The next five games

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Captain Hindsight

Jul 7, 2003

17,666

Lansdowne Place, Hove

• Apr 2, 2016

• #1

Three of them against teams with nothing to play for.
Two against teams that aren't very good.
Each one will make or break the season.

Target has to be fifteen points, doesn't it? That'd put us on 87.
Leaving one win (or two draws) from the last two to be promoted.

But it's the Championship, so how many will we get?

I'll say twelve.

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010

17,334

Shoreham

• Apr 2, 2016

• #2

The next five games...

Hopefully Sidwell won't feature in.

 

Biscuit Barrel

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Jan 28, 2014

2,425

Southwick

• Apr 2, 2016

• #3

I predict that we will get 10 points from the next 5 games. Will still leave us in with a shout come the final 2 games.

 

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

72,015

Haywards Heath

• Apr 2, 2016

• #4

15 points are expected and we should get them if we are to get promoted. I would be happy ish with 13 but less than that not happy.

 

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Hampster Gull

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Dec 22, 2010

13,462

• Apr 2, 2016

• #5

Im with you, 12

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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May 29, 2011

8,317

Boring By Sea

• Apr 2, 2016

• #6

The aim has to be for 15 but I worry about Birmingham away more than any other.

 

Tony Le Mesmer

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Jul 5, 2003

1,349

South Wales

• Apr 2, 2016

• #7

Be chuffed to get anything north of 10pts

 

deletebeepbeepbeep

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May 12, 2009

20,956

• Apr 2, 2016

• #8

4 points from Birmingham and Forest, then a further 9. We should beat Derby at home which has surely got to give us a shout on the final day.

 

nwgull

Well-known member

Jul 25, 2003

13,757

Manchester

• Apr 2, 2016

• #9

3 wins and 2 draws: 11 points. Maximum from the last 2.

 

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fleet

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Jul 28, 2003

12,222

• Apr 2, 2016

• #10

15 we were good today so let's believe

 

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London Irish

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Nov 25, 2003

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Trapped inside the Project for the New American Ce

• Apr 2, 2016

• #11

Hughton really has to go for it in these away games and I'm not sure he will. Suspect we will see a lot of draws in the next few games and that will be us into the play-offs

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Apr 2, 2016

• #12

London Irish said:

Hughton really has to go for it in these away games and I'm not sure he will. Suspect we will see a lot of draws in the next few games and that will be us into the play-offs

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Where we lose to Sheffield Weds who bully us to defeat....

 

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London Irish

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Nov 25, 2003

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Trapped inside the Project for the New American Ce

• Apr 2, 2016

• #13

Icy Gull said:

Where we lose to Sheffield Weds who bully us to defeat....

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Yeh - not getting a talisman like Murray up front or an Upson figure to sort us out at the back will likely end up costing us. Shame if that happens, because the midfield and wing play has been excellent but you can't build half a team and have expectations that you'll get into the best league in the world.

 

chaileyjem

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Jun 27, 2012

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• Apr 2, 2016

• #14

DarrenFreemansPerm said:

The next five games...

Hopefully Sidwell won't feature in.

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Sidwell has featured in 10 games this season for us.
Until today he'd come on in 5 games in the last 15 minutes and we'd won all of them. (Reading, MK Dons, Brentford, Bristol and Leeds)
The 2 games where he played a full 90 mins were the away draw at Hull and the home draw against Sheff Weds. Both creditable draws.
Even the game we lost he only played in the 2nd half (Cardiff).

 

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Seagulls1984

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Aug 8, 2011

1,330

Steyning

• Apr 2, 2016

• #15

Draws are a waste of time now , we have to win games !!

 

nwgull

Well-known member

Jul 25, 2003

13,757

Manchester

• Apr 2, 2016

• #16

London Irish said:

Hughton really has to go for it in these away games and I'm not sure he will. Suspect we will see a lot of draws in the next few games and that will be us into the play-offs

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Of course he will. We're play off certainties now; he's not going to set up for a draw in 5 winnable games that could put us in the top 2.

Why do you think he wouldn't go for a win??

 

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BensGrandad

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Jul 13, 2003

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Haywards Heath

• Apr 2, 2016

• #17

nwgull said:

Of course he will. We're play off certainties now; he's not going to set up for a draw in 5 winnable games that could put us in the top 2.

Why do you think he wouldn't go for a win??

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He gave the game back to Burnley today so perhaps he will make the same mistakes in the coming games.

 

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London Irish

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Nov 25, 2003

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Trapped inside the Project for the New American Ce

• Apr 2, 2016

• #18

chaileyjem said:

Sidwell has featured in 10 games this season for us.
Until today he'd come on in 5 games in the last 15 minutes and we'd won all of them. (Reading, MK Dons, Brentford, Bristol and Leeds)
The 2 games where he played a full 90 mins were the away draw at Hull and the home draw against Sheff Weds. Both creditable draws.
Even the game we lost he only played in the 2nd half (Cardiff).

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The home game with Sheff Wed was a terrible game and two points dropped against a team missing their key attackers. It's exactly the kind of game that you need to win to finish top 2. If your argument is that we are not a top 2 team, then fair enough.

 

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian

Nov 7, 2003

33,535

East Wales

• Apr 2, 2016

• #19

I find it difficult to look that far ahead. Just looking forward to Birmingham and hopefully a hard won three points.

 

nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003

13,757

Manchester

• Apr 2, 2016

• #20

BensGrandad said:

He gave the game back to Burnley today so perhaps he will make the same mistakes in the coming games.

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Or maybe he'll learn, or maybe the strikers will put a game to bed so we don't put ourselves under pressure. We should been 4-1 up by the 70th minute; you don't get that by not 'going for it'.