Tottenham Schmottenham - Tonight's SIX Pointers

[South Bank Hank]

Moving on from the "nice" day out at Tottenham on Saturday, tonight we have a huge game against a team that tonked Newcastle 5-1 away in recent weeks. From what I saw of Birmingham at the Hall, they don't just look like a team full of the better players in the League, but a team that will be willing to kick us off the park to get a result - a little like Derby!

I really do not expect us to return with any points.
I will of course be delighted though if we do.

Just as important as our match though are the others playing tonight and at least one ear will be on the results of the teams surrounding us. It's guaranteed that at least two will drop points.

Hull (7 points ahead) face Leeds (0 points) at home.
Coventry (10 points) face Luton (7 points)
Barnsley (5 points) face QPR (6 points)

I'd take 0-0 draws at each game with sending-offs and season-long (but non-career-threatening injuries) at each game please, thank you.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

didnt realise there were so many vitally important games tonight

 

[loz]

Hull don't look bad at the moment, i'd take them winning, Cov beating Luton and any score in the Barnsley-QPR game really, with the Shrimpers getting a battling draw up at St. Andrews.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Best case scenario after tonight?

Birmingham 0 Southend 1
Hull 0 Leeds 0
Coventry 1 Luton 0
Barnsley 0 face QPR 0

New Table
Hull 30 32 -10
Luton 30 31 -14
QPR 30 31 -10
Barnsley 30 30 -17
Southend 30 27 -22
Leeds 29 25 -23

So things go well tonight (huge IF to get ALL of those results I realise) and it's just 4/5 points from safety with 16 games to play, and Leeds, Barnsley, QPR and Luton all due at the Hall.


Worst Case?

Birmingham 4 Southend 0
Hull 0 Leeds 3
Coventry 0 Luton 3
Barnsley 3 face QPR 0

New Table
Luton 30 34 -11
Barnsley 30 32 -14
Hull 30 31 -13
QPR 30 30 -13
Leeds 29 27 -20
Southend 30 24 -27

If it goes tits-up tonight, we can be as much as 8 points adrift when you take into account our goal difference. Even though we're playing Birmingham, we can't afford to write this one off - and the results around us are vital!

 

[Uncle Leo]

QPR to get spanked please. I've got £20 and a fair bit of office pride riding on us finishing above them this season.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Whats the odds for us staying up this season?

 

[Ricey]

I have faith in Southend but can't really see us getting at result at St Andrews tonight! I just hope that all the other results go in our favour!

 

[David Essex]

we are due an upset...the pitch looks rough they were tonked at home on saturday think they will try hard but blues to catch them on the break away win 1 - 2

 

[Ricey]

They are going to be out to kill us with Derby taking the lead over them. So this game could get fiesty! They are the only team that I am really scared of their squad is unreal!

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

If we get a point at St Andrew's I'll start to believe that the impossible can happen. 3 points and I'll probably have a seizure. Unfortunately I can't really see anything but a loss. Birmingham are a good side, which they should be with their budget. No doubt as well the ref will be a homer.

 

[Smiffy]

Maybe the pitch at St Andrews could be a bit of a leveller...

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Maybe the pitch at St Andrews could be a bit of a leveller...

Doubt it. We are a passing team.

It will do us no favours whatsoever to be playing on a bad pitch.

 

[Holy Joe]

Worst Case?

Birmingham 4 Southend 0
Hull 0 Leeds 3
Coventry 0 Luton 3
Barnsley 3 face QPR 0

New Table
Luton 30 34 -11
Barnsley 30 32 -14
Hull 30 31 -13
QPR 30 30 -13
Leeds 29 27 -20
Southend 30 24 -27

If it goes tits-up tonight, we can be as much as 8 points adrift when you take into account our goal difference. Even though we're playing Birmingham, we can't afford to write this one off - and the results around us are vital![/QUOTE]


Presumably worse result is if we lose and QPR, Luton and Hull all win. We would then be 9 points from safety.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Leeds winning is a much better scenario than Hull winning, no matter what our result, we need as many teams in the s**** as possible, and Hull winning would edge them much closer to safety