The Next 8 games - Make or Break Time

[Rfc_suzannah]

Could have really done with the 3 points against Bolton, but a point is better than none.

Focus on the games ahead though, and they’re definitely winnable. Goal difference is definitely a positive though.

[Lower West]

Against United, we could have been 3 or 4 up by half time, if we could finish the decent chances we created.

[Maneki Neko]

Bolton (a) D
Villa (H) D
Weds (a) L
Blackburn (H) W
Sheff Utd (a) L
Rotherham (H) W
Ipswich (a) W
Wigan (H) W

still on track

Still on track k

[Snowflake Royal]

Bolton (a) D
Villa (H) D
Weds (a) L
Blackburn (H) W
Sheff Utd (a) L
Rotherham (H) W
Ipswich (a) W
Wigan (H) W

still on track

Still on track k

Same. We so cool!

[Royal_jimmy]

Can see some very confident points returns from other posters.

Realistically expect our home form to improve but those away games are actually pretty tough. I think we will get 12 points. I'd say 12 is the least we need. Our last 10 games are difficult.

Bolton (a) - D - will be tough. A physical Bolton side away on a cold damp Tuesday night. They will be up for it. May have to come from behind
Villa (H) - D - our record v them is pretty meh. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost either
Weds (a) - D - get held after leading
Blackburn (H) - W - expect it'll be a comfortable win v a mid table side
Sheff Utd (a) - L - outclassed again by the Blades
Rotherham (H) - W - squeak a win. Will be a tight and nervy game
Ipswich (a) - L - they have nothing to lose
Wigan (H) - W - again we edge a tight game

On track to date

[Snowflake Royal]

Very well played. Fingers crossed you stay on the money.

[tidus_mi2]

Very well played. Fingers crossed you stay on the money.

Well, I hope he's wrong about the Ipswich result.

[Royal_jimmy]

Very well played. Fingers crossed you stay on the money.

Well, I hope he's wrong about the Ipswich result.

I hope so too

[Royal_jimmy]

Very well played. Fingers crossed you stay on the money.

Well, I hope he's wrong about the Ipswich result.

I hope so too

[Snowflake Royal]

12 points beating Rotherham and Wigan and I don't think Ipswich really matters. They've been gone for ages. They *might* not finish bottom, but they're not finishing in safety. While beating the other two gives us a decent chance of overhauling one or more of them.

[royalp-we]

Can see some very confident points returns from other posters.

Realistically expect our home form to improve but those away games are actually pretty tough. I think we will get 12 points. I'd say 12 is the least we need. Our last 10 games are difficult.

Bolton (a) - D - will be tough. A physical Bolton side away on a cold damp Tuesday night. They will be up for it. May have to come from behind
Villa (H) - D - our record v them is pretty meh. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost either
Weds (a) - D - get held after leading
Blackburn (H) - W - expect it'll be a comfortable win v a mid table side
Sheff Utd (a) - L - outclassed again by the Blades
Rotherham (H) - W - squeak a win. Will be a tight and nervy game
Ipswich (a) - L - they have nothing to lose
Wigan (H) - W - again we edge a tight game

On track to date

Good effort. 4 down, 4 to go.

[Royal_jimmy]

Can see some very confident points returns from other posters.

Realistically expect our home form to improve but those away games are actually pretty tough. I think we will get 12 points. I'd say 12 is the least we need. Our last 10 games are difficult.

Bolton (a) - D - will be tough. A physical Bolton side away on a cold damp Tuesday night. They will be up for it. May have to come from behind
Villa (H) - D - our record v them is pretty meh. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost either
Weds (a) - D - get held after leading
Blackburn (H) - W - expect it'll be a comfortable win v a mid table side
Sheff Utd (a) - L - outclassed again by the Blades
Rotherham (H) - W - squeak a win. Will be a tight and nervy game
Ipswich (a) - L - they have nothing to lose
Wigan (H) - W - again we edge a tight game

On track to date

Good effort. 4 down, 4 to go.

Wish I put money on those first 4

[Snowflake Royal]

I'm no longer meeting target, but lose the next two and I'll sadly be back on track.

That's some pretty epic predicting rj

[Duffy]

Bolton is a big game not just because of the positions of the two teams.

Logically a draw there is "OK" as Bolton stay below us, they need to win home games etc.

ATM I think Bolton and Ipswich are going down. Neither show signs of a turn-round.

I think we "SHOULD" win at Bolton. If we do I think we will start picking up
well in excess of 1.5ppg. The way we played second half at Derby would cut Bolton
wide open.

