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I can't believe Derby have imploded the way they have, I thought when Martin came back they'd be unstoppable with Bent and Ince in the form they were.
2014-2015 English Football League Promotion/Relegation
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I'm not saying nothing.It's worth a note that we've played every team in the top 5 twice except Watford and we haven't failed to take a point from any of them (Bournemouth, Lost-Drew; Middlesbrough, Won-Won; Norwich, Lost-Drew; Derby, Lost-Drew) - in fact the only team in the top 8 to have done the double on us are Wolves... We lost to Watford the first time we played them and play them again on the final day of the season
Okay, maybe I'll laugh a bit.
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Two weeks after stopping Bournemouth getting automatic promotion... by scoring in the last minute
And doing the double over Boro. We've been real party-poopers this year. Unfortunately we've finished in the bottom half of the table (on goals scored!), after having the 4th best defence in the league. I'd say it's because we have the 4th worst attack.
Blackpool vs. Huddersfield was abandoned after 48 minutes due to a pitch invasion. No idea what will happen there, but nothing is affected.
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Almost identical to Wrexham's season; poor attack but lean defence. We even did the double over the champions. However we did finish 11th after an end of season run of form and have a new manager.
The only thing at stake was Huddersfield jumping from 16th to 15th ahead of Leeds had they won. One might imagine a 3-0 walkover for Huddersfield confirming such an outcome due to the fracas being Blackpool fans on their own turf but the game was only 0-0 at half time.
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Just looking at the run-ins in the Premier League...
Burnley must win all of their remaining games while three of the four teams about them fail to get any points - so they're pretty much down regardless of the opponents (Hull, Stoke, Villa).
QPR are pretty much in the same situation - they could get enough points with one draw, but they'd also need an 8 goal swing in goal difference from their two wins and their opponents. It's possible though - they play Man City, Newcastle and Leicester.
Sunderland are next up and have to score 1 more point in 4 games than the teams above score in three. That's survivable - and it's Everton, Leicester, Arsenal and Chelsea. The last of those will be sending out a youth team because the title's going to be done very shortly.
Then it's Leicester. They've got two of the bottom three (QPR, Sunderland), one of whom will probably already be relegated, and freefall Southampton. I suspect they'll survive.
Hull have got four game too - Arsenal, bottom Burnley, Spurs and Manchester United. The Burnley points will probably be enough.
Just above Hull are Newcastle, and they're in deep poop. West Brom, QPR and West Ham... and they've lost the last 8 games in a row...
I think it's most likely that Burnley are down already - they just won't know about it until next Saturday. QPR can wriggle free, but the kick in the teeth that is Man City is first up and they'll go down the same day... but for the third spot..?
I'm betting on Newcastle.
Burnley must win all of their remaining games while three of the four teams about them fail to get any points - so they're pretty much down regardless of the opponents (Hull, Stoke, Villa).
QPR are pretty much in the same situation - they could get enough points with one draw, but they'd also need an 8 goal swing in goal difference from their two wins and their opponents. It's possible though - they play Man City, Newcastle and Leicester.
Sunderland are next up and have to score 1 more point in 4 games than the teams above score in three. That's survivable - and it's Everton, Leicester, Arsenal and Chelsea. The last of those will be sending out a youth team because the title's going to be done very shortly.
Then it's Leicester. They've got two of the bottom three (QPR, Sunderland), one of whom will probably already be relegated, and freefall Southampton. I suspect they'll survive.
Hull have got four game too - Arsenal, bottom Burnley, Spurs and Manchester United. The Burnley points will probably be enough.
Just above Hull are Newcastle, and they're in deep poop. West Brom, QPR and West Ham... and they've lost the last 8 games in a row...
I think it's most likely that Burnley are down already - they just won't know about it until next Saturday. QPR can wriggle free, but the kick in the teeth that is Man City is first up and they'll go down the same day... but for the third spot..?
I'm betting on Newcastle.
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Colchester and Crawley are both managed by former Wrexham alumni so I had been keeping tabs on them since about Christmas. Don't like Crawley even if they are managed by Dean Saunders and Mathias Pogba scored for them. Made up for Tony Humes though. Colchester looked dead and buried and missed a penalty. What a way to claw yourself out of the relegation places. They were second bottom for a long time.
As for Preston, Colchester's opponents, they were undefeated in 18 and hadn't failed to score in 29. Both of those were the longest running sequences in the country until today! Crazy.
I love the Football League.
As for Preston, Colchester's opponents, they were undefeated in 18 and hadn't failed to score in 29. Both of those were the longest running sequences in the country until today! Crazy.
I love the Football League.
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Brentford will struggle turning that around at the Riverside.
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Today's shenanigans
Hull City - Burnley
Burnley will be relegated if
QPR don't play today but
QPR will be relegated if
Hull City - Burnley
Burnley will be relegated if
- Burnley lose
- Burnley draw
- Burnley win AND
- Sunderland win AND
- Leicester City win AND
- Newcastle United at least draw AND
- Aston Villa at least draw
QPR don't play today but
QPR will be relegated if
- Any four from Sunderland, Hull City, Leicester City, Newcastle United & Aston Villa win
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