a watford fan's view of the promotion race
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:40 pm
Subject: A Watford fan's take on the chase for promotion
So here's how one of main rivals sums up the title race:
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We spend so much time on here discussing our own thoughts and feelings on Watford and our rivals, how must they be feeling. Looking at form, the table, and the games left, I've tried to put myself in their shoes and see things from their perspective:
Bournemouth: “We are top. We are 3 points clear of 4th with a vastly superior goal difference. Our next game is a tricky one but after that we have an easy run in. Our 2 closest rivals play each other in 2 games time so somebody will drop points. Norwich are strong, but they need to out-score us in the run in by 4 points or 3 and a lot of goals. If we don’t make at least the top 2 it would be unbelievable. We should probably win it. We are up no matter.”
Watford: We all know our feelings!
Middlesbrough: “We are 3rd. Our form in the last 6 games is inconsistent to say the least. We can beat Derby but we can lose against Sheffield Wednesday. We’ve got a relatively easy game back at home to Wigan, but that could be a banana skin at this moment in time. We have to go to Norwich and Watford who are scoring for fun and are both on pretty good form, and we host Wolves who haven’t lost for 4 games in a row. We should be pretty much guaranteed play-offs now. Top 2? In our last 6 games we’ve only got 9 points. In our next 7 we need to vastly improve on this, as 82 points will probably not see us second. We have the hardest run in of our rivals. We beat Watford and Norwich we have a great chance. We lose to either or both of them, it’s only play offs as far as I can see.”
Norwich: “We are 4th. We are only 2 points behind the automatics. The 2 teams above us both slipped up and we capitalised. Our run in is pretty awesome with only Boro as a tough game. I reckon we can get 15 points out of the last 21 so 85 points is a real possibility. Can the other teams above us get at least 13 to match that? With Watford and Boro playing each other, that’ll take care of one of their games for us, and they both have difficult games ahead of them. The draw at Huddersfield was a blow. We cannot let that happen again. We have a great chance of 2nd. Let’s just not slip up in our first game back as that could be devastating.”
Derby: “We are out of the automatics. We’ll need a miracle now as will need about 6 wins out of our last 7 to have any realistic chances, and we haven’t won a game in the last 6! We need to be looking over our shoulders more than ahead of us as now a play off spot is all we can hope for and with our form vs that of Wolves behind us, we could miss out on that. Our first game is v Watford. This game is massive. We cannot lose this game. Even a draw and we could drop out of the plays offs. This is a must win.”
Ipswich: “A great win at Watford to cement our play off chances. Top 2? Probably not. Our form isn’t great and we need to win 6 out of 7 to have a chance. And realistically, I can’t see this happening. 10 points from our last 7 games could probably see us in the play offs. The game v Wolves away could be vital to our top 6 spot, but with Derby falling away then this game may already have lost any importance.”
I may be well off the mark, but I bet they are all as nervous as we are, no matter what their current form, league position or games left. It's still in the balance for us all - yes, even Bournemouth, though I suspect they will be sleeping a little easier than the rest of us for the next 2 weeks!
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So here's how one of main rivals sums up the title race:
---------------------------------------------------------------
We spend so much time on here discussing our own thoughts and feelings on Watford and our rivals, how must they be feeling. Looking at form, the table, and the games left, I've tried to put myself in their shoes and see things from their perspective:
Bournemouth: “We are top. We are 3 points clear of 4th with a vastly superior goal difference. Our next game is a tricky one but after that we have an easy run in. Our 2 closest rivals play each other in 2 games time so somebody will drop points. Norwich are strong, but they need to out-score us in the run in by 4 points or 3 and a lot of goals. If we don’t make at least the top 2 it would be unbelievable. We should probably win it. We are up no matter.”
Watford: We all know our feelings!
Middlesbrough: “We are 3rd. Our form in the last 6 games is inconsistent to say the least. We can beat Derby but we can lose against Sheffield Wednesday. We’ve got a relatively easy game back at home to Wigan, but that could be a banana skin at this moment in time. We have to go to Norwich and Watford who are scoring for fun and are both on pretty good form, and we host Wolves who haven’t lost for 4 games in a row. We should be pretty much guaranteed play-offs now. Top 2? In our last 6 games we’ve only got 9 points. In our next 7 we need to vastly improve on this, as 82 points will probably not see us second. We have the hardest run in of our rivals. We beat Watford and Norwich we have a great chance. We lose to either or both of them, it’s only play offs as far as I can see.”
Norwich: “We are 4th. We are only 2 points behind the automatics. The 2 teams above us both slipped up and we capitalised. Our run in is pretty awesome with only Boro as a tough game. I reckon we can get 15 points out of the last 21 so 85 points is a real possibility. Can the other teams above us get at least 13 to match that? With Watford and Boro playing each other, that’ll take care of one of their games for us, and they both have difficult games ahead of them. The draw at Huddersfield was a blow. We cannot let that happen again. We have a great chance of 2nd. Let’s just not slip up in our first game back as that could be devastating.”
Derby: “We are out of the automatics. We’ll need a miracle now as will need about 6 wins out of our last 7 to have any realistic chances, and we haven’t won a game in the last 6! We need to be looking over our shoulders more than ahead of us as now a play off spot is all we can hope for and with our form vs that of Wolves behind us, we could miss out on that. Our first game is v Watford. This game is massive. We cannot lose this game. Even a draw and we could drop out of the plays offs. This is a must win.”
Ipswich: “A great win at Watford to cement our play off chances. Top 2? Probably not. Our form isn’t great and we need to win 6 out of 7 to have a chance. And realistically, I can’t see this happening. 10 points from our last 7 games could probably see us in the play offs. The game v Wolves away could be vital to our top 6 spot, but with Derby falling away then this game may already have lost any importance.”
I may be well off the mark, but I bet they are all as nervous as we are, no matter what their current form, league position or games left. It's still in the balance for us all - yes, even Bournemouth, though I suspect they will be sleeping a little easier than the rest of us for the next 2 weeks!
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