21-03-2016, 14:27
Why can't we win at Oldham? Somebody has to win there and Oldham themselves don't like to. I think they'll be trying for 1-0.
Much as I decry the one point at Scunny it does mean three wins would give us 51 - a small safety margin. 50 should be enough, but we relegated Torquay on more than that didn't we? And look where they might be going if they're not careful.
If we beat either Fleetwood, or Oldham (and we do need a win to give us heart) I think we could win two from Port Vale, Barnsley and Sheffield United ........ because disappointed teams start to lose at this time of the year. They all need two wins from their own next two to get into the play-off picture - & if they fail they'll start to get desperate.
Obviously I'd rather see us turn around our home form, and Oldham fail to do the same thing. Six points would see them both eating our dust, but it's a huge ask.
The imponderables are that teams marooned in mid-table can become easy meat, but equally sometimes they feel free to play as they should've all season. Teams up top suddenly want to win too much and forget how to do it, but sometimes they focus all the way to that finishing line. And teams at the bottom can fight like dogs, but sometimes a goal against will deflate them completely. So even the fixture list is hard to evaluate.
Much as I decry the one point at Scunny it does mean three wins would give us 51 - a small safety margin. 50 should be enough, but we relegated Torquay on more than that didn't we? And look where they might be going if they're not careful.
If we beat either Fleetwood, or Oldham (and we do need a win to give us heart) I think we could win two from Port Vale, Barnsley and Sheffield United ........ because disappointed teams start to lose at this time of the year. They all need two wins from their own next two to get into the play-off picture - & if they fail they'll start to get desperate.
Obviously I'd rather see us turn around our home form, and Oldham fail to do the same thing. Six points would see them both eating our dust, but it's a huge ask.
The imponderables are that teams marooned in mid-table can become easy meat, but equally sometimes they feel free to play as they should've all season. Teams up top suddenly want to win too much and forget how to do it, but sometimes they focus all the way to that finishing line. And teams at the bottom can fight like dogs, but sometimes a goal against will deflate them completely. So even the fixture list is hard to evaluate.