Rival Watch

[WestYorksRoyal]

But they've already lost King in January. If you add selling Brooks, Cook and Stanislas into the mix, are they that good any more? Obviously balancing books is important; just look at the likes of Bolton, Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday. But if they stay down this season, their squad will become an above average team for this level, and could slide further to mediocrity. This season is their chance; they've already blown auto, but they're in the mix for the playoffs and could beat anyone on their day. That 45 minutes earlier in the season is by far the best anybody has played against us this season.

[From Despair To Where?]

Stanislaus is 31 and out of contract in the summer. Not a huge amount of transfer value there other than shifting his alleged £35,000 a week off the wage bill.

[Sutekh]

OK. Actual rivals for play offs, remaining fixtures. I have excluded; Norwich, Swansea, Brentford and Watford as I think they’re already home and hosed for a top 4 finish so that leaves Reading, Barnsley, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Middlesbrough to fight it out for the last 2 spots. Therefore Reading effectively need to finish in the top 2 of this mini league.

2 April

Barnsley v Reading (SKY)
Bournemouth v Middlesbrough
Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

5 April

Middlesbrough v Watford
Blackburn Rovers v Bournemouth
Luton Town v Barnsley
Reading v Derby County (iFollow)
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

9 April

Watford v Reading (SKY)

10 April

Barnsley v Middlesbrough
Bournemouth v Coventry City
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

13 April

Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth

16 April

Reading v Cardiff City (SKY)

17 April

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers
Norwich City v Bournemouth

18 April

Coventry City v Barnsley

20 April

Brentford v Cardiff City

21 April

Huddersfield Town v Barnsley
Luton Town v Reading (red button)
Millwall v Bournemouth
Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

24 April

Bournemouth v Brentford
Barnsley v Rotherham United
Cardiff City v Wycombe Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

25 April

Reading v Swansea City (SKY)

1 May

Birmingham City v Cardiff City
Luton Town v Middlesbrough
Norwich City v Reading (iFollow)
Preston North End v Barnsley
Wycombe Wanderers v Bournemouth

8 May

Barnsley v Norwich City
Bournemouth v Stoke City
Cardiff City v Rotherham United
Middlesbrough v Wycombe Wanderers
Reading v Huddersfield Town (possibly SKY depending on last day permutations, otherwise iFollow)

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Mixed so far, Bournemouth winning and Cardiff losing

[tidus_mi2]

Boro equalise, thanks Colin

[Zip]

Boro equalise, thanks Colin

2-1 Muff

[Jackson Corner]

Down to 7th lose at Barnsley season over.

[Jackson Corner]

Preston score with there first shot on target 106 safe

[windermereROYAL]

Down to 7th lose at Barnsley season over.

Do you ever change?

[Zip]

Boro and Cardiff looking like they are out of it. Two from three now.

[Hound]

Have to think Cardiff and Boro leaves it very much 3 teams for 5th and 6th

If we end up below either, doubt we’ll be finishing as high as 7th now

[CountryRoyal]

It’s out of our hands now so we just have to try and pick up as many points as possible and hope for the best.

[Orion1871]

Down to 7th lose at Barnsley season over.

Season was over when we dropped points to Wycombe, Birmingham and Coventry.

[Zip]

It’s out of our hands now so we just have to try and pick up as many points as possible and hope for the best.

It’s very much in our own hands still. Win all of our remaining games( I know it won’t happen) and we will be top six.

[tidus_mi2]

It’s out of our hands now so we just have to try and pick up as many points as possible and hope for the best.

It is still in our hands, if we win every game from now to the end of the season, regardless of what everyone else does we will finish 6th at a minimum.

[Snowflake Royal]

When did our fans become such wet blankets?

Season is over when we're mathematically incapable of going up or down. So probably not for another month.

[CountryRoyal]

I meant to say in terms of if *everyone picked up maximum points, including us, the then we wouldn’t finish in top 6.

Ya get me?

But no doom and gloom here, excited for the run in, I just want to see us really rise to the challenge and start putting in some good performances, something that we’ve lacked recently!

[tidus_mi2]

I meant to say in terms of if *everyone picked up maximum points, including us, the then we wouldn’t finish in top 6.

Ya get me?

But no doom and gloom here, excited for the run in, I just want to see us really rise to the challenge and start putting in some good performances, something that we’ve lacked recently!

Well that's impossible.

[CountryRoyal]

I meant to say in terms of if *everyone picked up maximum points, including us, the then we wouldn’t finish in top 6.

Ya get me?

But no doom and gloom here, excited for the run in, I just want to see us really rise to the challenge and start putting in some good performances, something that we’ve lacked recently!

Well that's impossible.

oxf*rd me its pedant season today isn’t it.

[Snowflake Royal]

I meant to say in terms of if *everyone picked up maximum points, including us, the then we wouldn’t finish in top 6.

Ya get me?

But no doom and gloom here, excited for the run in, I just want to see us really rise to the challenge and start putting in some good performances, something that we’ve lacked recently!

Be interested to see how both us and Barnsley can pick up max.