League one relegation watch

[darren1810]

Bookies have us 8/13 to go down. 

Bottom 2 virtually gone.

Burton 8/13. Cheltenham 5/4 and Cambridge 2/1. 

[ollyandpatch]

21 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Bookies have us 8/13 to go down. 

Bottom 2 virtually gone.

Burton 8/13. Cheltenham 5/4 and Cambridge 2/1. 

About right. 3 away games for us is tough.

[Killersrevenge44]

23 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

Bookies have us 8/13 to go down. 

Bottom 2 virtually gone.

Burton 8/13. Cheltenham 5/4 and Cambridge 2/1. 

I would put money on Burton but for life of me cannot see Cheltenham surviving 

[ollyandpatch]

4 minutes ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

I would put money on Burton but for life of me cannot see Cheltenham surviving 

Cheltenham have 5 home games and DC will keep them up. 

[andy jones]

Pressure will be on them more perhaps being at home?

[Killersrevenge44]

9 minutes ago, ollyandpatch said:

Cheltenham have 5 home games and DC will keep them up. 

So that means you aren't confident Vale can stay up? Surely then that leaves Burton and Vale after Cambridge had that win today? 

[ollyandpatch]

10 hours ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

So that means you aren't confident Vale can stay up? Surely then that leaves Burton and Vale after Cambridge had that win today? 

I have thought we would go down after Fleetwood away and think we will have a dam good go but the league doesn't lie after 46 games I think we will go down on 48 points.

[SuperHuman]

12 hours ago, Phantom Lord said:

Next big test is if we do go a goal down how will we respond

That’s my biggest concern. Last two games we’ve managed to score first and keep the opposition at bay. This obviously breeds confidence. In previous games we’ve conceded first and then looked dreadful.

We’re not going to continue keeping clean sheets or scoring first but the belief has got to be there to get back in the game. 

[sheffield61]

With their loss at Reading yesterday at least Northampton now have nothing to play for on Monday. I was thinking that four points over the Easter period would have been great but with yesterday's results in mind yet again we need another win I'd say....

[JRC]

10 hours ago, ollyandpatch said:

Cheltenham have 5 home games and DC will keep them up. 

For Cheltenham a lot depends on if they can get Matt Taylor back .... and how serious Lloyd's injury was yesterday.  Rob Street is definitely out for the season. They have no other forwards and will be heavily dependent on Liam Sercombe for goals. Squad wise I think they may be in a very bad position.  They'll be tough to beat but if the injuries go against them I think they'll fail due to a lack of goals.

[JRC]

18 minutes ago, sheffield61 said:

With their loss at Reading yesterday at least Northampton now have nothing to play for on Monday. I was thinking that four points over the Easter period would have been great but with yesterday's results in mind yet again we need another win I'd say....

The next 2 away games are massive.  Neither team has much to play for. As a minimum we need 2 points from those games. The 3 remaining home games are winnable.  Torquay were relegated years ago with 51 points and a number of teams have gone down with 50. Looking at the table today and games to play it is not inconceivable that 52 points may be the safety target. It's entirely possible we could win the 3 home games and still go down. It's quite likely the Cambridge game will be a winner takes all. 

[Killersrevenge44]

36 minutes ago, ollyandpatch said:

I have thought we would go down after Fleetwood away and think we will have a dam good go but the league doesn't lie after 46 games I think we will go down on 48 points.

I personally feel Vale have left themselves with too much to do. It's going to take a massive run of wins in reality

[Packmoor_vale]

I really hope Fleetwood and Shrewsbury at home don’t cost us in the end 

We are fighting and going take some big away followings to Wigan and Bolton 

Cambridge result is a scary one we need them finish below us 

 

[philpvfc]

Cambridge looked doomed last season after sinking in to the relegation zone and then turned it around doing a greater escape than we could make, winning their last game of the season. They will think they will do it again.

[JRC]

42 minutes ago, philpvfc said:

Cambridge looked doomed last season after sinking in to the relegation zone and then turned it around doing a greater escape than we could make, winning their last game of the season. They will think they will do it again.

From where we were 2 weeks ago I'd be reasonably happy if Cambridge had to win their last game to stay above us. That would at least show we had played well for a sustained number of games.