Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 7.45pm Watford's remaining fixtures after this are Luton, Norwich, Millwall, Brentford and Swansea -- giving 97 points if they win all six Were they to do that, then City would only need one draw in their remaining 6 games to be promoted One draw and one defeat for Watford would leave City needing only two wins from their remaining 6 games to clinch the title the question now is not if, but when Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,866 Posted April 9, 2021 We don't need to worry about the others anymore. Based on our own results we'll be up by Saturday evening at the earliest and Saturday week at the latest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 I would prefer Saturday week to be honest, it would be great to be promoted beating Bournemouth - with a 20 point lead.... at home Then pick up the title against Watford the following week to achieve a memorable double over our fellow relegated clubs - given how much was talked last summer about THEIR chances of returning to the PL "Premier League, it's gonna be us agin bor" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Bill said: I would prefer Saturday week to be honest, it would be great to be promoted beating Bournemouth - with a 20 point lead.... at home Then pick up the title against Watford the following week to achieve a memorable double over our fellow relegated clubs - given how much was talked last summer about THEIR chances of returning to the PL "Premier League, it's gonna be us agin bor" Yep, agree with @dylanisabaddog- no one wants to be cocky about getting over the line, but there comes a point like where we are now that the chances of missing out on promotion are just so incredibly unlikely that you’d be pretty mad to think otherwise. We could lose every game this season now and still be promoted I feel. The title on the other hand is another matter, but that’s the ultimate goal for me, to bring that trophy back home and add to our honours list. As for beating Bournemouth to get the promotion, I would celebrate beating Bournemouth more than the promotion itself! They have had a particularly cocky fan base locally, if we beat them and help deny them a playoff place then I won’t complain! 🍻 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,675 Posted April 9, 2021 Much as I want Reading to get the win it's real hard to like anything about a club that made this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 they are the biscuitmen - another silly little club getting above themselves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIP COOK 13 Posted April 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Alex Moss said: Yep, agree with @dylanisabaddog- no one wants to be cocky about getting over the line, but there comes a point like where we are now that the chances of missing out on promotion are just so incredibly unlikely that you’d be pretty mad to think otherwise. We could lose every game this season now and still be promoted I feel. The title on the other hand is another matter, but that’s the ultimate goal for me, to bring that trophy back home and add to our honours list. As for beating Bournemouth to get the promotion, I would celebrate beating Bournemouth more than the promotion itself! They have had a particularly cocky fan base locally, if we beat them and help deny them a playoff place then I won’t complain! 🍻 Agree with you there, they think they have a divine right to still be in the Premier league, there's a few of them that will be getting a reminder of that when we hopefully beat them next weekend. Though they seem to have picked it up the last couple of matches. I have always told them they will fall back to the lower divisions when Ed Howe left, we will see. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete 318 Posted April 9, 2021 If I read the OP correctly Luton, Norwich, Millwall, Brentford and Swansea -- giving 97 points if they win all six Were they to do that, then City would only need one draw in their remaining 6 games to be promoted Watford would end with 97 points and City with current 87 plus 1 from a draw making 88 surely nonsense. City would need 10 points They aren't going to win all 6 and will drop points specifically in away games at Bees and us, not a single victory away to teams in top 8, and that will not improve. Lets just win our next 6 to put this argument to bed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted April 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, pete said: If I read the OP correctly Luton, Norwich, Millwall, Brentford and Swansea -- giving 97 points if they win all six Were they to do that, then City would only need one draw in their remaining 6 games to be promoted Watford would end with 97 points and City with current 87 plus 1 from a draw making 88 surely nonsense. City would need 10 points They aren't going to win all 6 and will drop points specifically in away games at Bees and us, not a single victory away to teams in top 8, and that will not improve. Lets just win our next 6 to put this argument to bed. You are right but good luck with that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,633 Posted April 9, 2021 Watford’s run in does look tough, including three of their last four games against sides in 1st 3rd and 4th. They could well be looking over their shoulders rather than up at us come the final game(s) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, pete said: If I read the OP correctly Luton, Norwich, Millwall, Brentford and Swansea -- giving 97 points if they win all six Were they to do that, then City would only need one draw in their remaining 6 games to be promoted Watford would end with 97 points and City with current 87 plus 1 from a draw making 88 surely nonsense. City would need 10 points They aren't going to win all 6 and will drop points specifically in away games at Bees and us, not a single victory away to teams in top 8, and that will not improve. Lets just win our next 6 to put this argument to bed. oh dear 😟 if Watford win all six, that means both Brentford and Swansea would drop three points each meaning their maximum would be 88 and 87 points respectively do try to keep up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: You are right but good luck with that one. oh dear have another read 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted April 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, Bill said: oh dear have another read 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 got it wrong again biscuit boy ? you are as bad as hand crank 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted April 9, 2021 Surely beating Watford will do. Home game and trophy presented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted April 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bill said: oh dear 😟 if Watford win all six, that means both Brentford and Swansea would drop three points each meaning their maximum would be 88 and 87 points respectively do try to keep up Just to help you out we'd actually need 2 draws. 