So based on a win at Bolton

1-3 W Bolton Away
2-0 W VILLA
1-1 D Wednesday Away (This one could be anything, frankly)
2-0 W BLACKBURN.
2-0 L Sheffield United Away <<<<
3-0 W Rotherham
1-2 W Ipswich Away ( but Just the sort of game to blow an obvious win)
3-0 W WIGAN


19 Points from 8 Games, we get out of the bottom 3, are above Rotherham and Wigan as well as Bolton and Ipswich. Also caught Millwall

Revisiting this. As I said this was fanciful at the time, even if we win our remaining 3 games in this sequence of 8 we'll get a maximum of 15 points. 4 points short of your prediction.

[Snowflake Royal]

It was lolworthy at the time. And despite all the hot air about taking people's money, it was all nicely set up to weasel out of it if we didn't beat Bolton.

Typical stuff from snowball really.

[Snowball]

Bolton is a big game not just because of the positions of the two teams.

Logically a draw there is "OK" as Bolton stay below us, they need to win home games etc.

ATM I think Bolton and Ipswich are going down. Neither show signs of a turn-round.

I think we "SHOULD" win at Bolton. If we do I think we will start picking up
well in excess of 1.5ppg. The way we played second half at Derby would cut Bolton
wide open.

So based on a win at Bolton

1-3 W Bolton Away
2-0 W VILLA
1-1 D Wednesday Away (This one could be anything, frankly)
2-0 W BLACKBURN.
2-0 L Sheffield United Away <<<<
3-0 W Rotherham
1-2 W Ipswich Away ( but Just the sort of game to blow an obvious win)
3-0 W WIGAN


19 Points from 8 Games, we get out of the bottom 3, are above Rotherham and Wigan as well as Bolton and Ipswich. Also caught Millwall

Revisiting this. As I said this was fanciful at the time, even if we win our remaining 3 games in this sequence of 8 we'll get a maximum of 15 points. 4 points short of your prediction.

I specifically said "Based on us winning at Bolton"

We could say something similar about the home game v Rotherham.

More than three points may well be at stake.
A win, we create space, relax, get better, but a defeat could flatten morale and we could collapse

[Hound]

Next 3 are so ridiculously massive.

However I get the feeling at the end of them we’ll still be roughly where we are now

Wouldn’t be surprised to see us scab out 4 points and be above Rotherham on GD still at the end of them

Obvs a win tomorrow would be huge

[Stranded]

Next 3 are so ridiculously massive.

However I get the feeling at the end of them we’ll still be roughly where we are now

Wouldn’t be surprised to see us scab out 4 points and be above Rotherham on GD still at the end of them

Obvs a win tomorrow would be huge

If get 4 points and stay on the same points at Rotherham by the end of the next 3, that likely means a draw tomorrow as Rotherham's 3rd game is Sheff Utd away - not saying they will be as bad as us there but be shocked if they manage a win there.

If you look at all the available stats for tomorrow (and were a dispassionate betting man) it should be a home win:

Rotherham

0 away wins this year
6 away points from 48
10 goals in 16 games (only scored in 8/16 away games)
7 games without a win

Reading

7/9 in last 3 home games
Only 1 goal conceded in that mini run

One thing to note though is that Rotherham are on a run of 4 straight draws.

So as Reading fans, we know to lump on the draw tomorrow.

[Duffy]

Bolton is a big game not just because of the positions of the two teams.

Logically a draw there is "OK" as Bolton stay below us, they need to win home games etc.

ATM I think Bolton and Ipswich are going down. Neither show signs of a turn-round.

I think we "SHOULD" win at Bolton. If we do I think we will start picking up
well in excess of 1.5ppg. The way we played second half at Derby would cut Bolton
wide open.

So based on a win at Bolton

1-3 W Bolton Away
2-0 W VILLA
1-1 D Wednesday Away (This one could be anything, frankly)
2-0 W BLACKBURN.
2-0 L Sheffield United Away <<<<
3-0 W Rotherham
1-2 W Ipswich Away ( but Just the sort of game to blow an obvious win)
3-0 W WIGAN


19 Points from 8 Games, we get out of the bottom 3, are above Rotherham and Wigan as well as Bolton and Ipswich. Also caught Millwall

Revisiting this. As I said this was fanciful at the time, even if we win our remaining 3 games in this sequence of 8 we'll get a maximum of 15 points. 4 points short of your prediction.

I specifically said "Based on us winning at Bolton"

We could say something similar about the home game v Rotherham.

More than three points may well be at stake.
A win, we create space, relax, get better, but a defeat could flatten morale and we could collapse

I'm still not convince you would be correct even if we won at Bolton. We won against Blackburn then got dicked 4-0 at Sheff Utd. This team, so far, doesn't have a run of results, specifically, back to back wins in it.

[Snowball]

Maybe so, maybe not. Who knows?

0-0 draws instead of 1-0 wins, a 4-0 thumping instead of a 2-0. Not sure what the fuss is frankly.

It’s not like predicted wins have been defeats.

As someone once said, “small margins”