So what if we were on 46 points?

[Owl Stork]

Realistically, little would change. We'd need a draw at least against Derby, or to not get beaten by more than one goal (which would see us survive on goals for, if I'm not mistaken). Rotherham would already be relegated and out of the equation.

Of course, we'd all be happier to be on 46 points, but would you trust our lot to give everything for a draw? Personally, I feel our boys might perform better with the added pressure of needing a win. We have been awful at defending when it matters, so we'd need to be on the front foot anyway. What do you think?

[S36 OWL]

We do have 46pts.

[Owl Stork]

Actually, forgot that we'd  be on -22 if Derby scored one and they'd be on -21, so a win by a single goal would have sunk us, as it still will now. The appeal and consequent reduction in 6 points could end up being a life saver.

[Tommy Crawshaw]

As you say without the points deduction we would have needed a point against Derby. Lose we would have been relegated regardless.

 

The big difference is Rotherham would be down and out now.

[GMOwl72]

1 hour ago, S36 OWL said:

We do have 46pts.

He’s in for a shock at 2pm on Saturday isn’t he!

[Concrete Owl]

We’d have more than 46. I know the team isn’t very good but that 12 point deduction was a massive psychological blow. 

[alanharper]

6 hours ago, Owl Stork said:

Realistically, little would change. We'd need a draw at least against Derby, or to not get beaten by more than one goal (which would see us survive on goals for, if I'm not mistaken). Rotherham would already be relegated and out of the equation.

Of course, we'd all be happier to be on 46 points, but would you trust our lot to give everything for a draw? Personally, I feel our boys might perform better with the added pressure of needing a win. We have been awful at defending when it matters, so we'd need to be on the front foot anyway. What do you think?

 

Of course it would - only needing a draw rather than having to win and also rely on another team not to win makes a huge difference.

 

We'd still blow it obviously with this set of spineless wasters, but absolutely nobody would genuinely rather be in our current situation than having the extra 6 points.

 

 

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Edited May 7, 2021 by alanharper

[TomtheOwl95]

32 minutes ago, Concrete Owl said:

We’d have more than 46. I know the team isn’t very good but that 12 point deduction was a massive psychological blow. 

This.

 

Yeah this team aren't great, but in reality they'd be around 18th.

 

If you think back to the start of the season, we took 8 points from the first 5 games. The momentum from that even with a few bad runs would probably see us safe in a poor league in my opinion. The points deduction has been a millstone around the neck of the players.

[slinger208b]

7 hours ago, Owl Stork said:

Realistically, little would change. We'd need a draw at least against Derby, or to not get beaten by more than one goal (which would see us survive on goals for, if I'm not mistaken). Rotherham would already be relegated and out of the equation.

Of course, we'd all be happier to be on 46 points, but would you trust our lot to give everything for a draw? Personally, I feel our boys might perform better with the added pressure of needing a win. We have been awful at defending when it matters, so we'd need to be on the front foot anyway. What do you think?

 

I think I'd be happier to be on 107 points...