I can see it now. At home to Brentford. Having beaten Swindon at the weekend to move 4points clear of 3rd placed Brentford and Brentford only having two games left after this one, SUFC have a chance to seal promotion in front of their home fans.
Having been camped in the Brentford half for 45 mins, a 0-0 score line doesn't do SUFC justice, the second half follows a similar pattern, until, wih almost the last kick of the game Brentford break, and BRadley Wright-Phillips seals the win for Brentford.
A win at Portsmouth, keeps Utd a point clear, but they then conspire to lose at Crewe, leaving them a point ahead of Brentford and 1 behind Donny with a superior goal difference. As such, a point will send Utd up (as Brentford and Donny play on the last day of the season).
You can probably fill the rest in yourselves... :facepalm:
I reckon the next 3 games will define our season. This is how I see the next week or so panning out (I think Tranmere are now well and truly out of the automatic race, given that they are now 2 points behind us with only 5 left to play and we have 3 games in hand, so I am not worrying about them).
In any sensible world, we should be beating Carlisle and Crawley at home and, if we pick up a point at Walsall, that will put us on 75.
In that period, Doncaster have 3 home games against Swindon, Tranmere and Carlise. I reckon they will draw with Swindon and win the other two, giving them 79 points.
Bournemouth have two home games against Scunthorpe and Notts Co. Lets assume they win both of those, that puts them on 76.
Brentford have away games against MK Dons and Coventry. I reckon they will draw the former and lose tha latter. That puts them on 71.
As well as the predicted draw at Doncaster, Swindon are away to Mk Dons. Thats their only other game. I reckon a draw there as well, giving them 70 points.
Thus, going into the home game v Swindon on the 13th, the table would be:
1. Doncaster: P43 pts 79
2. B'mth P43 pts 76
3. SUFC P41 pts 75
4. Brentford P41 pts 71
5. Swindon P42 pts 70
That to me puts us an extremely strong position. If we then go on to beat Swindon and Brentford, that will effectively knock them out of the race, and even, if Bournemouth win their fixture at Shrewsbury, that will put us 2 clear of them, with 3 for us to play and two for them.
The next Saturday sees us at Portsmouth (who are in fact already relegated now if we take their upcoming 10 point deduction into account) and Bournemouth are home to Carlisle. Wins for both seem likely. That sets us up nicely for clicning promotion at Crewe. Even if we mess up there we are home to nothing to play for Preston in the last game whilst Bournemouth at at probably needing points to clinch a play off place Tranmere.
I almost convinced myself there.....
