Easiest run in of the bottom 6/7 teams and looks like Eustace is getting them resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
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Easiest run in of the bottom 6/7 teams and looks like Eustace is getting them resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
things can change around very quickly thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Canton Kev
Such a vital win but how nervy was that injury time, must admit I can’t remember the last time a ref changed his mind after giving a penalty. Could be the defining point in our season
Sure it can. Wasn’t me that said it but can see why it was saidQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I think the defining moments this season have been every single, avoidable, basic defensive lapse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
It’s going to such an unpredictable end to the season but I can’t stop thinking that Oxford go to Swansea on the last day, and if it was between us and Oxford to stay up….
seems like ages since we won at ewood park
Great result however we did it.
Also a bit of justice with the penalty as last year up there the lino overturned a perfectly good goal for us after the ref had given it.
so there we go... turns out im the missing link, i wont watch another game all season :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemoon
Same here, after Luton and seeing that lineup figured I’d give it a miss, get some things done instead. Happy to not watch if it keeps us up.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluemoon
excellent result city
didn't see any of the game but a welcome 3 points :ayatollah:
thanks for that :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by ninian opinian
They are putting a good run together just when they need it. They will pull away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
It'll be something remarkable if it continues to the end of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Think when you see Blackburn before and after Eustace is a really good manager at this level, think they will be comfortably safe.
Yes looking at the fixtures they have would be a surprise if we picked up more points than them over final 8 games. Wonder if we are top 3 favourites for relegation now?Quote:
Originally Posted by LA Bluebird
Sorry to bang on about it, but keep Goutas and Daland out of the side and we have a slim chance of staying up..Quote:
Originally Posted by Crisp White Lines
The current table would suggest we are. Will certainly need 50 points. If we step up the home form it could be done, a big IF though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
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Originally Posted by Father Dougal
Current odds for relegation with SkyBet:Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
1/20 - Plymouth
1/3 - Luton
7/4 - Derby
7/4 - Stoke
2/1 - Cardiff
3/1 - Oxford
10/1 - Portsmouth
16/1 - Hull
33/1 - Swansea
Interesting the odds on Hull are so long, especially given they're behind Oxford and PompeyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
It might be to do with the final fixture run inQuote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
They’ve only lost one of their last seven games (3 wins, 3 draws, 1 defeat). They also don’t have to play any of the top three, so probably a combination of those two things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Perhaps but they're playing teams around them, so if they lose, it's a double whammy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
Just thought, who has got to play Plymouth? Leeds, Boro, Sheff Utd and Cov. No sides in the bottom 8 either, they're gone
Yes, Plymouth are gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I think if we don't change the manager, we will be too. I do not have confidence that Riza has the know how to see us through the next 8 games.
if we'd appointed a new manager after Luton and this game was their first performance people would probably be saying it was the right thing to doQuote:
Originally Posted by Former Labour leader
Blackburn match thread:
https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/3...ity-h-1532025/
Not happy before or during the game and then toxic afterwards
It's as simple as we absolutely HAVE to beat Oxford and Stoke and not lose to Wednesday, WBA, and either Preston or QPR! Am I confident? No, not a chance!Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Labour leader
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Yes Dave you did say to us in the pub that Ismael was useless & don't be surprised if we got something out of the game. It was that little bit of hope I've been clinging onto all week but be fair, what were the odds on it being Meite to score the winner? This game is bonkers sometimes. 😆😅
that would be 48 points?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
I think that might just about do itQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I think it'll be less than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus
I know it feels like the other teams around us are going to keep winning at the moment, but they won't
It won't be much less. Derby are on track for 46 points, they're on a point a game. I think we need 3 wins and the odd drawQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
True, Riza deserves credit for getting the substitutions right and for going for the win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
He should have learned from the mistakes made away at Bristol, instead he has played for a point on too many occasions.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
This is one of the main reasons why we are where we are in the league
Every match between now and the end of the season has to be approached in the same way
We need wins to keep us up!!!
I was surprised by the Salech substitution, maybe it was down to him fasting so energy levels had dropped?
I felt beforehand that Blackburn was pretty much the ideal away game for City at this time. That doesn't mean to say I was confident of a result - far from it after Tuesday's pathetic performance - but Blackburn are in disarray right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by PentyrchBlue
Apparently, they had a poor January transfer window and Eustace subsequently left them on 13/02. They managed to beat Plymouth 2-0 a couple of days later, but their results since then have been awful. A 3-0 defeat at Swansea, a 1-1 draw with an erratic and out-of-form Norwich, and defeats to Derby, Stoke and now Cardiff.
It felt to me like they were probably over-achieving under Eustace. Replacing him with route one merchant Ismael (on a three-and-a-half year contract, no less) was a mad move and would have been disheartening for the players. Their fans weren't happy when he was appointed and they're even less happy now. It was a good time to play them.
I was surprised that so many people appeared to believe relegation was a certainty after the Luton defeat. It was a bad one for sure, and City definitely have a poor squad and an even poorer management set-up. However, as I've been saying since the season kicked off, the Championship is truly awful this time around and we're not even in the relegation zone. It'll probably be close and go right to the wire, but I expect City to just about scrape survival again - not necessarily because I'm expecting our lot to do anything great, but because the division is so weak.
Do you think city may need to do more than we maybe thought 10 days ago?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Derby 3 wins in a week. Luton 7 points from 4.
Plymouth fighting hard also.
Yes I get you could say despite the other teams picking up we still aren't in the bottom 3 but looking at derby fixtures I'd expect them to get 50 points plus from here.