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Derby (65)

Norwich (A), Middlesbrough (H), Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Middlesbrough (63)

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Norwich (62)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (H),

Watford (62):

Wolves (A), Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Bournemouth (60)

Wolves (H), Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Ipswich (60)

Brentford (H), Middlesbrough (A), Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Brentford (58)

Ipswich (A), Derby (A)

Wolves (57)

Bournemouth (A), Watford (H), Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

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Updated ...as of Tuesday March 03 Bournemouth beat Wolves.

Middlesbrough (66)

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Derby (65)

Norwich (A), Middlesbrough (H), Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Watford (65):

Wolves (A), Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Bournemouth (63)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Norwich (62)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (H)

Brentford (61)

Ipswich (A), Derby (A)

Ipswich (60)

Brentford (H), Middlesbrough (A), Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Wolves (57)

Watford (H), Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Next top 8 head to head - Ipswich v Brentford and Wolves v Watford

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Worried about Watford now but less so Derby. Watford are in immense form and if we slip up once, they could be hard to peg back again. Goal difference could be big this season so lucky we beat them 3-0 twice.

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Watford didn''t have a sniff against us Jimmy! Lucky it certainly wasn''t

If Bournemouth get some form back, their games could work for them also

As always, it''s all about us

BRING IT ON!!

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Assuming we win the next two, then if we beat both Boro and Derby at our place it will be very difficult for anyone to catch us especially as they are all going to be taking points off each other, so looking quite promising. And maybe the Forest game is not quite so tricky either with their defeat last night and probably too far back to really be incentivised for the play offs either.

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The next two for us are massive, and will reveal if there is any complacency in the squad.  Winning the next two is more important to our season than any of the games after it in my opinion.  It will send a big message out to the rest of the league that we mean business.

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In case nobody''s done it here yet, here are the Promotion Mini-League current standings (current top 8 teams)!

Ranked by points per game:

P W D L Pts PPG

norwich 12 7 2 3 23 1.92

middlesbro 8 4 2 2 14 1.75

derby 9 4 3 2 15 1.67

ipswich 9 4 2 3 14 1.56

bournemth 12 4 5 3 17 1.42

wolves 10 4 1 5 13 1.30

brentford 12 4 0 8 12 1.00

watford 10 2 2 6 8 0.80

Or by total points amassed so far:

P W D L Pts PPG

norwich 12 7 2 3 23 1.92

bournemth 12 4 5 3 17 1.42

derby 9 4 3 2 15 1.67

middlesbro 8 4 2 2 14 1.75

ipswich 9 4 2 3 14 1.56

wolves 10 4 1 5 13 1.30

brentford 12 4 0 8 12 1.00

watford 10 2 2 6 8 0.80

I was amazed to see the above outcome; whichever way you wan to cut it, an impressive showing by Norwich.

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Updated ...as of Sat March 07 Ipswich draw with Brentford, Wolves draw with Watford.

Bournemouth (66)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Derby (66)

Norwich (A), Middlesbrough (H), Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Watford (66):

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough (66)

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Norwich (65)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (H)

Brentford (62)

Derby (A)

Ipswich (61)

Middlesbrough (A), Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Wolves (58)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Next top 8 head to head - Middlesbrough v Ipswich, Norwich v Derby

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sooner or later the maths will work itself out and teams will start pulling away when the top sides play each other.......however ,having said that, in any "normal" season we''d probably only have to be winning 3 of the last ten to get a playoff place.....we may need to win 6/7 just to be guaranteed of that ?!

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Pontificate all you want about our remaining fixtures and those of our rivals. Pointless really though as our only defeat in eight was against a team nailed on for relegation! Tired old cliche I know but just worry about our own results and the rest will take care of themselves. There are so many results in this league where form goes out of the window that the only thing you can predict with any certainty is unpredictability.

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....just what is this board for if it isn''t to pontificate about these things?! It is certainly interesting that some sides seem to have a lot of these ''big'' games remaining, but it can often be what you do against the lesser sides that makes the difference. The long and short is that if we look after our own results we should be in the top two.

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It''s so tight that we probably cannot afford to lose any more games and need to win six or seven. Quite a few are saying the autos could go down to the wire, I would think at least one place will remain up for grabs on the final day.

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Updated ...as of Sat March 14 Middlesbrough beat Ipswich, City draw with Derby.

Bournemouth (69)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Watford (69):

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough (69)

Derby (A), Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Derby (67)

Middlesbrough (H), Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Norwich (66)

Middlesbrough (H)

Brentford (62)

Derby (A)

Ipswich (61)

Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Wolves (59)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Next top 8 head to head - Derby v Middlesbrough

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Think Bournemouth and Watford will win most of their games. Expecting Boro and Derby to drop points. Horrible feeling that dropping points against Wigan and Derby will cost us and we we''ll end up 3rd/4th. Hopefully next 9 games prove me wrong and we''re sitting in the top 2 after another incredible winning run..

