Magic Number

[Snowflake Royal]

Lost 4-0, Huddersfield didn't play. Still the magic number drops from 49 to 46 because Cardiff lost, so their max is now 83, below Huddersfield's.

[Silver Fox]

With Cardiff losing last night our magic number for staying is 44 as although Blackpool and Huddersfield can both get to 83 they play next week so one (or both) of them can only get to a maximum of 81

[Snowflake Royal]

It's actually 43, because whilst Cardif are above the bottom three, their max is 80 so less than Hudders or Blackpool because of their 2 more games played.

[Silver Fox]

Wigan can get* 79
Blackpool and Hudersfield can get* 83 (but only one can so at least one can only get 81)
Cardiff can get* 80

So we need 82 to be sure but I've chosen to assume GD will be in our favour (big assumption) and said 81 will do it

[Snowflake Royal]

Wigan can get* 79
Blackpool and Hudersfield can get* 83 (but only one can so at least one can only get 81)
Cardiff can get* 80

So we need 82 to be sure but I've chosen to assume GD will be in our favour (big assumption) and said 81 will do it

Fair, I forgot Pool and Hudders were equal and if they draw, both can make 81, putting Cardiff 23rd not 22nd and therefore not the high bar.

Assume our GD is currently superior to any of the bottom 4/5 but not checked.

[Snowflake Royal]

Hudders and us draw, Blackpool and Cardiff lose.

42?


Hudders - 81 (43)
Blackpool - 80 (42)
Wigan - 79 (41)
Cardiff - 77 (39)

[Sutekh]

Media cottoning on to the ******** obvious at last

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/spor ... -suggests/

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Media cottoning on to the ******** obvious at last

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/spor ... -suggests/

Yeah it does sound about what we'd expect. If/when we get to 50 points, we will be safe I reckon. The sooner we get there, the better. 3 wins this month would be very much ideal.

[Silver Fox]

40

[Snowflake Royal]

OOOOooooooOooooooOOOOO!

Nearly lower than our current points total!

[Franchise FC]

OOOOooooooOooooooOOOOO!

Nearly lower than our current points total!

Is that relevant ?

[Horsham Royal]

OOOOooooooOooooooOOOOO!

Nearly lower than our current points total!

Is that relevant ?

Incoming ....

... whoosh

[Millsy]

Media cottoning on to the ******** obvious at last

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/spor ... -suggests/

Looks like the Ince Out thread best be locked until next season then.

[Snowflake Royal]

OOOOooooooOooooooOOOOO!

Nearly lower than our current points total!

Is that relevant ?

No, just a personal mental milestone.

[Snowflake Royal]

Reading - 86 (16 to play - 38 pts)
.........
Cardiff - 74 (15 to play - 29 pts)
Wigan - 77 (16 to play - 29 pts)
Hudders - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)
Blackpool - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)

Magic Number is 38

But Hudders and Blackpool are still to play as per SF so can't both get to 76.

Play offs seem long gone at this point. And despite probably still being ok, we look like yet another finish in the bottom 7, when we should really be lower mid-table.

[Elm Park Kid]

Reading - 86 (16 to play - 38 pts)
.........
Cardiff - 74 (15 to play - 29 pts)
Wigan - 77 (16 to play - 29 pts)
Hudders - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)
Blackpool - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)

Magic Number is 38

But Hudders and Blackpool are still to play as per SF so can't both get to 76.

Play offs seem long gone at this point. And despite probably still being ok, we look like yet another finish in the bottom 7, when we should really be lower mid-table.

We basically rebuilt our team from scratch with a spending handicap that probably puts us in the bottom 3 of wage bills in the league . . . .

[Crowbar6753]

Reading - 86 (16 to play - 38 pts)
.........
Cardiff - 74 (15 to play - 29 pts)
Wigan - 77 (16 to play - 29 pts)
Hudders - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)
Blackpool - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)

Magic Number is 38

But Hudders and Blackpool are still to play as per SF so can't both get to 76.

Play offs seem long gone at this point. And despite probably still being ok, we look like yet another finish in the bottom 7, when we should really be lower mid-table.

We basically rebuilt our team from scratch with a spending handicap that probably puts us in the bottom 3 of wage bills in the league . . . .

The team isn't really the problem at present, its the Management and their tactics which are killing us.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

Reading - 86 (16 to play - 38 pts)
.........
Cardiff - 74 (15 to play - 29 pts)
Wigan - 77 (16 to play - 29 pts)
Hudders - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)
Blackpool - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)

Magic Number is 38

But Hudders and Blackpool are still to play as per SF so can't both get to 76.

Play offs seem long gone at this point. And despite probably still being ok, we look like yet another finish in the bottom 7, when we should really be lower mid-table.

Bottom 7 would be a great achievement with the resources we've had. But let's not forget, this is just a poor spell of form. Whereas if we get back to "about average" for us then we will probably climb a couple of places above Birmingham and Bristol City (who are in good form and once they go back to "about average" will probably begin to slip).

[Mid Sussex Royal]

QPR and Swansea are on significantly worse form than us

The 4 wins in 18 or whatever it is has been a disproportionate number of away games, at the time that run started we'd played 2 more at home now we've played 2 more away,

Given we have more homes now we should be okay

[Snowflake Royal]

Reading - 86 (16 to play - 38 pts)
.........
Cardiff - 74 (15 to play - 29 pts)
Wigan - 77 (16 to play - 29 pts)
Hudders - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)
Blackpool - 76 (16 to play - 28 pts)

Magic Number is 38

But Hudders and Blackpool are still to play as per SF so can't both get to 76.

Play offs seem long gone at this point. And despite probably still being ok, we look like yet another finish in the bottom 7, when we should really be lower mid-table.

Bottom 7 would be a great achievement with the resources we've had. But let's not forget, this is just a poor spell of form. Whereas if we get back to "about average" for us then we will probably climb a couple of places above Birmingham and Bristol City (who are in good form and once they go back to "about average" will probably begin to slip).

There's where we were at the start of the season, where anything not involving relegation is a success looking at the season before it starts, and then there's the context of where we've been all season, which is outside the bottom 7 until the last week or so. In which case, it's a failure to make the position we've been in for close to 3 quarters of the season secure.