ender4 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 50 minutes ago, Nigel said: Leeds are not safe ....they are 3 points ahead of wed! They have also accrued 5 points from there last 5 games, losing the last 2 in the process. Just to top it off their next 2 games are against Preston and Newcastle. They might not be safe from being overtaken by Sheffield or Fulham, but they are 99% safe from being overtaken by Villa. So its better for us that Leeds do well against our potential rivals, those 6th to 10th. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, ender4 said: They might not be safe from being overtaken by Sheffield or Fulham, but they are 99% safe from being overtaken by Villa. So its better for us that Leeds do well against our potential rivals, those 6th to 10th. Exactly no chance we are finishing 5th so no point even talking about Leeds this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) 38 minutes ago, ender4 said: They might not be safe from being overtaken by Sheffield or Fulham, but they are 99% safe from being overtaken by Villa. So its better for us that Leeds do well against our potential rivals, those 6th to 10th. I understand your view and kind of agree, up to a point. We have to be aware that Leeds losing on Sat would not be a massive problem; They are '99% safe' from us catching them, but so were Sheffield 4 games back. If Fulham or Wed keep winning there is nothing we can do about catching 6th position, unless someone else can be dragged into the fight. Although it would appear currently that our best bet would be for Leeds to win, in a few games this could have all changed. Leeds dropping 2 more points here then a defeat to Newcastle the week after will bring them to the likelest contenders to drop out. Also we know well how hard a losing run is to turn around. Edited April 7, 2017 by Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dappadan Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 How are Leeds safe? They lose all games and we win all ours we finish above them. Unlikely yes but until mathematically impossible then anything can happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Leeds only need 6 points from 6 games to stay above us. Not an easy run at all, but it finishes against probably relegated Wigan. Would prefer that they beat Preston and Norwich along the way to help us out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2017 Am I the only one who looks at the table more than once per day? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2017 25 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Am I the only one who looks at the table more than once per day? Theres a table? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Am I the only one who looks at the table more than once per day? No. I keep checking it in case it looks different from the previous hour, or i can work out the future results from it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 1 hour ago, rubberman said: Leeds only need 6 points from 6 games to stay above us. It does make me smile when people say this as though it's a simple task. Lose a couple, draw a couple, and all of a sudden a win isn't enough. In the Championship anything is possible, we might lose our next two and this conversation is redundant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Phrases like "Sheffield Wednesday only need 10 points from the last 6 and we can't catch them" don't dissuade me. It's the volume of teams we have to overtake, but if we win every game they'd have to go great guns themselves to keep up. I did say a while back though that 73 might be enough, we've basically got to go on a cup run, with no penalties available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 28 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: It does make me smile when people say this as though it's a simple task. Lose a couple, draw a couple, and all of a sudden a win isn't enough. In the Championship anything is possible, we might lose our next two and this conversation is redundant. I know what you mean...anything can happen. Though 6 from 6 is a safer bet then 18 from 6! But my point was that given the already extraordinary run we have to go on, I'd rather Leeds took points off 2 teams in our way (per your post above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Another positive may be that, by the time we play Brighton, they will already be promoted and in cruise control. Hopefully play their reserve team. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Another positive may be that, by the time we play Brighton, they will already be promoted and in cruise control. Hopefully play their reserve team. lol It's looking that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 8 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Another positive may be that, by the time we play Brighton, they will already be promoted and in cruise control. Hopefully play their reserve team. lol Or they are already guaranteed promotion but need to ensure they win their final game of the season to win the title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted April 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2017 22 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Am I the only one who looks at the table more than once per day? Kitchen table? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Let's just beat Burton yeah ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Let's just beat Burton yeah ? This times a million. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Let's just beat Burton yeah ? Ok cool. Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Lets take it one game at a time and enjoy the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 11:48, dappadan said: How are Leeds safe? They lose all games and we win all ours we finish above them. You just answered your own question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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