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Well, the time has finally arrived!
9 days and 3 games that could make or break our season, so let's have some score predictions and number of points gained.
All matches @19.45 live on Sky Sports.
02/04 - Sheffield United v Cardiff City
06/04 - Cardiff City v Wolves
10/04 - Aston Villa v Cardiff City
Who's going first?
Draw
Draw
Loss
Draw
Win
Win
Season over!!!!!!
Party time
Win
Draw
Draw
Draw 1-1 v Sheffield Utd
Win 2-1 v Wolves
Win 1-0 v Villa
7 points!
At the start of the season I predicted 3 losses.
I now think we'll get 1 point but even with that we'll get enough points from the other games.
A deadly trio of fixtures would be playing Cardiff City 3 times in a row.
We've beaten all three this season, they will be more worriedQuote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
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Originally Posted by springer blue
9 points?
A draw a win and a loss,**** knows in what order
This is my prediction tooQuote:
Originally Posted by valleys caveman
Sheff United is no tougher than Brentford away. They're in poor form and we should be going there full of confidence and looking to beat them. If we score first the place will get restless. A draw would be ok in a far from easy fixture but we can get 3 points.
Wolves. Cardiff rise to the challenge against big teams and the ccs will be packed, loud and intimidating. Wolves have shown they can sometimes falter in these circumstances (lost at Fulham and villa) but we have already gone toe to toe with them and beat them 2-1.
Villa - A tough game on paper but they could be out of the automatics race by then and feeling the pressure. Either way, they'll need to win.
Nothing to be worried about, if we just play our own game I'd say we'll pick up 5-6 points. Nature of the league that we will drop points along the way but just need to get back to it straight away.
I'm going
Draw
Win
Win
At the moment we're full of confidence, we are the form team in the division and even when we don't play so well we have enough quality to grind out results and keep things tight.
I reckon Sheffield Utd, Wolves and Villa are just as worried about playing us, possibly more so. Sheffield Utd and Villa are playing catch up, so are more desperate for a win, which should play into our hands. Wolves will be fearing throwing away the league title, which has been in their hands virtually all season.
No reason why we can't win all three. Unlikely, but I reckon far more likely than losing all three.
**** them all, I’d say they’re more worried then we are
I agree with this though I still struggle to shake off the "waiting for the wheels to fall off"mentality thats ingrained in most city supporters my age.:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
:hehe: Even in more recent times we've been used to the annual end of season collapse that cost us at least a stab at promotion. I can't see it happening this season, though. We have leaders on the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by sneggyblubird
I agree with this, however the tricky part of the equation is playing all 3 teams within the space of 9 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Everybody still has a lot to play for .. Wolves the title, Villa and us automatic promotion, and Sheffield Utd the play-offs. All of our opponents will be looking for wins, while some draws may suit us more than the opposition.
True. But this adds a bit of pressure for them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
That's why I am predicting 7 points :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
It's going to be a fantastic 9 days, hopefully one of the best in living memory :thumbup:
I don't see that as being a problem. All teams are playing a similar number of games over a similar timescale. If anything, it'll keep players focused. We saw what happened to Villa after they beat Wolves and some were predicting they were going to win virtually all of their games - they thought they just had to turn up to beat QPR and got stuffed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wales-Bales
I don’t think this team is anywhere near as frail as Dave Jones team in 2008-2011 and I really enjoyed watching that team
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2
I think on paper Jones’ team looked better individuals but this team is a real team
Hopefully!Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
Going to be a very tough run in.
It really would be rude for a Cardiff fan to not predict 3 losses in a row now....
However,
Sheff Utd 1-1 D
Wolves 1-0 W
Villa 3-1 L
Not sure if I buy into this view entirely, the way I see it we are playing 3 cup finals in quick succession, against 3 teams who really want to win the cup. One bad result could have catastrophic consequences for all of those involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
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Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
W -D-L Though i could see us get 7.
I think many of us seem pessimistic due to nerves. We have to remind ourselves that 'everyone' dread playing us.
We are an excellent team.
Game 1/3 1-1
Game 2/3 0-1
They are certainly living up to their billing, that's 5 points down the pan already.
Game 3/3 1-0
P3 W0 D1 L2 Pts1
And that concludes the trio of fixtures from hell!
How are we all feeling after the trio fixtures from hell?
I’ll go first, deflated.
We got the 1 point we deserved. Shef u deserved to beat us, as did wolves, we deserved a point tonight. Well maybe not but villa didn’t deserve 3.
We haven't been good enough. We made a lot of mistakes tonight. And our decision making was poor. I can feel it starting to slip away now.
Still, we do have that game in hand....