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We can still get into the top two, just need to force the issue more in our games whilst the others scrap it out against each other.

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Updated ...as of Tue Mar 17 Middlesbrough beat Derby

Watford (72):

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough (72)

Derby (A), Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Bournemouth (70)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Norwich (67)

Middlesbrough (H)

Derby (67)

Middlesbrough (H), Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Brentford (65)

Derby (A)

Ipswich (64)

Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Wolves (62)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Next top 8 head to head - Wolves v Derby, Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

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Correction ...as of Tue Mar 17 Middlesbrough beat Derby

Watford (72):

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough (72)

Bournemouth (A), Watford (A) Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Bournemouth (70)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Norwich (67)

Middlesbrough (H)

Derby (67)

Wolves (A), Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Brentford (65)

Derby (A)

Ipswich (64)

Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A)

Wolves (62)

Derby (H), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Next top 8 head to head - Wolves v Derby, Bournemouth v Middlesbrough, Watford v Ipswich

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This looks like a positive situation for us. If only we had to worry about the top 8 sides! After last night it''s obvously not that easy.

I''m also interested to see Forest''s run in, they have been one of the form teams and could make the play-offs.

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I had though of adding Forest and Sheff W to the "top x" list as they were both on good runs at the time, but decided they were too far off the pace.. however it''s:-

Forest (57)

Norwich (A), Wolves (H), Brentford (A), Watford (H),

Ipswich (A)

So Forest could be playing an important part here...

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Updated to add Forest, and as of Fri Mar 20 Wolves beat Derby

Watford (72):

Ipswich (H), Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H), Forest (A)

Middlesbrough (72)

Bournemouth (A), Watford (A), Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

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Bournemouth (70)

Middlesbrough (H), Ipswich (A)

Norwich (67)

Forest(H), Middlesbrough (H)

Derby (67)

Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Brentford (65)

Forest (H), Derby (A)

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Wolves (65)

Forest (A), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Ipswich (64)

Watford (A), Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A) Forest (H)

Forest (57)

Norwich (A), Wolves (H), Brentford (A), Watford (H),

Ipswich (A)

Next up - Bournemouth v Middlesbrough, Norwich v Forest, Watford v Ipswich

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Updated to add Goal Diff, and as of Sat Mar 21, Bournemouth beat Middlesbrough, Ipswich beat Watford, and City beat Forest.

Bournemouth (73 / 42)

Ipswich (A)

Watford (72 / 32):

Derby (A), Middlesbrough (H), Forest (A)

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Middlesbrough (72 / 29)

Watford (A), Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Norwich (70 / 33)

Middlesbrough (H)

Derby (67 / 26)

Watford (H), Brentford (H)

Ipswich (67 / 16)

Bournemouth (H), Wolves (A) Forest (H)

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Brentford (66 / 12)

Forest (H), Derby (A)

Wolves (65 / 11)

Forest (A), Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Forest (57 / 8)

Wolves (H), Brentford (A), Watford (H),

Ipswich (A)

Next up - Forest v Wolves, Ipswich v Bournemouth, Derby v Watford

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Forest v Wolves - doesn''t matter

Ipswich v Bournemouth - away win please.

Derby v Watford - draw please.

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[quote user="Shyster"]Forest v Wolves - doesn''t matter

Ipswich v Bournemouth - away win please.

Derby v Watford - draw please.[/quote]

Looks like bournemouth for top spot.

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Its between Watford , Boro and us for second spot. Given the run in of the other two its doable for us if we dont drop silly points. Win against Boro might put us as favourites

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As of Fri Apr 03, Ipswich draw with Bournemouth, Derby draw with Watford, Forest lose to Wolves.

Middlesbrough (75 / 30)

Watford (A), Wolves (H), Norwich (A)

Bournemouth (74 / 42)

No more games against the other clubs listed

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Norwich (73 / 34)

Middlesbrough (H)

Watford (73 / 32):

Middlesbrough (H), Forest (A)

Brentford (69 / 15)

Forest (H), Derby (A)

Derby (68 / 26)

Brentford (H)

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Ipswich (68 / 16)

Wolves (A) Forest (H)

Wolves (68 / 12)

Middlesbrough (A), Ipswich (H)

Forest (57 / 7)

Brentford (A), Watford (H), Ipswich (A)

Next up - Watford v Middlesbrough, Brentford v Forest

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Although Boro went top today, with their run in I still reckon they won''t make the autos. Still going with the top two spots between B''mouth, NCFC and Watford.

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One thing it does show is that we have to beat Middlesbrough to ensure Top 2.

Not fancying our trip away to Leeds either, yes they have nothing to play for but the manager wants the job permanently and there''s no love lost between them and us.

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