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There's always one team who falls from mid-table obscurity, could it realistically be us?

8pts above Gillingham with 6 games to go (penultimate game being against the Gills)... seems a big gap but with our form I'm sure it has to be considered.

No.

hadn't thought of that.

Good point.  Well made.

That's a bit of a myth I think-one of those phrases that gets trotted out every season round this time

I'm hiding in my bunker. Is this true?

Gillingham have Swansea and Dirty Leeds to play.  We both have Wovers and Millwall.  Ask me after the Port Vale game!

I can't see Gillingham getting any more than 9 or 10 points from their remaining games. And I expect us to pick up atleast 6 or 7 points. And there a re teams between us and them who would also have to go above us.

We're not going down.

I think we'll be safe with just two more points, which we will get in our next 2 home games.

That would leave the Gills effectively needing 11 or more from their last 6, 3 wins and 2 draws a minimum. Anything is possible but that seems a big ask.

If we won all the rest of our games, could we still reach the play-offs ?

Only if some virulent form of GRID suddenly sweeps through the rest of League One.

Gillingham have Looton at home tomorrow.....who're crap away....could be 5 points away tomorrow from dropping.

They'd have played a game more though. Also they go to Millwall on Saturday and not to mention (as someone has already pointed out) they still have to play Leeds and Swansea.

Oh shit, we could get relegated! Why did no-one say

"why are you being so negative" :wink:

We've got easier games coming up, and under Malpas we've done well against the lower teams. I believe we'll get at least 4 points from our next 2 home games.

Please don't use that phrase, it is deeply upsetting.

I'd be quite interested to see statistics regarding the number of teams 8 points clear with 6 games to go who went on to get relegated.  (I'm sure Reg knows this without even needing to look it up).

I would imagine the number of teams is very small.

69% of teams that are 8 points above of the relegation zone end up going down at the end of the season.  

Interestingly only 57% of teams that are 7 points above the relegation zone go down though.  

If only we hadn't drawn against Carlisle and lost instead, we'd have a better chance of staying up - MALPAS OUT!!!!

I think we will get away with 3 points for safety as a lot of teams below us have to play each other so will end up taking points off each other, but we may have to wait until Millwall to claim the 3 points, I hope though that things do not get that tight as I'm not sure our current squad have the bottle when the pressure is really on.

Does anyone think that Malpas is out to better his record at Motherwell ?  :D

9 or 10 points?Are you mad?Even their own fans dont expect them to win another game.If they get 10 points I will stand in the middle of Ashford Town centre and shout "I HATE PIKEYS"

That was very much a worst-case-scenario analysis of Jills' chances!

just imagine how tight it would be now, had bournemouth and luton not had points deducted.
if we dont win saturday then the pressure is really on malpas then.

You almost get the feeling that some Town fans (not necessarily on this site) would like us not to win on saturday just to prove a point.  Which is a disgrace, the vultures are circling, for no good reason.

Sorry Jan 1 win in 10 , poor tactics is not no reason is it

i agree.kingy had it like that too.its the way it is i'm afraid and malpas has done himself nmo favours with his bizarre formation and team selcetions, plus his press comments

But we could win every game remaining this season and people would still moan about Malpas and be annoyed that we did well. It's been like that with the last few managers we've had (apart from Sturrock)

Well when that happens that’s fine people can then say they are moaning for no reason cant they. All im saying is at the moment they are moaning with good reason

I haven't said that people are moaning for no good reasons I said "the vultures are circling, for no good reason", meaning they are in for the kill, they spy dead meat and are ready to swoop, that kind of thing.

But I don't mind people moaning about our recent run of less than impressive results.  It;s their opinion.  Won't change mine!

You're having us on with those figures surely.They suggest that only 31% of teams that are in the bottom 4 actually go down.Or have I got that wrong?

 The scum were 6 places and 6 points clear of Torquay, with 6 games left a couple of seasons back.....the juxtaposition of digits probably says enough.

I did sneak that one in there by midday mate.

:oops:

Pwnd  :)

I'd give Malpas next season even if we got relegated. Unless we had someone ace and proven lined up. Or someone ace and unproven lined up.

There I've said it. Shooooooot me down.

On a Malpas related note (fuck knows if this is the best place to post it, but you cunting cretins have started so many fucking threads saying the same fucking thing that I don't care anymore), if he really has been bought in to help try and bring youths through over the next few years (which most the evidence points to, I think I said so on a different thread), then the idea of some sort of Director of Football coming in springs to mind. Well it springs to mind until you stamp down on it with a big metal boot because that sort of set up rarely works. Unless the club is being properly run anyway... hmmmm tricky one.

That might be a conundrum worthy of it's own thread, but fuck off am I starting another Malpas thread. Not until I've nuked a few others with bizarre topic changing anyway.

I see you've carried on a great TEF tradition by not really having a point to your post though Ben. Good work  8)

it's the way the tef should be, although it does sort of lean towards a point.

We need someone ace to replace Malpas because a DoF won't work  :mrgreen:

my bank manager loves malpas-------i cant be bothered to waste £20 getting cold ,bored ,frustrated ,and baffled with the performances i,ve witnessed lately..
nice lay in
cup of tea
soccer am
and a bacon sarnie

I do all four and still manage to get to the match on time.