1 draw gives us 88, Brentford winning all but the 1 game against Watford would get another 18 points therefore 88. If we lose 5 then our GF goes down, if they win 6 of 7 then it's likely they would be above us on goal difference unless Watford put a few past them. You're welcome by the way 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) Just now, keelansgrandad said: Surely beating Watford will do. Home game and trophy presented. Looking forward to this one KG, will be a day to remember 👍 Edited April 9, 2021 by Van wink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted April 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: Just to help you out we'd actually need 2 draws. 1 draw gives us 88, Brentford winning all but the 1 game against Watford would get another 18 points therefore 88. If we lose 5 then our GF goes down, if they win 6 of 7 then it's likely they would be above us on goal difference unless Watford put a few past them. You're welcome by the way 😁 This post is endorsed by Official Pinkun Forum Nerdy Geek Statsman (OPFNGS). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark .Y. 351 Posted April 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: Just to help you out we'd actually need 2 draws. 1 draw gives us 88, Brentford winning all but the 1 game against Watford would get another 18 points therefore 88. If we lose 5 then our GF goes down, if they win 6 of 7 then it's likely they would be above us on goal difference unless Watford put a few past them. You're welcome by the way 😁 That is pretty much how I was seeing it. Not that it will happen, but is theoretically possible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: Just to help you out we'd actually need 2 draws. 1 draw gives us 88, Brentford winning all but the 1 game against Watford would get another 18 points therefore 88. If we lose 5 then our GF goes down, if they win 6 of 7 then it's likely they would be above us on goal difference unless Watford put a few past them. You're welcome by the way 😁 well, whadda ya know goal difference, eh ? who would have thought that ? certainly not you when you claimed Pete was right ps "it's likely" ..........oh dear do try to read what is written first 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Fever 3,740 Posted April 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Van wink said: Looking forward to this one KG, will be a day to remember 👍 I want 7 for Farke that day from the team. Just for Farke as Manager of the Season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: This post is endorsed by Official Pinkun Forum Nerdy Geek Statsman (OPFNGS). nice to see some else spots poor biscuit boys error and his need to check shame he didn't when the post went up 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted April 9, 2021 44 minutes ago, Rich T The Biscuit said: You are right but good luck with that one. Looks like City1st could start a fight in an empty phone box yet again. 😜 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted April 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bill said: well, whadda ya know goal difference, eh ? who would have thought that ? certainly not you when you claimed Pete was right ps "it's likely" ..........oh dear do try to read what is written first 😉 You really are a bit special aren't you. So to make it even easier for you to admit you were wrong, should we lose 5 games 1-0 we would be 6 goals better off than Brentford, if they lost 1-0 to Watford, won 2 games 2-0 and the rest 1-0 they would have more goals than us, assume you're keeping up with logic. There are some assumptions in there that we would only lose 1-0 but the odds would be on us finishing 3rd should we lose all and get 1 draw and Brentford winning 6 of 7. Therefore, the ONLY way of us being promoted based on your post would be 2 draws. Guess I'll be getting the standard fisherman pic now as you'll be pretending that you did it just to get me to bite 🤦 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich T The Biscuit 562 Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bill said: nice to see some else spots poor biscuit boys error and his need to check shame he didn't when the post went up 😆 He's agreeing with me your half wit 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted April 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bill said: nice to see some else spots poor biscuit boys error and his need to check shame he didn't when the post went up 😆 Oh dear not the brightest are you ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,844 Posted April 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bill said: nice to see some else spots poor biscuit boys error and his need to check shame he didn't when the post went up 😆 Stop being unpleasant. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted April 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Stop being unpleasant. Unfortunately wolfie it is in his genes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 oih dea I would stop digging if I were you your post claiming Pete was right clearly shows you had no idea that Watford had to play both Swansea and Brentford and ut was only after my post pointing this out that you have checked I am fully aware of goal difference, and the OP was pointing out how close we are to both promotion and the title ... given who Watford have to play and it is noticeable that you made no comment until Pete's muddled post, where you thought you could prove me wrong you got caught out by your wish to 'get one over me' and failed yet again I shan't chalk it up, as that would be akin to keeping the score in a darts match against Stevie Wonder but I am aware that having fcked up, yet again you will spend the next week or so whining like a sore loser .... unless, of course you get your 'mate' Greasy to do it for you 🤣 ta ra loser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted April 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Stop being unpleasant. stop lying is my response to that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites