3 more wins

[Copps is Magic]

I reckon 3 more wins gives us promotion.

Not mathematically but practically.

81 points would be 2 more points than the 4th placed team's current form till the end of the season. 81 points would also be good enough in 72% of cases in the last 21 years to get promotion.

[mrfrostsdad]

Cops!!!!!
Are you telepathic???!!! 😂😂😂

[Donnywolf]

Cops!!!!!
Are you telepathic???!!! 😂😂😂

Cant be ... if he was telescopic he would not need to stand all the time ... could just rise and fall as and when

However telepathic yes . I reckon we are home and hosed with 3 wins but I really think we will get more than 3 comfortably. We did the old football cliche thing today. Did not play really well / convincingly but still won - The mark of Champions as the pundits often say !

COYR !

[Campsall rover]

I will eat my bobble hat (as I don't like wearing it unless it is freezing) if we don't win at least 5 of the last 10 matches.
I know we are not promoted yet but can ANYONE realistically see us blowing auto promotion now.
Has anyone ever blown it from a 14 point lead over 4th place with 10 games to play?
This group of players want to be CHAMPIONS and this group of players will be CHAMPIONS.

[Donnywolf]

Hear Hear as they say in Parliament (not here here - sorry could not resist)

[Copps is Magic]

As per Mason's pre-match interview for the game just gone, the player's mindset is definitely now on winning the title. With Plymouth only 4 points behind and still to play us, that won't be settled for some time.

[mushRTID]

Even Fergie has started talking about the title.

[Campsall rover]

I will eat my bobble hat (as I don't like wearing it unless it is freezing) if we don't win at least 5 of the last 10 matches.
I know we are not promoted yet but can ANYONE realistically see us blowing auto promotion now.
Has anyone ever blown it from a 14 point lead over 4th place with 10 games to play?
This group of players want to be CHAMPIONS and this group of players will be CHAMPIONS.

[The Red Baron]

My estimates are always on the conservative side, but I reckon 4 wins will be enough for automatic.

However I would be disappointed now if we didn't go on and win the Title.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

The two games before Plymouth are big opportunities really two winnable games which for me we must win.

[StocktonRover]

It would be very nice to keep at least a 4 point gap over Plymouth so that when we play them no matter what the result we stay above them

[ravenrover]

Everything will be sorted by the end of March if we win our next 3 games JNHO

[Lesonthewest]

It would be very nice to keep at least a 4 point gap over Plymouth so that when we play them no matter what the result we stay above them

I agree, if, ( & it will be tough especially Tuesday against a resurgent Notts County) we can win the next 2 games, with Plymouth having 2 awkward looking games against Wycombe & Morecambe, they could be heading for the Keepmoat under real pressure to win the game.

[Pancho Regan]

I studied the League Table after Tuesday night's games. We sat 11 points above 4th place.

After our relatively poor February, I was concerned about how much ground we'd lost.

I looked back at previous League Tables to see that after our brilliant January, we'd opened up a 14 point gap on 4th place.

So, not too much damage done, I thought.

One game later, we've restored our 14 point cushion over 4th place.

Not quite time to kick off the slippers, sit back on the rocking chair and light a Hamlet.

But not far off.....

[Filo]

I studied the League Table after Tuesday night's games. We sat 11 points above 4th place.

After our relatively poor February, I was concerned about how much ground we'd lost.

I looked back at previous League Tables to see that after our brilliant January, we'd opened up a 14 point gap on 4th place.

So, not too much damage done, I thought.

One game later, we've restored our 14 point cushion over 4th place.

Not quite time to kick off the slippers, sit back on the rocking chair and light a Hamlet.

But not far off.....

Lutons game in hand potentially reduces that gap to 12 points, but still a healthy lead

[MrFrost]

It's a matter of which game we seal promotion.

Hoping Grimsby away but I think it may be Mansfield at home.

[Dutch Uncle]

I think,Luton's game in hand is against Newport, so a good chance of them getting 3 points

[Pancho Regan]

I studied the League Table after Tuesday night's games. We sat 11 points above 4th place.

After our relatively poor February, I was concerned about how much ground we'd lost.

I looked back at previous League Tables to see that after our brilliant January, we'd opened up a 14 point gap on 4th place.

So, not too much damage done, I thought.j

One game later, we've restored our 14 point cushion over 4th place.

Not quite time to kick off the slippers, sit back on the rocking chair and light a Hamlet.

But not far off.....

Lutons game in hand potentially reduces that gap to 12 points, but still a healthy lead

Yep, I clocked that Filo. But they lost at home today, so all our rivals are showing how capable they are of dropping points.

And what of Carlisle?! 0-3 at home today!
They just can't keep up with us.......

[dknward2]

One less game to go to.  Really hope we can get the title at home in front of our fans.

Gonna miss tues game due to training for work due in Milton Keynes just hope we keep the gap at least the same

[MrFrost]

Home would be good. Pitch invasion!

[Donnywolf]

I think,Luton's game in hand is against Newport, so a good chance of them getting 3 points

DU .... I have not studied or even looked back but in the Seasons we have gone up from the basement how have we done in the wrapping up of a) promo and b) the Title ?

[Dutch Uncle]

Off the top of my head, for the title we had 92 points in 2003-04 and the equivalent of 83 and only 80 in 65-66 and 68-69. We had 85 points coming second in 83-84 and the equivalent of 78 points coming 3rd in 80-81. We were very fortunate in that  these were all very low figures except 83-84 and 03-04.

When I say equivalent, that was for seasons when only 2 points were given for a win.

[Pancho Regan]

It's 2003-4 I'm interested in Dutch!

That's our barometer isn't it?

[Pancho Regan]

Four straight defeats for Carlisle.

I was a little worried about them when we lost at their place, but they have imploded since.

[The Red Baron]

It's a matter of which game we seal promotion.

Hoping Grimsby away but I think it may be Mansfield at home.

Easter weekend. 2003-04 stylee

[Filo]

It's a matter of which game we seal promotion.

Hoping Grimsby away but I think it may be Mansfield at home.

Easter weekend. 2003-04 stylee

No no no, I'm in Spain for the wifes 50th and our 29th wedding anniversary, it must happen before or after then

[TheFunk]

Home would be good. Pitch invasion!

What and damage the pitch.

[Copps is Magic]

The image of frosty running onto the pitch and stumbling on a divet has me quite entertained.

Interestingly, just had a look at the latest odds. Many mainstream bookies have stopped offering odds on us being promoted. The ones that remain give odds of 1/100. We're generally 1/5 for the title.

[Colemans Left Hook]

the at a glance table not showing home and away is highly misleading

rovers have played 36 18 home 18 away
plymouth 36 19 home 17 away
PORTSMOUTH 36 17 HOME 19 AWAY

and effectively Portsmouth made a quantum increase in their goal difference yesterday now it's only 2 behind Rovers

before yesterdays games it was 17-18 rovers
19-16 plymouth
17-18 portsmouth

so we can all see where the danger if there is one is clue the team starts with a "P" !

[Mac the hooped man]

and effectively Portsmouth made a quantum increase in their goal difference yesterday now it's only 2 behind Rovers

I'm assuming that quantum means huge, but it's not as if they won 6 nil or owt is it..  they only caught up 2 goals...