by Stranded »
15 Mar 2019 08:35
Zip Stranded Zip We desperately needed a buffer over the bottom three going into this run of games. We don’t have it. I think we are going down as I don’t see where the wins are coming from.
Why did we need a buffer? Where are Wigan, Rotherham wins coming from? We are all pretty much looking at daunting run ins.
Rotherham only have 2 games against teams in the bottom half, we have 3 as do Wigan.
My biggest concern is we have no win against the top 6 but we have already beaten Bristol City and Preston, who both could end up in there.
If Wigan lose to Bolton, then it brings Bolton back into the survival fight (I think draw). Look at Wigan's run in after Saturday - where does a team on a potentially 8 game run without a win suddenly pick up a win?
We needed to be out of the bottom 3 at this point and we are. We want to stay out of it before the break, baring a Rotherham pulling off a massive shock or us getting stuffed, we should do. It's going to be tight and despite the others apparently having more fight, we are still picking up more points than them of late.
It's going to be tight whatever happens now.
Wigan are at home to Bolton tomorrow. We do not have winnable fixtures like this anymore. Win that and they then have Brentford at home and will go into that match with renewed optimism.
Now if they lose to Bolton I will agree with you but for now I see us as the more likely to go down.
Fair enough - I see Stoke as a winnable game tomorrow - they only have 1 win in 8 (and 2 in last 12) - we are in much better form than them. Our recent away form (4 games) is better than their home form. Their season is over, which could be a blessing or a curse, we shall see.
If we win that, we have a winnable home game v Preston (who are in incredible away form admittedly).
Not saying we won't go down but looking at upcoming fixtures and possibly more importantly form going into them (Wigan no win in 6, Us 3 wins in 6) I think regardless of results tomorrow, I think they are currently the more likely to drop of either of us as we just need to roughly maintain form whilst they must substantially improve it.