Compared with last season...

[Selly]

I think I just read that we can still come 22nd and go down

Not quite - the team in 22nd can catch us - which is slightly different

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Not quite - the team in 22nd can catch us - which is slightly different

22nd?

Only at The Blades.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

22nd?

Only at The Blades.

Absolutely no chance of that happeni ....sorry, sorry, forget I said that.

 

[Selly]

Did I hear someone ask for an updated table after last night despite us not actually playing, oh, go on then...

 

[grafikhaus]

Bugger.

 

[Selly]

27 more points sees us up whatever anyone else does...

 

[blade too long]

still above 2011 . thats the way to do it

 

[RammyBlade]

Did I hear someone ask for an updated table after last night despite us not actually playing, oh, go on then...

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What site is this from mate ?

 

[Worksop II]

What site is this from mate ?

I think its from the site between his ears

 

[Selly]

What site is this from mate ?

I think its from the site between his ears

It's from my very own stupidly overly complicated MS Excel sheet...

...I'll post an update on Monday

 

[Selly]

The Low position column isn't quite working at the moment - party due to port Vale having 3 games in hand - mainly down to shoddy coding from myself...

 

[Harrisblade]

It's from my very own stupidly overly complicated MS Excel sheet...

...I'll post an update on Monday

It's the Blades Way - we always manage to make things more complicated for ourselves!

 

[Mad Mick]

so according to that we have the easiest run in in April?

 

[Harrisblade]

so according to that we have the easiest run in in April?

Hope so!
From my quick calculation of league position (at the moment!) of opponents,we play opponents who total 177 in league position, Fleetwood 153, Scunthorpe 151 and Bolton 165.
Our remaining opponents are lower down the table than the rest of the top 4
5 of our games against teams in 20th or below, Fleetwood play 3, Scunthorpe 2 and Bolton 3.

 

[grafikhaus]

Just for you, Swiss.

 

[stringjunior]

Just for you, Swiss.

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Phwaaaaar

 

[blade too long]

LOOKING FAR HEALTHIER TONIGHT
CANT BEAT POINTS ON THE BOARD
BACK UP TO 2 PER GAME
ONLY TEAM DOING IT

 

[metalblade]

Looking good ATM

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Has anyone got a league position graph by game played. I bet thats a lovely image

 

[DifferentClass]

Has anyone got a league position graph by game played. I bet thats a lovely image

http://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leagueone/progress/sheffutd

 

[Selly]

Has anyone got a league position graph by game played. I bet thats a lovely image

Not got the last two games on yet...

From http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united

 

[Coily]

Not got the last two games on yet...

From http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united

Love Statto,com, but they've still not worked out that we've played (and lost) to Walsall at home. Actually, bugger that. Maybe it didn't happen. I'm OK with that, everyone else?

 

[Revolution]

A slightly less scientific way of looking at things at this time of year: if the number of points a team is adrift is equal to or greater than the number of games still to play, it is strongly likely (though not impossible) that the deficit will not be overhauled.

Applying this analysis, Southend in 7th have 15 games to play and they are 15 points back. This suggests that our worst case scenario, unless something odd happens, is the playoffs.

Quoting myself from 3 weeks ago, we have now hit the point where the points gap for teams outside the top 2 is the same as, or greater than, the number of games still to play.

Scunthorpe - 11 point gap, 10 games left
Bolton - 12 point gap, 12 games left.

That makes promotion strongly likely....

 

[grafikhaus]

Has anyone got a league position graph by game played. I bet thats a lovely image

Does the Pope shit in the woods?

 

[Wapping Blade]

Can't be relegated for all the doom sayers!

 

[siblade]

Surely it's between us, Fleetwood and Bolton now, can't see anyone else catching up.

 

[tyke1889]

Surely it's between us, Fleetwood and Bolton now, can't see anyone else catching up.

Surely it's between Fleetwood and Bolton for 2nd now.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Surely it's between Fleetwood and Bolton for 2nd now.

I agree, last nights 3 points were humongous. Not just for points on the board, but the message it sends to the other teams ahead of the weekend, during which we don't play, is ominous. The chasing pack can get whatever result they want this weekend and they wont feel like they have made any ground, they are chasing shadows.

 

[blade too long]

finishing position pie chart

champions green
runners up yellow
play off red

 

[siblade]

Surely it's between Fleetwood and Bolton for 2nd now.

Hopefully but next step is to lose that 3rd team and then we can concentrate on winning the league safe in the knowledge we are going up regardless.