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Re: Rival Watch

by Snowflake Royal » 19 Mar 2022 23:21

Royal_jimmy Ian will be hoping Barnsley win so he can have his wish for us to be midtable in league one

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Re: Rival Watch

by Loafer » 20 Mar 2022 06:21

Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

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Re: Rival Watch

by 3points » 20 Mar 2022 08:36

Loafer Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?

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Re: Rival Watch

by Loafer » 20 Mar 2022 08:38

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Loafer Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?

I think it must do if they play our league. They can't stop a team going up because that in the PL can they?

Bloomfield Road isn't much bigger is it and was ok

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Re: Rival Watch

by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Mar 2022 08:45

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Loafer Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?

I think it must do if they play our league. They can't stop a team going up because that in the PL can they?

Bloomfield Road isn't much bigger is it and was ok

Worst case they could ground share with Watford or MK.


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Re: Rival Watch

by paultheroyal » 20 Mar 2022 09:12

Luton ground is fine, and grace period is built in for any promotion team to bring it up to spec.

Love to go to Luton last day, knowing we are safe and they need something to get into play offs, and for us to spoil the party like Derby a few years ago.

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Re: Rival Watch

by From Despair To Where? » 20 Mar 2022 09:21

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3points It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?

I think it must do if they play our league. They can't stop a team going up because that in the PL can they?

Bloomfield Road isn't much bigger is it and was ok

Worst case they could ground share with Watford or MK.


There is absolutely no way they would share with Watford.

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by Hound » 20 Mar 2022 09:32

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Loafer Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?


Prob the only side with any hope of catching crappy Bournemouth sadly

Hudders have fallen off a cliff suddenly. Reckon sheff utd and Forest will prob end up getting a couple of the play off spots

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Re: Rival Watch

by Loafer » 20 Mar 2022 09:33

paultheroyal Luton ground is fine, and grace period is built in for any promotion team to bring it up to spec.

Love to go to Luton last day, knowing we are safe and they need something to get into play offs, and for us to spoil the party like Derby a few years ago.

Nah, i would rather them go up to the prem tbh. Better them then west brom, Sheffield, Huddersfield or Boro

Always nice having a new team there like Blackpool or brentford


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Re: Rival Watch

by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 09:35

Luton showing you still don't have to be rich or have great players to compete at the right end. You can do it with a good solid team, a good manager and a few breaks.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Loafer » 20 Mar 2022 09:37

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Loafer Holy smokes i didn't realise Luton were 3rd till now :shock:

It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?


Prob the only side with any hope of catching crappy Bournemouth sadly

Hudders have fallen off a cliff suddenly. Reckon sheff utd and Forest will prob end up getting a couple of the play off spots

Talk about falling off a cliff, west brom have fallen off the face of the planet

1.4 points per game average in last 5 and have started to pick up but from when they beat us in dec 11th to March 5th vs Hull, they won 1 out of 13 (vs Peterborough) and lost 8

Sure they were 2nd in December

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Re: Rival Watch

by 3points » 20 Mar 2022 10:17

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3points It’s nuts. But it’s good that teams like Blackburn and Huddersfield are challenging. Does Luton’s ground meet minimum requirements for the Premier League?


Prob the only side with any hope of catching crappy Bournemouth sadly

Hudders have fallen off a cliff suddenly. Reckon sheff utd and Forest will prob end up getting a couple of the play off spots

Talk about falling off a cliff, west brom have fallen off the face of the planet

1.4 points per game average in last 5 and have started to pick up but from when they beat us in dec 11th to March 5th vs Hull, they won 1 out of 13 (vs Peterborough) and lost 8

Sure they were 2nd in December
the Steve Bruce / Ron Gourlay effect

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Re: Rival Watch

by TiagoIlori » 20 Mar 2022 10:52

Us and Barnsley both have a similar difficulty of games remaining but after us they have Millwall away and we have Stoke at home. Got a massive chance of reinstalling that points gap we had with them and dragging Hull kicking and screaming into it if derby or Peterborough win some games.


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Re: Rival Watch

by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Mar 2022 11:24

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Loafer I think it must do if they play our league. They can't stop a team going up because that in the PL can they?

Bloomfield Road isn't much bigger is it and was ok

Worst case they could ground share with Watford or MK.


There is absolutely no way they would share with Watford.

Are they big rivals? Literally had no idea.

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Re: Rival Watch

by SouthDownsRoyal » 20 Mar 2022 11:25

TiagoIlori Us and Barnsley both have a similar difficulty of games remaining but after us they have Millwall away and we have Stoke at home. Got a massive chance of reinstalling that points gap we had with them and dragging Hull kicking and screaming into it if derby or Peterborough win some games.


The same Hull that are 13 points clear of the drop zone with a better goal difference?

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Re: Rival Watch

by TiagoIlori » 20 Mar 2022 11:34

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TiagoIlori Us and Barnsley both have a similar difficulty of games remaining but after us they have Millwall away and we have Stoke at home. Got a massive chance of reinstalling that points gap we had with them and dragging Hull kicking and screaming into it if derby or Peterborough win some games.


The same Hull that are 13 points clear of the drop zone with a better goal difference?

It only takes a few bad results to make them nervous. That’s what we want.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 11:36

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TiagoIlori Us and Barnsley both have a similar difficulty of games remaining but after us they have Millwall away and we have Stoke at home. Got a massive chance of reinstalling that points gap we had with them and dragging Hull kicking and screaming into it if derby or Peterborough win some games.


The same Hull that are 13 points clear of the drop zone with a better goal difference?

It only takes a few bad results to make them nervous. That’s what we want.

Not really. If they get nervous it's because the teams behind us are doing too well, which is the last thing we want.

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Re: Rival Watch

by From Despair To Where? » 20 Mar 2022 11:47

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Pepe the Horseman Worst case they could ground share with Watford or MK.


There is absolutely no way they would share with Watford.

Are they big rivals? Literally had no idea.


Oh yes. Obviously they've not met each other too often over the past 25 years but they really don't like each other.

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Re: Rival Watch

by Snowball » 20 Mar 2022 12:57

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TiagoIlori Us and Barnsley both have a similar difficulty of games remaining but after us they have Millwall away and we have Stoke at home. Got a massive chance of reinstalling that points gap we had with them and dragging Hull kicking and screaming into it if derby or Peterborough win some games.


The same Hull that are 13 points clear of the drop zone with a better goal difference?

It only takes a few bad results to make them nervous. That’s what we want.


I too was thinking how easily Hull could drop into trouble

We have a game in hand on them and we play at their place. Win both those and there are six other games to make up a two point deficit

We seem to be tightening the defence and have a decent fit squad

I wouldn’t be surprised if RFC finished above Hull. True that if we also won at Barnsley, that team would find it hard to catch Hull but we may well finish 20th and Hull MIGHT be caught on the last weekend

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Re: Rival Watch

by ayjaydee » 20 Mar 2022 13:08

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There is absolutely no way they would share with Watford.

Are they big rivals? Literally had no idea.


Oh yes. Obviously they've not met each other too often over the past 25 years but they really don't like each other.


Yep, mate of mine is a Watford STH and they hate Luton with a passion (see Burnley v Blackburn for a similar example, not widely known but huge rivalry)

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