Earlier this season I had high hopes of using this calculator to gauge our chances of promotion (back in the heady days of our comfortable place in the top 6) - as usual we end up in February with hopes dashed, anxiously looking over our shoulder as the chasing pack closes in.
With no predictions from this keyboard (allowing the calculator to do the forecast based on form and the remaining fixtures) we are relegated in 22nd place on 41 points. What do you think?
3rd bottom with 44. Even then I was being optimistic with some.
Racing and Football Outlook now have us bottom of L1 ratings with only Wimbledon close. They have us 23rd in their final table with 42-above Wimbledon only because of points got already. They forecast they’ll get two more than us in the remaining games.
This season is sponsored by the number ‘three’. Three years ago team finished third in the table. This season team will finish third, from the bottom. Even calculator agrees.
Even with extremely optimistic wins against Fleetwood, Oxford, Southend and Shrewsbury… we are relegated on goal difference behind Gillingham. I think I’ve seen that one before!