Taximark Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Yeovil are as good as gone imo, very much expected as well. I hope Barnsley stay up as they always give us points but they keep letting in late goals and it will cost them if they don't shape up very soon, I hope Millwall go down because they are a horrible club, plus I'd love to see Holloway go down with them after he seem to defend those Millwall fans, Interestingly, lets see how Holloway does in the current battle he's got on his hands, bet he thought he had the Wigan job as well! Charlton have issues in the way that they just can't score, their pitch is trashed and they have sold their best two players, they have however brought in some replacements from their father club Standard Leige, but I've never heard of them. I can see them somehow staying up with all their problems though but it's going to be tight. Bolton and Blackpool have dropped like a stone and I still think they'll be in trouble. Birmingham seem to be on the fringe then get a result that pulls them clear, can't wait to play them at Hillsboro' so Wickham can put four past them! Finally us, all talk of making the play-offs are a laugh, one thing we can't do is get sucked back in again, it can easily be done and can't take anything for granted, I was certain at times this season under Jones we were heading back down, Yeovil and Hudd at home still haunt me. Under Gray it seems to have worked out, the players just have this togetherness about them, they all seem to be working harder for him and their team mates. Edited February 9, 2014 by TaxiMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Said before, I think Charlton threw in the towel when they sold Stephens and Kermorgant before the deadline. They have regressed in a big way this season. I reckon Charlton and Yeovil are done for. Barnsley still have the players to fight their way out if they can bed their new lads in quick enough. Would need to happen pretty swiftly though. It's between Barnsley, Millwall & Donny for that third spot, in my opinion. Losing Sharp for three games is a huge blow for Donny. Millwall need to get Campbell and Jackson firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddington Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 As a London owl I would quite like charlton and millwall to stay in championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hopefully we're well clear of Charlton by the start of March. It's possible, as they've got qpr and Leicester coming up, with Barnsley at home wedged in between. Barnsley on the other hand will be looking at this month as a decent chance to get out of the drop zone with Donny, Millwall and obviously Charlton to play in 3 of their next 4 games. Yeovil are in big trouble but don't write them completely out yet. Their next 3 games are Millwall, Watford and Donny, all at home. As you can see from the coming fixtures though, Millwall and Donny will be playing a big role in who's where by the start of March. Both will be realistically hoping they can pull clear and push the bottom 3 further into the mire. This would obviously help us. But on the other hand both could get well and truly dragged back in. All in all, it appears this month is going to be crucial for everyone. From our point of view, we just need to keep picking up points here and there. We just need to avoid a bad run similar to the ones under Jones. If we've got a 9 point or above gap at the start of March, I'd be very confident we'll be staying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 With DJ Campbell and Simeon Jackson up front I certainly can't see Millwall going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 What's happened at charlton then other than the takeover? They seemed steady enough last season for a club operating on a shoe string like us. I was envious when we were staring down the barrell last year. It seems to have all gone wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithmetic Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Barnsley won't go down. They've more experience of Championship relegation battles at that club than Barcelona have of winning things. They'll keep fighting to the last day, maybe at the expense of a club with better players who weren't expecting to be there, like Wolves were last year. Form isn't much of an indicator in this league. Remember last year, when the bottom half of the division all went on a run against the top half at the same time? Everyone picking up unexpected wins all over the place but couldn't clear. The bottom 3 look dire right now, but the right loan, a couple of games, and they could be right back in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Said before, I think Charlton threw in the towel when they sold Stephens and Kermorgant before the deadline. They have regressed in a big way this season. I reckon Charlton and Yeovil are done for. Barnsley still have the players to fight their way out if they can bed their new lads in quick enough. Would need to happen pretty swiftly though. It's between Barnsley, Millwall & Donny for that third spot, in my opinion. Losing Sharp for three games is a huge blow for Donny. Millwall need to get Campbell and Jackson firing. They have brought in replacements for them though, a Polish striker and an Iranian international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 They have brought in replacements for them though, a Polish striker and an Iranian international. And as we've seen with foreign recruits, it can take considerable time to settle them in. It won't help they're coming into a struggling team. I can't see how selling two of their better players can help their chances of survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 And as we've seen with foreign recruits, it can take considerable time to settle them in. It won't help they're coming into a struggling team. I can't see how selling two of their better players can help their chances of survival. Yeah I know. Certainly got problems, and losing at home to Birmingham yesterday was a massive defeat for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Barnsley have the players to stay up, they're capable of putting a run together IMO. Millwall Charlton Yeovil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Owl Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Blackpool might end up down there if they continue the way they are going. The teams at the bottom are nailed on to start picking up points towards the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 im just glad we are pulling away from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxOwl Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I said this for a bit one x prem team will drop Blackpool wigan or Bolton .it always happens they drop 2 leagues . the dingles will pull it off again :ghoulguy: :danny-wilson: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Conversely, I think a couple of the teams coming up could be quite handy. Brentford have spent about 10 years assembling a team for a pop at the Championship and Wolves will go back to being a steady mid-table team. Leyton Orient would look really out of place though At the start of the season, you could have told me they were playing in the Conference and I wouldn't have batted an eyelid What? Can't remember any time in the last 20 years when Wolves have been a steady mid-table team. They are invariably either top or bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Can see Blackpool dropping lots more points, we're in playoff fight now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 im just glad we are pulling away from it Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smhouston Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Charlton are definitely my bankers. Got a bet on them too. Truely awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _Ibbo_ Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Didn't realise john d who's has joined our back room staff actually has a half decent track record as a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianowl Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Quite like bolton to get relegated to be honest. They "deserve" it after Gartside wanting to make the PL a closed shop. And come on ? Building a 40,000 seats modern stadium in Bolton ? Really ? Lunatics ! Didn't they just build the Reebok in the late 90s? That's a better stadium than the city probably needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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