despite that momentum, we have taken a point more than them over the last 4 games.


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Re: Rival Watch

by skipper » 06 Feb 2024 21:56

3 of our next 4 games are beneath us.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 06 Feb 2024 22:01

skipper 3 of our next 4 games are beneath us.


This whole division is beneath us.

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Re: Rival Watch

by skipper » 06 Feb 2024 22:28

Sutekh
skipper 3 of our next 4 games are beneath us.


This whole division is beneath us.


:lol:

Now now.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Stranded » 07 Feb 2024 08:59

skipper 3 of our next 4 games are beneath us.


Charlton are above us on GD but 2 of the next 4 and 3 of the next 6 are against teams in the relegation zone.


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Re: Rival Watch

by Mr Angry » 07 Feb 2024 09:17

The Division is beginning to concertina somewhat, with teams who - at Christmas were looking up at the Play-Offs - are now looking down; Bristol Rovers being one to watch....when I have time I will check out what the highest points total in League 1 that still resulted in relegation was, and the mean for the last 20 Years to give us an indication as to what total we are aiming at in order to survive.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Stranded » 07 Feb 2024 09:44

Mr Angry The Division is beginning to concertina somewhat, with teams who - at Christmas were looking up at the Play-Offs - are now looking down; Bristol Rovers being one to watch....when I have time I will check out what the highest points total in League 1 that still resulted in relegation was, and the mean for the last 20 Years to give us an indication as to what total we are aiming at in order to survive.


Since the 99/00 season - 2 teams have gone down with 51 and 5 with 50. So 52 should absolutely see you safe.

Unless I've miscalculated on average 50 points are needed.

Lowest ever needed to survive the drop was just 41.

So to be sure (and with no more deductions) we need to pick up the equivalent of 7 wins in 16 games. On current form over the past 14 games, we are on target to get to 58.

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Re: Rival Watch

by YorkshireRoyal99 » 07 Feb 2024 09:46

Mr Angry The Division is beginning to concertina somewhat, with teams who - at Christmas were looking up at the Play-Offs - are now looking down; Bristol Rovers being one to watch....when I have time I will check out what the highest points total in League 1 that still resulted in relegation was, and the mean for the last 20 Years to give us an indication as to what total we are aiming at in order to survive.


Looked at the last 5 full seasons yesterday and Plymouth went down with 50 points in 2018 I believe, Notts County and Crawley also finished on 50 in 2014/15 and Oldham finished on 50 in 2017/18. 51 should be the benchmark for survival. So another 20 points in 16 games, should be doable.

There are a lot of clubs in it, if we can get up to sort of 15th~ in the table with 6 games to go, even if it's tight I don't think we would go down because there are a lot of teams who would have to climb above us by that point. Unless we went on a disastrous run like earlier in the season by that point that is.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Mr Angry » 07 Feb 2024 10:00

51 is the target then....

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Re: Rival Watch

by Sutekh » 07 Feb 2024 10:15

Mr Angry 51 is the target then....


Stuff that. Win all remaining games and we're in the play offs.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Franchise FC » 07 Feb 2024 10:20

Sutekh
Mr Angry 51 is the target then....


Stuff that. Win all remaining games and we're in the play offs.

When does McDermott get appointed to enable that ?

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Re: Rival Watch

by Mid Sussex Royal » 07 Feb 2024 10:34

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Mr Angry The Division is beginning to concertina somewhat, with teams who - at Christmas were looking up at the Play-Offs - are now looking down; Bristol Rovers being one to watch....when I have time I will check out what the highest points total in League 1 that still resulted in relegation was, and the mean for the last 20 Years to give us an indication as to what total we are aiming at in order to survive.


Since the 99/00 season - 2 teams have gone down with 51 and 5 with 50. So 52 should absolutely see you safe.

Unless I've miscalculated on average 50 points are needed.

Lowest ever needed to survive the drop was just 41.

So to be sure (and with no more deductions) we need to pick up the equivalent of 7 wins in 16 games. On current form over the past 14 games, we are on target to get to 58.


I know its 40 years ago, but we were relegated with 53 points from this league

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