Nice post by BBC Sport - for once!

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Sheffield United: How Paul Heckingbottom helped Blades bounce back to Premier League

BBC Sport looks at how, despite off-field issues, Paul Heckingbottom has guided Sheffield United back to the Premier League.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dkc]

Nice article. But we need a minimum of 3 more points, not a maximum.

 

[Houso]

Nice article. But we need a minimum of 3 more points, not a maximum.


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Maximum no? As in, we may need 0, 1 or 2 depending on what Luton and Boro do.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Nice article. But we need a minimum of 3 more points, not a maximum.


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No, we need a maximum of 3 more points. It could be less depending on the outcome of the Luton v Boro game. The minimum we need is zero, depending on the results elsewhere.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Maximum no? As in, we may need 0, 1 or 2 depending on what Luton and Boro do.

This is going to be a fun debate, for what its worth I'd say 'maximum'

 

[Dkc]

As things stand we need a minimum of three more points to guarantee promotion. One or two more might not be enough.

 

[Bl4desutd]

As things stand we need a minimum of three more points to guarantee promotion. One or two more might not be enough.

We need a maximum of 3 points is the correct use of the English grammar

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Good article but it's essentially a rehash of 2 recent Blades Heaven podcasts.

 

[Dkc]

We need a maximum of 3 points is the correct use of the English grammar

If one or two points might not be enough, why do we need a maximum of three? This implies that zero, one, or two more points will be enough.

 

[Houso]

As things stand we need a minimum of three more points to guarantee promotion. One or two more might not be enough.

It's really really maximum

We don't need more than 3. So it's maximum.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

I'm on team minimum

 

[anglian blade]

As things stand we need a minimum of three more points to guarantee promotion. One or two more might not be enough.

we don't need 4 or more points, so 3 is the maximum we need.

 

[Cappy]

I can’t believe I’m typing this

If there is no way we need 4, but we could need 3, 2, 1, or 0, then largest amount we could need is 3.

Therefore the maximum point requirement is 3. It is the maximum we could possibly need.

We may need less than this. That’s why using the word maximum is useful

 

[Cappy]

By the way, for funzies, the minimum we could need is -7, depending on goal difference

Edit: One original post, and 13 replies debating min v max

There’s a sitcom in this

 

[Blade 1971]

BEST. DEBATE. EVER.

(It's maximum)

 

[Maidenhead]

I'm on team minimum

Maximum.

If we get three we're guaranteed to go up so we don't need 4.

Depending on results elsewhere we could go up with what we have now so the minimum could be 0 but as yet it's undetermined.

 

[themaninblack]

It’s maggots

 

[Cappy]

Needs an emergency podcast Beans Roygbiv

 

[Jon Bon II]

Fuck the BBC and all who ride in its gravy train!

 

[diode_blade]

But what if it more than min or less than max

Promo= min<|>max

 

[South Sea Blade]

Great stuff!!! I feel I've really got something now for my £159.....money well spent!

 

[ChrisBlade]

Nokia ringtone, maximum.

 

[ChrisBlade]

Nokia ringtone, maximum.

Fax machine? Kidney punch?

Still maximum...

 

[Groucho Blade]

It’s definitely Magnet

 

[Geordie Blade]

I'm team:

 

[Dkc]

I did a test recently. Forty questions. Needed a minimum of 37 correct answers to pass. I could get 38, 39 or 40 but the minimum needed was 37. We're in a similar "test" for promotion. As things stand we need a minimum of 85 points to be certain of promotion. We could get 86 or 87, but the minimum needed is 85. Sure, it may turn out that we need less than that. Thus, 85 is the potentially the maximum that may be required in the future.

Hope that makes it clear.

 

[andy m]

I did a test recently. Forty questions. Needed a minimum of 37 correct answers to pass. I could get 38, 39 or 40 but the minimum needed was 37. We're in a similar "test" for promotion. As things stand we need a minimum of 85 points to be certain of promotion. We could get 86 or 87, but the minimum needed is 85. Sure, it may turn out that we need less than that. Thus, 85 is the potentially the maximum that may be required in the future.

Hope that makes it clear.

Just give it up. Everyone is wrong sometimes

 

[GVBlade]

The optimum would be 12 points.

 

[SwissBlade]

As things stand we need a minimum of three more points to guarantee promotion. One or two more might not be enough.

What would the minimum be to secure promotion? 0 - if Boro and Luton fail to reach 82 points

Maximum we need for promotion? 3 because Luton can get to 84 points…

We may want more but the minimum and maximum are clearly 0 and 3

 

[Hallam Blade]

Maximinimum!