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Boro v Hull
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Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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Instinctively I would say a draw, to keep both teams in reach
However as long as we match Boro's results, we can overtake them on the final day with a win at their place.
We can't do the same with Hull and need them to drop as many points as possible.
So I vote Boro win
However as long as we match Boro's results, we can overtake them on the final day with a win at their place.
We can't do the same with Hull and need them to drop as many points as possible.
So I vote Boro win
fork me
I have changed this
Is the correct answer...
Bob!
Coffee Buyer
- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,137
A win for us on Tuesday, followed by a win for us on Saturday.
Agree with this although going to Boro on the last day needing a win (possibly to overtake Hull) doesn't sound like an attractive proposition.
Hull have 5 very winnable home games left but I think they have to lose (or maybe draw) one of those to open the door for us. They have the cup distraction out of the way now which will make it tougher
That also assumes we don't slip on a banana skin somewhere
Sussex Nomad
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Looking at the table as it is now, and Burnley having 7 wins and 3 draws in 10, unless they monumentally f*ck up then I think there is only one berth left. Having said that we are certainly the team than can put a halt to their run. I think the destiny of Boro, Hull and us is in our own hands. This is so close to call, it could go down to the last day. A draw between them would be great, but whether it is the all important game is unsure. I'd put Hull over Boro right now because of Karanka. But there are so many twists and turns left in this fight for auto promotion.
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,091
Correct. All the predictions of 4 teams finishing on 100pts+ are nonsense. Burnley have gone on a run over the past few weeks, but mainly points are being dropped by the top 6 and often in surprising places.
It is the football fan's condition to ignore the truth that the chance of actually winning even two "should win" games is often only 25% or less ...
Us to beat Reading (or fail to beat Reading) is 50/50.
Were there really any of those?
I don't think it's simply the case that we were being unrealistic. The truth is that 'boro are having internal problems which are affecting their performances. If you just go back two games, they were on 67 points after 34 games, which averages out to 91 points over a whole season, so it wasn't unreasonable to expect them to get 90 ish. Hull were on the same points average just 3 games ago.
No.
ferring seagull
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- Dec 30, 2010
- 4,607
Agreed
A draw with both teams worsening their goal difference by about 8.
BensGrandad
New member
how is that possible as a draw means the goal difference is not affected.
But goal average might be.
Your write again BG.
BensGrandad
New member
That was dropped at least 20+ years ago. If the difference is the same it goes to goals scored so would help that.
Megazone
On his last warning
Disgraceful rule. Had it been implied during the 1996/97 season. Where would we be now?
Which I why I want both of them to be eight goals less than before after Friday.
sir albion
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Unless we start winning then it's irrelevant...If we beat reading then a draw,but we still have a mammoth task to get top 2 