Danh1 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2nd place gets a trophy too, don't they? Na but Play off winners do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I think they added a trophy for 2nd too now, pretty sure I saw Boro players pictured with one last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Shouldn't be a trophy at all for me like. You want to go up champions of the division of course but winning the 2nd division isn't winning anything significant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I think they added a trophy for 2nd too now, pretty sure I saw Boro players pictured with one last year. http://i1.gazettelive.co.uk/incoming/article11300821.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS89244842.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Shouldn't be a trophy at all for me like. You want to go up champions of the division of course but winning the 2nd division isn't winning anything significant. It's probably quite significant for teams that aren't as big as us like. If Gateshead won the National League then they'd probably like a trophy for their significant achievement even if it is the 5th division Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Shouldn't be a trophy at all for me like. You want to go up champions of the division of course but winning the 2nd division isn't winning anything significant. It's probably quite significant for teams that aren't as big as us like. If Gateshead won the National League then they'd probably like a trophy for their significant achievement even if it is the 5th division That's a fair point I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 No trophy for the winner? So all football under the PL doesn't count Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 No trophy for the winner? So all football under the PL doesn't count I could see his point if we were in League 1 or 2, but this is the top of the Football League, of course the winner should get a trophy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Shouldn't be a trophy at all for me like. You want to go up champions of the division of course but winning the 2nd division isn't winning anything significant. Really? Think of the implications of that if you applied the same rule to all sports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Brighton have the best run in. Two of the easiest home games you could wish for and then away against teams with nothing to play for. I have said for a while that I think they will win the league. Not arsed one bit as long as we go up. Villa away could be a big problem for them on the last day of the season, if things are tight at the end. Would be quite ironic if Villa helped us in any way after having a big hand in sending us down twice at the end of 2 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Shouldn't be a trophy at all for me like. You want to go up champions of the division of course but winning the 2nd division isn't winning anything significant. Really? Think of the implications of that if you applied the same rule to all sports. Aye. I maybe didn't think about that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 89 PTS will do it now I'd think. So 2 wins from 6 - a 9.9 on the promotionometer for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 6 points is mathematically promotion pretty much. We'd only have 4 games left and would be 10 points ahead still assuming it was the next two which we won. Even 2 points from the next two games wouldn't be that much of an issue other than us possibly not being champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandWhite Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I have been thinking in my own head for a good while now that if we win half are remaining games will be up without question. Been thinking that way since we had 16 games or so left. But now 2 wins puts us on 90 points, that really should be enough. No way Huddersfield have it in them to reach 91. We're up barring a gigantic catastrophe, which Rafa won't allow, so we're up. It's just a matter of winning division and will need at least 4 wins from 6 to do that as Brighton are stubborn, resilient and don't lose easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 If we win 3, Huddersfield can only go up if they win 7 out of 7. However, they're the sort of team that could do that. So we might need 4 out of 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 If we win 3, Huddersfield can only go up if they win 7 out of 7. However, they're the sort of team that could do that. So we might need 4 out of 6. would 3 and a draw do it for us? edit- nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 A 2 points per game ratio always guarantees promotion we have 84 from 40 so 4 points ahead of target at the moment...only 8 points needed I said all season 88 would be enough still stand by that too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Huddersfield won't win 7 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I think they added a trophy for 2nd too now, pretty sure I saw Boro players pictured with one last year. http://i1.gazettelive.co.uk/incoming/article11300821.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/JS89244842.jpg If anything says first losers, it's that trophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Huddersfield won't win 7 games. They won't, but I still see three wins as the target. That would put us on 93 points meaning Huddersfield would have to win all remaining games to surpass that. Funnily enough, the 'easy' run in that both Brighton and Huddersfield were supposed to have doesn't look so easy now (to me anyway). Brighton have to go to both Norwich and Villa, as well as Wolves who are on a great run. In fact, Brighton only have two home games left, one of which is Bristol City who are fighting for their lives. Huddersfield have to go to both Wolves and Derby (both of whom are now also in great form) as well as Preston and Fulham at home. Our next two are difficult on paper, but after that, three from the last four are against sides with absolutely nothing to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 We could seal promotion at home to Leeds on Good Friday. It's unlikely, but it's the earliest we could do it. If we win our next three two (Burton (h), Sheff Wed (a), Leeds (h)) and Huddersfield, Reading and Leeds are not on at least 75 points - we'll be up. If we win those three games, we'll be promoted unless: Leeds win both of their next two Brentford (a), Preston (h). Huddersfield would need at least 4 points a draw from Norwich (h), Forest (a), Preston (h). Reading would need at least 2 points from Blackburn (h), Norwich (a) to beat Villa (a). Fulham would need to win all three of their next games Derby (a), Ipswich (h), Norwich (a). We'd technically be promoted on the Saturday though, because Reading don't play Villa until then. But if they lose both of their next two, then we'd be up after the Leeds game. Sunday boredom led to this. Providing Huddersfield and Reading don't produce glorious comebacks today... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 It's done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 It's done. It has been for a couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Win today will see us 13 points clear with 15 to play for (for us). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Assuming we win today and beat Leeds and Huddersfield avoid defeat at home to Preston next week, Sky picked the wrong game to televise us going up Thank God it's on overseas TV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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