The Relegation Run In

Quoted from ginnywings

Just can't see it myself. Firstly, we would be having to win 4 games on the trot, which seems an impossibility to me given our struggles this season. We would then have to rely on one of the other three imploding.

The second part may happen, but the first.....

Key part there is one of the other three. A few weeks ago we were only effectively able to chase Colchester, now there are 3 hits, all of whom need to win a remaining fixture (one is likely not to). However that leaves us having to win 3 games. At least that part is in our hands but thought ask.

Quoted from Poojah

The pressure isn’t on us. We have nothing to lose - we have to use that.

We’re not dead yet.

This is it for me. And it's not four, it's three. We already won the first one, so it's gone, we start over. Despite what some are saying about one game at a time (true) that is for the team. I am suspicious of any town fan that really isn't beside themselves thinking of all the permutations......
Either way, the obese female crooner put her mic down on Saturday evening, at least temporarily

The huge escape is highly improbable, but not without precedent.  There are factors in our favour.

Fulham stayed up a few years ago by winning their last 3 games.  This run included a win at Old Trafford, when they had not won away all season.  All this from memory.

Our recent record is excellent.  We have avoided defeat in 11 of our last 12 games, when finishing with 11 men.  Bradford was a defeat with 10.

We beat Bolton ( fairly easily) so can beat top teams like Exeter and Cambridge.

We won our last away game, scoring 2 goals.

A week ago we won at home scoring 2 goals.

The longest journey starts with the first step.  So does the shortest journey.

I agree with Poojah, we must win all 3 games to have a chance.  There is no pressure on us.  The other teams thought that we were gone. They are looking at the fixtures.  They are not worried yet but would be if we won on Tuesday.  Team spirit and effort are good.  We just need the next level.

We concentrate solely on our performances and results.  If we do this right then we either survive or other wins relegate us.  We cannot control any of these outcomes.

Our next 3 opponents might not be as focused as they could be.  And playing the bottom team must look an easy 3 points.

Without Hanson we are forced to play differently, which may help us.  The con”y side-issue Is that players are getting thin on the ground.

I think the way we fell apart in the week after a great performance against Bolton said a lot.

We have glimmers but like all excrement teams we just can’t go again. This is my fear for Tuesday. Exeter are a decent side and will be going for it which may help us, equally, we are still the bottom team and they will look to exploit that in many ways. Our heads don’t drop like they did under Holloway but we still don’t score enough which is a problem.

We’ve dropped silly points, Carlisle, Stevenage, Salford (although we were stitched up) are three that come to mind. Three points from one of those and we’re in the driving seat but sadly it wasn’t to be and we are where we are...

I think the only thing that will save the other three is is and Southend being just a bit more shitter sadly.

Exeter is a must win for us, but I feel all the pressure will be on Exeter. They have only scored twice in their last 7 games, 5 games without a goal. The last time they scored was against Barrow and lost 2 - 1 to Barrow.

Since then they have played FGR, Southend, and Newport without scoring. The game is certainly winnable which gives me more optimism than usual. I didn't think that we played brilliant against Oldham but we won, so maybe lady luck is coming to our rescue.

I think Scunny will scrape some points but Colchester and Barrow could easily lose their last few games giving us the lifeline we need.

Didn’t we have an unlikely win at Exeter a few years ago when Matty announced his arrival with a great performance?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Didn’t we have an unlikely win at Exeter a few years ago when Matty announced his arrival with a great performance?

Aye, won there the last 2 years.

3-1 last season when Ethan Robson got 2 (yep, that was only last season!) and the aforementioned 2-1 in December '18 (10 men for 40 minutes and Mitch Rose won it with a pen).

Mattie Pollock did his heroic testicular block on the line as well.

Burnley needed a win today away from home.  They won 4-0 at Wolves.  Wood got a hat trick.

  If  someone with a good old English name like Wood can score 3 goals then a Town player with another old English name like Green or Jackson can do the same.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Burnley needed a win today away from home.  They won 4-0 at Wolves.  Wood got a hat trick.

  If  someone with a good old English name like Wood can score 3 goals then a Town player with another old English name like Green or Jackson can do the same.

Wood? Wood! Now there’s a player in need of an S.